Plympton ZBA Signs Off on Dog Daycare Special Permit With Key Wording Fix

PLYMPTON — October 29, 2025 — Plympton's Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved an amended written decision granting a special permit to a local dog daycare operator at its October 29 meeting, correcting terminology and a misdated approval before signing the document. The board changed the word "kennel" to "dog daycare" after a member noted that commercial dog kennels were removed from Plympton's table of allowed uses in 2019, making the original phrasing both legally inaccurate and potentially misleading. The board also acknowledged that the ZBA that first approved the business may have done so in error, but treated the operator as effectively grandfathered. One member searched the zoning bylaw live during the session and found that the special permit's use category — indoor commercial recreational light — carries no statutory time limit, though the permit lapses automatically if the owner stops operating or sells the business. The chair also caught a clerical date error, crossing out "October 22" and writing in "October 29," with members initialing the correction before signing copies for the town clerk and the ZBA's own files.