Schaumburg, IL Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- Village license under § 92.65 before opening
- Application filed with
- Village collector, per § 92.66
- License fee
- Set annually in fee schedule § 41.01
- Allowed zoning districts
- B-2 and B-4 special use only
- Inspections by
- Community development department, § 92.69
- Revocation notice
- Hearing at least 10 days after notice
- Penalty
- $100 to $50,000 fine per day
Summary
Schaumburg requires a village license before anyone opens an animal hospital, and section 92.65 confines that use, like kennels and pet shops, to zones set out in the village zoning code. The use table backs that up: animal hospitals and veterinary clinics carry a special use designation only in the B-2 general business and B-4 retail, service, and automobile business districts.
It shall be unlawful to keep or maintain any kennel, pet shop, shelter, pound or animal hospital, zoo, carnival animal exhibit, circus, petting zoo, or animal ride within the village without first obtaining a license therefor. Kennels, pet shops, shelters, pounds or animal hospitals, zoos, carnival animal exhibits, circuses, petting zoos, or animal rides shall be permitted only in areas as provided for in the village zoning code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 56 Update 1 | Policy Manual: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
" The zoning ordinance's use table confirms the B-2 general business and B-4 retail, service, and automobile business districts as the only places carrying a special use designation for "Animal hospital and veterinary clinics"; the use isn't listed in the B-1, B-3, or B-5 business districts, nor in any residential or manufacturing district table reviewed. 66, describing the premises and the intended use, and must be accompanied by the community development department's written approval confirming compliance with local and state siting and sanitation rules. 67.
69 gives the community development department authority to enter and inspect the premises to confirm compliance. 70, but only after a hearing held no less than ten days after mailed notice to the license holder.
Violations & Fines
Running an animal hospital without the section 92.65 license, or outside the B-2/B-4 districts the zoning table allows, exposes the operator to citation and to license revocation under section 92.70 after a ten-day notice hearing. Because chapter 92 sets no separate fine, violations default to the Code's general penalty in section 10.99: not less than $100 and not more than $50,000, with each day counted as a separate offense.
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