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Enterprise TAB approves enclosed kennel use permit but denies waivers and design review
Summary
The Enterprise Town Advisory Board approved a use permit for an enclosed kennel on Wigwam Avenue but denied the related waivers and the design review, citing concerns about reduced parking, building size and long‑term conformity with commercial standards.
The Enterprise Town Advisory Board on July 9 approved a use permit (UC250465) to allow an enclosed kennel / pet‑hotel at a property on the north side of Wigwam Avenue east of Durango, but the board denied the requested waiver of development standards and the design review.
Applicant presentation: Sheldon Collin, representing the applicant, described a fully interior facility with a 7,700‑square‑foot footprint and an additional 2,300 square feet on a second floor. Collin said there would be no exterior kennels or regular walking of dogs outside the building and that the north and east facades adjacent to residences would be solid walls with landscaping to help mitigate noise.
Public comment and board concerns: Nearby property owner Robert Monaco asked how noise would be mitigated. Board members expressed concern about the number and scope of waivers (reduced parking, reduced landscape and buffering, modified driveway and street standards) and about the building’s size relative to the parcel. Members said that even if the permit was suitable for the current proposed use, the building would remain and could be repurposed later, so they evaluated the design against general commercial development standards.
Board action: The board approved the use permit UC250465 for the kennel but denied the waiver requests and denied the design review, and the motion carried on voice vote per staff‑approved conditions. One board member asked that additional architectural features be added to the east and north elevations; the chair indicated that such a condition could not be attached to a denial of design review.
What this means: The permit allows the kennel use to proceed subject to the conditions approved by staff, but the applicant must either revise the project to meet standards for the denied waivers and the design review if they wish to retain the requested departures, or pursue modifications that comply with the county’s development standards.
Speakers quoted in the transcript: "I'm not I do not object to the project, but I would like to know a little bit more about mitigation for sound," said nearby owner Robert Monaco. Applicant Sheldon Collin responded that the north side would be a solid wall and that animals would be kept entirely inside.
The board recorded the action and instructed staff to process the permit consistent with the motion and staff conditions.
