The standards in this section apply to facilities, such as animal kennels and animal shelters, where the primary purpose is the boarding of household pets. It shall not apply to boarding facilities incidental to the operation of an animal hospital or clinic or to pet stores.
(A) No kennel shall be operated without all necessary licensure, certification or other form of permission from the state and any other governmental agency with jurisdiction over its operation. Loss of such permission shall be grounds for revocation of any conditional use permit authorizing a kennel.
(B) No kennel shall be located within 500 feet of the nearest lot line of a residential use or a residential zoning district.
(C) Kennels shall be adequately buffered to prevent sounds from constituting a nuisance to neighboring properties.
(D) Housing facilities for animals shall be structurally sound and shall be maintained in good repair, shall be designed so as to protect the animals from injury, shall contain the animals, and shall restrict the entrance of other animals.
(Ord. eff. 9-6-2012, § 7.7; Am. Ord. 21-1, passed 9-17-2020)