Camarillo, CA

Camarillo requires a building permit for any retaining wall over 3 feet tall, measured from the top of the footing to the top of the wall. Shorter walls are exempt unless they hold…

Camarillo limits fences and walls to six feet along side and rear lot lines and three feet in any front yard under Municipal Code Section 19.38.020. Corner-lot visibility triangles cap…

Camarillo restricts barbed wire and concertina wire fencing to commercial and industrial zones, and only under a permit from the director of planning and community development, per…

California Civil Code Sections 841-841.4 govern shared boundary fence responsibilities statewide, including in Camarillo. Both property owners share equally in the cost of maintaining…

Fences under 7 feet in unincorporated Ventura County need no permit, but taller fences, fences wired for lighting or an electric gate, and retaining walls over 3 feet all require a…

Camarillo declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles on private or public property a public nuisance and lets the director of planning and community development…

Camarillo bars parking any vehicle on a highway, street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours, measured by whether it has moved more than two-tenths of a mile, and lets the CHP…

Camarillo caps loading zone stops at three minutes for passengers and twenty minutes for freight. The city council designates zones by resolution, and the director of public works…

Camarillo bars parking commercial vehicles over ten thousand pounds gross on residential streets, unless the vehicle is there for work or service that actually requires its presence…

Camarillo bans parking or storing vehicles in a residential front yard setback unless the surface is an improved area approved under the city's zoning title. Bare dirt, gravel or lawn…

Camarillo follows California's EV-friendly mandate under AB 1236 (Government Code Section 65850.7), requiring streamlined permitting for residential EV charging stations. CMC Title 16…

Camarillo confines residential RV, boat and trailer parking to an approved storage area, a conforming enclosed structure, or a hard-surfaced side or rear yard under Municipal Code…

Camarillo enforces a 72-hour street parking limit on public streets under CMC Title 11. Vehicles may not remain parked in the same location for more than 72 consecutive hours…

Once a curb in unincorporated Ventura County is marked red or signed under County Ordinance Code § 7200(a), stopping, standing, or parking there is unlawful at any time, and the only…

California doesn't ban private-property towing, but Vehicle Code Section 22658 controls how it happens. A posted sign at least 17 by 22 inches must warn drivers before a tow company…

Camarillo lists small and large family day care homes as permitted uses in the R-1 single-family zone under Municipal Code Sec. 19.14.020(I), so a licensed family day care needs no…

Camarillo treats a home business as a privilege, requiring a home occupation permit from the community development director before any activity starts. The director checks the use…

Camarillo's home occupation ordinance bars client and customer visits outright: Sec. 19.65.030(E) prohibits any home business that brings customers onto the premises, and Sec…

Camarillo bans signage for home-based businesses outright: Sec. 19.65.020(C)(7) forbids any advertising or sign that advertises the residence's business location, and (C)(17) blocks…

Cottage food operations in unincorporated Ventura County are regulated by the County Environmental Health Division under California's Cottage Food Law (Health and Safety Code Sec…

California lets home cooks sell meals from their own kitchen under a microenterprise home kitchen operation (MEHKO) permit, capped at 30 meals a day, 90 a week, and $100,000 in annual…

Camarillo dogs must be on a leash no longer than six feet, held continuously by a person capable of controlling the animal, whenever off the owner's property, except in a designated…

A Camarillo house in the R-1 zone may keep no more than four dogs and four cats over four months old under Sec. 19.14.020(E)(1). Attached homes in denser RPD zones and mobile home…

Beekeeping is a permitted agricultural use only in Camarillo's A-E Agricultural Exclusive zone, where hives are treated the same as any other structure for housing animals: they must…

Camarillo does not have breed-specific dog bans. California state law (HSC Section 122331) preempts local breed bans but allows breed-specific mandatory spay/neuter ordinances…

In Camarillo's R-1 single-family zone, a household may keep up to five poultry and four adult rabbits, but roosters, geese and ducks are banned outright. Larger lots in the R-E zone…

Camarillo confines veterinary clinics to commercial and industrial zones under a planned development permit, and an indoor-only clinic is treated differently from one that keeps…

