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STAFF REPORT <br /> Decatur City Plan Commission <br /> COMMON NAME: ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT --A1vIMAL CLIIVIC <br /> GENERAL INFORMATION <br /> Hearing Date April l, 2004 <br /> Calendar No. 04-19 <br /> Requested Action Amend Zoning Ordinance#3512 <br /> Petitioner Dane C. Bragg, Director of Economic and Urban Development <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> 1. Currently the Zoning Ordinance allows Animal Clinics and Hospitals in the M-1 Light <br /> Industrial District only. Staff would like to amend the Ordinance to expand the number of <br /> Districts that Animal Clinic (with and without outdoor kennels)may operate. <br /> DESCRIPTION <br /> 1. SECTION II, DEFII�TITIONS, Add: A1vIMAL CLINIC OR HOSPITAL: A place where <br /> small animals, including household pets are given medical or surgical treatment and are cared <br /> for during the time of such treatment. Kennel use shall be limited to short-time boarding, <br /> incidental to hospital use and such kennels shall be located within the building (unless <br /> expressly permitted outdoors). <br /> 2. Amend SECTION X. A. (O-1 District), SECTION XI. B. (B-1 District), SECTION XII. A. <br /> (B-2 District), and SECTION XIV. A. (B-4 District), to add the following to Permitted Uses <br /> (in the proper location in each list alphabetically, with all following paragraphs renumbered <br /> accordingly): <br /> Animal Clinic or Hospital,without outdoor kennels <br /> 3. Amend SECTION XII. B. (B-2 District),by adding "Animal Clinic or Hospital with outdoor <br /> kennel located at least 100 feet from any Residential District"to the list of Conditional Uses <br /> in the B-2 District <br /> 4. Amend SECTION XVI. A. (M-1 District) and SECTION XVII. A. (M-2 District)to add to <br /> the Permitted Uses list the following(in the proper location in each list alphabetically,with <br /> all following paragraphs renumbered accordingly): <br /> Animal Clinic or Hospital, with outdoor kennel located at least 100 feet from any <br /> Residential District <br /> 5. Amend SECTION XVI. A. (M-1 District) to delete Veterinarian and/or animal clinic or <br /> riding academy from the Permitted Uses list and add Riding academy(in the proper location <br /> in each list alphabetically,with all following paragraphs renumbered accordingly). <br /> STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br /> 1. Staff recommends approval of the amendments as proposed. <br />