[CALL TO ORDER]
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MISS WOODWARD IS ABSENT, MR. EDWARDS, MR. NORRIS, HERE.
AND I HAVE ASKED MR. EDWARDS IF HE WILL DO THE INVOCATION AND STORY IF SHE WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR A TIME THAT WE CAN BE HERE AND SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.
WE JUST ASK YOU THAT YOU WOULD BE WITH US AND ANYTHING THAT WE DO AND SAY WOULD BE PLEASING TO YOU.
WE JUST THANK YOU FOR OUR COUNTY AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE SERVING.
YOU JUST ASK THAT YOU BE WITH US AND EVERYTHING WE DO AND SAY IT IN THY NAME.
[ADOPTION OF AGENDA]
AT THIS TIME, WE NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.I DON'T KNOW WHETHER EVERYONE'S HAD TIME TO LOOK OVER IT OR NOT, BUT IT SEEMS COMPLETE TO ME.
WITH THE ADOPTION OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO REVIEW THE REVISED BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS 2023 MEETING SCHEDULE
[ORDER OF BUSINESS]
AND ADOPT IT IF IT IS SUITABLE TO EVERYONE.THAT'S IT WAS A SUNDAY, SO IT HAD TO BE CHANGED.
OKAY. SO IF EVERYONE IS GOOD AT GOOD WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEETING SCHEDULE? MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE IT.
I HOPE EVERYONE'S HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE AND WE'LL ACCEPT A MOTION FOR APPROVAL IF THERE ARE NO CHANGES. SO MOVE.
WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG HERE AT THIS TIME IN THE MEETING, WE'LL ACCEPT PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, WE HAVE A LIGHT CROWD TONIGHT.
SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, PERIOD.
[OLD BUSINESS]
LAST MEETING WE HAD TABLED AND MOVED TO THIS MEETING OF VARIANCE AT THE VARIANCE WAS THE REQUEST OF JAMES JONES, THE BUILDER.HE HAS SINCE WITHDRAWN THAT APPLICATION.
[NEW BUSINESS – PUBLIC HEARINGS]
NOW, DOES SOMEONE WANT TO DO YOU WANT TO PRESENT THAT? I HAD A. PRESENTATION PLAN, BUT WE'RE HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.[00:05:03]
SO BASICALLY I WILL JUST SUMMARIZE THE CASE USING MY POWERPOINT.GOOD EVENING, MADAM VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS.
TONIGHT I WILL BE PRESENTING SPECIAL EXCEPTION SC BZA-23-01.
THE REQUEST IS MADE BY THE APPLICANT, WHICH IS WHO IS MICHAEL D DANKENBRING, AND HE'S REQUESTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 90-203.1 OF THE PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE TO ALLOW A PRIVATE ANIMAL BOARDING PLACE.
IN A R1 GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO KEEP FIVE DOGS ON THE PROPERTY.
A SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS REQUIRED FOR THE USE IF THE DOGS ARE KEPT ON A RESIDENTIALLY USED PARCEL THAT IS LESS THAN ONE ACRE IN SIZE.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP 05A-05002-0 IS LOCATED AT 11005 IRONWOOD DRIVE AND IS APPROXIMATELY 0.39 ACRES IN SIZE IN ZONE R1 LIMITED RESIDENTIAL.
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INDICATES THAT THE PROPERTY IS SUITABLE FOR RESIDENTIAL USES.
IN YOUR PACKET YOU THERE IS THE LOCATION MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE LOT THAT'S IN QUESTION.
BACKGROUND. IN 2012, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY AMENDED THE COUNTY CODE TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF DOGS ALLOWED ON A RESIDENTIALLY USED PARCEL OF AN ACRE OF LESS OF AN ACRE OR LESS IN SIZE.
AND THEN A MINUTE, THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO ADD PRIVATE ANIMAL BOARDING PLACE AS A USE WHICH MAY BE ALLOWED BY SPECIAL EXEMPTION FROM THE BZA. ON MARCH 16TH, 2023, PLANNING AND ZONING STAFF RECEIVED AN APPLICATION FROM MICHAEL DANKENBRING FOR THE KEEPING OF FIVE DOGS ON HIS PROPERTY.
