San Jacinto, CA Animal Ordinances: Pet Groomer Rules (2026)

In the City of San Jacinto, pet grooming is a land use called Animal Services – Grooming in Table 2-2 (Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements). The row marks P, a zoning clearance under Chapter 17.655, in the CN, CG, CR, OP, BP, MU, MU-E and DV zones. It marks a dash in the residential zones and in the IL, IH, OSG, OSR and PI zones, and § 17.205.070.C says a dash means the listed land use is expressly prohibited in that zone. The last column points to § 17.430.060.

Section 17.430.060.C sets the building and operating standard. Animal grooming facilities shall be entirely enclosed, soundproofed, and air-conditioned. Boarding of animals, outside runs or cages, outside trash containers, and offensive odors shall be prohibited. Compare subsection B for animal boarding/training, which must also be entirely enclosed, soundproofed and air conditioned but allows small outdoor exercise and relief areas. The grooming standard has no outdoor exception.

Grooming also appears as an add-on to other animal businesses. Under subsection D, grooming activities shall be incidental to an animal hospital/clinic use, and under subsection E they shall be incidental to animal retail sales. A shop whose main business is grooming therefore sits in its own Table 2-2 row, not under the veterinary or retail rows.

The zoning clearance is the Director's administrative check that the proposed use complies with the activities allowed in the zone and the development standards. Under § 17.655.020.C it is obtained before the City issues a new or modified business license, and under § 17.655.020.B a new clearance is required when a use changes, even if the previous operator never obtained one. Approval can take the form of a stamp, signature, or other official notation on approved plans, a letter to the applicant, or other certification, at the Director's discretion, and appeals and revocation follow Article 7 (Administration) under § 17.655.040.