Victorville, CA Animal Ordinances: Pet Groomer Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitted zones
- C-1, C-2/C4, and Health & Wellness Overlay only
- Governing table
- Development Code Table 7-1, Sec. 16-3.07.010
- Residential zones
- Not permitted; dash designation on Table 7-1
- Title 7 category
- Classified an "other animal establishment," Sec. 7.04.100(b)
- Kennel inspection fee
- Applies to commercial kennels, not standalone groomers
Summary
Victorville limits pet grooming businesses to the C-1 Neighborhood Service, C-2/C4 General Commercial, and Health & Wellness Overlay zoning districts, where Development Code Table 7-1 marks the use "P" (permitted by right). Every residential zone and most other commercial/industrial districts carry a dash, meaning grooming is not permitted there without a discretionary similar-use finding.
The designation "P" means that the use is permitted in the particular Zoning District as long as all other zoning district and special criteria requirements are met. The designation "C" means that a Conditional Use Permit must first be granted by the Zoning Administrator or Planning Commission before the use is allowed in a particular district. Those uses designated with a dash (-) are not permitted within that zoning district. Those primary uses not listed are prohibited unless a determination is made by the Zoning Administrator that the proposed use is similar to one of the uses listed within a subject district, and as such are considered a similar use, as defined in this Title, and are permitted or conditionally permitted based upon the nature of use.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 57).
Full Breakdown
010 sets the citywide menu of what land uses are allowed in each zoning district, and pet grooming falls under the "Service" use category alongside barbers, dry cleaners and photography studios. " Reading the Pet grooming row across all seventeen district columns, only C-1, C-2/C4 and the Health & Wellness Overlay carry a "P"; every residential district (AE, SR, R-1 through R-4, MDR, RMPD) and every other commercial, industrial or civic district (CA, CM, IPD, M-1, M-2, PC) carries a dash. 010, which is discretionary and not guaranteed.
100(b)) folds "grooming parlors" into the defined category of "other animal establishments," alongside pet shops, stables and petting zoos, distinguishing them from a "commercial kennel" (five or more dogs boarded, bred, trained or marketed). 100(c) is written to apply to "the business of operating a commercial kennel," not to a standalone grooming parlor, so a groomer that does not also board five or more dogs is not automatically swept into that kennel inspection fee. A stand-alone grooming shop still needs the City's standard business license before opening.
Violations & Fines
Operating pet grooming in a zone marked with a dash on Table 7-1, or opening without the required City business license, violates the Development Code and is enforceable under Chapter 1.04, Section 1.04.010: a misdemeanor by default under California Penal Code Section 19, or an infraction carrying escalating fines of $100/$200/$400/$1,000 for repeat violations within a year, with each day of continued operation counted as a separate offense that Code Enforcement can abate as a public nuisance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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