South Jordan, UT Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Zone requirement
- Fully enclosed building required
- Outdoor runs
- Conditional use permit required
- Setback
- 300 ft from residential/school/church
- Governing chapter
- Title 17, Chapter 17.18 Uses
Summary
South Jordan requires all commercial veterinary, grooming and boarding operations to run inside a fully enclosed building, with no discernible noise or odor beyond the lot line under city code.
Animal Services: All commercial uses involving animals shall be conducted within an enclosed facility that is maintained and operated so that neither the sound nor smell of any animals kept on the premises can be discerned on adjacent lots or parcels. Outdoor animal runs may be approved as an accessory use with a conditional use permit and shall meet the following requirements: located a minimum of three hundred feet (300') from the property line of a Residential Zone, educational institution, or place of worship. Arts And Recreation: All gun ranges require a conditional use. Daycare: Daycare use in Residential Zones, excluding those operating as an approved home occupation business, are required to be located on a minimum one acre legal lot or parcel. Financial Institution, Nondepository: Establishments shall be located no closer than one mile from other similar establishments. Use activities shall be limited to short term title loan and short term consumer installment loan business. The following services are specifically prohibited: "cash for gold", "cash for precious metals", and the processing or storage of repossessed vehicles or other repossessed property. All business activity, including customer queuing, shall be accommodated inside the building. Gas Station: Where buildings in the MU Zone are built to the street, associated vehicle bays, gas pumps, and vacuums shall be located to the side or rear of the main building.
Full Breakdown
South Jordan's zoning code treats veterinary clinics, groomers, boarders and other animal-care businesses as an 'Animal Services' commercial use under Title 17. Every such use must operate inside a fully enclosed building engineered so neither the sound nor the smell of animals on site reaches neighboring lots. Owners who want an outdoor run, for exercise or overflow boarding, need a conditional use permit from the Planning Commission and must keep the run at least 300 feet from the property line of any Residential Zone, school, or place of worship.
Violations & Fines
Operating an unenclosed or odor-emitting animal facility, or building an outdoor run without a conditional use permit, draws a stop order and infraction citation from Code Compliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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