PARIS — A planned dog boarding kennel on Paris Hill Road is drawing fire from neighbors worried about the noise, waste and environmental impact of the proposal.

Carl and Sharon Nightingale submitted a site plan for the small kennel on their property at 234 Paris Hill Road to the Planning Board last month.

At its meeting Tuesday, the board accepted the couple’s plans as complete and scheduled a January public hearing on the proposal.

The Nightingales’ proposal calls for five 4- by 6-foot welded wire kennels, housed inside their insulated garage, as well as two larger chain-link pens outside.

In a presentation to the board Tuesday, the couple said the proposed overnight kennel was only intended for use on weekends, with pickup and drop-off times for two hours in the morning and two hours in late afternoon.

The entire facility has room for a maximum of 10 dogs, although Carl Nightingale told board members he expected to normally house far fewer.

Dogs would usually have their own kennel and would not be housed in the same small cage kennel as other dogs unless the owners requested it, he said.

Dogs staying at the kennel would spend most of their time inside, Carl Nightingale said. He told the board that he would be on site at all times when animals were staying at the kennel.

As dog owners themselves, the couple said part of the rationale of starting the kennel was their own problems with finding a place to house their two dogs when necessary.

“We know from experience how hard it is to find a good boarder that you trust,” Sharon Nightingale told board members.

She told the board it was a “lifelong dream” to open a boarding kennel.

“We don’t even expect to make money in the first year,” she said.

The couple have already had their site inspected by the state and are waiting for Planning Board approval to receive their license.

There is firm opposition to the Nightingales’ plans among neighbors and other property owners in the residential area. Although no public comments were allowed at Tuesday’s meeting, the Planning Board received five letters from residents concerned about the plan.

The most common complaints are that barking dogs will create a nuisance in the area, drive down property values and that animal waste will be a potential environmental hazard for a wetland area on the Nightingales’ property.

In response to questions from the letters, Carl Nightingale told board members that he was in the process of adding soundproofing to the inside of the garage and would make sure to keep barking at a minimum. The couple intend to install what are essentially mini septic tanks to deal with animal feces, which would not have a negative effect on the environment, he explained.

A public hearing for those who have concerns or questions about the proposal is scheduled for 7 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Town Office.