Camarillo caps household cats at four per lot in the R-1 zone and folds cats into its general animal-at-large ban, but the city's licensing chapter is written for dogs only, so cats…

Camarillo bans stationary and mobile pet groomers from letting wash water reach the storm drain system, requires a planned development permit to open a grooming shop in a commercial…

Exotic animals are regulated by CA Fish & Game Code and CDFW. Ferrets and hedgehogs are illegal to own statewide (CA Code of Regulations §671). CMC Title 7 may restrict additional…

Every dog or cat over six months old kept in unincorporated Ventura County must be spayed or neutered under Ordinance Code § 4421-3, unless the owner documents one of the exceptions…

Pet stores in unincorporated Ventura County may sell only dogs, cats, or rabbits sourced from a shelter, humane society, or registered nonprofit rescue.

In unincorporated Ventura County's Coastal Zone, the county will not issue the Zoning Clearance that authorizes construction until a bird nesting survey is completed, if the project…

California law makes it illegal to knowingly feed big game mammals, deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, black bear, and Nelson bighorn sheep, anywhere in the state. The California…

Removing an approved tree from a Camarillo street or public area requires a permit from the director of public works, and stumps must come out below grade. The rule covers city street…

A privately owned tree or shrub that overhangs or blocks a Camarillo street, sidewalk or sight line is a public nuisance under Municipal Code Section 13.12.060(G). The director of…

Camarillo water customers served by the Camrosa Water District and the City of Camarillo water system are subject to water conservation regulations. California's permanent water…

Camarillo encourages drought-tolerant and native plant landscaping through the California Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) requirements for new construction and the…

Rainwater harvesting is legal and encouraged in Camarillo under California Water Code Section 10574. Residents may collect rainwater from rooftops for irrigation without a permit.

Camarillo does not prohibit artificial turf installation in residential yards. Synthetic grass may qualify for water utility rebate programs when replacing natural turf. HOA approval…

Camarillo residents may compost freely: the city's waste code affirmatively allows active composting in containers on private property and does not require a permit or registration to…

Camarillo Municipal Code Chapter 9.24 authorizes the city to require weed abatement on private property. Property owners must remove weeds, dry grass, and combustible vegetation that…

Camarillo exempts every accessory dwelling unit from the Park Impact Fee that new development otherwise pays under Municipal Code Chapter 16.52. The exemption applies automatically at…

Camarillo allows one attached or internal ADU plus a JADU, or one detached ADU, on any single-family lot under Municipal Code Chapter 19.56. Size caps run 800 to 1,200 square feet…

Camarillo caps detached accessory buildings like sheds and garages at 15 feet in height and 40 percent of the required rear yard, holding them six feet off the main house under…

Camarillo bars short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units built under Municipal Code Chapter 19.56: any ADU created under Section 19.56.090 and any junior ADU under Section…

Unincorporated Ventura County does not require an owner to live on-site for a standalone ADU, but if the lot has both an ADU and a JADU the owner must occupy the JADU or the remaining…

California ADU law, Government Code 66310 et seq. (formerly 65852.2), expressly authorizes converting an existing garage into an ADU, with no replacement parking allowed and…

California Building Code Section 3109 and California HSC 115921-115929, adopted by Camarillo through CMC Title 16, require all residential pools and spas to be enclosed by a barrier at…

Above-ground pools deeper than 18 inches in Camarillo are regulated as swimming pools under the California Pool Safety Act (HSC 115920-115929) and CRC Appendix AX. A 60-inch barrier…

Portions of Camarillo, particularly hillside areas near the Santa Monica Mountains and Conejo Grade, are designated as Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (VHFHSZ) by CAL FIRE…

Camarillo Municipal Code Chapter 9.24 requires property owners to maintain defensible space by clearing dry brush, weeds, and combustible vegetation. The Ventura County Fire Protection…

Camarillo bans burning solid waste, hazardous waste, or medical waste anywhere in the city under Municipal Code Section 9.04.110. There is no permit path around it: the prohibition is…

Fire pits, fire rings and barbecue grills are allowed only in County-designated areas of Ventura County parks; open ground fires anywhere else in a park are illegal.

