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Planning commission delays decision on at‑home dog grooming permits, seeks broader review of home‑occupation rules
Summary
The commission held a workshop on whether to allow at‑home dog grooming as a home occupation. Commissioners voiced concerns about parking, noise, animal limits in multifamily zones and possible proliferation of similar businesses; staff will return with a broader review when the full commission is present.
The Twentynine Palms Planning Commission held a workshop on whether to allow at‑home dog grooming operations as a permitted home occupation and did not make a decision. Commissioners asked staff to return with policy options for review when the full commission can participate.
Applicant and resident Caitlin Boss, who identified herself as an active‑duty Marine transitioning out of service, asked the commission to reconsider a previously denied at‑home dog‑grooming permit for a business she plans to operate as End of Blue Dog Salon. Boss said her model would be by appointment only, serving one household at a time, with removable equipment and no…
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