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

A lists 'Grooming (No overnight/long term boarding)' as a Permitted (P) use in the Office, Commercial Retail, Commercial General, Commercial Regional Center, and all three Mixed-Use zones (MU-N, MU-V, MU-U), plus the Neighborhood Commercial Overlay. It requires a Minor Conditional Use Permit (MC) in the Business Manufacturing Park (BMP) and General Industrial (I) zones, and is prohibited (X) in every residential zone -- RC, RA-5, RR, RE, R-1, R-3, R-4 -- as well as in the Airport Industrial, Airport, Public Facilities and Railroad zones. 270 for the related kennel and boarding standards.

E lists pet groomers among the 'personal services' allowed as a home occupation in residential zones, alongside hair stylists and estheticians. 040's site standards: it must be clearly incidental to the residence with no more than one non-resident employee (B), confined to one room or 25% of the dwelling with no external evidence of the business (C-D), barred from using an accessory building or outdoor area except an attached garage that keeps required parking available (E), can't sell products on-site (F), is limited to one customer or client vehicle on the premises at a time (G), and can't carry any signage or advertising (J).