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Dog daycare, grooming and overnight boarding at 29 Messina Drive continued while board reviews zoning and health issues
Summary
Wicked Puppies LLC asked the Planning Board to allow a dog daycare, grooming and overnight boarding facility at 29 Messina Drive; the board continued the public hearing while it reviews zoning and health-department oversight, parking, and noise mitigation.
The Planning Board continued a public hearing on a proposal by Wicked Puppies LLC to operate a full-service animal establishment at 29 Messina Drive after board members sought additional information on zoning, health oversight, parking and noise mitigation.
Owner Ting Ting Li described the business as a dog daycare, grooming and overnight boarding facility and said the operation could host "easily a 100 dogs per day" in mixed-size zones; she said the business would separate play areas by size and temperament and would staff overnight stays. Designer Jacob Lair and the project's architect of record (Rajmariya Gramsawami) described the site as an industrial reuse with existing building area and a proposed interior mezzanine. The most recent site plan circulated at the meeting showed 22 parking spaces; board staff calculated a parking requirement of 20 spaces under the cited retail calculation (1 space per 250 sq ft).
Board members expressed concerns about whether overnight kenneling is permitted under the cited zoning allowance (the legal notice references Section 135-601 and site plan review) and asked the applicant to consult the Board of Health and to provide a formal submission addressing: the specific land‑use classification sought (retail/grooming vs. kennel/overnight boarding), how many dogs would be accommodated (with supporting square-foot calculations for kenneling), a final parking layout (striping and maneuvering), and noise attenuation measures for outdoor yards and interior spaces. Member Mikami noted there is no clear Braintree standard for minimum square footage per dog and suggested the applicant seek health-department guidance; the applicant said USDA guidance and experiences from specialist design consultants would inform final layouts.
Applicant-provided operating details at the hearing included weekday hours of 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and closure on Sundays; the owner said overnight stays would be staffed by at least one person and that the facility would use sound‑isolating construction methods and solid fencing to reduce noise. The applicant asked the board to consider both the site's industrial context and the potential customer base (including nearby new residential development).
After discussion, the board continued the public hearing to the board's August meeting (the record notes August 10 during the motion) and requested that the applicant: consult the Board of Health about overnight boarding requirements; provide a clarified site plan showing parking and maneuvering (striping); provide a final program statement specifying the daily and overnight capacity and staffing plan; and submit a landscaping/noise‑mitigation plan. The board also advised the applicant to provide a contact person for staff follow-up. The continuation motion carried unanimously.
Next steps: Applicant to supply requested zoning/use clarification, Board of Health comments, final site/parking plans, and a noise/landscaping mitigation proposal for review at the continued August hearing.
