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Public Hearing for Kennel License #19-02 Submitted by Leslie Gross for Shih-Tzu Knot Grooming Located at 3424 Eagle Avenue (Lot 18, Block 2, Robe River Subdivision)
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SUBMITTED BY: Nicole LeRoy, Planning Technician
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Public hearing only.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
In April 2019, the Planning Department received a business registration application from Leslie Gross for her dog grooming business at 3424 Eagle Avenue (Lot 18, Block 2, Robe River Subdivision). Leslie 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. At the time, staff was unaware of any other license requirements and issued the business registration.
It was later understood that Valdez Municipal Code 6.12.040 (A) 1 requires 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 and a notice 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."
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously on October 9, 2019 to allow a the vote on a recommendation to approve a recommendation to the Chief of Police to authorize a kennel license for Shih-Tzu Knot Grooming at the same meeting as the public hearing. Typically the public hearing should be held at the prior meeting to a decision, however in this case, the applicant requested an earlier meeting date as she is prevented from operating ...
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