Stearns County, MN Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)

2, Permitted Uses, lists item Z, "Veterinary clinics," alongside other by-right commercial uses such as offices and clinics, financial institutions, and retail uses conducted entirely within a building. 5), a landowner in the Commercial District does not need Planning Commission or County Board approval to open one; the use still has to meet the performance and general development standards in Sections 6 and 7 of the ordinance, which cover items like setbacks, parking, and lot coverage for the district. 8 review. Outside the Commercial District, the ordinance text does not list veterinary clinics as a permitted, provisional, or conditional use in the Agricultural, Residential, or Industrial districts, so a clinic proposed on land zoned outside the C District would need a rezoning or a use not otherwise addressed here. Land Use Division staff in the Environmental Services Department administer district determinations and permitting under this ordinance.