In unincorporated Ventura County, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are required under the Ventura County Building Code, which adopts California Residential Code §R314 and §R315. When…

California uniformly prohibits possession, sale, and use of dangerous fireworks statewide, while permitting cities to further restrict or ban Safe and Sane fireworks locally.

California uniformly applies the State Fire Marshal's propane storage standards through the California Fire Code, which all local jurisdictions must enforce as a minimum.

A barking dog becomes a legal nuisance in Camarillo once it barks continuously for at least ten minutes, or intermittently for at least thirty minutes, and disturbs a neighbor's…

Playing amplified music or using a loudspeaker on any Camarillo street, sidewalk, park or other public property requires a permit from the city's director under Municipal Code Sec…

Camarillo Municipal Code Section 10.34.110(B) prohibits the operation of mechanically powered lawn mowers, garden tools, sanders, drills, grinders, and similar equipment between 9 PM…

Camarillo bars construction noise that exceeds the city's noise standards between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. on weekdays, and all day on Sundays and eight named holidays, under Municipal Code…

Vehicles operating on public streets are exempt from CMC Chapter 10.34. CA Vehicle Code §27007 limits vehicle exhaust noise to 95 dBA. Modified exhausts and excessive vehicle noise may…

Ventura County Ordinance Code § 6299-1 bans creating any loud or raucous noise, audible to the human ear, in any residential zone of the unincorporated county between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m…

Private helicopter pads are banned across the Santa Monica Mountains overlay zone in unincorporated Ventura County, with an exception only for emergency-service agencies.

Rooftop and ground-mounted HVAC units, pumps, generators, compressors and fans near sensitive habitat in unincorporated Ventura County must be sited as far as practical from ESHA or…

Section 8109-4.6.8.1 caps short-term rental overnight occupancy at two persons per bedroom for up to five bedrooms, plus two more, to a maximum of ten people. Homeshares are limited to…

Unincorporated Ventura County will not issue a homeshare or short-term rental permit unless the owner carries a commercial general liability policy of at least $500,000 per occurrence…

Renting a home for under 30 days in unincorporated Ventura County requires a County-issued homeshare or short-term rental permit before anyone collects rent, advertises, or facilitates…

In unincorporated Ventura County, a homeshare rental requires the owner to be physically present; a short-term rental permit is for when the owner is not present.

A short-term rental permit in unincorporated Ventura County lasts one year and can be revoked outright for any violation or noncompliance.

Short-term rental and homeshare owners in unincorporated Ventura County must hold a County business license, pay business taxes, and register for and pay transient occupancy tax.

Short-term rentals and homeshares in unincorporated Ventura County must observe quiet hours from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. with no outdoor amplified sound.

Homeshares and short-term rentals in unincorporated Ventura County must provide one to three on-site parking spaces based on bedroom count, and any permitted garage or driveway on the…

In unincorporated Ventura County, a rental qualifies as a homeshare only if the dwelling is the primary residence of an owner holding at least a 20 percent interest in the parcel, the…

Camarillo requires landlords who furnish heat to rental occupants to keep habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms at a minimum 68F, and the city deleted the usual seasonal…

Camarillo landlords with five or more rental units, or mobile home park owners, must include a landlord-tenant mediation notice every time they raise rent on an eligible lease, and…

Camarillo caps rent increases only in mobile home parks, not apartments or houses. Chapter 10.55, adopted May 13, 2026, limits park owners to one annual increase of 2% to 6% tied to…

California's Tenant Protection Act (AB 1482) provides just cause eviction protections for most renters in unincorporated Ventura County who have lived in a unit for 12+ months…

California evictions run through the unlawful detainer process. Under Code of Civil Procedure § 1161, nonpayment requires a 3-day notice to pay rent or quit (excluding weekends and…

California Civil Code § 1954 limits when a landlord may enter a rented home. Except in emergencies, abandonment, or with tenant consent, the landlord must give reasonable written…

California sets no fixed dollar or percentage cap on rent late fees, but a late fee in a residential lease is treated as liquidated damages. Under Civil Code § 1671, such a fee is…

To end a California month-to-month tenancy, a tenant gives 30 days' written notice. A landlord gives 30 days if the tenant has lived there under a year, or 60 days if a year or more…

