Simi Valley, CA Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- CUP required
- CO, CN, BP zones
- Permitted by right
- CPD zone only
- Not allowed
- MU, CR, CC, CI, LI, GI
- Governing table
- Table 2-5, SVMC § 9-26.030
- CUP process
- Public hearing, SVMC § 9-52.070
- Max penalty
- $1,000 fine or 6 months jail
Summary
Veterinary clinics and animal hospitals need a Conditional Use Permit in most Simi Valley commercial zones and are permitted by right only in the Planned Development Commercial (CPD) district. Table 2-5 of the Development Code bars the use entirely from the Mixed-Use, Regional Commercial, Community Commercial, and all three industrial zones.
P Permitted Use (2) CUP Conditional Use Permit required — Use not allowed MU (9) CO CN CR CC CPD CI BP (9) LI GI Veterinary clinics, animal — CUP CUP — — P — CUP — — Veterinary Clinics, Animal Hospitals. Office and indoor medical treatment facilities used by veterinarians, including large and small animal veterinary clinics, and animal hospitals. Kennels and boarding operations are commercial facilities for the keeping, boarding, or maintaining of four or more dogs four months of age or older, or four or more cats, except for dogs or cats in pet shops are listed under "kennels."
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 51).
Full Breakdown
030) allows "Veterinary clinics, animal" with a Conditional Use Permit in the Office Commercial (CO), Neighborhood Commercial (CN), and Business Park (BP) districts, and as a permitted use by right only in the Planned Development Commercial (CPD) district. The use carries a dash, meaning not allowed under any permit, in the Mixed-Use (MU), Regional Commercial (CR), Community Commercial (CC), Commercial Industrial (CI), Light Industrial (LI), and General Industrial (GI) zones. 070 and requires Planning Commission findings that the use is compatible with surrounding properties. " Because that boarding threshold sits inside the veterinary clinic definition itself, a Simi Valley practice that boards four or more animals overnight is treated as also operating a kennel, and Table 2-5 sends kennel uses to separate, more restrictive review, permitted only with a CUP in the General Industrial zone.
A clinic proposing on-site incineration, crematory services, or outdoor animal runs should expect additional conditions imposed through the CUP process itself, since Table 2-5 lists no specific use category for those add-ons.
Violations & Fines
Opening a veterinary clinic in a zone marked "not allowed" on Table 2-5, or operating without first obtaining the required Conditional Use Permit under Section 9-52.070, violates the Development Code. Per SVMC Section 1-2.01, code violations are infractions or misdemeanors; a misdemeanor carries up to a $1,000 fine, up to six months in County Jail, or both, and the City can also revoke a CUP for violating its conditions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a veterinary clinic operate in Simi Valley without a Conditional Use Permit?
Does a Simi Valley veterinary clinic need a separate kennel permit to board pets overnight?
What happens if a veterinary clinic violates its Conditional Use Permit conditions?
Sources & Official References
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