Pleasanton, CA Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- District
- Agricultural (A) District
- Approval needed
- Conditional use permit
- Approving body
- Planning commission, public hearing
- Decision window
- 40 days after hearing closes
- Parking standard
- 1 space per 250 sq ft
- Appeal
- Right of appeal to city council
Summary
In Pleasanton's Agricultural (A) zoning district, a veterinary office cannot open by right. Pleasanton Municipal Code § 18.28.040 lists 'Veterinarians' offices' among the conditional uses that require a use permit from the planning commission, granted only after a public hearing, not simple administrative sign-off. The permit process runs through Chapter 18.124 and can carry binding operating conditions.
The following uses shall be permitted in the A district upon the granting of a use permit in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 18.124 of this title: ... FF. Veterinarians' offices.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4955754; v17 updated 2026-06-02).
Full Breakdown
' That means a vet clinic proposed on agriculturally zoned land is not a permitted use, it is conditional. 030. 060 must act within 40 days of the hearing's close, either granting the permit as applied for, granting it in modified form with conditions, or denying it outright. 070, including that the location fits the district's purposes and will not be detrimental to public health, safety or welfare. 010. ' A use permit may attach conditions on hours of operation, fencing, landscaping, and traffic circulation, and it can be revoked or time-limited.
Violations & Fines
Operating a veterinary office in the A district without an approved use permit, or outside its granted conditions, is declared unlawful and a public nuisance under § 18.140.010, and the city attorney is directed to bring legal proceedings to abate, remove or enjoin the noncompliant use. Zoning Title 18 is not among the chapters § 1.12.020 designates as infractions, so a violation defaults to the code's general misdemeanor penalty in § 1.12.010: a fine up to $1,000, up to six months in county jail, or both.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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