TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kelly Strickland - Assistant City Manager
Dr. Gerald Newton, AICP - Development Services Director
FROM: Craig Harmon, CZO - Senior Planner
DATE: June 23, 2025
RE:
Title
Approve SUP25-05: Order of Approval, Findings of Fact - Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow for the reduction in the separation requirement between Animal Care Uses and adjoining property lines, located at 4417 RAMSEYST (REID # 0439598207000) and being the property, RIDDLE PROPERTIES LLC.
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
1 - Jensen
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal III: City Investment in Today and Tomorrow
Objective 3.2: To manage the City's future growth and strategic land use
Executive Summary:
City Council is asked to approve the Order of Approval - Findings of Fact for SUP25-05 which was approved on March 27, 2025, by a unanimous vote.
Background:
The property in question is the former location of Cape Fear Drug, which was built around 2008 or 2009 according to the Cumberland County GIS. According to the Hounds Town USA website, it was founded in 2000 by former NYPD and Nassau County Police canine handler Michael S. Gould to offer an affordable and refreshingly straightforward approach to pet care with no hidden fees or extra charges for add-on services.
The Applicant is requesting a reduction in the 75-foot separation standards between an Animal Care use and an adjoining lot line. The Applicant's request would reduce the separation down to approximately 23 feet.
In the City's Unified Development Ordinance, an Animal Care use (Kennel) is defined as an establishment as a facility where dogs, cats, or other domestic animals over six months of age are kept, raised, sold, boarded, bred, shown, treated, or groomed.
Owner: Riddle Properties LLC
Applicant: Jake Henning, Hounds Town
Requested Action: SUP - Reduction in separation between uses.
Property Address: 4417 Ramsey St
Council District: 1 ...
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