Monterey County, CA Animal Ordinances: Pet Groomer Rules (2026)

040 lists "Pet grooming facility" (item NN) among roughly two dozen commercial uses, including barber shops, drug stores and pet care facilities, that require Use Permit approval for a General Development Plan before they may operate in an MU district. 030(C) makes the Planning Commission, not the Zoning Administrator, the Appropriate Authority that hears and decides the application. 78 and findings that the use will not be detrimental to the health, safety, peace or general welfare of the neighborhood and that the property is otherwise in compliance with Title 21.

80. 070, a use permit that does not involve new construction expires two years from the grant date unless the use has actually begun; a permit tied to construction stays valid as long as construction starts within two years. 100, and fifty percent is refundable if the applicant withdraws before the County mails a completeness notice. This MU District rule governs only the unincorporated county: Salinas, Monterey, Seaside, Marina, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Pacific Grove and King City set their own zoning for groomers inside city limits.