Case #6609 — Commercial kennel conditional use and variances
Carroll County
Description
A continued public hearing was scheduled on a request for a conditional use and multiple variances for a commercial kennel of more than 10 dogs on Conservation District-zoned land in Woodbine. No decision was recorded.
Impact summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals denied it on Oct 28, 2026.
Neighbors within 200-400 feet and others within a mile say the kennel would bring all-day barking, hundreds of daily vehicle trips on a one-lane road, groundwater strain, and lost property values if approved.
Applicant
- Name
- Rachann Mayer
- Address
- 6270 Davis Road, Woodbine, MarylandSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 6
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 6
Last vote · Board of Zoning Appeals
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 28, 2026.
Meeting timeline (6)
Board of Zoning Appeals - Oct 28, 2026
A request for a conditional use and multiple variances for a large commercial kennel on conservation-zoned land; the access-drive width variance was withdrawn during the hearing, and the board then denied the rest.
Board of Zoning Appeals - Sep 22, 2026
A proposed 90-150 dog boarding and daycare kennel on about 8.31 acres with roughly 16 variances, including cutting the 600-foot residential buffer nearly in half. The fourth hearing day ended with continued opposition testimony and an adjournment to late October after a medical emergency.
Board of Zoning Appeals - Jul 28, 2026
A continued request for a conditional use and multiple variances to operate a commercial kennel of more than 10 dogs on conservation-zoned land in Woodbine.
Board of Zoning Appeals - Jun 26, 2026
A continued public hearing was scheduled on a request for a conditional use and multiple variances for a commercial kennel of more than 10 dogs on Conservation District-zoned land in Woodbine. No decision was recorded.
Board of Zoning Appeals - May 26, 2026
A request for a conditional use and multiple variances to operate a commercial kennel of more than 10 dogs on "C" Conservation District land in Election District 13.
Board of Zoning Appeals - Apr 28, 2026
A request for a conditional use and multiple variances to operate a commercial kennel housing more than 10 dogs on conservation-zoned land.
Related issues (3)
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