DEFINITION

A facility where animals not owned by the proprietor are sheltered and fed.  Includes animal rescue shelters, boarding facilities, pet resorts/hotels, or training services for dogs, cats, and other household pets.

STANDARDS

1. Exterior exercise areas may not be located within the frontage zone.
2. Any exterior exercise areas must be designed to provide shelter against weather.
3. Fencing is required for exterior exercise areas and animal boarding quarters.
4. Fencing must be between 6 and 7 feet in height to prevent escape, and must be buried a minimum of one foot to prevent escape by digging beneath the fence.
5. Exterior exercise areas must be located 200 feet from any abutting residential use.
6. The proposed use may not adversely affect the use and quiet enjoyment of abutting property as a result of noise, vibrations, fumes, odor, dust, glare or other cause.