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Special Events & Permits in Moorpark, CA (2026)

3 verified special events & permits rules for Moorpark, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Park Event Permits

Moorpark requires a city-issued park rental permit to reserve park facilities, hold a gathering over the council-set attendance limit, or bring in contract performers, per Municipal Code § 12.16.160.

Moorpark Park Rental and Event Permits

Some Restrictions

Moorpark Municipal Code § 12.16.160(A), (C)

The city rents portions of its parks, including park facilities and structures. The city has the ability to issue and enforce park rental permits. Standard conditions of approval, fees, surety, liability, and insurance requirements for park rental permits shall be established by resolution of the city council. The city council shall also establish by resolution the parks that may accommodate at...

Commercial Filming on Public Right-of-Way

Moorpark prohibits sidewalk vending within 300 feet of any city-permitted special event, including filming, from one hour before through one hour after the event.

Moorpark Sidewalk Vending Ban Near Filming

Some Restrictions

Moorpark Municipal Code § 5.62.100(A)

No sidewalk vending is allowed within 300 feet of a city-permitted special event within the time period commencing one hour before until one hour after the special event. Permitted events include certified farmers' markets, and any event that requires an encroachment permit or special event permit, filming, parades, outdoor concerts, street fairs, arts shows, crafts shows, or any other permit o...

Sidewalk Dining & Cafés

Moorpark restaurants adding sidewalk or outdoor dining need an Administrative Permit under the zoning code, plus a separate Encroachment Permit if the tables sit on the public right-of-way.

Moorpark Sidewalk Cafe Encroachment Permit

Some Restrictions

Moorpark Municipal Code Table 17.20.060(C)(3)(c); § 17.28.135

Outdoor dining when in compliance with § 17.28.135 (outdoor dining located on public right-of-way shall be permitted with an Encroachment Permit in compliance with Ch. 12.04) — AP AP AP AP AP — AP C. Office and Professional Uses 1. Financial services a. Banks and other financial institutions, except those set forth below ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC — — ZC b. Check cashing, payday loan, a...

Looking for Ventura County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Moorpark city rules.

Special Events & Permits in Ventura County