As of July 1, 2024, California landlords may collect no more than one month's rent as a security deposit, regardless of whether the unit is furnished. The deposit, minus any lawful…

California adverse possession requires five years of continuous, open, hostile possession AND payment of all property taxes during that period under Code of Civil Procedure § 325. A…

Camarillo bans urinating or defecating anywhere in public except inside an enclosed bathroom or restroom. Section 10.06.010 defines public place broadly, covering alleys, parking lots…

Camarillo's own code does not ban jaywalking generally, it only requires pedestrians near a marked underpass, subway, bridge or grade separation to use it rather than cross the highway…

Camarillo outlaws soliciting money or sales in a way that would make a reasonable person fear harm or feel intimidated, spelling out six specific behaviors under Section 10.12.010…

Camarillo bans drinking or holding an open container of alcohol on streets, sidewalks, alleys, school grounds, city-owned buildings, posted park areas, and even private property…

Camarillo makes it a civil violation for any property owner, tenant, or event organizer to host a loud or unruly gathering, with fines starting at five hundred dollars and rising to…

Camarillo does not ban skateboarding citywide. Under Chapter 11.76, the city council can prohibit skateboarding, bicycling, rollerskating and inline skating on specific streets…

Camarillo expressly bars smoking, vaping, or ingesting marijuana products on Constitution Park, Dizdar Park, the Library grounds outside the building, and F-Canyon, naming marijuana…

Camarillo bans smoking, including vaping, in public places, outdoor dining areas, recreation areas, service lines, and multi-unit residence common areas citywide, with a 25-foot buffer…

Minors under 18 may not loiter in public places between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. in unincorporated Ventura County unless with a parent or adult spouse.

Camarillo doesn't run a separate plumbing-permit process: Sec. 16.04.255 folds California Plumbing Code permitting into the same Chapter 1, Division II administrative rules that govern…

Electrical work in Camarillo is permitted under the same Chapter 1, Division II building-code administrative rules as every other trade: Sec. 16.04.265 applies them to the California…

Camarillo's amended Property Maintenance Code bars any means-of-egress door from being locked in a way that keeps occupants from getting out without a key or special knowledge. Sec…

Before starting almost any construction in Camarillo, from erecting a new building to altering or adding onto an existing one, Municipal Code Section 19.48.010 requires both a zone…

Camarillo can charge a reinspection fee whenever a building inspection finds the work incomplete or the required corrections unmade, and the city will not schedule further inspections…

Camarillo's Property Maintenance Code requires carbon monoxide alarms in dwellings citywide, pointing owners to California Fire Code Sec. 1103.9 for most buildings and to California…

Camarillo closes Constitution Park, Dizdar Park, the Library exterior grounds and F-Canyon to the public outside sunrise-to-sunset hours, with city buildings and parking lots excepted…

Camarillo bars minors under 18 from remaining in public places between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., with a first violation charged as an infraction and repeat violations within 90 days charged…

Camarillo bans sitting or lying on sidewalks, curbs, doorways and shared public benches in its commercial zones, and separately bans obstructing traffic anywhere, but only after a…

Camarillo bans camping, sleeping, and storing unattended belongings including tents and camp paraphernalia on any public place, from parks to sidewalks to publicly maintained drainage…

Camarillo requires the exposed face of every cut and fill slope created under a grading permit to be prepared and maintained against erosion, usually by planting, before the city will…

Camarillo requires a flood area development permit before any construction begins in a FEMA special flood hazard area. New and substantially improved structures must be elevated at…

Camarillo bans discharging pollutants into its storm drain system and requires a permit for any non-stormwater discharge under Municipal Code Chapter 9.32. The community development…

New construction and substantial improvements in Camarillo's mapped flood hazard areas must have their lowest floor at least one foot above the base flood elevation. The city's…

Building or extending any float, bulkhead, seawall, or other structure, or doing any dredging or excavating, in Channel Islands Harbor or the Outer Harbor requires submitted plans and…

Unincorporated Ventura County areas within the California Coastal Zone require Coastal Development Permits under the California Coastal Act. The county administers a Local Coastal…

Camarillo exempts standby generators from the city's noise ordinance entirely when they're running during a power outage, for maintenance, or for routine testing, under Municipal Code…

