Edmonds, WA Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)

010(C)(1) lists 'medical, dental and veterinary clinics, including supporting uses such as pharmacies and laboratories' as a primary use requiring a conditional use permit in the BP zone, one of Edmonds's small-scale neighborhood business zones intended for retail and services serving adjacent residential areas. The same subsection specifically addresses animal boarding: 'veterinary clinics may include the boarding of animals under veterinary care but not commercial kennels,' drawing a firm line between medical boarding incidental to treatment and a standalone kennel operation, which is not a permitted or conditionally permitted use in the BP zone at all.

05 ECDC before opening, a discretionary process that considers site-specific impacts rather than a ministerial permit. The BP zone itself carries site development standards requiring a 15-foot street setback, no minimum side or rear setback except 15 feet from lot lines adjacent to R-zoned property, and a 25-foot height maximum (extendable 5 feet for a qualifying pitched roof), so a veterinary clinic building must also fit within those dimensional limits. 60 ECDC, with BP sign standards matching those of the BN neighborhood business zone.