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A. Animal Daycare.

1. All Zones Where Permitted.

a. All pets shall be properly licensed.

b. For any dog that has been designated as a “dangerous dog” or “potentially dangerous dog” as defined by the Auburn City Code (ACC), the operator shall verify that the owner has complied with the regulations (on noticing, licensing, certificate of registration, restraining, etc.) contained in Chapter 6.35 ACC, Dangerous Dogs. The owner shall ensure the facility meets the requirements for a “proper enclosure” as set forth in ACC 6.01.010(A)(27).

c. All fenced exercise areas must be at least 50 feet from a habitable residential structure.

d. Adequate screening shall be required when abutting any residential use.

e. General care of pets must be confined to inside of building and under supervision.

f. Pets are permitted to be walked or exercised outside of building only under supervision and in accordance with all other applicable ordinances and laws.

g. The exterior appearance of an animal daycare building must be compatible with the appearance of neighboring properties.

B. Animal Sales and Services.

1. All Zones Where Permitted.

a. All sales and services shall be for household pets only.

b. Overnight boarding is allowed within a completely enclosed building; however, animal services or sales uses over 20,000 square feet in gross floor area that use a majority of their gross floor area for retail sales shall have no more than 15 percent of their gross floor area devoted to overnight boarding.

c. Animal sales and services use must be completely enclosed except that outdoor animal runs or other areas in which dogs will be allowed outside of an enclosed structure off leash (hereinafter “outdoor run”) are allowed subject to compliance with the following conditions:

i. Outdoor runs shall not be permitted within 50 feet of a habitable residential structure.

ii. The outdoor run may operate only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

iii. The facilities shall be constructed, maintained and operated so that neither the sound nor smell of any animals boarded or kept on the premises during the time that full enclosure is required can be discerned on other lots.

C. Kennels, Animal Boarding.

1. All Zones Where Permitted.

a. All pens shall be enclosed in an enclosed building.

b. The property on which the kennel is to be located shall be no closer than 100 feet to any residential zone.

c. Limited outdoor exercise runs or facilities shall be permitted so long as their hours of use are restricted to the hours between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

d. The facility must be air conditioned.

e. Exercise runs or facilities shall be a minimum of four feet by 10 feet.

f. The facility shall maintain a minimum total of 25 square feet of kennel area per animal. This area may be comprised of cage area, runs, or exercise facilities.

g. Any outdoor areas used for animal containment or exercise shall be maintained by removing animal waste on a daily basis for proper disposal as solid waste.

h. Any runoff, wash-down water, or waste from any animal pen, kennel, containment, or exercise area shall be collected and disposed of in the sanitary sewer after straining of solids and hair and shall not be allowed to enter the stormwater drainage or surface water disposal system.

i. Strained solids and hair shall be properly disposed of as solid waste.

D. Repair Service – Equipment, Appliances.

1. C-1, C-2, and C-4 Zones.

a. Any repairing done on the premises shall be incidental only and limited to custom repairing of the types of merchandise sold on the premises at retail. The floor area devoted to such repairing shall not exceed 30 percent of the total floor area occupied by the particular enterprises.

E. Youth Community Support Facility.

1. Youth community support facilities shall be located within 500 feet (walking distance) of a transit stop and connected via sidewalks or an approved pedestrian facility. (Ord. 6688 § 1 (Exh. 1), 2018; Ord. 6435 § 1, 2012.)