Item 15
City of Southlake
Department of Planning
MEMORANDUM
April 29, 2005
TO: Planning and Zoning Commission
FROM: Ken Baker, AICP, Planning Director
SUBJECT: Ordinance No. 480-AAA – Amendment to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance No. 480,
as amended, as it pertains to kennels, requested by Anita Kelly, owner of 2400 Ridgecrest
Drive, Southlake, Texas.
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REQUESTED ACTION: 1) Conduct a public hearing on Ordinance No. 480-AAA
2) Consider approval of Ordinance No. 480-AAA
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Following the boards decision, the property owner discussed their options
with staff and decided to request an amendment to the Comprehensive
Zoning Ordinance No. 480, as currently amended, to allow a kennel use
by specific use permit on property zoned “SF-1A”.
A kennel is defined by the Zoning Ordinance as follows:
KENNEL - A commercial establishment (with indoor and/or
outdoor pens and runs) in which dogs, cats, or domesticated
animals are housed, boarded, groomed, bred, trained, or sold all for
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a fee or compensation.
The proposal amends Section 45.1 (15) to include property zoned “SF-
1A” as a permitted district for which a specific use permit can be applied
for to allow a kennel use as defined by the zoning ordinance.
In addition, the Planning and Zoning Commission can include any other
regulatory provisions deemed necessary to preserve the health, safety,
morals and general welfare of the City on properties in this category. This
may include but not be limited to:
1) Limitation of the type of activity (i.e. breeding and sale only) on
properties in this category;
2) Limitation on the number animals permitted;
3) Design criteria - holding/living areas to include covering and
enclosure standards, minimum size per animal, minimum setbacks
from property lines, minimum distance from other residential
property lines.
If approved, staff would recommend inclusion of properties zoned “SF-
1B” single family residential, “RE” residential estate and “AG”
agricultural since these properties have equal or greater land area
requirements and generally allow farming and ranching uses in some
form.
Also, if approved, the applicant must then submit an application for
Specific Use Permit along with all necessary plans and receive approval in
order to continue the kennel use.
FINANCIAL
CONSIDERATIONS: None
LEGAL REVIEW: Currently under review by the City Attorney.
SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTS: Attachment A-Draft Ordinance No. 480-AAA.
P&Z ACTION:
CITY COUNCIL
ACTION:
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Attachment A
Proposed Changes in Ordinance 480-AAA
SECTION 45
SPECIFIC USE PERMITS
Red/Underlined text indicates additions, strikethrough text indicates deletions, and normal text indicates
text that is unchanged.
Amend the Specific Use Permit table under Section 45.1 (15) as follows:
SPECIFIC USE
DISTRICT WHERE
PERMITTED
15. Kennels
C-3, C-4, B-2, I-1, SF-
1A, SF-1B, RE, AG