Antioch, CA Animal Ordinances: Pet Groomer Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Ratio
- 1 space per 400 sq. ft. gross floor area
- Comparison
- Same ratio as animal boarding kennels
- Vet hospitals
- Require 1 space per 250 sq. ft.
- Exemption
- Within 1/2 mile of major transit stop
- Unlisted uses
- Zoning Administrator sets ratio
- Cost
- Required parking provided free of charge
Summary
A pet grooming business in Antioch must provide one off-street parking space for every 400 square feet of gross floor area under the city's zoning parking table. AMC § 9-5.1703.1 sets that ratio under 'Animal grooming' alongside animal boarding, while veterinary hospitals need a higher one-per-250-square-foot ratio.
(A) (1) Off-street motor vehicle parking spaces shall be provided according to the following table. Each land use shall be provided with at least the number of off-street parking spaces stated in the table. ... Animal boarding 1 per 400 sq. ft. of gross floor area / Animal grooming 1 per 400 sq. ft. of gross floor area / Animal hospitals 1 per 250 sq. ft. of gross floor area (veterinary clinic)
Full Breakdown
1 lists 'Animal grooming' among the commercial/retail/office use classifications at one parking space per 400 square feet of gross floor area, the same ratio the table sets for animal boarding kennels. That places grooming below the higher one-space-per-250-square-foot standard the table applies to animal hospitals and veterinary clinics, reflecting that grooming businesses see less concentrated client and staff traffic than a clinic. 1(A)(1) requires every land use to provide at least the number of spaces stated in the table before the city will approve the site. Development within a half-mile of a major transit stop is exempt from this table under Cal. 1(A)(2)). 1(B)). 1702(G)).
Violations & Fines
Opening or expanding a grooming business without providing the parking the table requires is a zoning violation enforced under the penalty cross-referenced at § 9-5.2904; the Community Development Department can withhold occupancy or business license sign-off until the required spaces are striped and available. A site that later converts excess parking to storage or additional retail floor area without recalculating the ratio also falls out of compliance and is subject to the same code enforcement process.
Frequently Asked Questions
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