Lakeville, MN Animal Ordinances: Pet Groomer Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Use type
- Conditional use, not permitted by right
- Section
- City Code § 11-65-7.N
- Waste removal
- At least once daily
- Grooming room
- Nonporous floors and walls required
- Boarding
- Commercial boarding/kenneling prohibited
- State law tie-in
- Minn. Stat. §§ 346.35-346.58
Summary
In the City of Lakeville, Minnesota, pet grooming is regulated as part of a pet shop conditional use permit in commercial zoning districts: City Code section 11-65-7.N requires soundproofed indoor animal areas, daily waste disposal, nonporous grooming-room floors and walls, and compliance with Minnesota's commercial animal-care statutes before the city will approve the use.
N. Pet shops which may include pet grooming, pet supplies, and/or pet accessories, provided that: 1. All areas in which animals are confined are located indoors and are properly soundproofed from adjacent properties or tenants in the case of multiple occupancy buildings. 2. Animal wastes are disposed of at least once each day via an existing sanitary sewer system or enclosed in a container of sufficient construction at least once a day to minimize odors. 3. The floors and walls of pet grooming areas are made of nonporous materials or sealed concrete to make them nonporous. ... ... 5. No commercial boarding or kenneling of animals shall be allowed. 6. The breeding of cats and dogs is prohibited unless expressly allowed by the conditional use permit. 7. All applicable provisions of Minnesota statutes sections 346.35 through 346.58 regarding the commercial keeping and care of animals are satisfactorily met. 8. All animals to be sold are acquired from a licensed animal broker.
Full Breakdown
Lakeville doesn't license pet groomers as a stand-alone business category; grooming is folded into the pet shop conditional use listed in every commercial and mixed-use zoning chapter, including section 11-65-7.N in the M-1 Mixed Use I-35 Corridor District (the same standard repeats, under different item letters, in the C-1, C-2, C-3 and I-1 district chapters). Before the city issues a conditional use permit for a pet shop, grooming operation, pet-supply or pet-accessory business, the applicant must show that every area where animals are confined sits indoors and is soundproofed from neighboring properties or, in a multi-tenant building, from other tenants.
Animal waste has to be removed daily, either flushed to an existing sanitary sewer connection or bagged in a container built to control odor and emptied at least once a day. Grooming-room floors and walls must be nonporous material or sealed concrete so they can be sanitized. The ordinance layers on Minnesota's statewide framework by cross-referencing Minnesota Statutes sections 346.35 through 346.58, the state's commercial animal-care law, and requires every animal offered for sale to come from a licensed animal broker. Two further limits protect against a pet shop turning into something bigger: commercial boarding or kenneling of animals is banned outright inside a pet shop use, and breeding cats or dogs is prohibited unless the conditional use permit expressly allows it.
Because the whole listing is a conditional use, not a permitted use, the City Council or Planning Commission can add site-specific conditions, and the Planning and Community Development Department reviews compliance before and after the permit issues.
Violations & Fines
Operating a pet shop or grooming business without the required conditional use permit, or violating any of section 11-65-7.N's conditions such as the soundproofing, daily waste removal or no-boarding rules, is a misdemeanor under City Code section 1-4-1, fined up to Minnesota's misdemeanor maximum, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense under section 1-4-2. The Zoning Administrator and Community and Economic Development Director are authorized under section 1-4-1-1 to cite violators, and the city can revoke the conditional use permit for continued noncompliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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