Southaven, MS Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential districts that list clinics
- A/ER and PUD only (S 9)
- RO office district
- Conditional use (C 35)
- Site plan review districts, Chart 4
- C-1, C-3, C-4, M-1, M-2, PUD
- Kennel rule, Chart 4 districts
- No open or outdoor kennels
- Kennel rule, Chart 3 districts
- No open kennels outside agricultural district
- Site plan scale
- Not less than 100 feet to the inch
Summary
In the City of Southaven, Mississippi, a veterinary clinic needs site plan review in C-1, C-3, C-4, M-1, M-2 and PUD, a conditional use in the RO office district, and site plan review in the A/ER district. No single-family or multifamily residential district lists it. Footnotes 9 and 35 bar open or outdoor kennels at the clinic.
Uses Permitted A/ER R-30 R-20 R-15 R-12 R-10 R-9 R-8 R-6 RM-8 PUD ... Veterinary clinic S 9 S 9 ... Uses Permitted O RO C1 C3 C4 PBP M1 M2 PUD ... Veterinary clinic C 35 S 35 S 35 S 35 S 35 S 35 S 35 ... (9)Veterinary clinics shall not have open kennels on site unless located in an agricultural district. ... (35)Veterinarian clinics must not have open or outdoor kennels.
Full Breakdown
The Southaven zoning charts treat a veterinary clinic as a use that always needs a city approval step. Chart 3, the residential chart, prints 'S 9' on the Veterinary clinic row in two columns only: A/ER (agricultural and estate residential) and PUD. The R-30, R-20, R-15, R-12, R-10, R-9, R-8, R-6 and RM-8 columns are empty. Chart 4, the commercial chart, prints 'C 35' in the RO column, 'S 35' in C1, C3, C4, M1, M2 and PUD, and leaves the O and PBP columns empty. The Chart 4 legend reads 'C is conditional use, S is site plan review (site plans may be formal or administrative per city planner),' so a clinic in the RO district needs a conditional use permit and a clinic anywhere else on the list needs an approved site plan.
The footnotes carry the operating limit. Footnote 9, tied to the Chart 3 columns, says clinics shall not have open kennels on site unless located in an agricultural district. Footnote 35, tied to the Chart 4 columns, says clinics must not have open or outdoor kennels. The code defines a kennel as an establishment where dogs or other pets are boarded for compensation on a commercial scale, and Title III defines a veterinary hospital as an establishment maintained and operated by a licensed veterinarian for surgery, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals.
The two approval paths run through different chapters. Under Sec. 13-8(b) a site plan goes to the planning commission at a scale of not less than one hundred (100) feet to the inch and shows the boundary, utilities, curbs and sidewalks, the points of ingress and egress, and the footprint and height of proposed buildings. Under Sec. 13-9(a) the governing authority grants a conditional use permit by board order and imposes conditions and safeguards, including a specified period of time for the use. Applications go to the office of planning and development, and Sec. 13-9(c) requires the use to meet every other rule of its district.
Violations & Fines
Sec. 13-12(a) bars any use of a building or premises that the district does not allow, so a clinic opened in an unlisted district violates Title XIII. Sec. 13-2(c) lets the proper authorities sue to restrain or abate the violation and sets fines according to state law, imprisonment up to thirty (30) days, stop work orders and revocation of privilege licensing and certificates of occupancy for a knowing and willful violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a vet clinic open in a Southaven neighborhood zoned R-10 or R-15?
Does a Southaven vet clinic need a conditional use permit?
Can a clinic board animals outdoors in Southaven?
Which districts leave the vet clinic row blank?
Sources & Official References
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