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DeKalb County BZA approves special exception for canine boarding at Butler property
Summary
The DeKalb County Board of Zoning Appeals voted to approve a special-exception request allowing professional canine boarding in an existing pole barn at 5776 County Road 36A in Butler, with conditions and continuing board jurisdiction.
The DeKalb County Board of Zoning Appeals on a voice/roll-call vote approved a special-exception permit allowing professional canine boarding and kennel operations at 5776 County Road 36A in Butler.
The site owner and petitioner, Joshua Heffelfinger, sought permission to use part of an existing pole barn on A-2 agricultural-zoned property for boarding. Planning staff recommended approval and outlined site-specific conditions, and board members moved and seconded a motion to approve the petition.
The approval allows use of existing site improvements — the pole barn, driveway and parking — for a kennel limited by site configuration and subject to the board’s continuing jurisdiction. Planning staff told the board there were no outstanding development standards to be met beyond the special-exception process and that county review letters from the county health department, highway department, Soil and…
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