Camarillo prohibits air conditioners, fans, pumps and other mechanical equipment from creating noise that violates the city's noise standards under Municipal Code Sec. 10.34.110(D)…

Camarillo doesn't impose a standing duty to fix existing sidewalks; instead, Sec. 16.20.010 makes the abutting property owner responsible for building or bringing driveways, sidewalks…

Camarillo sidewalks are reserved for pedestrian passage. Section 13.02.010 bars using any part of a public sidewalk for anything else, unless the code or another law specifically…

Camarillo requires an encroachment permit from the city engineer before anyone builds, places or maintains almost anything in the public right-of-way, from a driveway or fence to a…

Camarillo requires every single-family household to subscribe to the city's organic waste collection service and sort food scraps and yard waste into the green container, separating it…

Camarillo forbids mixing green waste, defined to include grass clippings, leaves, brush and branches, into any container meant for regular trash or recyclables, under Sec. 9.04.112…

Camarillo requires recycling under CMC Section 9.04.052 (commercial recycling) and Section 9.04.054 (organic waste recycling). California AB 341 mandates recycling for businesses…

Camarillo's solid waste collection is regulated under CMC Chapter 9.04 (Integrated Waste Management). The city contracts with a franchised hauler for residential curbside collection of…

Camarillo trash and recycling carts cannot go to the curb before 4 p.m. the day before collection and must be out by 6:30 a.m. on collection day, under Sec. 9.04.070. Carts must come…

Camarillo lets residents set bulky items at the curb on the same schedule as regular trash, but only inside a strict window: no earlier than 4 p.m. the day before collection, and off…

Camarillo bans dumping, spilling, discarding or abandoning solid waste anywhere in the city outside an authorized container or permitted disposal facility, under Sec. 9.04.120. Because…

A roll-off dumpster at a Camarillo commercial site can stay only 30 consecutive days, and no more than 60 days total in a year, under Sec. 9.04.160(B). Only a city-franchised solid…

Any Camarillo property with five or more residential units, condominiums, or a mobilehome park must run a recycling program with containers placed next to the trash bins and collected…

Every residence and business in Camarillo must sign up with a solid waste collector or get a city self-haul permit; the city council awards an exclusive residential franchise, so…

Camarillo caps weeds and plant growth on any property, vacant or built, at 12 inches under the city's amended International Property Maintenance Code, and the city can send crews to…

Camarillo declares a lot a public nuisance if any building on it is structurally unsafe, dangerous, or so deteriorated that it drags down neighboring property values, giving the city…

Every food truck operating in Camarillo, whether owned or leased, must carry a health permit issued through the Ventura County director of environmental health under Section 9.20.070…

Camarillo requires a city vending license and cart permit before any sidewalk food cart operates, and Sec. 5.42.090 bans carts from crosswalks, fire hydrants, bus zones, driveways and…

No one may sell food or merchandise from a sidewalk cart in Camarillo without a city vending license, and every cart needs its own separate cart permit under Municipal Code Section…

Camarillo requires every store selling cigarettes, vapes, or e-liquid to verify photo ID for anyone who looks under 27, keep products behind the counter in vendor-assisted sales only…

Camarillo requires anyone running a pawnbroking business to hold a city permit under Municipal Code Section 5.24.020 before opening, submit fingerprints for a state and local…

Secondhand dealers, antique dealers and resalers in Camarillo must hold a city permit under Municipal Code Section 5.24.020 before buying or selling used goods, report each day's…

Camarillo confines sexually oriented businesses to the L-M, M-1 and M-2 industrial zones and enforces strict buffers: 500 feet from another such business or any residentially zoned…

No one may own or operate a massage establishment in Camarillo without a massage establishment permit (MEP) plus a city business license, renewed every twelve months under Municipal…

Tattoo and body-art operators in unincorporated Ventura County must hold a permit or registration from the county's Environmental Health Division before working.

Unincorporated Ventura County bars running an auto repair business from a residential home occupation; it's a commercial-zone-only use requiring a CUP or PD permit.

