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Tomball council grants appeal to allow Tomball Animal Hospital kennel with conditions
Summary
After extensive public comment, Tomball City Council voted 5-0 to grant an appeal allowing Tomball Animal Hospital to locate indoor kennels with outdoor play yards at 29515 Quinn Road, attaching conditions including an 8-foot opaque perimeter wall and noise-reducing measures.
Tomball — The Tomball City Council on Monday approved an appeal allowing Tomball Animal Hospital to locate boarding kennels at 29515 Quinn Road, voting 5-0 after more than an hour of public comment and discussion.
The council’s action overturns a numerical restriction in Tomball’s animal code (section 8-203) that bars kennels within 500 feet of a residence for this specific site. Councilmembers attached conditions intended to limit noise and sight lines: an 8-foot opaque perimeter wall around outdoor play areas, interior noise-reducing construction for the kennel portion of the building, and a plan that provides indoor housing with only supervised outdoor play yards. With those conditions, the council said the facility will still be subject to standard building- and site-plan review.
Why this matters: Tomball Animal Hospital has operated in the city for decades and said it must relocate after being forced to…
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