High Point, NC Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Major-use fence
- 6 feet minimum height
- Residential setback
- 50 feet from lot line
- Major-use districts
- LI, HI, AGR only
- Minor-use districts
- Most business/special zones
Summary
High Point's Development Ordinance limits outdoor kennels and animal hospitals with exercise yards to the Light Industrial, Heavy Industrial, and Agricultural/Rural districts, requiring a 6-foot fence set back 50 feet from any residential lot line.
Animal Care, Major Outdoor areas used to house or exercise animals shall be enclosed by a fence at least 6 feet in height and located 50 feet from a lot line abutting a residential district.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 9 | Development Ordinance: Supplement 14).
Full Breakdown
Table 4.1.9 of High Point's Development Ordinance splits veterinary and animal-care uses into two tiers. "Animal care, minor", clinics, grooming, and boarding with no outdoor kennel, run, or exercise area, is permitted by right across most business and special districts, including General Business and Central Business. "Animal care, major", any use adding an outdoor kennel, run, or exercise yard, is confined to the Light Industrial, Heavy Industrial, and Agricultural/Rural districts and must meet § 4.3.4.B.1: the outdoor area enclosed by a fence at least 6 feet high, set back 50 feet from any lot line abutting a residential district.
Violations & Fines
Operating an outdoor kennel, run, or animal exercise yard outside the LI, HI, or AGR districts, or without the 6-foot fence and 50-foot residential setback, violates § 4.3.4.B.1 and can trigger a zoning stop-work order or civil penalty.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What triggers the "Animal Care, Major" classification?
Sources & Official References
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