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Board approves commercial kennel at 1041 Tenth Avenue NW; reserves right to require fence screening if complaints arise
Summary
The Planning Commission/Board of Adjustment approved a conditional-use permit for a commercial kennel at a city-owned parcel at 1041 Tenth Avenue NW, allowing a dog-boarding operation with conditions that leave screening and noise mitigation subject to future action if neighbors complain.
The Watertown Planning Commission/Board of Adjustment on Aug. 7 approved a conditional-use permit for a commercial kennel to operate at 1041 Tenth Avenue Northwest, a parcel within the city property purchased for a street facility project. The decision secures permission for a dog-boarding business to operate on the site after the lot is replatted as Lot 2. The board approved the request with a condition that reserves the city’s right to require slats in the chain-link fence if future noise complaints arise. The permit applicant, Mark Engen, told the board the company will use an 8-foot chain-link fence for outdoor runs…
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