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Dog‑care franchise seeks special permit on Palmer Avenue; board requests sanitation and parking details ahead of May hearing
Summary
The Dog Stop franchise told the Planning Board it plans to operate daycare, grooming and overnight boarding at 124 Palmer; board members asked for sanitation product/HVAC/flooring documentation, clarified employee parking expectations, and set a public hearing for the special permit at the next available meeting.
The Planning Board received an initial presentation April 15 for a proposed Dog Stop dog‑care facility at 124 Palmer Avenue, a C‑2‑zoned site that previously housed a gym. Because the village amended local rules to allow dog‑care facilities in the C‑2 zone, the applicant will seek a special permit and a noticed public hearing.
Paul Noto of Dorf, Nelson & Zauderer introduced the applicant team and said franchise standards guide the operation. Jonathan Friedman, who will direct the facility, described typical operations: staggered grooming appointments, daytime daycare drop‑offs for workers (most arrivals before about 8:15 a.m. and pick‑ups after about 6:30 p.m.), and weekend boarding traffic. “Drop off and pick ups on average are less than 3 minutes,” Friedman told the board, describing a mix of customer parking on site and a plan to operate a pet‑taxi (a Sprinter‑type van) to shuttle multiple dogs.
The applicant said five on‑site parking spaces (including handicap) would be dedicated to the business and that staff would use a nearby lot; the board asked the applicant to provide a parking plan showing employee parking arrangements to reduce the risk of curbside double parking.
Board members asked for detailed sanitation documentation — product specifications for flooring, disinfectant protocols, HVAC and waste‑handling — to be added to the file. The co‑owner described a small retail area intended to sell local, artisanal pet items and higher‑end pet food for customers already visiting the facility.
Procedural next steps: the board directed staff to correct the building‑department determination form and asked the applicant to supply sanitation documentation and an employee parking plan. The board agreed to notice a public hearing for the special permit (target date May 14) so the broader public can comment.
