Moore council caps in-home pet daycares at five, approves equipment purchases and code updates

Moore — The Moore City Council on Feb. 19 amended and approved an ordinance to allow in-home dog and cat daycares but limit the number of animals to five per residence and moved appeals of enforcement decisions to the Board of Adjustment. The council also approved several budgeted equipment purchases for public safety, updated city licensing rules for massage and tattoo businesses, awarded a mowing contract and authorized right-of-way acquisition services for a road-widening project.

The amendment to the home-occupation rules (Ordinance No. 1,062.25 as presented) reduces an initial draft cap of nine animals to five, sets pickup and drop-off hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and creates a 200-foot notification radius for neighbors when an appeal is heard. Brian (Community Development Director) described the changes as a way to “tighten that up a bit, to make sure that we don't have an excessive amount of animals on a piece of property,” and said enforcement would be complaint-driven.

Why it matters: the ordinance balances residents' ability to operate small pet-care businesses at home against neighbors' concerns about noise, traffic and odor. Council members debated the appropriate cap before voting to amend the number and then approve the ordinance.

Key council actions and supporting details

- Home-occupation ordinance (dog/cat daycare): Council amended the staff proposal to limit animals to five and approved the amended ordinance. The ordinance treats an in-home daycare as allowed under the home-occupation rules with additional conditions: a 5‑animal cap (including up to four personal animals plus additional animals permitted under the daycare allowance), restricted hours for drop-off/pickup (7 a.m.–7 p.m.), appeals routed to the Board of Adjustment, and a 200-foot notice radius for appeals. The council voted unanimously on the amendment and on final approval.

- Body-camera storage purchase: Approved a budgeted purchase of on-premises body-camera storage hardware…