Madison Ch. 28 zones veterinary clinics into commercial and mixed-use districts; small-animal practices are permitted by right while overnight boarding and large-animal hospitals need conditional-use approval near residential areas.
Madison General Ordinances Ch. 28 lists small-animal veterinary clinics as permitted uses in TSS, NMX, CC, and CC-T districts, with conditional-use review when overnight boarding is offered. Large-animal and equine hospitals are restricted to agricultural-edge districts. Clinics must meet noise standards under Ch. 24 and dispose of biomedical waste through a state-licensed contractor under Wis. DNR regulations. UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine operates the regional teaching hospital with separate institutional zoning. Building Inspection coordinates with Public Health Madison & Dane County on parvovirus and zoonotic-disease compliance during inspections.
Operating outside permitted zoning brings stop-work orders and forfeitures of $200-$1,000 per day; biomedical-waste mishandling adds DNR penalties under ch. NR 526.
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