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Council schedules Aug. 28 public hearing on allowing veterinary offices in downtown; 36 N. Walnut in focus
Summary
Chillicothe City Council set a public hearing for 5 p.m. Aug. 28 to consider amending the Downtown Enterprise (DE) District code to permit veterinary offices (no outdoor boarding) and to consider a zoning request tied to 36 North Walnut. The measure passed unanimously after the law director’s recommended conditions were read into the record.
Chillicothe City Council on July 28 voted unanimously to set a public hearing at 5 p.m. Aug. 28 to consider a zoning-text amendment that would allow veterinary offices in the Downtown Enterprise (DE) District, and to consider an associated request for 36 North Walnut.
Council read aloud recommended conditions supplied by the law director that would apply to veterinary offices permitted in the DE District. Those conditions include: operation by a licensed veterinarian; all principal clinic activities conducted inside a fully enclosed building; no outdoor pet enclosures or runs; boarding limited to incidental treatment or surgery (with video surveillance if animals are boarded overnight); outdoor exercise permitted only under direct staff supervision on an odor-controlled surface and prohibited between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.; daily…
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