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DogHaven at 3800 Hours of Operation, Dog Capacities, and Parking DogHaven is primarily a daycare, grooming, and training facility for dogs. We will offer select "cage free" overnight boarding for our regular clientele, those animals who have already been acculturated into the daycare dog pack. Both buildings will be utilized for the daycare business. The daycare business will take a year or so to ramp up to capacity. The mix of dogs, the number of older, smaller, puppy -type dogs (mainly Building 1), and younger, bigger, more energetic dogs (mainly Building 2), determines "max capacity" on any given day. Based on the mix, we will turn away dogs when the respective capacities are reached. In both buildings, our "dog density" is lower than industry norms, while our "employee per dog" ratio is higher (about 1 employee to 15 dogs at capacity). There are three main points when considering the total number of dogs : First, not all of the animals will be in the building (or room) simultaneously. Weather permitting, we will rotate dogs in and out of the buildings to give each dog the ability to run and play outside, and rest inside. This allows us to utilize the % acre of wonderful outside fenced -in space we propose, giving the dogs lots of space to play. Secondly, not all of the dogs stay at DogHaven the entire day. Some dogs come and go within an hour of their grooming appointment, while others are there a half-day (four hours or less). At capacity, we may "cycle" 50 dogs a day through the business, but perhaps only reach a peak of 35-40 dogs at any one given point in time. In this way, our clientele coming and going are staggered throughout the day (which is why we believe our parking is sufficient). We will also accept reservations regarding the time of drop off and pick up. This will enable us to intake and release dogs efficiently so as to not require the client to be onsite for an extended time. Third, it will take at least a year to ramp up to capacity. So, in the first 0-6 months, we may have very few dogs as we work to establish our good reputation. This is also why we believe our parking is sufficient. As we ramp up, we can assess our parking as we near capacity, and adjust/add if necessary. In short, the happiness of our clients- by ensuring the safety of the dogs- is our number 1 priority and will not be compromised for the sake of expanding maximum capacities. Regarding overnight boarding, we will only offer that service to our existing daycare clients. Each of our overnight dogs will have already experienced DogHaven, as well as have already gone through our extensive vetting/introduction/training process to assure they are a good fit. Based on the rather small client base from which we'd be offering boarding services, it's safe to assume fewer than 10 dogs a night on average, with peaks reaching perhaps 20. It's also possible to have no dogs on any particular overnight. In conclusion, we foresee a maximum capacity of between 40 and 50 dogs cycling in and out throughout a day. We will turn away dogs as we reach capacity based on dog -type. Dogs and their