Upland, CA Animal Ordinances: Veterinary Clinic Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Commercial zones
- Permitted by right (P) in NC, HC, RC, OP
- Mixed-use zones
- Permitted by right (P) in all four
- Residential zones
- Not allowed in any of 10 zones
- Outdoor boarding
- Requires Admin. Use Permit (AUP)
- Governing table
- Table 17.06-1, § 17.06.020
- Violation penalty
- Misdemeanor under § 17.01.080
Summary
Upland's Zoning Ordinance permits "Animal Hospitals and Veterinary Services" by right in every Commercial and Mixed-Use zone but bars the use entirely from all ten residential zones. Table 17.06-1 and Table 17.05-1 mark the use "P" (no discretionary permit needed); Table 17.04-1 marks every residential zone with a dash, meaning the use is not allowed there at all.
TABLE 17.06-1 PERMITTED LAND USES IN THE COMMERCIAL ZONES Key P Permitted Use CUP Conditional Use Permit Req. AUP Admin. Use Permit Req.
— Use Not Allowed Neighborhood Commercial (NC) Highway Commercial (HC) Regional Commercial (RC) Office Professional (OP)
...
Animal Care, Sales, and Services Non-boarding/Boarding Indoor P P P P Boarding Outdoor AUP AUP AUP AUP Animal Hospitals and Veterinary Services P P P P
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
020, lists that use as "P" (Permitted Use) in all four Commercial zones: Neighborhood Commercial (NC), Highway Commercial (HC), Regional Commercial (RC), and Office Professional (OP). 020, likewise marks it "P" in all four Mixed-Use zones: C/R-MU, B/R-MU, C/O-MU and C/I-MU. 020 states plainly that "use classifications not listed in the table are prohibited," so a residential lot cannot host a veterinary hospital under any permit. The zoning code distinguishes a full animal hospital from the related "Animal Care, Sales, and Services" classification: non-boarding grooming and indoor boarding are also "P" in commercial and mixed-use zones, but outdoor boarding requires an Administrative Use Permit (AUP) in both tables.
Keeping a household pet is a separate matter governed by Title 6 of the Upland Municipal Code, not this land-use classification. Applicants should confirm zoning before signing a lease, since these tables apply only inside Upland city limits; a clinic just across the boundary in unincorporated San Bernardino County, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario or Montclair falls under a different jurisdiction's code entirely.
Violations & Fines
Section 17.01.080 makes it "unlawful for any owner, person, firm, or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure or cause or permit the same to be done in violation of this code." A veterinary hospital operating in a residential zone, or without the required Administrative Use Permit for outdoor boarding, violates this section; conviction is a misdemeanor punished per Municipal Code Chapter 1.1.6 (Penalty Provisions), as the ordinance itself cites it.
Frequently Asked Questions
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