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Nixa amends code to bar outdoor pet runs in neighborhood commercial zones
Summary
The Nixa City Council on July 22 amended the city code to reconcile definitions for pet grooming and kenneling and to prohibit outdoor runs in neighborhood commercial zoning by removing a special-use-permit option.
The Nixa City Council on July 22 approved an amendment to the city code to reconcile definitions for pet grooming and kenneling and to remove a special-use-permit pathway that would allow outdoor runs in neighborhood commercial zoning. Councilmembers said the change clarifies inconsistent language and limits potential neighborhood impacts.
Scott Godby, the city’s planning and development director, told council the code previously contained conflicting entries: kennels with outdoor runs required a special-use permit in neighborhood commercial zones while pet grooming without outdoor runs also required a special-use permit, creating confusion about which uses were allowed. Godby said…
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