Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Environmental
- Heating and cooling required
Facility shall be sufficiently heated and cooled to protect the pets contained therein from temperatures to which they are not normally acclimatized.
- Ventilation required
Facility shall be adequately ventilated to reasonably ensure the health of pets contained therein and to assist in the removal of foul and obnoxious odors.
Noise
- Compliance with noise ordinance
Facility shall not have noise emitting from the building that violates the standards of the town noise ordinance found at subsection 34-1(5) at any hour.
Other
Pet breeding or reproduction activities are prohibited.
- Drainage connected to sanitary sewer
Facility shall contain a drainage system which shall be connected to a sanitary sewer system which conforms to the standards of the Town of Altavista.
- Completely enclosed building required
Indoor pet boarding activities must be in a completely enclosed building.
- Fire suppression systems required
Facility shall provide adequate fire safety protection to include fully operational fire suppression systems or devices and functional smoke detectors.
- No outdoor pet activity
Facility shall have no outdoor pet related activity including pet runs, exercise areas, display areas, sunning areas, or swimming areas or other similar activities.
- Pet waste disposal standards
Facility shall contain a means of disposal of pet waste in compliance with generally accepted standards for commercial pet waste removal.
Setback
- Minimum distance from residential use100 ft
Indoor pet boarding cannot be operated in any building or structure containing a residential use type and must be located a minimum of 100 feet from any adjacent residential use types.
From the ordinance
Indoor pet boarding activities must be in a completely enclosed building.