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Council reviews kennel definitions and proposes raising general dog limit to three per household (apartments limited to two)
Summary
Council discussed ordinance 2025-7 to add definitions for commercial and hobby kennels and to change zone-based dog limits — allowing three dogs in most zones while keeping apartments at two; council cited enforcement and resource constraints and discussed licensing setbacks and fees.
Orangeville council discussed ordinance 2025-7 on August 14, which adds definitions for commercial and hobby kennels and revises limits on the number of dogs allowed by zone. Speaker 5 (Amanda) outlined the new definitions: a commercial kennel covers premises where six or more dogs are boarded, bred, groomed, sold or trained for a fee, while a hobby kennel covers premises where four to five dogs older than three months are kept.
Speaker 1 supported increasing the general household limit from two to three dogs outside of apartments, saying enforcement resources are limited and nuisance enforcement should address problem animals. "If someone has 3 dogs and those dogs are not causing a problem, what's the big deal in my opinion?" Speaker 1 said. The council discussed setbacks, kennel licensing requirements (including distance rules from property lines and roads), and the difficulty for some properties to meet strict hobby/commercial kennel criteria.
Amanda noted apartments would remain capped at two dogs; other zones would be allowed three dogs without a kennel license. Council members urged planning and zoning to review license processes and setback requirements and discussed potential revenue from kennel licensing.
Why it matters: changes to dog limits and kennel definitions affect homeowners, renters, animal-control enforcement and the permitting process. The item was discussed but not adopted; council did not record a final vote on ordinance 2025-7 at this meeting.
