Kennel regulations

A local farmer who runs Parkland Pet Resorts argued for conditional use permits, saying food-safety rules force 2,000-foot buffers around animal facilities and a kennel on productive ag roads like McCloskey could wreck neighbors' contracts.

A farmer warned that animals near row crops cost growers contracts under food-safety rules, recounting a horse-pen dispute that took 40-50 feet of his field out of production. He demanded conditional use permits for all kennels and later urged removing the Williamson Act short-term rental exclusion.

An entrepreneur hoping to build a kennel here argued the CUP-for-all-kennels approach stemmed from a drafting error, said the code otherwise makes commercial kennels impossible in the county, and asked for objective standards rather than blanket conditions.

Co-owner of Parkland Pet Resort; said the proposed kennel rules are far more detailed than Monterey County's, complained about space formulas and posting requirements, and offered to help draft clearer rules.

Brother of the Parkland operators with kennel experience in other states; just learned of the rules that day and asked the commission to slow down and discuss the kennel provisions further.

Entrepreneur looking to open a business; said the kennel rules are stricter than other counties', argued customers and market forces will police quality, and asked the commission to let entrepreneurship proceed.