Brooklyn Park, MN Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)

City Code § 152.609 and Table 152.609.1 list veterinary clinics under the 'Sales and service' use category for Brooklyn Park's eight nonresidential zoning districts: B-1 Office Park, B-2 Neighborhood Business, B-3 General Business, B-4 Vehicle Sales and Showroom, BP Business Park, I General Industrial, PI Public Institution, and OP Open Space and Parks. The table marks veterinary clinics 'P' for permitted, meaning by-right approval without a conditional use hearing, in B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4, BP, and I. PI and OP carry an 'NP' designation, meaning veterinary clinics are not permitted in either district under any circumstance.

The same table separately lists 'Outdoor pet runs' as an accessory use marked 'A' in B-3, B-4, BP, and I, but 'NP' in B-1 and B-2, so a veterinary clinic sited in an office park or neighborhood business district cannot add an outdoor run even where the clinic itself is allowed. Section 152.609(B) points operators to § 152.903 for additional performance standards that apply to nonresidential uses generally, on top of the use-table designation, before a veterinary clinic can open. Because the use table controls by district rather than by conditional review, a veterinary clinic applicant in a permitted district applies for a standard building or zoning permit rather than a conditional use permit, while a business owner seeking a PI or OP site would need a use-table amendment from the City Council rather than a case-by-case variance.