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Memo to the Mayor and City Council Page 2 <br />November 18, 1996 <br /> <br /> acres or more that is being used as a to harbor up to 10 cats over the <br /> age of 6 months shall be excluded from this definition, so long as <br /> all of the cats have been spayed or neutered." <br /> <br />In order to have some continuity between Section 502 "Dogs, Cats and Other <br />Animals" of the City Code and Section 900.08 "Definitions" of the Zoning <br />Code, it is proposed that the above definitions for commercial and private <br />kennels be included in the definition section of the zoning code. <br /> <br />· Zoning and Land Use <br /> <br />Currently the zoning code does not differentiate between commercial kennels <br />and private kennels. Kennels are allowed as a conditional use in the A1 and <br />Rla districts and are not allowed in any other district. The proposed <br />ordinance will not change this; commercial kennels would still be allowed as <br />a conditional use in the A1 and Rla districts. Private kennels would be <br />allowed as an accessory use in the A1 district and as a conditional use in the <br />R la district. <br /> <br />For zoning purposes, a distinction should be made between a commercial <br />kennel and a private kennel. A private kennel for pets does not have the <br />impact on the neighborhood that a commercial kennel would have. Issues <br />that have to be addressed with commercial kennels, that are not issues with <br />personal kennels, include increase in traffic to the neighborhood, access to <br />the property and providing on site parking. These issues can be addressed <br />during the CUP process. <br /> <br />Noise can be an issue that is common to both types of kennels. Because dogs <br />in private kennels are pets and are in familiar surroundings, noise is less <br />likely to become a problem with private kennels than with commercial <br />kennels. Interaction between animals that are in unfamiliar surroundings, <br />such as those in a commercial kennel, is more likely to become a problem. <br />But, even with private kennels noise can become a problem especially on the <br />smaller residential lots. It is for this reason that staff is suggesting that in <br />the residential zones private kennels be limited to the Rla district as a <br />conditional use. <br /> <br />Planning Commission Meeting <br /> <br />This item was initially presented to the Planning Commission at their <br />September 24, 1996 meeting. At that meeting the discussion focused on the <br />definitions and the fact that commercial kennel definition could be <br />interpreted to include livestock and the private kennel definition was <br />confusing regarding the 10 acre lot size clause. The City Attorney revised the <br /> <br />s:XplanningXscottXoa9613cc.doc <br /> <br /> <br />