Pembroke Pines, FL Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitted districts
- A, A-E, R-R, B-2, B-3, C-1, I-L, I-M, I-H
- Not permitted
- All residential districts, CF, REC, U, B-1, PO
- Parking requirement
- 3.5 spaces per 1,000 sq ft (§ 155.605)
- Governing table
- § 155.501 Permitted Use Table
- General penalty
- Up to $500 fine or 90 days (§ 10.99)
- LDC adoption
- Ord. 2021-02, adopted March 17, 2021
Summary
Pembroke Pines confines veterinary clinics and animal hospitals to specific zoning districts under its Permitted Use Table. The use is allowed by right in Agriculture, Agriculture Excavation, Resource Recovery, Community Business (B-2), General Business (B-3), Commercial (C-1) and all three Industrial districts, but it is not a permitted use in any residential district, Professional Office, or Neighborhood Business (B-1).
§ 155.501 PERMITTED USE TABLE. (A) Permitted use table. ... (2) Designation of primary uses in permitted use table. The permitted use table utilizes the following designations and abbreviations: (a) Permitted "P" - Indicates the use type is allowed in the zoning district. ... (f) Not permitted "blank" - Indicates the use type is not allowed in the zoning district. Table 155.501: City of Pembroke Pines - Permitted Uses Table - All Zoning Districts ... Animal Related ... Animal Hospital, Veterinary Clinic
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-61: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 2056, passed 12-11-25).
Full Breakdown
501, the city's Permitted Use Table adopted by Ord. 2021-02 on March 17, 2021, places "Animal Hospital, Veterinary Clinic" in the Animal Related use category. The table marks the use "P" for permitted in the Agriculture (A), Agriculture Excavation (A-E) and Resource Recovery (R-R) districts, and again in Community Business (B-2), General Business (B-3), Commercial (C-1), Industrial-Light (I-L), Industrial-Medium (I-M) and Industrial-Heavy (I-H). Every cell for the nine residential districts (R-E, R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, R-1Z, R-MH, R-2, R-TH and R-MF), plus Community Facility, Recreation, Utility, Neighborhood Business (B-1) and Professional Office, is blank, meaning the use is not permitted there at all, not even as a special exception.
501(A)(2)(a) and (f). Because the row carries no "P/S" notation and cites no cross-referenced use-standards section, a veterinary clinic in a qualifying district faces no additional locational conditions beyond that district's own dimensional standards. 5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of floor area, the same rate applied to general medical offices. 301(L).
Violations & Fines
Establishing or operating a veterinary clinic or animal hospital in a district where Table 155.501 leaves the cell blank, such as any residential district or Professional Office, is an unlawful use under §§ 155.542 and 155.543. Because Article 5 sets no specific fine for a use-table violation, the citywide general penalty in § 10.99 controls: up to $500, up to 90 days in jail, or both, with each day the violation continues charged as a separate offense under § 10.98(B).
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