Macon County, IL Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)

136(B)(1)(p) lists a veterinarian or animal hospital, kennels, or riding academy among the permitted uses of the B2 Commercial District, subject to the condition that no building, kennel, or exercise runway sit closer than 100 feet to any R District. The 100-foot rule reaches beyond the principal structure: outdoor kennel runs and exercise yards count too, so a site plan submitted to the Planning and Zoning Department has to measure the setback from every animal-holding structure on the lot, not just the clinic building. 135) does not include veterinary or kennel uses, so a clinic proposed there needs a special use permit and a hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals rather than an as-of-right approval.

166) goes further in the areas around freeway interchanges: it names commercial kennels and veterinarians as uses not permitted in the IB Interchange Business and IM Interchange Industrial Districts, so a kennel operator cannot simply pick the nearest interchange frontage lot regardless of the general B2 allowance. 030.