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Commission recommends text changes to distinguish veterinary clinics and kennels in zoning code
Summary
The commission approved a staff-proposed text amendment separating veterinary clinics from commercial kennels and allowing veterinary clinics by right in certain zones; commissioners requested minor wording changes to clarify that temporary boarding for treatment may occur and to prioritize treatment in the definition.
The Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a zoning text amendment that separates veterinary clinics and kennels in the Athens‑Clarke County Development Code, allows veterinary clinics by right in certain commercial and agricultural/residential (AR) zones, and clarifies that temporary boarding associated with treatment is part of veterinary clinic operations while nonmedical boarding is regulated as a kennel.
Staff told the commission that…
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