Crossed Paws CU

Applicant's representative argued the property ownership and rescue operations are separate, the dogs are Stephanie's personal pets, and proposed conditions make the use compatible.

Rescue vice president explained the 501(c)(3) purchase structure and said the property is a forever home for unadoptable dogs, with no rescue operations on site.

Rescue president and property owner said the dogs are her personal, chipped pets, she takes no new dogs onto the property, and she asked to live there with them.

The appellant and next-door neighbor said barking is constant six to eight hours a day, the smell is horrendous, and the rescue's own website calls the site a rehabilitation center.

A longtime supporter said she visited three times and heard no barking, and asked the board to follow the Planning Commission's approval.

A neighboring lifelong Auburndale resident said a donation rally filled the property, dogs go in and out, the smell is constant, and accused the applicants of lying.

The 90-plus-year-old neighbor described severe stress, unbearable noise and odor, cameras pointed at her property, and intimidating encounters, calling it bullying and harassment.

A volunteer and adopter praised the rescue's professionalism and animal care.

A supporter cited the rescue's 200-plus dogs saved yearly and said bark-deterrent music machines make her doubt the barking claims.

A donor of three years said the dogs on the property are Stephanie's personal dogs that nobody else wanted, and asked what else the county would do with them.