Union, NY Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)

Veterinary clinics are regulated through the use table in § 300-21.3 of the Consolidated Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Union, Village of Johnson City, and Village of Endicott, which § 300-10.4 applies in the Town and both Villages. Table 21-2 lists the Veterinary clinic row with P in CB, SP in NC, P in GC and SP in CO. A P means permitted as-of-right in the district, subject to compliance with all other applicable standards of the ordinance. An SP means the use can be allowed only if reviewed and approved under the special permit procedures of Article 66. Under § 300-21.3(C), uses not listed and those marked with a dash are expressly prohibited in these districts. The Kennel row prints a dash in CB, NC and CO and SP in GC.

The special use permit path is set out in Article 66. Applications are filed with the Code Enforcement Office, and the Planning Board hears and decides them. On request the Planning Department and the Code Enforcement Officer each prepare a report, and the application goes to the county planning agency first where §§ 239-l and 239-m of the General Municipal Law require it. The Planning Board must convene a public hearing within 62 days of a complete application and has 62 days after the hearing closes to approve, approve with conditions or disapprove. Permits can be conditioned on periodic renewal, and specially permitted uses need site plan review unless exempt, with concurrent applications allowed.

Section 300-66.7 requires findings that the use will be compatible with existing nearby uses, will not tend to depreciate the value of adjacent property and will not create a hazard to health, safety or the general welfare. Section 300-66.8 lets the Board attach conditions to prevent or minimize adverse effects on neighboring property. The code separately defines an animal hospital as a facility run by a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine where animals are kept during recovery or treatment, and the definition allows boarding of animals. The use table does not tie that term to the Veterinary clinic row by name.