Minutes - Planning Commission - 09/04/2014

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Motion by Commissioner Bauer, seconded by Commissioner VanScoy, to recommend that City Council adopt Resolution #14 -09 -174 adopting Findings of Fact #0932 related to a request for a Conditional Use Permit to maintain up to seven (7) dogs on the property located at 5520 140 Lane NW. Further discussion Commissioner Nosan explained she was having a hard time supporting this request. Commissioner VanScoy asked if the current enclosure would be adequate for larger breed dogs. City Planner Anderson stated the enclosure was a four -foot wide chain link fence with a three - foot privacy fence inside. He believed that this would be viewed as a proper enclosure. Commissioner Brauer recommended the applicant's property not be used for breeding if the commercial kennel license was approved. Commissioner Bauer and Commissioner VanScoy agreed to this friendly amendment. Community Development Director Gladhill requested comment from the applicant on this amendment. David Mattsen, 5520 140 Lane NW, expressed concern with this stipulation and questioned how this activity could be monitored. Community Development Director Gladhill recommended the applicant spay or neuter his pets. He then reviewed language within the Findings that addressed the breeding of dogs on the site. Commissioner Maul questioned how the City handled nuisance dogs. City Planner Anderson discussed the Police Department's procedure for nuisance dog barking. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Levine, Commissioners Bauer, VanScoy, and Maul. Voting No: Brauer and Nosan. Absent: None. Motion by Commissioner Bauer, seconded by Commissioner VanScoy, to recommend that City Council adopt Resolution #14 -09 -175 approving a Conditional Use Permit to maintain up to seven (7) dogs on the property located at 5520 140 Lane NW. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Levine, Commissioners Bauer, VanScoy, and Maul. Voting No: Brauer and Nosan. Absent: None. Planning Commission /September 4, 2014 Page 6 of 11