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Issue ID:

4653251

Submitted To:

Sarasota County Services

Category:

Code Enforcement

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Neighborhood:

Sarasota County

Reported:

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Description

Poochie's Pampered Pups is zoned for a permitted use of grooming. However, they operate primarily as a dog day care and have dogs outside and cage free off and on between the hours of 7am to 6pm. The location is abutting and adjacent to residential homes and creates noise issues for the neighborhood due to many dogs barking early mornings and throughout the day (even when employees attempt to supervise, the dogs continue to bark, and we then hear employee screams and dogs barking). The grooming use would not involve leaving dogs outside to play and bark all day long. Additionally, the daycare service are provided with or without the grooming service. Therefore, many dog owners are leaving dogs solely for the purpose of free range daycare and not grooming. This is not a vet clinic, therefore, no exception for pet resorts/boarding applies. Ideally, the company would be confined to solely offering grooming services, as approved, which would not involve dogs being dropped off to play and bark outside.

**We have submitted this issue before and were advice to contact law enforcement as the appropriate department; however, law enforcement has advised us this is not within their scope and this is solely a zoning/use issue. Law enforcement further advised that a noise ordinance claim is an immediate short term fix but not the appropriate solution for an ongoing business use disturbance. This is a use issue, given the company is operating outside of the approved "grooming" use category. The neighbors surrounding would be very pleased if we could at least accomplish the business being required to keep the dogs inside, except when dogs are briefly taken outside to relieve themselves (like all other grooming businesses), rather than allow them to play and bark outside, off and on, all day long (as a day care and not a grooming business).

also asked...
Q. Type of issue?
A. Illegal Business

5 Comments

  • SCF Administrator (Registered User)

  • Acknowledged Sarasota County Contact Center (Verified Official)

  • anonymous (Registered User)

  • anonymous (Registered User)

  • Closed Sarasota Contact Center (Registered User)

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