Seattle, WA Animal Ordinances: Pet Groomer Rules (2026)

039 folds pet grooming centers that board animals into Seattle's pet daycare center standards. Under subsection C, a grooming business can keep boarding kennels on-site, but those boarding facilities can occupy no more than 30 percent of the shop's gross floor area, the rest has to stay grooming and retail space. 72 defines a 'commercial kennel' as any facility keeping four or more dogs or cats for board, propagation or treatment. 030, a new permit application triggers posted and mailed notice to neighboring owners, and anyone within 800 feet of the site has 10 days to file a written protest that the Director of Public Health must weigh before issuing or denying the permit; the Director will also inspect the premises and can withhold the permit until conditions are sanitary.

E requires the operator to submit written operating procedures at the time of permit application, modeled on standards from the American Boarding and Kennel Association or American Kennel Club, addressing and correcting animal behavior, including excessive barking, that affects surrounding uses, and those procedures must be followed for the life of the business. 500) a Title 23 violation when it happens at the grooming center, and lets the Director demand an acoustical consultant's report and impose mitigation measures, from modified operating hours to closed doors and windows to sound-attenuating construction.