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Camarillo, CA Sign Regulations: Holiday Displays (2026)

Few Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Permit required for holiday lights
No
Duration limit
None stated in the code
Condition
No pedestrian/traffic safety hazard
Also exempt from
Blinking-light ban (Sec. 19.47.050(B))
Governing section
Municipal Code Sec. 19.47.090(H)

Summary

Camarillo exempts seasonal holiday and religious lighting displays from its outdoor lighting permit and design rules under Municipal Code Section 19.47.090(H), with no stated duration limit. The only condition is that glare cannot pose a safety hazard to pedestrians or drivers, or create a nuisance to vehicular traffic.

H.Seasonal lighting displays used in conjunction with special holidays or religious celebrations, so long as the Glare is not sufficient to pose safety hazards to pedestrians and motorists, or cause sufficient attraction to result in creation of a nuisance or hazard to vehicular traffic.

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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

47's plan, permit, and design standards, and subsection H covers holiday displays directly: seasonal lighting displays used in conjunction with special holidays or religious celebrations are exempt so long as the glare they produce is not sufficient to pose safety hazards to pedestrians and motorists, or cause sufficient attraction to result in a nuisance or hazard to vehicular traffic. Unlike the chapter's other lighting categories, which are capped by wattage, lumens, pole height or color temperature, the holiday exemption carries no numeric duration or brightness limit of its own; it is conditioned only on the traffic-safety and nuisance standard.

065 that otherwise govern color temperature and pole height. The neighboring exemption in subsection I covers temporary sale or special event lighting permitted through a separate city permit, which is a distinct pathway from the holiday carve-out and does require that permit. 100.

Violations & Fines

A holiday display that loses its exemption by creating a genuine pedestrian or motorist safety hazard, or by causing nuisance-level traffic attraction, falls back under the general enforcement framework of Section 19.47.100: it becomes correctable as a nuisance and the community development director can require the display be modified, shielded, or removed. Routine seasonal displays that stay within the safety condition are not subject to citation, fees, or permit requirements at all.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a permit for holiday lights in Camarillo?
No. Section 19.47.090(H) exempts seasonal holiday and religious lighting displays from the lighting chapter's plan and permit requirements entirely, as long as the display does not create a pedestrian or traffic safety hazard.
How long can I leave up my holiday lights?
The code sets no fixed duration for seasonal displays under Section 19.47.090(H); the only limiting condition is that the glare cannot pose a safety hazard or create a nuisance to vehicular traffic.
Can holiday lights blink or flash even though other blinking lights are banned?
Yes. Section 19.47.050(B), which otherwise bans flashing or moving lights, expressly excludes the holiday and special-event exemptions listed in Section 19.47.090(H) and (I) from that ban.

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