Indio, CA Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Light Industrial (IL)
- Permitted by right
- Heavy Industrial (IH)
- Administrative Use Permit required
- Regional Commercial (RC)
- Permitted by right
- Residential + Resource Recovery zones
- Not permitted
- Definition
- Excludes kennels, allows 24-hour care
Summary
Indio's zoning code allows veterinary hospitals by right in Light Industrial and Regional Commercial zones, requires an administrative permit in Heavy Industrial, and bans them from every residential zone in this Riverside County, California city.
P = Permitted; AUP = Administrative Use Permit; CUP = Conditional Use Permit; TUP = Temporary Use Permit; A = Accessory Use; X = Not Permitted. NON-RESIDENTIAL ZONES: Use / IL / IH / RC / RR. Veterinary Hospitals / P / AUP / P / X
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4796010; v13 updated 2026-02-04; through 02-04-2026).
Full Breakdown
Indio's Unified Development Code assigns planning-permit types to every land use across its four non-residential zones. Table 2.04.02-1 lists Veterinary Hospitals as 'P' (permitted by right) in Light Industrial and Regional Commercial, 'AUP' (Administrative Use Permit required) in Heavy Industrial, and 'X' (not permitted) in Resource Recovery. The code's residential-zone table marks veterinary hospitals 'X' across all five residential zones (DE-1, DET-3, SN-4, SN-8, MH), so a clinic cannot locate in a Riverside County, California neighborhood zoned residential. Article 7 defines 'Veterinary Hospital' as an establishment providing medical and surgical treatment for domestic animals, allowing 24-hour accommodation of patients but explicitly excluding kennels.
Violations & Fines
Operating a veterinary hospital without the required Administrative Use Permit in Heavy Industrial, or in a zone marked 'X,' is a zoning violation subject to code enforcement and permit denial.
Frequently Asked Questions
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