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Planning Commission recommends approval of Shiraz Farm kennel special exception with conditions
Summary
The commission unanimously voted to forward Shiraz Farm LLP’s special‑exception application to the Board of Supervisors with conditions (01/13/2026); commissioners asked staff to clarify findings (training language and conservation‑easement buffer) and to correct conditions before the Board report.
The Loudoun County Planning Commission voted Jan. 28 to forward Shiraz Farm LLP’s special‑exception application (Lehi 2023‑0091) to the Board of Supervisors with a recommendation of approval subject to conditions dated Jan. 13, 2026. Commissioners discussed operational details, precedent concerns about allowed dog counts, and agreed staff would refine findings and conditions for the Board report.
Christian Maldonado of the Department of Planning and Zoning described the application: the owner seeks a special exception and a minor special exception to permit a kennel use in the AR‑2 rural policy area with up to 50 adult dogs; the request includes reducing the northern buffer from…
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