Camarillo taxes every hotel and motel stay at nine percent of the rent charged, collected by the operator at the time rent is paid. The city's finance director serves as tax…

Camarillo protects working farmland through its A-E Agricultural Exclusive zone, which requires a ten-acre minimum parcel and fifty-foot setbacks on every side to keep houses and other…

The California Right to Farm Act under Civil Code 3482.5 protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits brought by neighbors who moved in after farming began. The…

Camarillo's R-1 single-family zone requires a twenty-foot front yard, side yards of five feet for one-story homes and ten feet for two-story homes, and a twenty-foot rear yard, with a…

Camarillo caps building height at twenty-five feet in the R-1 single-family zone, exempting only antennas or structures approved through a conditional use permit. The Rural Exclusive…

Camarillo caps building coverage at forty percent of the lot in RPD-4 or smaller residential planned developments, rising to fifty percent for denser RPD projects, under Municipal Code…

Camarillo designates certain street and public-area trees as historic, specimen or memorial by resolution of the planning commission or city council. Under Municipal Code Section…

New or replacement trees planted in a Camarillo street or public area must match the city's comprehensive plan and approved street tree list under Municipal Code Section 13.12.050(A)…

Unincorporated Ventura County protects the tree species listed on Table 1 of its Tree Protection Regulations, along with any heritage tree reaching 90 inches of single-trunk girth, and…

Camarillo caps garage and yard sales at two per business tax year for any resident selling only their own personal property. Go over that limit and the city treats the activity as a…

Camarillo bans unshielded pack lighting, area-wide flood lighting, searchlights and laser lights citywide under Municipal Code Section 19.47.050. Nearly every outdoor lighting system…

Camarillo defines light trespass as light that shines beyond a property's lines or creates a nuisance to neighbors, and Section 19.47.065(A) sets a hard performance standard: zero…

Camarillo exempts seasonal holiday and religious lighting displays from its outdoor lighting permit and design rules under Municipal Code Section 19.47.090(H), with no stated duration…

Camarillo caps window signs at six square feet or twenty-five percent of a single window's area, whichever is bigger, under Section 17.04.090(K), with no permit required inside that…

Camarillo bans billboards outright: Municipal Code Section 17.04.130 prohibits every off-site sign and outdoor advertising structure citywide, along with flashing, moving, rotating, or…

Political signs on private property in Camarillo are broadly protected by the First Amendment and California Elections Code Section 18310, which prohibits removing or defacing…

Camarillo lets shopping centers near U.S. Highway 101 build taller freestanding identification signs than anywhere else in the city: up to 35 feet instead of the usual 25, if the…

Camarillo implements the state Density Bonus Act locally through Chapter 19.49, requiring an applicant to file a density bonus application with the community development director and…

Any new building, exterior remodel or floor-area addition in Camarillo's Old Town (COT) zone needs a discretionary planned development permit reviewed by the planning commission, or…

Small residential rooftop solar systems in Camarillo go through a streamlined permit process under Municipal Code Chapter 16.54, built around a standard checklist that mirrors the…

Camarillo must approve a complete small residential rooftop solar application the same day if it's filed over the counter, or within one to three business days if filed electronically…

California's Solar Rights Act (Civil Code 714) protects homeowners in Ventura County from HOA restrictions that effectively prohibit solar panel installation. HOAs cannot increase…

A film permit that includes closing a public street cannot be decided by city staff alone in Camarillo: Municipal Code Section 19.63.022(B)(3) sends any street-closure request straight…

Every film production in Camarillo needs a film permit under Municipal Code Section 19.63.022, applied for through the director of planning and community development on the state form…

Ventura County's road ordinance defines student filmmaking as commercial filming. A student shooting a class project in the unincorporated county's road right-of-way needs the same…

A Ventura County film permit is denied if the shoot's noise exceeds what's normal for the area, unless the noise source, like gunfire or aircraft, sits over 2,000 feet from the nearest…

Under California Proposition 64 (AUMA) and Health and Safety Code Section 11362.2, Camarillo residents age 21+ may grow up to 6 cannabis plants per household for personal use. Plants…

Camarillo bans every commercial cannabis facility in every zone in the city under Municipal Code Section 19.55.030. The lone exception is a delivery-only medicinal retailer holding a…

