City Council to Consider Goats, Sheep, Pet Lodge

Beachwood City Council will consider ordinances allowing goats and sheep at Beachwood homes and allowing an overnight pet care facility at tonight’s meeting.

One ordinance would at homes on at least 1.1 acres of property. 

A Beachwood resident, who asked Beachwood Patch not to publish her name, asked City Council to allow goats in the city.

The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the ordinance to City Council at their February meeting in a 5-0 vote. Commissioners Bill Mann and Bryan Zabell were absent.

Dan Kryzanowski, owner of Pet Lodge USA, told the Planning and Zoning Commission at their last meeting that the building is perfect for his headquarters and training facility, and he wants to sign a 10-year lease.

Commission members were skeptical of the proposal at the first meeting, and City Planner George Smerigan said that allowing it could set a precedent allowing other pet kennels into Beachwood.

The Commission  Councilman and Commissioner Mark Wachter voted against.

The farm animals zoning requires three readings and a public hearing before Council approves. The Pet Lodge ordinance could be voted on tonight.*

City Council meets at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers at

See the full agenda on the PDF to the right.

*Editor's Note: The original version of this article reported that both ordinances required three readings and a public hearing.