Mount Prospect, IL Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)

The Animal hospital and veterinary clinics row in Land Use Table 2 prints a C under B-3, B-4, B-5 and B-5C. Section 14.604 defines C as a conditional use and a blank space as not permitted, so a clinic cannot open by right in any district of the Village of Mount Prospect, and no such use appears in the residential Land Use Table 1. The neighboring row, Animal daycare center and kennels, carries the same four C marks, while Pet shops and grooming establishments is marked P.

A conditional use follows the procedure in § 14.203 F. The applicant files with the director of community development, who forwards the application to the planning and zoning commission. The commission holds a public hearing with notice under state statutes, and the director submits its written recommendation to the Village Board within thirty days of the close of the hearing. The Village Board can approve by ordinance, deny, or refer the matter back, and it can set conditions to protect adjoining properties. The authorizing ordinance must state the terms of operation. If the commission does not recommend approval, the Village Board needs a concurring vote of five when all seven members are present and voting, or four when fewer are present.

The commission can recommend approval only after finding, among other standards, that the use will not endanger public health, safety, morals, comfort or general welfare, will not diminish property values in the neighborhood, has adequate utilities, access roads and drainage, and provides ingress and egress designed to minimize traffic congestion. A denied application cannot be resubmitted for one year without new factual evidence or a change in conditions.

In the B-3 district, § 14.1704 adds that all business, servicing or processing must be conducted within completely enclosed buildings, which is the operating rule for a B-3 clinic.