Agenda - Planning Commission - 10/03/2000

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CASE REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A PRIVATE DOG KENNEL TO MAINTAIN MORE THAN TWO ADULT DOGS ON A PARCEL; CASE OF AMY ROSS By: Community Development Assistant, Megan Wald Background: On September 8, 2000, the City received an application from Amy Ross for a private dog kennel conditional use permit to maintain a maximum of six adult debarked dogs on the property located at 8100 154tl~ Ave. NW. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) b) c) d) Site location map Site plan and description of proposed request Proposed findings of fact Proposed conditional use permit Notification: State Statute requires notification of the public hearing to property owners within 350 feet of the subject property. Observations: The subject property is approximately .9 acres in size and is zoned R-1 Residential. The applicant currently owns two (2) debarked collies and would like to house a maximum of 6 adult dogs on the property. Three (3) collies would remain on the property full-time and 1-3 more dogs would be there on a temporary basis. Ms. Ross trains collies to be confirmation dogs (competition dogs judged on their grooming) and would need the flexibility to house 3-6 collies on the property during the short period while she trains or prepares the dogs for a competition. Ms. Ross does not intend to maintain all six (6) collies on the property on a regular basis, however she would like the ability to house up to six (6) collies if she needed to for a couple of days. On an average the applicant intends to maintain · approximately 3-4 debarked collies on the property at any given time. The applicant has provided a letter of application and site plan which indicates that the dogs will be keimeled outdoors during the day and brought into the house by 8:00pm every night and there is an existing fenced in exercise yard with future plans to extend the fenced area. The applicant has a 6 x 24 foot kennel outside and a 6 x 12 foot kennel inside the garage.