Buffalo Green Code Chapter 745 allows veterinary clinics in mixed-use and commercial transects with a special-use permit when overnight boarding is provided; New York Education Law Article 135 governs veterinary licensure separately through the State Board.
Under the Buffalo Green Code, day-only veterinary offices are permitted by right in N-2C, N-3C, N-4C, and D-C transects, while clinics offering overnight boarding require a special-use permit reviewed for noise, odor, and waste-handling impacts. Outdoor runs need solid fencing and may not be sited within twenty-five feet of a residential property line. Veterinarians themselves are licensed by the New York State Board for Veterinary Medicine under Education Law Article 135. Animal carcass disposal follows Erie County Health rules; controlled-substance storage follows DEA and New York Department of Health requirements. Zoning Board of Appeals hears variance requests.
Buffalo Green Code stop-work orders, ZBA enforcement actions, and revocation of certificate of occupancy if a clinic boards animals without the required special-use permit.
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