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Residential Dog Kennel CUP Report April 6, 2005 Page 2 CUP Considerations: Chapter 1125 of the Zoning Code requires that the Planning Commission review and address any potential adverse effects which include, but are not limited to, relationship with the Comprehensive Plan, geographical area involved, potential depreciation, the character of the surrounding area and the demonstrated need for such a use. Each of these potential adverse effects is listed below. Relationship with the Comprehensive Plan. The proposal to keep three dogs on the property would not be inconsistent with the Comp Plan. The Geographical Area Involved. The applicant’s property is located on Pleasant View Drive. The area of the lot is slightly more than three-quarters of an acre. The size of the property would accommodate the proposed kennel. Depreciation. The applicant has had one complaint made to the Police Department about the dogs on her property. The proposed kennel would probably not decrease the value of the surrounding properties, however, if the dogs bark excessively, it would decrease the neighbors’ enjoyment of their own property. The Character of the Surrounding Area. This part of the City is strictly a single-family residential area. Keeping dogs as pets is a common practice. The Demonstrated Need for Such a Use. The applicant has indicated that the need is because she would like to keep her three dogs. Public Comment: Staff received many phone calls, letters and in-person visits by neighboring property owners. The neighbors have concerns about allowing the applicant to keep three dogs, specifically because they indicate that the dogs bark excessively. In addition, some of the neighbors indicate that there are already several dogs in the neighborhood and that “more is not merrier…just louder” (see attached letter). Finally, the neighbors are concerned that allowing this applicant to have three dogs would set a precedence, which would make it harder for the City to deny other potential applicants in the area, should they choose to apply for a residential kennel. Some of the neighbors have concerns about the barking and the loss of enjoyment of their property, but are reluctant to force the applicant to sell or give away one of her pets. They asked if it was possible to limit the conditional use permit to these specific dogs in order to allow the applicant to keep these three pets, but to make sure that she didn’t continuously have three dogs. Although this seems like a good compromise, conditional use permits run with the property and cannot be limited to these three specific dogs.