Florence County, SC Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)

Florence County's zoning ordinance regulates where a veterinary clinic can locate through the permitted-use table for business and rural districts, Sec. 30-29 (Table II). The 'Veterinary services' line, tied to NAICS code 54194, is marked 'P' for permitted by right in the B-3 general commercial district, the B-6 industrial district, and all three rural districts, RU-1, RU-1A and RU-2. It is marked 'N' for not permitted in B-1 limited business, B-2 convenience business, B-4 central commercial, and B-5 office and light industrial, meaning a clinic cannot locate in the county's smaller neighborhood commercial nodes, its downtown-style B-4 district, or its office park district regardless of site plan.

Because the use is listed 'P' rather than 'C' for conditional, a veterinary clinic in an eligible district does not need a conditional-use permit or a Board of Zoning Appeals hearing; it proceeds through the standard building and zoning permit process administered by Florence County Planning and Building Inspection. 0 space per 300 to 500 square feet, reflecting the lower walk-in traffic typical of an animal hospital. A comparable 'Veterinary services' entry, permitted only in the county's mixed-use and commercial-leaning districts and barred from lower-intensity ones, recurs in the separate use table governing the county's newer mixed-use and townhouse districts.