Tulsa, OK Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Use category
- Commercial → Animal service → Veterinary
- Permitted districts
- CS, CG, CH, CBD, IL, IM, IH
- Prohibited districts
- OL, OM, OMH, OH office zones
- Screening rule
- F1 fence/wall if abutting R or AG-R
- Governing section
- Zoning Code § 40.020
Summary
Veterinary clinics and animal hospitals are permitted by right in Tulsa's CS, CG, CH, CBD, IL, IM and IH zoning districts, but a screening fence or wall is required where the site borders a residential or AG-R lot.
Whenever an animal services use is located on a lot abutting an R- or AG-R-zoned lot, a screening wall or fence must be provided along the common lot line in accordance with the F1 screening fence or wall standards of Subsection 65.070C.
Full Breakdown
Tulsa's zoning code classifies veterinary clinics and animal hospitals under the "Animal service" commercial use category (Zoning Code § 35.050.A.3), grouped with grooming and boarding/shelter uses. Table 15-2 permits the veterinary use by right in the CS, CG, CH, CBD, IL, IM and IH districts, but the use is expressly prohibited in the OL, OM, OMH and OH office districts. A supplemental regulation, Section 40.020, adds a screening requirement: whenever an animal services use sits on a lot abutting an R- or AG-R-zoned lot, a screening wall or fence must go along the shared property line, built to the F1 standard in Subsection 65.070.C.
Violations & Fines
Building without the required F1 screening wall or fence where the site abuts an R- or AG-R lot is a zoning code violation subject to city code enforcement; in the OL, OM, OMH and OH office districts the veterinary use is barred outright, not merely restricted.
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