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

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

Irvine's code calls this use “Kennel”. 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.

1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.9, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.9, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 6.1, 8.1, 9.1.

• "Domestic animal care facility" (note 45: animals may be groomed, trained, kept or boarded overnight) and "Veterinary service, domestic" are separate rows and not used; the domestic animal care row is shifted in the table. Planning Areas 4, 5, 34 and 38 have their own matrices (S7, S8, S34, S36) that differ from Division 3 (e.g. PA 4 lists child care and churches as P in 2.3/2.4/3.1/4.2/4.9); PA 33 (S33) has narrative rules.
• Not covered here: Planning Areas 4, 5, 34, 38 have their own land use matrices (S7, S8, S34, S36) and PA 33 has a narrative list (S33); Sec. 3-3-1 says it does not cover PAs 4, 5, 33, 34, 38. Not extracted.; Categories 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8: the Division 3 matrix cells only say "Section 3-37-23/25/26/27"; the district chapters for 4.x-9.x (Sec. 3-37-18 onward) are not in the packet.; Category 7.1 Military: only a reference cell ("Section 3-37-38").; Division 3 matrix pages 3, 4 (rows Dairy..Home occupation permit) and 9, 10 (Retail home improvement..Transitional housing) have shifted columns beyond 4.4; uses read from them are limited to categories 1.1-4.4, or dropped.. Overlay zones and specific plans can also change the answer.

• Single-family home
• Child care center
• Growing crops