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Approved 4/2/14 8 377 Lisa Stuckey: We have two options in terms of proposed changes. Doesn’t anyone want to move on Attachment 2 378 or if we are going to consider this would it be Attachment 3? I would like to get Attachment 2 off the table if this is not 379 a viable option. We are taking Attachment 2 off the table. Attachment 2 was what Mr. Brough had written. 380 Attachment 3 language is what Michael Harvey wrote. Is there anyone who would like to make a motion? 381 382 Craig Benedict: Attachment 3 is to approve the change. 383 384 James Lea: This would apply to all Class 2 kennels? 385 386 Michael Harvey: This only impacts kennels potentially in the EDE-2. When you have an EDE-2 and you want to put 387 a kennel on it, it if surrounded by EDE-2 zoning, the setback is 25 feet. 388 389 Paul Guthrie: Is the recommendation of the staff that we vote no on that? 390 391 Michael Harvey: Our recommendation is to deny the request. If you are going to approve it, use the language in 392 Attachment 3. 393 394 MOTION by Andrea Rohrbacher not to adopt the change. Seconded by Johnny Randall. 395 VOTE: 6 Yes 2 No (Paul Guthrie, Tony Blake). 396 397 Mr. Easterlin: We serviced 100,000 dogs in the last seven years. Someone has to take care of those dogs and we 398 have to have room to do it. We are not going to have dogs we cannot let out. I want you to understand we have 399 really done a job. My wife goes to work at 7:00 a.m. I just can’t understand why when we take care of these 400 animals. 401 402 Lisa Stuckey: It is clear we were all struggling with this. We make a recommendation and the final decision is made 403 by the BOCC. 404 405 Craig Benedict: If you are voting on something, it shouldn’t be about one person’s property. That is why we have 406 such odd feelings. I tried to separate what is on the ground to what the general rules of decision-making are by 407 legislative bodies so it doesn’t reduce itself. 408 409 Paul Guthrie: I appreciate your comments but the legislative procedure is both. It is matters of policy and impact and 410 the decision made in committees and every place I have been involved, both apply. When we come to a decision to 411 vote for or against a recommendation, it is a balancing act. 412 413 Tony Blake: We lack the tools to make the right decision. It was all or nothing. In this case, I think their argument is 414 on but the problem is we can’t make specific exceptions. We need the ability to do that. 415 416 Michael Harvey: With all due respect, that is not this Board’s role and function. That is the function of the Board of 417 Adjustment. 418 419 Tony Blake: They were denied that avenue. 420 421 Michael Harvey: They were not denied anything; even their own attorney admitted it was not viable. 422 423 Lisa Stuckey: Maybe it should be. Maybe under these circumstances these people should have the opportunity to 424 continue their business but no one after them. If the business is sold, etc. I can see a situation where that area was 425 filling in and developing and someone wanting to put in a restaurant there and then those dogs would be a problem. 426 What do you do? 427 428 Tony Blake: We do allow a use to exist that has existed prior to the zoning change and it seems that it existed prior. 429 430