Eagle Mountain, UT Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Overnight boarding
- Strictly prohibited except for treatment
- Outdoor care areas
- Must be fully screened
- Agriculture zone status
- Permitted (P) use
- Equine overlay zone status
- Special (S) use
- Governing standard
- EMMC 17.75.061
Summary
Eagle Mountain permits veterinary and animal care service uses only where the city's supplemental standard is met: no nuisance to neighbors, fully screened outdoor waiting or care areas, and no overnight boarding except for treatment. The use is outright permitted in the agriculture zone and a special use in the equine overlay zone.
17.75.061 Animal care service. Animal care services may be permitted only where: A. Nuisance. The use will not be a nuisance to residences and other surrounding uses. B. Visibility. Any outdoor space used for waiting or care is fully screened. C. Overnight Keeping. The overnight keeping of animals is allowed only for treatment purposes. Overnight boarding is strictly prohibited.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance O-34-2026, passed August 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
05. 75, Standards for Special Uses. That section conditions approval on three requirements: the use cannot be a nuisance to residences and other surrounding uses, any outdoor space used for waiting or care must be fully screened, and overnight keeping of animals is allowed only for treatment purposes, with overnight boarding strictly prohibited. , large and small including veterinary)" as a permitted (P) non-agricultural type use. 75 standards specific to that use type. 061 nuisance, screening and no-overnight-boarding conditions.
Violations & Fines
A veterinary or animal care facility that keeps animals overnight for anything other than treatment, or that fails to fully screen its outdoor waiting or care area, is out of compliance with EMMC 17.75.061 and can have its approval revoked or be subject to a code enforcement action. The planning director enforces Title 17 through site inspections and certificates of compliance under EMMC 17.15.020.E, and can investigate possible violations and initiate proceedings to correct them; uses found to be a nuisance to surrounding residences lose their permitted or special-use status under the same section.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a veterinary clinic board animals overnight in Eagle Mountain?
Is a veterinary hospital allowed in the agriculture zone?
Does an outdoor kennel or waiting area need screening?
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