Moorpark limits STR occupancy to 2 guests per bedroom plus 2, with a maximum of 10 overnight guests. Daytime gatherings are capped at 1.5 times the overnight limit. Events and parties are prohibited at STR properties.
Moorpark's STR occupancy formula is 2 persons per bedroom plus 2 additional, with an absolute maximum of 10 overnight guests. Daytime gatherings are limited to 1.5 times the overnight limit. Events, parties, and commercial functions are prohibited at all STR properties. Children under 2 are excluded from the count. Occupancy limits must be posted inside the rental and included in listing descriptions. The local contact must be able to verify guest counts upon complaint. Moorpark's rural properties may have detached guesthouses or casitas that are counted as separate bedrooms for occupancy calculation purposes only if properly permitted as habitable space. Horse property STRs must ensure guest counts do not exceed the property's capacity for safe equestrian interaction.
Exceeding occupancy: $500 first offense, $1,000 second. Hosting prohibited events: $2,000 and 60-day suspension. Failure to post limits: $250. Third occupancy violation within 12 months: permit revocation. Unauthorized use of non-permitted structures for guest sleeping: $1,000.
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