Irving, TX Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)

The City of Irving does not let a veterinarian open under the general 'professional office' zoning classification. ' A veterinary practice cannot locate in a P-O district by claiming the professional-office use; it needs its own listed classification. 2's Non-Residential Land Use Table lists 'Veterinarian clinic or hospital, completely within an enclosed building' as a use permitted by right (P) in the C-N Neighborhood Commercial and C-C Community Commercial districts, while 'Veterinarian clinic or hospital, with outside runs or boarding kennels' is marked CUP, meaning it needs a Conditional Use Permit before it can operate in those same commercial districts.

The distinction matters for any clinic that wants to add boarding or outdoor dog runs: an enclosed-only operation is a by-right use subject to standard site plan and building permit review, while any outdoor kennel component requires a public hearing before the city for CUP approval, with conditions the city can attach to the site. A veterinary use sited outside a district where the table allows it, or expanded with outside runs or boarding kennels without the required CUP, is a zoning violation enforceable under the Code of Civil and Criminal Ordinances' general penalty, section 1-6, up to $2,000 per offense, with each day counted separately.