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

020(A) in the commercial zones where it appears, with no conditional use permit or discretionary hearing required, the same treatment given to personal-service businesses like laundromats and shoe repair shops in the same table. 170: pet grooming means establishments providing grooming services for domestic pets and does not include overnight boarding or veterinary services. That exclusion is deliberate. 120's definition of a kennel, animal boarding and day care facility, which covers any commercial or public facility keeping four or more dogs four months or older, or four or more cats, and typically triggers a conditional use permit rather than by-right approval.

230, which is licensed and regulated differently. A groomer that stays within washing, clipping, nail trims and similar cosmetic services, with no animals kept past the business day, qualifies for the straightforward P permitted-use pathway and needs only the standard building permit and business license to open its doors.