Upland, CA Animal Ordinances: Pet Groomer Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Pet grooming as home business
- Prohibited outright
- Also barred
- Animal hospital, appliance/vehicle repair
- Governing section
- Upland Municipal Code § 17.27.060
- Where grooming can locate
- Permitted commercial/industrial zones only
Summary
Upland flatly prohibits pet grooming as a home occupation. Chapter 17.27's list of banned home businesses names pet grooming alongside animal hospitals, so a residential property cannot be permitted for a grooming operation no matter how small, and it applies citywide.
The following uses, and those with similar characteristics, are prohibited as home occupations: photography studio, beauty parlor, barber shop, nail salon, massage parlor, pet grooming, appliance or vehicle repair shops, animal hospital, medical practitioner, clinic, music school, dancing school, business school, any other school or program with organized classes, except for individual instruction.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4480959; v4 updated 2025-09-22).
Full Breakdown
" The section also bars "those with similar characteristics," so a mobile grooming dispatch base or an at-home nail-trimming or bathing service run for pay out of a residence would fall under the same prohibition. 050 with either a home occupation permit or an Administrative Use Permit; grooming is carved out entirely rather than subjected to extra conditions. 06, rather than operate from a house.
Violations & Fines
Running a pet grooming operation from a residence is not merely unpermitted, it is categorically prohibited under § 17.27.060; code enforcement can cite it as an unpermitted zoning use subject to the city's administrative fine schedule under Chapter 1.22 and, because home occupation violations fall under Title 17, prosecution as a misdemeanor if it continues after notice.
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