Schaumburg, IL Animal Ordinances: Pet Groomer Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed districts
- B-2 general business and B-4 retail/service/auto only
- Permit type
- Special use, Village Board approval required
- Newspaper notice
- Published 15 to 30 days before hearing
- Neighbor notice
- Registered mail to owners within 150 feet
- Zoning fee
- Per Title 3, Chapter 41 fee schedule
- Penalty
- $100 to $50,000 fine per day
Summary
Schaumburg zones pet grooming as an "Animal Services" use, and the village's summary of permitted and special uses confines it to a special use permit in the B-2 general business and B-4 retail, service, and automobile business districts only. It doesn't appear as a permitted or special use in any other business, office, residential, or manufacturing district table, so the Village Board must approve every grooming shop's location.
Service Animal Services S S Animal daycare center Animal grooming Animal hospital and veterinary clinics Animal pounds/shelters/kennels
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 56 Update 1 | Policy Manual: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
The village's zoning ordinance publishes a Summary of Permitted and Special Uses appendix covering every business district (B-1 through B-5). Under the Service-use section for the general business districts, "Animal Services" carries an "S" (special use) designation in the B-2 general business district and the B-4 retail, service, and automobile business district columns; the B-1 limited office, B-3 planned office, and B-5 planned regional center columns are blank, meaning grooming cannot locate there at all, by right or by special use. The table's use-type examples spell out that "Animal grooming" shares this classification with animal daycare centers, animal hospitals and veterinary clinics, and animal pounds, shelters and kennels.
41, the petition must go to a public hearing before the zoning board of appeals or plan commission, preceded by a newspaper notice published 15 to 30 days ahead, a sign posted on the site at least 15 days before the hearing, and written notice sent by registered mail to every property owner within 150 feet of the parcel. 42. 44.
Violations & Fines
Operating a pet grooming business without the required special use approval, or outside the B-2 and B-4 districts where the use table allows it, violates chapter 154 of the village code. Section 154.50 makes any zoning violation punishable under the Code's general penalty, section 10.99: a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $50,000, with each day the violation continues charged as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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