Baytown, TX Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)

Subsec. 33-2(D) of the Unified Land Development Code carries three use-specific standards for a Veterinary Clinic or Veterinary Hospital use. 1, no boarding facility or dog run for the clinic can sit within 100 feet of any lot line, and it must also stay at least 300 feet away from any Educational Facility Use Category or Day Care Use Category property, protecting nearby schools and day cares from animal noise and odor. 2 requires that outdoor dog runs and animal exercise areas be screened with a Type C Bufferyard under Sec.

43, Bufferyard Landscaping, either around the run itself or along the property lines, specifically to keep the run from distracting or exciting the clinic's animals. 3 requires that all clinic activity other than the outdoor runs and exercise areas happen inside a fully enclosed building built with noise-resistant materials, and the plans and specifications for that noise-reduction construction have to be approved by the City through the site plan approval process under Sec. 32, Site Development Plans, before the clinic opens. These standards apply wherever the Consolidated Use Table lists Veterinary Clinic or Veterinary Hospital as a permitted or limited use, and Planning and Development Services checks them at site plan review rather than at the building permit counter alone.