Denton, TX Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- MD district size cap
- 5,000 sq ft per lot
- Livestock care ban
- MN, MD, MR districts
- Livestock care w/ SUP
- SC, HC, LI, PF districts
- Max fine
- $2,000/day, zoning violation
Summary
Denton's zoning code caps veterinary clinics in the MD district at 5,000 square feet per lot and bans on-site livestock veterinary care in the MN, MD, and MR districts entirely, without exception.
In the MD zoning district, veterinary clinics are limited to no more than 5,000 square feet per lot. No livestock veterinary care shall be proposed on-site in MN, MD, or MR zoning districts. If livestock veterinary care proposed on-site in SC, HC, LI, or PF zoning districts an SUP shall be required.
RV Parks
Generally
Occupation by a single user shall not exceed a period of six months. The principal business of a RV park shall be to provide sites for RVs, camper vehicles, and travel trailers. Mobile homes designed to meet residential building codes are prohibited. Plumbed sanitary facilities shall include a minimum of one men's and one women's toilet, lavatory, and shower for each 25 RV spaces that provide water and sewer hookups, and one men's and one women's toilet, lavatory, and shower for each 15 RV spaces that that do not provide water and sewer hookups. One sanitary dump station with water facilities shall be provided for every RV park.
Site Design Standards
RV parks shall have a minimum land area of one-half acres. The maximum density for an RV park is 25 recreational vehicle stalls per one acre of gross land area.
Denton, Texas - Denton Development Code 291
Print Date: July 2, 2026
Full Breakdown
The Denton Development Code's use-specific standards for Veterinary Clinic limit clinics in the MD (Downtown) zoning district to no more than 5,000 square feet of floor area per lot. Livestock veterinary care may not be conducted on-site in the MN, MD, or MR zoning districts under any circumstance. In the SC, HC, LI, or PF districts, on-site livestock veterinary care is allowed only with an approved Specific Use Permit. The broader use table separately governs whether a veterinary clinic is permitted by-right or by SUP in each zoning district citywide.
Violations & Fines
Operating outside these use standards is a zoning code violation, enforced under the DDC's general penalty provisions, which carry fines up to $2,000 per day under Code of Ordinances Sec. 1-12(a)(1) for zoning violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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