The Planning and Zoning Commission voted to table the conditional‑use permit application from Sandra Tovar to operate a pet‑grooming home business at 1964 Misty Hollow Drive, asking the applicant and planning staff to provide additional written details about operations and parking controls before the item returns to the commission.

Planning staff outlined concerns about whether a grooming business in a residential cul‑de‑sac could function without creating curbside congestion, noise from barking dogs and potential animal escapes. The staff review referenced the city’s animal nuisance ordinance (sec. 6‑150), which treats keeping more than five dogs for longer than seven days as an animal nuisance, and the separate annual grooming‑shop permit and fee that would apply if the use were approved.

Applicant Sandra Tovar, founder of the Buddy Foundation, told the commission her grooming work would be by appointment only, limited to small‑ and medium‑breed dogs, occur only a few days per week and involve drop‑off and pick‑up on a schedule (suggested hours 10 a.m.–4 p.m.). Tovar said she expected three to four dogs a day and would operate from an air‑conditioned converted garage with the door kept closed during work.

Neighbors had submitted two letters of opposition that cited past events that generated heavy, unregulated turnout in the neighborhood and concerns about blocked driveways and barking. Commissioners asked staff and the applicant to produce a clarified application that specifies maximum animals per appointment, daily limits, hours of operation, whether any on‑site waiting or overnight stays would be allowed (the applicant said none), and parking controls to avoid blocking driveways or creating a public‑safety hazard for emergency access.

After discussion, the commission voted to table the application so staff can work with the applicant to submit the requested clarifications in writing and return at a subsequent meeting.