Moorpark, CA Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Encampment Sanitation (2026)
Key Facts
- Camping
- banned citywide in parks/civic center
- Notice before removal
- 72 hours
- Personal effects stored
- 90 days, then released or donated
- Immediate removal
- if threat, contraband, or crime evidence
Summary
Moorpark bans camping, camp facilities, and storing personal property in any city park, open space, or Civic Center grounds, backed by a detailed notice-and-removal process.
Unlawful Camping. No person shall camp, or establish, maintain, operate, or occupy camping facilities, or use camp paraphernalia, at the Moorpark Civic Center grounds, or in any park or open space except when participating in an authorized city-sponsored program.
C. Storage of Personal Property. It shall be unlawful for any person to store personal property, including camp facilities, camp paraphernalia, and personal effects at the Moorpark Civic Center grounds, in any park or open space, except as otherwise allowed by the city by permit or written authorization of the city manager or designee. Nothing herein shall be construed to allow storage where otherwise prohibited by this code.
D. Cooking. No person shall cook food in the Moorpark Civic Center grounds, except in designated kitchen areas of civic center buildings or outside as part of a city sponsored or approved outdoor event. No person shall cook in city parks or open space, except as otherwise allowed by the Moorpark Municipal Code or by specific permit.
E. Designated city employees or sheriff's department personnel may remove personal property unlawfully stored or found in the Moorpark Civic Center grounds or in a park or open space as follows:
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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4978490; v10 updated 2026-07-01).
Full Breakdown
Section 12.16.100 makes it unlawful to camp, pitch tents or shelters, use 'camp paraphernalia,' or store personal property at any Moorpark park, open space, or the Civic Center grounds, except during an authorized city program. City or sheriff's personnel post a 72-hour removal notice before clearing unlawfully stored property; items posing an imminent safety threat or evidence of a crime can be removed immediately without notice. Personal effects, medication, bedding, sanitary clothing, food, items worth $50-plus, are inventoried and stored 90 days for the owner to reclaim, then donated; other abandoned property may be destroyed.
Violations & Fines
Camping or storing personal property in a Moorpark park, open space, or Civic Center grounds violates § 12.16.100; property is posted, removed after 72 hours, and unclaimed effects are donated or destroyed after 90 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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