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Carroll County commissioners deny conditional-use permit for Oak Grove Road kennel after neighbors cite noise and safety concerns
Summary
The Board of Commissioners voted 7-0 to deny a conditional-use permit for a home-based kennel at 1460 Oak Grove Road after neighbors described persistent barking and an incident involving a dog chasing a resident.
The Carroll County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 2 denied a conditional-use permit request for a dog kennel at 1460 Oak Grove Road, voting 7-0 to reject the applicant's request after residents raised noise and safety concerns.
Carmen Barber, the applicant, told the board she operates part-time kennel services from her home, said she holds a state kennel license and that many of the animals stay inside her house. "I have kennels at my home and I started keeping a few babies for friends of mine and then it turned into ... I got on the Rover app and started getting new clients," Barber said,…
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