Commission recommends conditional use for dog-training operation; neighbor voices support
May 5, 2026
The commission recommended approval of CU 26-05 to allow a dog training, boarding and grooming business on a 10-acre RR parcel; applicant Josh Horn said he expects to keep about 20 dogs and described controls for noise and screening. Motion passed 6-0.
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The Planning Commission recommended approval of CU 26-05, a conditional use permit requested by Josh Horn to operate a dog training, breeding, boarding and grooming business on a 10-acre Rural Residential property east of SW Prairie Creek Road. Horn told commissioners a practical limit would be "approximately 20 dogs on the property" because he is a single trainer and described operational practices intended to limit barking and roaming. The commission voted 6-0 to recommend approval (Jones motion, Griggs second).
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