Unincorporated Ventura County keeps commercial cannabis premises at least 1,200 feet from schools, day care centers, youth centers, drug rehabilitation centers, parks, and residential…

Camarillo sorts every business into a tax group or flat rate under Municipal Code Section 5.04.240, and the finance director resolves any business that fits more than one category…

Bringing your own grill, barbeque or other cooking device to Constitution Park, Dizdar Park, the exterior of the Library, or 'F'-Canyon is banned under Camarillo Municipal Code Sec…

Anyone going door-to-door in Camarillo to sell goods, take orders or canvass for a commercial purpose needs a solicitation permit from the city under Municipal Code Section 5.32.020…

Residents in unincorporated Ventura County can post 'No Soliciting' signs. Solicitors ignoring posted signs and refusing to leave may be cited for trespass under CA Penal Code 602…

Once Camarillo declares a Stage 2, 3 or 4 water supply condition, Municipal Code Section 14.12.040 requires or favors recycled water over potable water for construction, agricultural…

Camarillo designates historic buildings as citywide landmarks under Municipal Code Chapter 16.42. The planning commission, sitting as the landmark committee, evaluates nominations…

The City of Camarillo has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. A data center is sited in the M-1 Light Manufacturing or M-2 General Manufacturing zone…

Camarillo's noise ordinance, Chapter 10.34, caps sound at the receptor property line using the ambient level plus an increment. Base exterior limits are 65 dBA day and 55 dBA night on…

Camarillo bans flying drones and other remote-controlled devices on its named city properties, including Constitution Park, Dizdar Park, the Library Property exterior and F-Canyon…

Ventura County Ordinance Code § 6307-9 makes it illegal to operate any model aircraft or drone in any County Park, with an exception only for County Parks operated by a lessee. The…

Camarillo bans operating or maintaining any property for card, dice, or billiard gambling within the city, and bans playing or betting on those games for money or anything of value…

California Penal Code § 326.5 lets only tax-exempt nonprofits, mobilehome park associations, senior groups, and school-affiliated charities run bingo, and only under a local city or…

California law exempts private home card games from gambling regulation entirely. Penal Code § 337j(e)(2)(D) excludes any card game played in a private home or residence from the…

California has no legal sports betting, in stores or online. Penal Code section 337a criminalizes bookmaking, pool-selling, and placing or accepting any bet on the result of a sporting…

Camarillo requires a special event permit before any street fair, carnival, or outdoor market can occupy a city right-of-way, sidewalk, or parking lot, under Municipal Code Section…

Camarillo requires a city council-issued permit before anyone holds, or even joins, a parade, procession, or other public-street assemblage or demonstration, under Municipal Code…

Anyone wanting to hold an event on Camarillo's named city properties that involves an otherwise-banned park activity, from amplified sound to after-hours use, must get a special events…

The county's oversized-vehicle work-truck exemption only helps a resident if the vehicle isn't already blocked by that resident's own HOA or property restrictions.

California HOAs may levy regular and special assessments, charge late fees and interest, record liens, and ultimately foreclose on delinquent owners under the Davis-Stirling Act. State…

California's Davis-Stirling Act gives every HOA member the right to inspect and copy association records under Civil Code § 5205. Boards must produce current-year records within 10…

California voids any HOA governing-document clause that effectively bans or unreasonably restricts a clothesline or drying rack in an owner's exclusive-use backyard. Civil Code Section…

Civil Code section 4735 voids any HOA rule that bans low-water plants, turf replacement, or artificial turf, and bars fines for cutting back watering during a declared drought…

Civil Code § 4745 voids any HOA covenant or governing-document rule that prohibits or unreasonably restricts installing an EV charging station in an owner's unit or designated parking…

Civil Code § 4705 bars every California homeowners association from limiting a member's display of the United States flag on their own lot or within their exclusive-use common area…

California law caps homeowners association fines at $100 per violation or the amount listed in the association's published penalty schedule, whichever is less. Civil Code section 5850…

A California homeowners association cannot foreclose on a member’s home over unpaid dues until the delinquent assessments alone reach $1,800, or until the assessments secured by the…

Civil Code § 4741 bars every California homeowners association from adopting or enforcing a rule that prohibits, or unreasonably restricts, renting out a separate interest, and sets a…

Under Ventura County Ordinance Code § 6834, no person or flavored vaping products retailer, including their agents and employees, may sell, exchange, offer for sale or exchange, or…

California prohibits sale of tobacco and vapor products to anyone under 21 statewide under Business and Professions Code 22958, enacted by SBX2-7 in 2016. The Tobacco 21 standard…

Sidewalk food vendors in unincorporated Ventura County must show a Manager's Food Safety Certificate or County Food Handlers Card before the County issues a vending permit.

