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'Kennel' definitions proposed in county
Published: Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 2:20 PM Updated: Wednesday, August
11, 2010, 2:22 PM
Malcomb Daniels -- The Birmingham News
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The Shelby County Department of Develop ment Services is asking the county's
planning commission to adopt definitions it hopes will help in addres sing
complaints about dogs.
Development services has proposed adding to the county's zoning laws the
definition of a kennel, which is currently not specified. The county zoning law
specifies where kennels can be, which includes in agri cultural districts and
areas zoned for animal hospitals and clinics, but it does not define what a
kennel is.
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"The issue of 'kennels' and the keeping of dogs is a topic that arises from
time to time as the subject of citi zen complaints," Develop ment Services'
staffers wrote in a report to the Planning Commission. "When these complaints
are received, Development Services mo bilizes the enforcement staff to review
the situation on site. Typically, however, the issue is not resolved be cause
of the inability of staff to identify a violation of the Zoning Regulations."
The staff has recom mending the following defi nitions:
> Kennel (commercial):
For the purpose of this Ordi nance, a Kennel (commer cial) will be considered
as any combination of struc tures, pens, areas or enclo sures, covered or uncov
ered, where five or more dogs, cats or other domestic animals are kept for the
pur pose of boarding, breeding, raising, grooming or training for sale,
compensation or any other commercial purpose. A Kennel (com mercial) may be
located in a rear yard and shall be lo cated no less than 75 feet from any side
or rear prop erty line.
> Kennel (non-commer cial):
For the purpose of this Ordinance, a Kennel (non commercial) will be consid
ered as any combination of structures, pens, areas or enclosures, covered or un
covered, where four or more dogs, cats or other domestic animals over six
months of age are kept for the purpose of boarding, breeding, rais ing,
grooming or training for personal/non-commercial enjoyment. A Kennel
(noncommercial) may be located in a rear yard but must meet the zoning setback
require ments for the applicable zone district.
At its last meeting, the planning commission voted to allow the staff to
advertise the proposed definitions.
Senior County Planner Tom Wilkins said the pro posals will go before the
planning commission during a public hearing at its Sept. 20 meeting.
The commission may vote to recommend the pro posed definitions to the Shelby
County Commission, vote against recommending them or delay taking a vote,
Wilkins said.
Some planning commis sioners said they thought the definition needed go fur
ther in ways such as includ ing what type structures would be allowed in a ken
nel. However, they voted unanimously to let the pro posal go forward, saying
they thought it was at least a "start."
County planner Sharman Brooks said the staff needs the definitions to address
the issue of kennels.
"We're not trying to pe nalize people who have dogs," Brooks said. "That's not
what we're trying to do." Anything adopted by the county would only apply to
areas of the county that are covered by zoning. It would not apply to
unincorporated areas without zoning regula tions.
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