Livonia, MI Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)

59 defines a veterinary clinic, animal clinic, or animal hospital as the professional use of a building by a licensed veterinarian to render care to household pets, and it permits the use as a waiver use in the RUF, C-1, and C-2 districts, and as a permitted use outright only in C-3. Any building built or altered for this purpose must be used solely to provide necessary medical care for sick or diseased household pets; the Ordinance expressly bars using the building as a boarding establishment for pets, so an overnight kennel operation is not allowed under this use category even at a licensed clinic.

A full-time, duly qualified attendant or veterinarian must be on the premises whenever any animal eligible for treatment is being kept there. The Ordinance prohibits open or outdoor runways, kennels, or pens in connection with the clinic, so all animal holding areas must be indoors. Rubbish and litter disposal cannot be obnoxious or offensive, and the operator must take effective steps to keep vermin and decaying matter off the premises. The building itself, along with its ventilating system, must be constructed to be soundproof, with soundproofing installed to the extent necessary to eliminate noise from the areas used to treat and temporarily keep sick or diseased pets, a standard tied directly to the clinic's proximity to neighboring uses in commercial and rural districts. 13 before opening one.