Unincorporated Ventura County property owners may not store or maintain solid waste in a way that harbors or breeds rats and other rodents.

In the county's Habitat Connectivity and Wildlife Corridors overlay zone, intentionally planting invasive plant species is prohibited unless the plants are a commercial agricultural…

Ventura County's Coastal Zoning Ordinance bars new plantings of invasive trees, including tree-of-heaven, anywhere in the unincorporated coastal zone, per Appendix T1's tree list and…

California sets a statewide minimum wage floor under Labor Code 1182.12, $16.90 per hour for all employers as of January 2026. Local governments are not preempted and may set higher…

California's Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act under Labor Code 245-249 mandates paid sick leave for nearly all employees statewide. SB 616 (2023) raised the minimum to 40 hours…

California regulates concealed carry weapons licenses statewide under Penal Code 26150 through 26225. Senate Bill 2 (2023) imposes uniform sensitive-place restrictions and applicant…

California preempts most local firearm regulation under Government Code 53071 and Penal Code 25605, reserving licensing, registration, and manufacture authority to the state. However…

California broadly prohibits open carry of firearms statewide under Penal Code 25850 (loaded firearms in public) and Penal Code 26350 (open carry of unloaded handguns). The prohibition…

California prohibits carrying loaded firearms in vehicles statewide under Penal Code 25400 and 25850. Unloaded handguns transported in private vehicles must be in a locked container or…

Sobriety checkpoints are lawful in California and stopping at one is a statutory obligation, not a courtesy. Vehicle Code § 2814.2(a) requires a driver to stop and submit to a sobriety…

California is one of the few states that answers this by statute rather than by case law alone. Penal Code § 148(g) says that photographing or making an audio or video recording of a…

California has no general stop-and-identify statute. The old Penal Code § 647(e), which required a person lawfully detained to give "credible and reliable" identification, was held…

California has no statute that requires you to consent to a search of your car, and none that requires an officer to warn you that you may refuse. What the Legislature and the voters…

A low-speed vehicle in California may not be driven on any roadway with a speed limit above 35 miles per hour. Vehicle Code section 21260 permits it to cross a faster road only where…

California prohibits grocery stores and large retailers from providing single-use plastic carryout bags under Public Resources Code 42280-42288, enacted by SB 270 (2014) and ratified…

California restricts expanded polystyrene food containers statewide through SB 54 (2022) packaging requirements under Public Resources Code 42040-42081. The law mandates that…

California Public Resources Code 42270-42273, enacted by AB 1884 (2018), prohibits full-service restaurants from providing single-use plastic straws unless requested by the customer…

California works from a closed list: Vehicle Code section 24003 says no vehicle may carry any lamp or illuminating device not required or permitted by the code, so an accessory light…

California measures dash cam placement in square inches. Vehicle Code section 26708(b)(13) lets a video event recorder occupy a seven-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield…

Lane splitting is lawful in California. Vehicle Code section 21658.1, added by AB 51 in 2016, defines it as driving a motorcycle with two wheels in contact with the ground between rows…

California does not let you put a cover over your license plate. Vehicle Code section 5201(c) allows exactly two things: a full car cover on a lawfully parked vehicle, and a license…

No section of the California Vehicle Code makes it an offense for a private motorist to own, carry or use a radar detector. The prohibition in Vehicle Code section 28150 reaches only…

California permits metal studded tires only between November 1 and April 30, and only where the studs are tungsten carbide or another suitable material and the metal touching the road…

California never publishes a "legal VLT" for front side windows because it does not permit aftermarket darkening there at all. Vehicle Code section 26708(d) allows only clear…