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Planning commission recommends approval for Dencrest beagle kennels despite neighbor noise concerns
Summary
After a full-commission site visit and extensive public comment, the Planning Commission voted to recommend the Board of Supervisors approve a special-exception permit for Dencrest Farm Kennels with staff conditions; neighbors opposed citing noise, proximity and inadequate notice.
The Fauquier County Planning Commission on Aug. 15 recommended that the Board of Supervisors grant a special-exception permit allowing Dencrest Farm to house up to 14 beagles on a 48-acre property under a Virginia Outdoors Foundation easement — a decision that followed a site visit and robust public comment.
Staff said the application (a Category 13 special exception) proposed indoor/outdoor kennel facilities with two indoor rooms and outdoor runs feeding a larger play area; volunteers would visit twice daily to feed and care for dogs, which staff said would be transported off-site…
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