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Planning board recommends ordinance changes to clarify dog boarding and training rules
Summary
The New Bern Planning and Zoning Board voted April 16 to recommend a text amendment that adds definitions for boarding and indoor/outdoor dog training and updates the table of permissible uses so modern animal-service businesses can be permitted more clearly.
The New Bern Planning and Zoning Board voted April 16 to recommend a text amendment to the city zoning ordinance that would add modern definitions for boarding, indoor dog training and outdoor dog training and adjust the table of permissible uses to replace the term "kennel" in most places.
The change, presented by the director of development services, is intended to streamline permitting for a growing number of animal-related businesses and distinguish indoor from outdoor activities so outdoor operations can be subject to…
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