Martin County, FL Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)

Martin County splits veterinary siting standards by zoning district under LDR Sec. 107. In the county's commercial and office districts, COR, LC, CC and GC, a veterinary clinic must operate entirely inside a completely enclosed, soundproofed building, and the building must be designed and used so that odor or noise from the practice does not detrimentally impact neighboring property. No animal may be stored or boarded outside that enclosed building, and any pens or confinement structures inside must be designed and maintained for secure, humane confinement.

In the county's rural districts, AG, AR and RE-2A, the standard shifts to distance instead of soundproofing: confinement structures still must be secure and humane, but they also have to sit at least 100 feet from every property line unless the structure is completely enclosed and soundproofed, in which case the 100-foot setback does not apply. S. Chapter 474. A veterinary use proposed outside these six districts is not a permitted use under the county's zoning code and requires a rezoning or special exception before Growth Management will issue a building permit.