A SIMILAR REQUEST WAS HEARD AND APPROVED ON AUGUST 22ND, 2022.
WITH THAT CASE, THE APPLICANT CAME TO THE BZA AND REQUESTED TO KEEP FOUR DOGS ON A 0.49 ACRE LOT ZONED R1 LOCATED AT 2611 ROSEBUD COURT.
THE APPLICANT WISHES TO KEEP FIVE DOGS AT HIS RESIDENCE.
THE DOG CONSISTS OF ONE SHITZU, NINE YEAR OLD MALE, ONE BASSET HOUND, A FOUR MONTH OLD FEMALE, TWO CANINE CANE CORSO MIX, A THREE YEAR OLD FEMALE AND A SIX YEAR OLD MALE AND ONE BULLY, ONE YEAR OLD AND FEMALE.
THE DOGS ARE PRIMARILY KEPT INDOORS.
THE REAR YARD IS FENCED IN ALL SIDES WITH A METAL GATED FENCE.
THE DOGS USE THE BACKGROUNDS FOR LIMITED TIMES DURING THE DAY OR EVENING.
IN YOUR PACKETS YOU SEE EVERY VIEW OF THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION.
ALSO, YOU SEE PHOTOS OF THE FENCE.
SOME BACK YARD IN THE PICTURE SHOWS THAT THE PROPERTY IS ADEQUATELY FENCED FROM THE ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS. STAFF.
SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS ABUT THE PROPERTY ON ALL SIDES.
THE LOT DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET IS VACANT.
EXPECTED IMPACTS ON ADJACENT PROPERTIES AND ROADWAYS WOULD BE.
NOISE AND ODOR ONLY IF THE DOGS ARE LEFT OUTSIDE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.
OPPORTUNITIES TO MITIGATE IMPACTS IS TO KEEP THE DOGS INSIDE PRIMARILY, WHICH THE APPLICANT DOES ALREADY.
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THERE WERE NO OUTDOOR PENS OR CAGES.THE BACKYARD IS FENCED AND THERE APPEARS TO BE AMPLE SPACE FOR THE DOGS TO PLAY.
THE DOGS DID NOT BARK DURING THE VISIT.
NO, NO ODOR WAS NOTICEABLE DURING THE VISIT, AND THE OWNER STATED THAT THEY DISPOSED OF THE ANIMAL WASTE REGULARLY IN A TRASH RECEPTACLE THAT IS PICKED UP WEEKLY BY THE LOCAL TRASH COMPANY.
ACCORDING TO THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, NOTICES WERE PROPERLY SENT TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS ON AUGUST 13TH AND A LEGAL AD RAN IN THE LOCAL PAPER FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS.
THE AD RAN ON APRIL THE 11TH AND ON APRIL THE 18TH.
NO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY STAFF.
TO EVALUATE THE REQUEST IN RELATION TO THE DEFINITION OF SPECIAL EXCEPTION, WHICH IS IF CONTROLLED AS TO THE NUMBER, AREA, LOCATION OR RELATION TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE USE WOULD PROMOTE THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE, MORALS, ORDER, COMFORT, CONVENIENCE, APPEARANCE, PROSPERITY OF GENERAL WELFARE.
EVALUATE THE REQUEST IF IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO CHANGE ANY OF THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS, SUCH AS ADDING ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS TO FURTHER REDUCE IMPACTS ON ADJACENT PROPERTIES.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS, WHICH ARE INTENDED TO REDUCE POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON THE ADJACENT PROPERTY.
THE PROPERTY OWNERS WERE MAILED A COPY OF THE STAFF REPORT AND THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS AND THEY HAVE NO OBJECTIONS TO THE CONDITIONS AS STATED IN THE FULL STAFF REPORT.
AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TONIGHT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE OF HIM.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO.
