Folsom, CA Animal Ordinances: Pet Groomer Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing table
- FMC 17.22.030(E) Commercial Use Table, item 111
- Permitted zones
- C-1, C-2, C-3 (checkmark, by right)
- Excluded zone
- BP business professional (marked N)
- Similar-use finding
- Planning director decides, in writing, per 17.22.030(C)
- PD overlay parcels
- Still require planning commission design review
Summary
Folsom allows pet grooming businesses like poodle grooming shops by right in its three commercial zones, C-1, C-2 and C-3, but bars them outright from the BP business professional zone under the city's commercial use table.
B. Permitted Uses Within the Buildable Area of Commercial Lots. A "✓" indicates that the described use is permitted in the zone represented by the described symbol appearing at the top of the column. An "N" indicates that the described use is not permitted in the zone represented by the symbol appearing at the top of the column. ... 111 Grooming service, such as poodle grooming ✓ ✓ ✓ N
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 1369, passed April 28, 2026).
Full Breakdown
22, Commercial Land Use Zones. The table lists "Grooming service, such as poodle grooming" as use number 111 and assigns it a checkmark in the C-1 neighborhood business zone, the C-2 central business zone and the C-3 general commercial zone, meaning the use is permitted outright in the buildable area of a commercial lot in each of those zones without a conditional use permit. 030(A)(4) explains the BP zone is meant for low-intensity offices compatible with nearby residential areas and specifically discourages retail-type commercial activity, which is why service uses like grooming are excluded there.
030(B), a checkmark means the use is allowed as of right in that zone, while an "N" means it is not permitted under any circumstance in that column. 030(C) lets the planning, inspections and permitting director decide whether it is similar enough to an already-listed use to be allowed the same way, with any similarity finding put in writing and kept in a binder available at the planning counter and copied to the city attorney and city clerk. 030(D), even though the underlying commercial zoning permits the use outright, and that review runs concurrently with any conditional use permit process where the site also needs one.
Violations & Fines
Operating a grooming service in the BP zone, or in any commercial zone without the business license and zoning clearance the planning, inspections and permitting department requires for a use listed in the commercial use table, exposes the operator to code enforcement action under the zoning code's general enforcement provisions, since the use table itself does not carry its own separate penalty schedule. A property owner or business that sets up in a zone marked "N" for grooming services has established an unpermitted use and can be required to relocate, obtain a similarity determination for a different qualifying zone, or cease operating until it comes into compliance with FMC 17.22.030.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I open a dog grooming shop in Folsom's BP zone?
Do I need a conditional use permit to open a grooming business in a Folsom commercial zone?
What if my grooming business does not match the table's description exactly?
Sources & Official References
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