St. George, UT Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- C-2 / C-3 commercial
- Permitted with standards (chapter 17)
- M-1 / M-C manufacturing
- Permitted outright, no added standards
- PD-C planned development
- Permitted, capped at 150 animals
- PD-C outdoor activity
- Must be approved on the site plan
- Residential zones
- Not a listed use
Summary
St. George limits animal hospitals and veterinary clinics to commercial, manufacturing, and planned development zones: allowed outright in M-1 and M-C, but only with added standards in C-2 and C-3, and capped at 150 animals in enclosed buildings within PD-C.
Animal hospital and veterinarian clinic including care for dogs, cats, rabbits, chickens, and small animals only; provided conducted completely within enclosed building with up to 150 animals and limited outdoor activities to be approved with the PD-C site plan.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-062, passed August 6, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Under St. George's zoning code, animal hospitals and veterinarian clinics are a listed use in the city's commercial, manufacturing, and planned development zones, not in residential zones. They're permitted with required standards (chapter 17 review) in the C-2 and C-3 commercial zones, permitted outright in the M-1 and M-C manufacturing zones, and permitted in the PD-C planned development zone specifically for care of dogs, cats, rabbits, chickens, and other small animals, capped at 150 animals, conducted entirely inside an enclosed building, with any outdoor activity approved through the PD-C site plan.
Violations & Fines
Operating an animal hospital or vet clinic outside a permitted zone, exceeding the PD-C 150-animal cap, or adding outdoor activity without site-plan approval violates the zoning code and can trigger a stop-work order or site plan revocation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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