Champaign County, IL Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)

2, Table Note 12 of the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance sets the standard for any veterinary hospital sited in the unincorporated county. 0 defines a veterinary hospital as a place where animals or pets receive medical or surgical treatment from a licensed veterinarian, and it allows incidental short-term boarding only as a kennel use tied to that treatment. Note 12 lets a veterinary hospital operate by right, without a discretionary permit, but only if it clears three conditions: the building must be entirely enclosed with no outdoor exercise areas or animal runs, no animal may be kept outside the hospital building at any time, temporary or permanent, and boarding is allowed only when incidental to providing veterinary care rather than as a stand-alone kennel operation.

2. The distinction matters for site planning: a fully enclosed clinic can secure a Zoning Compliance Certificate directly from the Zoning Administrator, while an outdoor-run facility faces County Board review, notice to neighboring property owners, and discretionary conditions the Board may attach to the permit. 2 provisions, Note 12 governs unincorporated Champaign County only; a veterinary hospital inside Champaign, Urbana, Rantoul, Savoy or Mahomet is regulated under that municipality's own zoning code.