Need Advice about Residential Use Variance for Hobby Breeder - Page 2

Update please. 

Michele

I hope it went well for you.  We live in the county on 10 acres and had the same issue.  I won for now.  My biggest argument was that every Joe around here breeds some kind of dogs and they can't discriminate.  Board approved me but that one neighbor appealed it to the courts.  Going to court next week where the neighbor is going against the county.  I am not worried as I will continue training dogs.  I have no complaints EVER and that means a lot.

Bhall, I'd recomend the same to you.  Hire a land use lawyer.  He most likely doesn't need to go to the hearing with you, he could draft up something or give you guidence on how to handle it.  Yes, it may be somewhat costly to you today, but in my experience it will be a slam dunk against a "laymen with biases and no legal represention" and they will eventually have to go away.  Most complaining neighbors won't expect you to escalate and have actual legal representation.  Sure they can escalate too, but in my experience it makes them think twice about how much "complaining and trying to win thier petty argument" is going to cost out of thier pocket.  Right now it just costs them time, but bring a lawyer in and they will be out of pocket if they want to carry on with any chance. 

No updates on this? What happened?

I'm curious, too. 

I'm hoping to set up a hobby breeding situation in the next few years (well, buy the dogs, anyway- breeding will follow if they're up to snuff) but worry about nosy neuter Nazi people wanting to shut it down. I don't have the property yet or anything, just a plan I've had for a while. I'd like to know how to protect myself. 

Should I consult a land use lawyer up front? 

What the heck happened to Warstein?  I really, really, really want to know his course of action.

Sorry so long, I don't come to this site often.  I should have had a land use lawyer.  It was not approved, however the board was not unanimous either.  Anyone in a similar situation, get a lawyer so you go about it right the first time around.

Appeal!!!!