Gwinnett County, GA Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)

1's Permitted Uses table governs every non-agricultural use inside Gwinnett's base residential zoning districts, and it lists Animal Hospital or Veterinary Clinic with a single 'S' entered under the RA-200 column. No other district column, R-LL, R-100, R-75, R-60, R-SR, R-TH, R-IF, LRR, MRR or HRR, carries any designation for the use, so it cannot locate there by right, by conditional use, or by special use; RA-200 is the only residential district where it is allowed at all. The 'S' designation means the clinic or hospital must go through the Special Use Permit process in § 270-30, not a routine building permit.

' The UDO's own definitions in § 110-40 distinguish the two terms operators sometimes use interchangeably: an Animal Hospital may board animals in outside runs or kennels, while a Veterinary Clinic limits boarding to short-term care incidental to the clinic and cannot use outside runs or kennels, a difference that can affect which supplemental standards apply to outdoor kennel areas. An applicant files with the Department of Planning and Development, pays the application fee, and the Board of Commissioners takes final action after the Planning Commission's recommendation.