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Approval to Conduct the Public Hearing and Action to Approve a Recommendation to the Chief of Police to Authorize a Kennel License Submitted by Christina Mitvitnikoff and FUR-ologist's LAB-rotory Located at 120 Hanagita Street, at the Meeting on September 25, 2019
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SUBMITTED BY: Nicole LeRoy, Planning Technician
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Grant approval to conduct the public hearing and action to approve a recommendation to the Chief of Police to authorize a kennel license submitted by Christina Mitvitnikoff and Fur-ologist's LAB-rotory at the meeting on September 25, 2019 or postpone, if more information is required.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
On August 21, 2019, Planning Department staff received a business registration application from Christina Mitvitnikoff for her dog grooming business at 120 Hanagita Street. Christina applied to operate her business as a home occupation, which is a permitted accessory use in the residential mobile home district where her home is located. However, Valdez Municipal Code 6.12.040 (A) 1 required that grooming facilities obtain a kennel license approved by the Animal Control Officer, Planning and Zoning Commission, and Chief of Police.
A permit of this type requires a public hearing during a scheduled Planning & Zoning Commission meeting, following a public notification in The Valdez Star and a letter mailed to property owners within three hundred feet (300') of the property. The Policies & Procedures for the Planning & Zoning Commission state that "an issue discussed in a public hearing may not appear as an agenda item for decision at the same meeting except with consent by the majority of the Commission."
A vote of approval on this motion will allow the Planning and Zoning Commission to vote on a recommendation to approve a recommendation to the Chief of Police to authorize a kennel license for FUR-ologist's LAB-roto...
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