Board of Adjustment extends Zumiez dog daycare special-use permit for six months, adds 50‑decibel noise target

The Santa Fe Board of Adjustment on Dec. 10 approved a six‑month continuation of the special use permit for Zumiez Dog Daycare at 513 Camino de los Marquez, requiring the operator to show progress on outstanding conditions and to meet the city noise standard cited in City Code 10.2.5 (50 decibels) as measured under the city’s sound‑level procedures.

The vote followed a staff presentation and a lengthy public comment period in which neighboring business manager Carlos Padilla and multiple residents described ongoing barking audible inside adjacent offices and concerns about odor and incomplete exterior work. The board approved the continuation with one member opposed; the applicant must return in six months for inspection and further review.

Staff planner Carly (last name not given) told the board the case is a six‑month follow‑up to the permit originally approved June 6, 2023. Staff said the permit contains 16 conditions; on-site inspection that afternoon showed four conditions still partially incomplete (initially reported as conditions 3, 4 and 5, with other items noted). Carly said building permit review for the exterior and parking work is complete and that the city issued the building permit…