Florissant, MO Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitted in
- B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4 districts
- Parking ratio
- 2.85 spaces per 1,000 GFA
- Special permit required
- No, by-right use
- Compare
- Medical/dental offices: 4.5 per 1,000 GFA
Summary
Florissant allows veterinarian offices as a permitted, by-right use in its "B-1" Local Shopping District and the city's other general commercial zones, with no special use permit required. The Zoning Code's parking table sets a distinct off-street parking ratio for "Veterinary clinics and hospitals" of 2.85 spaces per 1,000 square feet of floor area.
B. Use Regulations. ... A building or lot within the "B-1" Local Shopping District shall be used only for the following purposes; provided that, except as otherwise set forth herein, no outdoor display of merchandise is permitted in the space between the street to which the use has access and a main building and, further provided, that the uses do not allow adult entertainment on the premises: ... ... 77. Veterinarian office. ... Use Minimum Parking Requirement Section H Table ... Veterinary clinics and hospitals 2.85 per 1,000 GFA None
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4989395; v43 updated 2026-05-26; through 05-26-2026).
Full Breakdown
130(B)), so a veterinary office can open in any of Florissant's four general commercial districts without Planning and Zoning Commission review or a City Council special use permit. 5-per-1,000 the same table sets for medical and dental offices and clinics. As with pet grooming, the B-1 use list's general condition against outdoor display of merchandise between the street and the main building and against adult entertainment on the premises applies to a veterinary office the same as any other listed retail or service use. Nothing in these Sections distinguishes a small-animal office from a full clinic or hospital for zoning purposes; the parking table folds "clinics and hospitals" together under one ratio, so a practice adding overnight boarding, surgery suites or additional treatment rooms should recompute its parking need against actual floor area rather than assume the office-use figure still applies.
Violations & Fines
A veterinary practice sited in a district whose use list does not include "Veterinarian office," or one that does not provide the parking required under Section 405.225(I), is out of compliance with the Zoning Code, and Florissant's Building Commissioner can withhold a building or occupancy permit until the site plan meets the parking table. Continued non-compliance is enforceable as a Zoning Code violation in Florissant Municipal Court, with appeal available to the Board of Adjustment.
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