Board of Zoning Appeals approves setback variance for proposed dog training kennel at 11932 Southwest Highway 54

The Board of Zoning Appeals voted to approve variance BAR 20-25-12 on a motion to allow an outdoor kennel run and play yard to be located 76 feet from an off-premise residential dwelling, instead of the 200-foot separation required by the zoning rules. The approval was conditioned on staff-recommended mitigation and a signed affidavit from the property owner consenting to the variance.

Planning staff presented the application for property at 11932 Southwest Highway 54, located north of Highway 54 and east of Tawakoni Road in the city’s planning area. Staff said the site is zoned C-3 General Commercial and totals 4.86 acres; boarding kennels with outdoor runs require a minimum lot size of 5 acres, meaning the parcel is 2.8% short of that standard, which staff noted could be handled by an administrative exception and was not part of this variance decision. Staff identified the proposed outdoor run/play yard as set back about 14 feet from the rear lot line and approximately 76 feet from an off-premise residence at 11835…