Commission approves Zoomies Doggy Daycare at 12325 Florence Ave with parking conditions and compliance review

The Santa Fe Springs Planning Commission voted 5–0 to approve a conditional use permit for Zoomies Doggy Daycare and Boarding to operate at 12325 Florence Ave, while attaching conditions to address parking and operational impacts.

Associate Planner Alejandro De Lora told the commission the proposal (CUP case 858, Resolution 305-2025) would occupy a 5,511-square-foot building on a 12,000-square-foot lot in the M-2 heavy-manufacturing zone. De Lora said the applicant seeks to begin with day care operations (initial hours 7 a.m.–7 p.m.) and to phase in boarding; initial staffing was described as one full-time and two part-time employees with a peak staffing projection of five employees and a maximum facility capacity described by the applicant as 38 boarding kennels and up to 20 daycare dogs (a combined maximum cited in the presentation was 60 dogs at any one time). De Lora said staff’s parking calculation — adapted because the zoning code lacks a specific dog-daycare standard — requires 11 spaces under a residential-care comparison; the site currently provides 12 spaces (including one accessible stall).

Commissioners and members of the public focused much of the discussion on parking, traffic circulation on Florence Avenue at peak hours, and noise/odor mitigation. De Lora noted that floor drains, a permitting process through public works and fire, sealed waste containers, acoustic dampeners and staff training are part of the mitigation package. He also pointed to a condition of approval (condition 34) that requires the applicant to maintain a minimum of 11 parking spaces and to work with staff to identify operational or site-plan solutions if demand exceeds projections. De Lora said the city will do a compliance review (standardly one year after opening) and has enforcement options including revocation if the CUP is violated.

Applicant Christina Marquez told the commission the business will schedule and stagger check-in and check-out times to reduce overlap and that acoustic wall panels can reduce sound by roughly 35 percent. Her partner, Christopher Pinker, said the operation would include 24-hour surveillance once boarding begins and that kennels would be ventilated and enclosed; he also described staggered pickup and check-in windows to limit simultaneous arrivals. Chair Sarno and other commissioners suggested limiting initial daycare numbers to reduce pressure on parking and monitoring complaints; Chair Sarno proposed a temporary cap and return-to-commission review after an initial operating period.

After closing public comment, the commission approved CUP case 858 and adopted Resolution 305-2025 by roll call vote, 5–0. The decision carries a 14-day appeal period; staff will monitor compliance and the condition package requires coordination with public works for required permits (drains, wastewater connections) and a compliance review timeline.

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