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Rockbridge supervisors approve Harding dog‑training special exception with limits on hours, dogs and boarding
Summary
The Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors approved a special‑exception permit for Cassandra V. Harding to operate a dog‑training private school at 405 McClure Boulevard with conditions limiting hours, the number of dogs on site and boarding rules after public comment and debate among supervisors.
The Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors voted 4–1 on June 23 to approve a special‑exception permit allowing Cassandra V. Harding to develop and operate a private dog‑training school at 405 McClure Boulevard in the Walkers Creek magisterial district.
The board imposed conditions that limit training hours to 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, require all training to happen inside the existing building, cap dogs on the property at four at any one time (excluding the landowner’s dogs), and limit boarding to two customer dogs; volunteer nonprofit service‑dog placements were treated as part of that boarding allowance. The board removed a five‑consecutive‑night limit that had been in the planning commission’s conditions.
Why it matters: The application drew sustained discussion because the proposed use sits in an…
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