Buena Park, CA Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- CS / CG zones
- Conditional use permit required
- CR zone
- Incidental use only
- CM / ML zones
- By right unless within 330 ft residential
- CO / MR / MH zones
- Not a listed use
Summary
Buena Park allows veterinary clinics only with a conditional use permit in the CS and CG commercial zones, as an incidental use in CR, and by right (unless near a residential zone) in the CM and ML zones.
Table 19.512.010 USES PERMITTED—COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES. Columns: CO / CS / CG / CR / CM / MR / ML / MH. Row 'Veterinary clinic.' reads: CO — / CS C / CG C / CR I / CM Pc / MR — / ML Pc / MH —. C = "Conditional use—use eligible for consideration under the conditional use procedure (Section 19.128.020) and permitted only if a conditional use permit is approved." Pc = "Automatically permitted use, except such use is subject to a conditional use permit when located within three hundred thirty feet of a residential zone."
Full Breakdown
Buena Park's Table 19.512.010 (Uses Permitted. Commercial and Industrial Zones) lists 'Veterinary clinic' as a conditional use in the CS (Community Shopping) and CG (Commercial General) zones, meaning a conditional use permit under Section 19.128.020 is required before one can open. In the CR (Regional Commercial) zone, a veterinary clinic is allowed only as an incidental use to another primary business on the site. In the CM (Commercial Manufacturing) and ML (Light Industrial) zones it is automatically permitted (Pc) unless the site sits within 330 feet of a residential zone, which triggers the same CUP requirement. The CO, MR, and MH zones do not list veterinary clinics as a permitted use at all.
Violations & Fines
Operating a veterinary clinic without the required conditional use permit is a code violation; Buena Park punishes general municipal code violations as a misdemeanor with up to a $1,000 fine and six months in jail (BPMC § 1.04.010).
Frequently Asked Questions
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