Ogden, UT Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- NC-1 zone
- Conditional use permit required
- NC-2 zone
- Permitted outright under the cap
- Size cap
- 5,000 square feet or less floor area
- Outdoor kenneling
- Not allowed under this listing
- Citation
- Ogden City Code section 15-41-7
Summary
Ogden City Code section 15-41-7 sets whether a veterinary or small-animal grooming, training or daycare service can operate in the city's Neighborhood Commercial zones. The use needs a conditional use permit in NC-1, but is permitted outright in NC-2, as long as the building stays at or under 5,000 square feet and skips outdoor kenneling.
The following uses are permitted (P), conditional (C), or not allowed (N) in the NC zones. Accessory uses to the permitted or conditional uses are allowed. If a specific use is not listed it is considered as a use that is not allowed in the zone. ... Land Use NC-1 NC-2 ... Veterinary, small animal grooming, training or daily care service located in a permanent enclosed building of 5,000 square feet or C P less floor area provided no outdoor kenneling of animals
Full Breakdown
The Neighborhood Commercial chapter, Ogden City Code title 15, chapter 41, regulates small commercial nodes meant to serve nearby residential neighborhoods. Section 15-41-7's use table lists a veterinary, small animal grooming, training or daily care service located in a permanent enclosed building of 5,000 square feet or less floor area, provided no outdoor kenneling of animals, with a C designation in the NC-1 column and a P designation in the NC-2 column. Per the chapter's own key, uses are permitted (P), conditional (C), or not allowed (N) in the NC zones, and a use not listed is treated as not allowed.
That means a veterinary clinic or pet daycare opening on an NC-1 parcel must clear a conditional use hearing before the planning commission, while the identical use on an NC-2 parcel is by-right so long as the operator stays under the 5,000 square foot floor area cap and does not keep animals in outdoor kennels. Exceeding that floor area, or adding outdoor kenneling, takes the use outside what section 15-41-7 lists, which under the chapter's default rule makes it not allowed in either NC zone without a text amendment.
Community and Economic Development, which administers title 15, reviews site plans against the chapter 41 design standards in sections 15-41-4 through 15-41-6 in addition to the use table, and any veterinary business must also secure the standard business license Ogden requires for animal care establishments under title 5.
Violations & Fines
A veterinary or pet daycare business that opens in NC-1 without the required conditional use permit, or that exceeds the 5,000 square foot cap or adds outdoor kenneling in either NC zone, is operating outside section 15-41-7's permitted use table. Community and Economic Development can deny occupancy approval, issue a stop-use order, or require the operator to seek a conditional use permit or zone text amendment before continuing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a veterinary clinic operate in Ogden's NC-2 zone without a special permit?
Why does the NC-1 zone need a conditional use permit for the same business?
What happens if a vet clinic wants outdoor kennels or a bigger building?
Sources & Official References
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