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Docket No. 2025-69
Board of County Commissioners
Weld County, Colorado
Use by Special Review Permit, USR25-0015, for a Kennel (dog training and
boarding facility for up to eight [8] dogs) outside of subdivisions and historic
townsites in the A (Agricultural) Zone District— Paragon Service Dogs
A public hearing was conducted on October 29, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., with the following
present:
Commissioner Perry L. Buck, Chair
Commissioner Scott K. James, Pro-Tern
Commissioner Jason S. Maxey— Excused
Commissioner Lynette Peppier— Excused
Commissioner Kevin D. Ross
Also present:
Acting Clerk to the Board, Jan Warwick
Deputy County Attorney, Karin McDougal
Department of Planning Services Representative, Matthew VanEyll
Development Review Representative, Aaron Maurice
The following business was transacted:
I hereby certify that pursuant to a Notice dated September 17, 2025, and duly published
September 19, 2025, in the Greeley Tribune, a public hearing was conducted to consider
the request of Paragon Service Dogs, for Use by Special Review Permit, USR25-0015,
for a Kennel (dog training and boarding facility for up to eight [8] dogs) outside of
subdivisions and historic townsites in the A (Agricultural) Zone District. Karin McDougal,
Deputy County Attorney, made this a matter of record.
Carol Heider, applicant, Chair Buck instructed the applicant and reviewed for the public,
with two (2) of the five (5) Commissioners being excused, the vote must be unanimous
for the case to be approved today. Ms. Heider indicated she would like to move forward
with the presentation.
Matthew VanEyll, Department of Planning Services, presented a brief summary of the
proposal, to be known as Paragon Service Dogs, he described the times the kennel will
be open and operating. He relayed dog training will primarily take place indoors, there will
be no dogs onsite over the weekends, with two (2) to four (4) visitors on-site, at a time.
He stated the outdoor fencing is four (4) feet tall, and there are no outside kennels or
runs, and no persons reside at the on-site residence. Mr. VanEyll described the sign
posting, reviewed the criteria of a USR request, and stated nine (9) surrounding property
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owners (SPOs) were noticed, and one (1) response was received regarding noise. He
relayed the site is located within the three (3) mile referral areas of the Towns of Mead
and Firestone, and the City of Longmont, also the Town of Mead's Coordinated Planning
Agreement boundary and the Town of Firestone's Coordinated Planning Agreement
boundary; however, no objections were received and no interest in annexation was
expressed. Mr. VanEyll suggested DS #16 be amended to include Section 14-9-40 of
Weld County Code. He entered the favorable recommendation of the Planning
Commission into the record, as written, and displayed images of the site and surrounding
views. In response to Commissioner James, Mr. VanEyll confirmed a Noise Narrative and
a Noise Study are the same.
Aaron Maurice, Department of Planning Services, Development Review, stated access
will be from County Road 3, via a private gravel road, within a 30-foot-wide access
easement created with Recorded Exemption, RE-4394. He stated CR 3 is a local gravel
road, which requires 60 feet of right-of-way, the latest average daily traffic counts 203
vehicles per day, with 11 percent trucks, and the 85th percentile speed is 45 mph. He
relayed traffic information indicates there will be approximately 14 passenger car or
pickup truck daily round trips, with one (1) delivery truck daily roundtrip, and 80% of the
site's traffic coming from the south on CR 3, and the balance of 20% from the north. He
relayed a Road Maintenance Agreement is required and a Drainage Narrative was
submitted meeting the exception for stormwater detention.
Carol Heider, applicant, responded to Chair Buck, and indicated she had not had contact
with any of the Commissioners regarding this case. Ms. Heider narrated a PowerPoint
presentation (Exhibit D) and explained the difference between a kennel and training of
service dogs. She provided a history of the organization, stating puppies are raised by
community members or prison raisers from Torrington, Wyoming, and prior to actual
service training, the dogs are trained early on for nuisance barking and she reiterated
there are no dogs on the site over the weekends.
No public testimony was offered concerning this matter.
In response to Chair Buck, Ms. Heider indicated she had reviewed, and agreed to abide
by, the Conditions of Approval and Development Standards, as amended.
Commissioner James requested Development Standard (DS) #16 be amended to
reference Section 14-9-40 of the Weld County Code. The Board agreed to the
aforementioned changes.
No public testimony was offered regarding changes made to the Conditions of Approval
and Development Standards.
Commissioner James moved to approve the request of Paragon Service Dogs for Use by
Special Review Permit, USR25-0015, for a Kennel (dog training and boarding facility for
up to eight [8] dogs) outside of subdivisions and historic townsites in the A (Agricultural)
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Zone District, based on the recommendations of Planning staff and the Planning
Commission, with the Conditions of Approval and Development Standards, as amended.
The motion was seconded by Commissioner Ross and it carried unanimously. There
being no further discussion, the hearing was completed at 10:51 a.m. (Clerk's Note:
Teams recording start timestamp 30:44)
The Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, approved the above
and foregoing Hearing Certification, on motion duly made and seconded, by the following
vote on the 12th day of November, A.D., 2025:
Perry L. Buck, Chair: Aye
Scott K. James, Pro-Tern: Aye #: 1 //��r
Jason S. Maxey: Aye I ` , k: �1►
Lynette Peppler: Aye tt!!4:0.
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Kevin D. Ross: Excused date of Approval ■•r
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Esther E. Gesick, Clerk to the Board
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