Plano allows veterinary clinics in commercial and select mixed-use districts under the Plano Zoning Ordinance, with overnight boarding tied to specific use permits. Chapter 4 and Texas Occupations Code Chapter 801 set animal care and licensing baselines.
The Plano Zoning Ordinance places veterinary clinics in retail and commercial zones, with overnight boarding kennels often requiring a specific use permit because of noise and waste impacts on adjacent uses. Clinics must comply with Chapter 4 sanitation rules and report rabies cases under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 826 to Collin County Health. Veterinarians themselves are licensed by the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners under Texas Occupations Code Chapter 801. Mixed-use developments in Legacy West and the Shops at Legacy may permit small clinics by right where the master plan accommodates pet services for nearby corporate workforce residents.
Zoning enforcement actions including stop-work and certificate of occupancy denial. Chapter 4 sanitation citations 100 to 2000 dollars. State board sanctions for unlicensed practice under Texas Occ. Code Ch. 801.
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