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Kenilworth council introduces zoning changes to allow houses of worship in commercial zones and add pet care uses
Summary
The Kenilworth Borough Council voted to introduce Ordinance 2025-02 to amend the land-use code to permit houses of worship in the commercial district and add pet daycare uses; council and staff debated whether to explicitly include kennels and other pet services.
The Kenilworth Borough Council on a unanimous roll call vote introduced Ordinance 2025-02 to amend chapter 120, land use, article 23, to add houses of worship as a permitted use in the borough’s commercial zone and to add pet daycare facilities to the list of permitted uses.
The ordinance was introduced at the council meeting after a motion by Councilman Scurries and a second by Councilwoman Giordano Pacerno. The measure will be scheduled for public hearing and adoption at the council’s April meeting at 6 p.m.
Council members and staff discussed the…
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