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Date Application Received: 7/20/2015 <br />Date Application Considered as Complete: 7/30/2015 <br />60-Day Review Period Expires: 9/30/2015 <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />DATE: 28 September, 2015 <br /> <br />ITEM NO: 9 <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />Department Approval: Administrator Reviewed: Agenda Section: <br />Name Jeremy Barnhart RJO Planning Department Report <br />Title Community Development Director <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />Item Description: #15-3768, Michael and Lisa Larson, Ordinance amendment related to dog <br />boarding and grooming in B-1 zoning district <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />Purpose. The applicants propose an ordinance amendment that defines dog boarding, daycare, and <br />grooming and allows those uses as a conditional use permit in the B-1 zoning district. <br /> <br />Background. On September 14, the City Council reviewed the proposed text amendment that would <br />allow indoor dog boarding, indoor dog day care, and dog grooming as a conditional use in the B-1 zoning <br />district. The City Council tabled action on the item, noting uncertainty with the business, in particular <br />noise. The Council questioned how other communities handle this type of the business. <br /> <br />On September 21, the applicant presented their plans for The Woofington as a Conditional use Permit <br />application to the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission tabled action, wishing to see a <br />redesign of the entrance and an opportunity to observe similar locations. <br /> <br />Other locations. Since the meeting on the 14th, staff has visited 4 area indoor dog day care/ boarding <br />facilities, spoken with staff at these facilities, and spoken with the planners in these cities. <br /> <br />Puptown in Medina is a large facility, having a 13,000 square feet outdoor play area. Puptown is in a <br />commercial area. On site, staff observed little dog barking. The adjacent Hwy 55 may have drowned <br />out dog noise. Medina recently approved an expansion of the number of dogs. <br /> <br />Camp Bow Wow in Plymouth is in an industrial area. On site, staff observed minimal dog noises. <br /> <br />Adogo has two locations in Minnetonka, one near Ridgedale and another on Baker Road. Both sites <br />have outdoor play areas. The Ridgedale location is new, and is adjacent to residential uses, <br />including single family residential to the north. A large apartment building was recently built <br />adjacent to the Ridgedale property. <br /> <br />Adogo on Baker road was their first location in Minnetonka. This is a commercial location. <br />Minnetonka’s planner noted no concerns or complaints for any of their locations. <br /> <br />The applicants have provided locations of other similar businesses adjacent to residential areas, <br />attached. <br /> <br />Zoning characteristics. The zoning district allows, by right, pet shops, which inherently include dogs and <br />cats for sale. The zoning district allows, as a conditional use, garages for automotive repair, provided <br />repair occurs indoors. The concerns with automotive garages are often the sounds from clanking tools