Camarillo, CA Drone Rules: Recreational Drones (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- CMC § 10.44.020(B)
- Where it applies
- Constitution Park, Dizdar Park, Library exterior, F-Canyon
- Permit exception
- Special events permit under Ch. 19.63
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 1142, 6-14-2017
- Scope
- Named city properties only, not citywide
Summary
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, with no permit exception listed for personal recreational flights.
No member of the public shall commit any of the following acts on Constitution Park, Dizdar Park, Library Property exterior to Library Building and "F"-Canyon ("city property"): ... B. ... Possess or use any radio or remote controlled devices including, but not limited to, airplanes, cars, unmanned aerial vehicles, drones or other radio or remote controlled devices;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
020(B) makes it unlawful for a member of the public to "[p]ossess or use any radio or remote controlled devices including, but not limited to, airplanes, cars, unmanned aerial vehicles, drones or other radio or remote controlled devices" on the city properties the chapter names: Constitution Park, Dizdar Park, the Library Property exterior to the Library Building, and F-Canyon. The prohibition sits inside a broader list of 20 banned activities on those properties, from ball sports to amplified sound to alcohol, adopted by Ordinance No.
1142 in 2017 and amended by Ordinance No. 1144 later that year. Because the rule is scoped to these named city properties rather than the whole city, a hobbyist flying a drone on private land or on property outside the listed parks is not reached by this section; FAA Part 107 and the FAA's recreational flyer rules still govern airspace use everywhere in Camarillo, and the city cannot regulate flight altitude or airspace, only ground access to its own park property. 63 for the specific use. There is no separate citywide drone ordinance in the code outside this park-property list.
Violations & Fines
Violating Section 10.44.020 is enforced as a park-property offense; the city can eject violators from the property and cite them, with repeat conduct handled through the code's general misdemeanor/infraction penalty structure applied to Title 10 offenses. There is no drone-specific fine schedule in the chapter itself; a special events permit under Chapter 19.63 is the only listed exception.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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