Clovis, CA Animal Ordinances: Pet Groomer Rules (2026)

020 defines pet grooming as an establishment specializing in the cleaning and conditioning of pets, and not part of an animal hospital, veterinary clinic, or kennel, a distinction that matters because those larger uses face stricter zoning. 020, marks "Pet Grooming" with an "A," meaning it needs only an administrative use permit, in the C-1 Neighborhood Commercial, C-2 Community Commercial, and C-3 Downtown Commercial Districts; the C-P Office and C-R Commercial Recreation Districts leave the cell blank, so grooming shops are prohibited there. 62, without a public hearing before the Planning Commission, which is a materially faster and cheaper path than the conditional use permit required for a full animal hospital or veterinary clinic in the same commercial zones.

Once sited, a stand-alone grooming shop must meet the City's off-street parking standard for the use, which the parking table sets at one space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area, separate from the higher one-space-per-500-square-foot-plus-boarding-area standard that applies to kennels, animal boarding, and veterinary clinics. 56, per the permit-requirement table's footnote definitions, even where the space already carries a commercial certificate of occupancy for a different retail use.