Where is a kennel (dog boarding) allowed in Oxnard?

Find your lot's zone on the city zoning map, then read its row. Every status below was read from the Oxnard Municipal Code use tables (read October 2026). Base zones only. General information, not legal advice — check with the city before you apply.

Oxnard's code calls this use “Kennels and animal boarding”. Each row links to the use table it comes from. A zone marked “see note” has a condition in the code, for example upper floors only or a larger lot.

BRP.

• 'Kennel day care' is P in CM, M-L, M-1, M-2; 'Veterinarians with on-site kennels' is DDR in CM, M-L, M-1, M-2. Commercial C-2 'Veterinary hospitals ... no outdoor kennels' SUP.
• Not covered here: Downtown Table 16-148 key and footnotes 1, 3, 4, 7 (marks 'Uses 1', 'P 7', 'P 3' have no text in the packet); C-R Community Reserve: only a permitted-use list (S12), no matrix; Specific plans, planned developments and the -AHP / -AHD additive zones (S14 text only); Other zones the city may have (PD, R-PD, open space, public) with no use table in the packet. Overlay zones and specific plans can also change the answer.

• Single-family home
• Apartment building
• Bed and breakfast
• Church or place of worship
• Growing crops
• Emergency shelter