§ 138-3249. Kennel/pet care.

(a)

Purpose. Kennels and pet care facilities are intended to provide for buying, selling, breeding, grooming, renting, boarding, and/or training of dogs, cats, and other domestic animals. Residential areas should be protected from noise, odor, and other effects that may be caused from these facilities. Kennels should be limited within industrial districts to ensure land is available for other employment-based development.

(b)

Applicability. The provisions of this section shall apply to new and expanding kennels and pet care facilities.

(c)

Standards.

(1)

The following activities may occur as part of kennels/pet care establishments:

a.

Dogs, cats, and other domestic animals may be kept for various purposes, including animal shelters, but excluding animal hospitals or clinics where animals are kept only for treatment by licensed veterinarians.

b.

Dogs, cats, and other domestic animals may be groomed.

c.

Dogs, cats, and other domestic animals may be available for buying, selling, breeding for sale, letting for hire, boarding or training.

d.

Dogs may be trained for obedience, hunting, protection, etc.

e.

Activities described above may be further regulated per chapter 14, animals.

(2)

Animal shows are not permitted as part of a kennel/pet care use.

(3)

Dogs shall be kept in an enclosed soundproof structure between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.

(4)

Kennels shall not cause external effects such as increased lighting or glare on nearby properties, or animal-related odors that are readily detectable at any point beyond the property line of the facility.

(5)

Kennel/pet care facilities may sell, breed for sale, let for hire, board or train other species pursuant to the non-traditional pets provisions of this Code. This may require a higher type of approval. See sections pertaining to non-traditional pets.

(6)

Kennel/pet care facilities must have an appropriate system for the disposal of animal waste. Animal waste must not be allowed to collect in areas where it could result in direct discharge into the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) or waters of the county.

(7)

When adjacent to a residential district the following standards shall apply:

a.

A six-foot high opaque wall or fence shall be provided along rear and side property lines around outside runs and exercise areas.

b.

Exercise areas shall be at least 50 feet from any residential district. Unsupervised, unattended runs must be located indoors.

c.

Structures housing dogs shall be setback a minimum of 50 feet any residential district. Structures shall feature sound proofing design features or fixtures.

(8)

In the Residential Agriculture District (R-A), new kennels/pet care facilities may be established only on sites of two or more acres in size.

(9)

In industrial districts, the contiguous industrial district shall be limited to ten percent of its buildable land area for use as kennel/pet care facilities.

(Ord. No. 18-36 , § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)