Greenwood County, SC Animal Ordinances: Pet Groomer Rules (2026)

Greenwood County Code Sec. 6-3-40 lists 'Animal grooming' among the permitted uses in the C-1 neighborhood commercial district, so a pet groomer can open there without a conditional use permit or rezoning, the same treatment C-1 gives a barber or beauty shop. Once the county reviews site plans for the parking required, the general parking requirements table in Sec. 6-3-141(e) places 'Animal Grooming' in the 'Service' use category and sets its ratio at one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area, the same ratio the table uses for a pawn shop, rental center or newspaper stand, but tighter than the 500-square-foot ratio set for appliance service or automobile rental.

Sec. 6-3-141(a) rounds any fractional result up to a full space, and Sec. 6-3-141(c) lets the zoning official apply the closest analogous ratio if a groomer's operation includes a use not separately listed, such as an attached pet boarding kennel. Because the county's off-street parking rule looks at gross floor area rather than the number of grooming stations or employees, a groomer expanding into an adjoining commercial suite after August 1, 2005 has to add the parking the expansion area requires under Sec. 6-3-141(b), even though the existing space is not required to be brought up to the current ratio.