Moorpark, CA Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)

130 of the Moorpark Municipal Code, adopted by Ordinance 515 Section 10 in 2023, opens "Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the following signs are prohibited" and then lists categories A through R, including subsection (E) flashing signs and subsection (H) off-site signs. 020 as a commercial sign not located on the site of the business it advertises, or a sign advertising a good or service that originates on a site other than where the sign is located, the definition that captures a classic billboard.

"Flashing sign" is defined in the same section as any sign that, by method or manner of illumination, flashes, winks or blinks with varying light intensity, shows motion, or creates the illusion of motion, revolves to create the illusion of being on or off, or changes color or appears to change color, language broad enough to reach LED and digital displays that cycle images or brightness. Time-and-temperature devices are carved out of that definition. The chapter separately defines a marquee sign as one that may carry "changeable copy, including electronic copy," but that copy is permitted only on a permanent roof-like structure projecting from a building wall, meaning an on-site business can run static electronic text but cannot erect an off-site digital billboard or any flashing display.

Mobile and portable signs (subsection G) and roof signs (subsection I) are also prohibited outright. 150 may be removed by the city without prior notice, with removal and storage costs billed to the owner, and any sign left unclaimed for 30 days is treated as unclaimed personal property subject to disposal.