Hall County, GA Animal Ordinances: Pet Groomer Rules (2026)

Sec. B defines Animal Care (Indoor) as "a facility designed or arranged for the care of animals without any outdoor activity. " The definition explicitly lists "animal grooming" among the covered uses, alongside animal hospital, veterinary clinic, pet clinic, animal boarding, animal shelter, kennel (5 or more dogs or cats) and doggy day care, and allows accessory retail sale of pet food, leashes, collars and similar products. On the Allowed Use Table, Animal Care (Indoor) requires a Conditional Use Permit, meaning Planning Commission approval under Sec.

2, in the AG-1 and AR-1 districts, is not permitted at all in the V-C, R-1-L, R-1, R-TF, R-X, R-MF or MHP residential districts, and is a Permitted (P) use in the Office and Institutional, Suburban Shopping, Highway Business, Light Industrial and Heavy Industrial districts. It also requires a Conditional Use Permit in the Mixed-Use (M-U) district. Because the classification is defined by the absence of outdoor animal activity, a grooming shop that adds an outdoor exercise yard or run is reclassified as "Animal Care (Outdoor)" under Sec. C instead, which carries a five-acre minimum lot size and a 100-foot setback from any property line that indoor-only groomers do not face.