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Commission approves home-occupation dog grooming at 14685 Country Road with 19 conditions
Summary
Pennington County Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit (COCU25-0003) allowing a dog grooming home occupation in an existing 25-by-35 detached shed at 14685 Country Road; staff recommended approval as a compromise after a commercial kennel request was previously denied by the county board.
The Pennington County Planning Commission on Feb. 10 approved conditional use permit COCU25-0003 to allow a dog grooming home occupation in an existing 25-by-35 detached accessory structure at 14685 Country Road. The applicants are Kyle and Carrera Brown. Staff recommended approval with 19 conditions.
The subject property is 3.36 acres in a suburban residential district and includes an accessory shed that staff inspected Feb. 4. Assistant planning director Jason Dennison said staff and the applicants negotiated the home-occupation approach after the applicants’ earlier request for rezoning, comprehensive-plan amendment and a commercial kennel permit was denied by the Board of Commissioners without prejudice. Dennison described the current application as a compromise to permit grooming inside the detached structure rather than a commercial kennel.
Dennison said staff received one letter of support and that the property owner had posted a sign advertising the structure. He also noted a fence around the shed that the applicant constructed while expecting to operate as a commercial kennel; the permit approval specifically limits the allowed activity to grooming rather than kenneling.
A commissioner asked about parking requirements; Dennison said, "During my site visit I did note that there is ample parking out here, so there are enough spots for or enough area for 2 parking spots at this location." Commissioners also confirmed an existing conditional-use permit for caregiver residency remains in effect for the property and will not be eliminated by this approval.
The commission moved, seconded and approved the conditional-use permit as recommended. The commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to the Pennington County Board of Commissioners for final action on Feb. 18, 2025.
The approval includes conditions that (among other items) limit the use to grooming (not a kennel) and reference parking and floodplain development permit requirements noted in staff files.
