Greensboro, NC Animal Ordinances: Pet Groomer Rules (2026)

1 defines the Public and Civic "Animal Shelters" use category as a facility for stray, abandoned, and unwanted animals, and expressly lists kennel, pet grooming, and veterinary service as Excluded Use Types, directing them instead to the Personal and Professional Services standards. Table 8-1 lists "Veterinary Services, Pet Grooming, Kennels" as its own line item, separately from the general catch-all for personal and professional services, in both the Mixed Use & Commercial Districts table and the Industrial, PNR, and TN Districts table, meaning district-by-district permitted, conditional, or prohibited status is determined use-by-use rather than under a blanket approval.

" That single sentence controls facility design for any pet grooming shop, kennel, or veterinary office in the city, meaning boarding, staging, or holding animals in an outdoor run or pen between appointments is not allowed regardless of lot size or district; animals must be kept and handled inside the building. A property owner seeking to open a grooming business must confirm the use is permitted or approvable in the applicable zoning district through the Planning Department's use table review before occupying the site, and any adverse determination on that use classification can be appealed to the Board of Adjustment under the procedures at Section 30-4-27.