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Request for Amendment to Interim Use Permit
I am currently operating a very successful pet sitting business called Adventures in Pet
Sitting, LLC. This is my full time job, and my business consists of visiting client's pets
in their home as well as boarding dogs at my home.
I currently board. up to six dogs at a time. The dogs are boazded ixi our attached gazage, 3
season porch, and basement. We have a fenced back yard for them as well.
My customers love bringing their dogs to me. They have spread the word to many of
their family members, friends, co-workers, etc. The need for a loving, home-like
boarding facility is greater than I expected, and I would like to be able to provide my
service to more customers to meet the demand. We feel that we can easily accommodate
more boarding and daycare dogs to fill the needs of dog owners in the Elk River area.
Our project consists of converting our large detached garage (36.5 feet x 22.5 feet) into a
dog boarding facility and adding additional fencing on our property. Moving the dog
boarding into the detached garage will allow us to use our attached garage far our cars
and storage again. Once the existing building is remodeled, we can easily accommodate
12 boarding and daycare dogs on our 16 acres. We would like to request permission to
board 15 dogs in case there is some overlap (dogs getting dropped off before others are
picked up).We anticipate that we will only reach full capacity on summer weekends and
holidays.
Our current driveway, which can. fit 6 cars, will still. be more than. adequate space for
parking. We usually only have one customer visiting at a time. On rare occasions there
may be two customers at a time. We will continue to offer dog boarding services 24
hours per day, 7 days per week.
Finally, I have a few independent contractors that work for my pet sitting business. I
would like permission for them to help on our property for a few hours per week. They
would help with cleaning the facilities and yazd as well as giving the dogs some extra
love and attention.
We are aware that the city is currently reviewing plans for passible future development to
occur an our properly. We hope to use our property as we aze allowed under current
zoning. As previously agreed, the Interim Use Permit shall terminate with the final
platting of the property or with the sale of the property. We understand that we can apply
far an extension to the interim use permit at that time.
We take the guidelines that the city has set for us very seriously and will continue to
follow them closely. We are extremely conscientious of our neighbors and make sure to
bring dogs inside when they begin to bark excessively. Dogs are kept on leashes when
they are not inside the building or fenced yard. The facilities and property are kept very
clean.
We provide a premier service to dog owners in the Elk Rfiver area, Our customers are
very happy with our service, and we love providing it.
Interim Use Permit Application
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12/22/2008 Last Modified
Descriat,~,ion of Project Narrative
A typewritten narrative explaining your request in detail should include, but not lirxlited to, all the
following applicable information:
o Detailed descriptionjscope of project.
• What is being proposed?
o What is the duration of request?
o Hours of Operation
o Number of Employees
o Number of parking stalls, existing and
o Signage -How many? What type? Loc,
o Is there outdoor. storage?
^ What is being stored?
^ How much?
^ Proposed screening?
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