Kootenai County, ID Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)

Table 2-1104 of the land use and development code lists "veterinary clinics or hospitals" as a conditional use, marked "C," in the Agricultural, Rural, and Agricultural Suburban zones only; it isn't a permitted use anywhere and isn't listed at all in Rural Residential, High Density Residential, Commercial, Mining, Light Industrial, or Industrial zones, so a clinic proposed outside those three zones needs a rezone, not just a conditional use permit. 130 then layers the specific standards a conditional use permit applicant must meet: a minimum parcel of five acres, animals housed in permanent structures that can be physically enclosed at night, and at least a six-foot fence or wall around the property, since electronic fencing alone does not satisfy the restraint requirement.

Any building or fenced run must sit at least three hundred feet from an existing dwelling other than the owner's own house, and in the rural or agricultural suburban zones, the animal runs, kennels and pasturing areas must be visually screened from adjoining land if existing landscaping does not already buffer the use. The section closes with a general housekeeping duty: the operator must maintain the property so it doesn't become a nuisance. 130's baseline.