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City Council Meeting Minutes April 2, 2013 Page 19 of 23 City Attorney Light read Ordinance No. 1629, Series 2013 and noted there are second reading amendments. Mayor Muckle requested a five - minute recess at 10:30 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 10:35 p.m. Mayor Muckle opened the public hearing and requested a staff presentation. Principal Planner McCartney explained this is a request to amend the Louisville Municipal Code (LMC), which currently permits kennels as a special review use in the Industrial Zone District. Staff requested the LMC be amended to allow kennels in the CC Zone District. COUNCIL COMMENTS Mayor Muckle asked if this was a specific request from a member of the public. Principal Planner McCartney stated it was a specific request from an individual, who has since withdrawn their application. Staff believes the LMC should be updated to allow for modern pet care business plans to include daycare or overnight care and pet grooming. The term "Kennel" is antiquated and after reviewing other communities definitions and codes staff supports kennels in a CC Zone District by Special Review. SRU applications require a site plan, where Performance Standards regulate how proposed businesses may operate. Performance Standards may include: hours of operation; occupancy numbers; noise and waste /smell odor. Performance standards are all the criteria for which an SRU is reviewed should there become a nuisance on the property. If the business does not continue to comply with the performance standards then the use may be recalled to Planning Commission and City Council for re- evaluation. City Attorney Light reviewed the second reading amendments as follows: • Sec. 17.08.255. Pet Care Businesses: Last sentence added: "This term includes without limitation kennels ". • Section 3 — delete the word "Kennels" from the chart • Add Section 4 — Subsection A of 17.16.220 was amended to read: • Sec. 17.16.220 — Salvage yards, kennels and feedlots. Salvage junkyards and kennels shall be subject to minimum separation requirements from any residential uses, as established at the time of special review use approval, including any amendment thereto. Staff recommended the City Council approve Ordinance No. 1629, Series 2013, as amended, on second and final reading. Mayor Muckle requested public comment and hearing none, closed the public hearing.