WITH APPROVAL OF THE FIVE DOGS, IS THAT A CONTINUOUS OR IS THAT JUST FOR THEIR LIFESPAN? THAT'S BASICALLY DON'T YOU HAVE TO RENEW YOUR LICENSE YEARLY? YEARLY? YEAH.
JUST WHAT I'M SAYING IS IF IT'S A LIFETIME AWAY, HE COULD REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER DOG.
OKAY. HE CAN ALWAYS HAVE UP TO FIVE DOGS.
OKAY. IF YOU WANT SIX, HE HAS TO COME BACK.
AND JUST THIS IS JUST KIND OF A CURIOSITY.
COULD THAT BE A CONDITION THAT IF IT GOES DOWN ONE DOG, THAT IT WOULD BE MAINTAINED AT FOUR AND THE FIFTH DOG WOULDN'T BE REPLACED? THAT COULD BE MADE A CONDITION, BUT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT STAFF WOULD HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT AND FOLLOW.
YOU KNOW, AS HE CHANGED HIS LICENSES, WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT HE THAT WOULD BE HARD FOR STAFF TO ENFORCE THAT.
I THINK THAT AS A SITUATION CHANGED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER AGAIN WOULD BE ANOTHER EXCEPTION.
BUT SO WHAT'S A CANE? CORSO HOW BIG OF A DOG IS IT? I'M JUST CURIOUS.
COMPARING. I RESIDE AT THE ADDRESS 11005 IRONWOOD DRIVE.
CANE CORSO IS A TYPE OF A MASTIFF.
SO MY DOGS PRIMARILY RUN ABOUT 70 POUNDS.
THE TWO TWO OF THEM ABOUT THE SIZE OF A GOLDEN RETRIEVER, PRETTY MUCH.
WHAT ABOUT A BULLY? BULLY? SHE'S ABOUT LIKE A BULLDOG.
5 POUNDS. IT'S THEY CALL IT A BULLY DOG.
IT'S A. OH, NOT A NOT A FULL SIZED PIT.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE FIVE DOGS BECAUSE WE RESCUED TWO OF THEM.
YES, SIR. AND THAT'S VERY COMMENDABLE.
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YOU GOT THE TIME.SO WE'RE KIND OF JUST ALL LOOKING AROUND HERE.
ARE THERE OTHER QUESTIONS? AND DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE TO US? JUST TO LET YOU ALL KNOW WE ARE IN THE PROCESS, IF I CAN GET LOWE'S TO DELIVER MY LUMBER, WE'RE PUTTING UP A PRIVACY FENCE.
SO IT WILL BE A SIX FOOT PRIVACY FENCE VERSUS THE FOUR FOOT GATE CHAIN THERE NOW.
SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING.
WELL IT WOULD APPEAR TO ME SINCE YOU HAVE THE DOGS ALREADY AND I ASSUME THEY GO OUTDOORS AND DO ALL THE THINGS YOU WANT TO CONTINUE AND NO ONE RESPONDED TO ADS OR LETTERS THAT YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB WITH THE ANIMALS.
SO I COMMEND YOU FOR FOR DOING THAT.
WELL, IF THERE IS NO MORE DISCUSSION, WE CAN ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE WITH THE CONDITIONS AS OUTLINED BY STAFF.
WELL, SOMEBODY MADE THAT VERY EASY. THANK YOU.
THANK THE STAFF FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND THANK OUR CITIZEN FOR THE GOOD JOB HE'S DOING.
OKAY. WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED.
HOLD ON. IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE COVERING TONIGHT'S AGENDA PRETTY QUICKLY.
I HAVE ANOTHER MEETING I NEED TO ATTEND.
SO WE'VE APPROVED THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION.
WE'VE APPROVED THE CALENDAR OF MEETINGS.
THE REQUEST FOR THE VARIANCE WAS WITHDRAWN.
DOES THAT BRING US TO COMMUNICATIONS?
[COMMUNICATIONS]
YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO UPDATE YOU AND LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE NO ITEMS FOR THE MAY MEETING SO YOU CAN TAKE A VACATION FOR ME.CORRECT. OKAY. THE TIME PERIOD HAS PASSED, CORRECT? OKAY, WELL, NO UPCOMING CASES.
