Camarillo, CA Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Indoor clinic (SC zone)
- Planned development permit, Sec. 19.27.020
- Outdoor kennels (SC zone)
- Conditional use permit, Sec. 19.27.040
- COT/CPD zones
- Must be a completely enclosed building
- Parking ratio
- 1 space per 300 sq ft (Table 19.44.100)
Summary
Camarillo confines veterinary clinics to commercial and industrial zones under a planned development permit, and an indoor-only clinic is treated differently from one that keeps outdoor kennels. The Service Commercial (SC) zone allows a fully enclosed veterinary clinic by right through that permit, but any facility with outdoor kennels needs a conditional use permit and City Council-level review.
A.The following uses are permitted in the SC zone subject to the approval of a planned development permit:...45.Veterinary clinic (all indoors) ... A.The following uses may be permitted in the SC zone if a conditional use permit is obtained in the manner provided in Chapter 19.62 of this code:...17.Veterinary clinic with outdoor kennels.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
020, a "veterinary clinic (all indoors)" is one of 48 use categories the Community Development Department can approve in the SC Service Commercial zone through a planned development permit, alongside pet shops and pet grooming. The permit ties approval to compatibility findings the planning commission or director makes on siting, traffic and neighboring uses; there is no over-the-counter zoning clearance for a clinic in this zone. 62, the same discretionary process used for bars, gymnasiums and skating rinks in the SC zone. Older commercial zones carry a similar but distinct rule: the COT (Camarillo Old Town) and CPD (Commercial Planned Development) zone use tables list "office, veterinary" as permitted, but only "provided that veterinary establishments shall be in a completely enclosed building," with no separate outdoor-kennel allowance at all.
100, which sets one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area for "Animal Hospitals, Veterinary Clinics, Animal Day Care, Animal Grooming," a category costed at the same rate regardless of zone. 62's conditional use permit procedure rather than the streamlined planned development route.
Violations & Fines
Operating a veterinary clinic without the required planned development permit, or adding outdoor kennels without first obtaining a conditional use permit under Chapter 19.62, is a zoning violation enforceable by the Community Development Department as a code violation subject to civil citation and correction orders under the city's general zoning enforcement provisions; the city can also revoke or condition an existing permit found to be violated.
Frequently Asked Questions
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