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3 5. A Planning Board member asked if there had been any complaints from adjacent property owners related to noise or odor associated with the kennel operation. STAFF COMMENT. No complaints had been received. The issue here is a unpermitted expansion of the kennel in contradiction to the existing SUP. 6. A couple of BOCC members indicated they believed the request was justified given this amendment would only impact the development of Class II Kennels in the EDE-2 higher intensity general use zoning district. 7. A Planning Board member asked if it were possible to provide a more detailed map detailing the location of the kennel operation on the property. STAFF COMMENT. Please refer to Attachment 4 for the map. An excerpt of draft minutes from the public hearing are contained within Attachment 6. Planning Director's Recommendation: The Planning Director recommends denial of the request based on the following- 1. There is nothing inherently significant about the EDE-2 general use zoning district mandating kennel operations be allowed to observe a `different' setback requirement from other non-residential general use zoning districts, where Class II Kennels are allowed, throughout the county. 2. Permitted uses within the EDE-2 zoning district include: a. Offices, b. Retail (i.e. restaurants, retail sales, etc.), c. Financial offices/uses (i.e. bank, finance agency, credit agency, brokerage house, etc.) d. Government uses, e. Manufacturing, Assembly, and Processing operations, f. Services (i.e. assembly uses, barber/beauty shops, funeral home, health care, music/dance schools, day care, etc.) g. Wholesale trade operations. These uses have been deemed `permitted by right' meaning they are reviewed and acted upon by staff through the review of a site plan. There are other uses, including Class II Kennels, allowed in the district where the County has determined they are required to go through a heightened level of permit review (i.e. a Special Use Permit process acted upon by either the Board of Adjustment or Board of Commissioners) to ensure the use is compatible with the surrounding area. These uses are required to adhere to additional development restrictions, including increased setbacks, to address potential impacts on adjacent properties in an effort to ensure there are no adverse impacts. While some of the allowable permitted uses may not be concerned over the proximity of a kennel operation to a common property line, some might. Staff is concerned this may limit the marketability of adjacent, undeveloped, properties.