AND THE NEXT THING MY AGENDA SAYS IS ADJOURNMENT.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO PRESENT, QUESTION, DISCUSS BEFORE WE TAKE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT? YES, SIR. HOW IS THE TRAINING COMING? MS. STORY FROM..
FRIDAY WE HAVE THE LAST FULL DAY SESSION FROM 9:00 TO 9:00.
BEFORE I HAVE, I WILL TELL YOU I HAVE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT.
OKAY. I REALLY HAVE IN THE BOOKS THAT THEY THE MATERIAL THEY PROVIDED.
BUT THEN THEY SENT US TWO BOOKS TO READ AND AND THEY HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL FOR ME.
I MEAN, ONE OF THEM WAS HELPFUL FOR LAST MONTH'S CASE.
AND THEN THE OTHER ONE, IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT'S A BOOK THAT YOU SHOULD HAND OUT TO EVERYBODY WHO WANTS TO APPLY FOR THINGS WITH YOU AND SAY, READ THIS BOOK, BECAUSE IT WOULD REALLY HELP THEM TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO.
I THINK THE HARDEST THING FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND IS WHAT'S A HARDSHIP? WHAT THEY CONSIDER A HARDSHIP DOESN'T IT MEET THE LEGAL DEFINITION THAT THE CODE OF VIRGINIA PUTS ON THE BZA TO HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, FIND SOMETHING OR DEEMED SOMETHING THAT HARDSHIP.
THAT'S WHY THE SECOND BOOK AND I MIGHT I MIGHT DROP IT OFF TO YOU FOR YOU TO TAKE A PEEK AT BECAUSE IT TALKS ABOUT ACTUALLY IT GIVES SUGGESTIONS TO HOME OWNERS ON WORKAROUNDS AND NOT NECESSARILY BREAKING THE RULES, BUT HOW TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX TO WORK AROUND THINGS THAT STILL WORK FOR YOU AND WORK FOR YOUR LOCALITY.
IT JUST BE SOMETHING FOR YOU TO.
OKAY, I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT OFFHAND, BUT IT'S JUST A REALLY GOOD BOOK.
SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DIG MY FEET INTO THAT.
SO I REALLY BUT YEAH, FRIDAY WE HAVE THE FINISHING UP WITH THAT, SO.
HE HAS TO STOP. THREE MINUTES ARE UP.
I SPOKE FOR THREE MINUTES, I GUESS.
AND I DID. I SWEAR I DIDN'T TOUCH ANY BUTTONS.
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WELL, JUST, I GUESS JUST TO VERIFY THAT I HAVE CORRECT INFORMATION AFTER OUR MEETING THE LAST TIME AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WAS HERE, HE IS NO LONGER OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY.IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT, ANDREA EARHART IS THE INTERIM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RIGHT NOW.
OKAY. WELL, THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT THAT THAT IS WHAT I HAD READ.
I MEAN, IT WAS LIKE THE DAY AFTER OUR MEETING, HE HE TURNED IT IN.
YEAH. AT THE BOARD OF THE NEXT.
THE NEXT. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING THE NEXT DAY.
OKAY. I THOUGHT, GOODNESS, WERE WE THAT DIFFICULT? BUT I THINK THAT WAS THE MEETING YOU AND I WERE AT.
I THINK HE DID IT LATE IN THE MEETING AFTER YOU HAD LEFT, MAYBE AT.
IT KIND OF TOOK ME BY SURPRISE BECAUSE HE HAD BEEN HERE AND HAD DONE SOME TRAINING.
OKAY. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU FEEL KIND OF BAD? IT SEEMS LIKE WE'VE KIND OF RUSHED THROUGH, BUT IF THERE'S NOTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, THEN WE NEED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING IF ANYONE WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION.
SO MOVED. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION MADE AND SECONDED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
AND JUST THANK YOU ALL FOR DOING IT.
YOU'RE WELCOME. ARE YOU THE DELIVERY?
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.