Oak Lawn, IL Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)

The Village's zoning code lists 'hospitals and clinics for animals, but without open kennels and runways' as a use permitted outright in the C-2 general service district: no special use permit required. That's a deliberate carve-out: the Village's special-use list for hospitals generally excludes veterinary hospitals from that permit requirement, treating them differently from human hospitals, which do need special-use approval in most districts. The C-1 general business district's use list has no animal hospital entry at all, though it does permit pet shops without permanent boarding.