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county has given up, all are in use — people are either living in them or using them for business. The onliest thing I hate about (what is proposed for) the Scrabble School is that it must go to the dogs!” he said, adding that his children were educated there.
“The building itself is not going to be any part of the dog pound,” explained Chairman Gilkey. “The shelter will just be located on the grounds there.”
Commissioner Krebser suggested assuring citizens that the shelter would be at Scrabble only temporarily and would be moved to the landfill “when We get one.”
“I’d be willing to say that’s my intention,” Mr. Miller agreed, stressing, however, that there could be no guarantee.
“Judging from our last landfill hearing, it could be 20 years before we get a new one,” interjected Commissioner David Fannon. “My personal opinion is that we’re not going to get a landfill,” he said, predicting that the county will find another locality to take its trash.
But his fellow commissioners disgreed. “We’ll have to get a landfill within six months,” said Mr. Krebser. “There will be a suit — like with the shelter,” added James Swindler, seconding the suggestion to put the pound at the new dump.
Supervisor Lane, whose district includes both Scrabble and the existing landfill, voiced opposition to allowing a shelter by right. When a change in land use is proposed, citizens are entitled to a public hearing, he said. “Landowners large and small expect this as their matter of right.”
Commissioner Fannon said a shelter should be allowed by special permit to give the BZA the opportunity to place restrictions if deemed necessary.
Asked if the possibility of using a commercial kennel to house Rappahannock’s dogs had been explored, Chairman Gilkey said that boarding dogs the required five days would prove too expensive.
“We’re in a box and we’re awfully hard pressed,” said Commissioner Krebser, looking over the criteria that must be satisfied for issuance of a special use permit. “These are very stringent hurdles.”
“I think we have other options besides agricultural land,” countered Commissioner Fannon, noting that commercial kennels are permitted by right in a business district.
The vote spit 3-3 with Commissioners Stokes, Krebser and Miller against allowing non-commercial kennels and animal shelters by special use permit in an agricultural district and Commissioners Swindler, Fannon and David Thornhill in favor.
Mr. Krebser’s motion to allow a government shelter by right in an agricultural district “provided the shelter be relocated if the landfill becomes a reality” died for lack of second.
“I agree with everything you’ve said. I just don’t think you can make it fit,” said Mr. Miller. “You can’t put that provision in the ordinance.”
Commissioner Stokes asked if private kennels in the county had been canvassed to see if any were willing to house strays on a temporary basis.
“I don’t know of any that will meet the state criteria,” Mr. Gilkey replied, acknowledging that no private kennel owners had been contacted.
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