Title 17 — Zoning

Chapter 17.20 — USES BY ZONE

Moorpark Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Moorpark

§ 17.20.010. Purpose.

The purpose of this chapter is to provide a comprehensive list of uses that would be allowed through the issuance of a zoning clearance and through discretionary permit approval in the various zones within the city.

(Ord. 515 § 10, 2023)

§ 17.20.020. Use of matrices.

The use matrices indicate the level of review required for each use. Review requirements are subject to Chapter 17.44 of this title.

(Ord. 515 § 10, 2023)

§ 17.20.030. Uses not listed.

Review of a use that is not shown in the matrices may be initiated by a written request to the community development director and payment of a review fee established by council resolution. The community development director shall review the proposed use within 10 calendar days and render a written decision based upon the findings be-low.

  • A. The proposed use is similar in nature, character, and intensity to one or more of the listed uses.

  • B. The review requirements for the proposed use shall be identical to those similar uses upon which the community development director has based the determination.

If the community development director determines that the use is similar, the director shall inform the planning commission and city council of the director's decision and incorporate the use in the next scheduled zoning ordinance amendment. The decision of the director is final unless appealed in accordance with Chapter 17.44 .

(Ord. 515 § 10, 2023)

§ 17.20.040. (Reserved)

§ 17.20.050. Permitted uses in open space, agricultural, residential and special…

Permitted uses in open space, agricultural, residential and special purpose zones are set forth in Table 17.20.050 and in the conditions of approval of any applicable residential planned development permits. In addition to the entitlements required by Table 17.20.050, a planned development permit is required for all residential development of 10 or more units. All uses, as applicable, shall comply with Moorpark Municipal Code Title 5, Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations.

Table 17.20.050

PERMITTED USES IN OPEN SPACE, AGRICULTURAL, RESIDENTIAL, AND SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONES

— = Not permitted

P = Permitted

AP = Administrative Permit

ZC = Permitted by Zoning Clearance

Table 17.20.050

PERMITTED USES IN OPEN SPACE, AGRICULTURAL, RESIDENTIAL, AND SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONES

TUP = Permitted by Temporary Use Permit

CUP = Permitted by Conditional Use Permit

Zones O-S A-E R-A R-E R-L R-1 R-2 R-3 TPD
A. Agricultural Uses (minimum lot size of 5 acres required)
1. Animal husbandry as a primary use in accordance with Ch.17.28
a. Without structures ZC ZC ZC ZC — — — — —
b. With structures of total gross foor areas per lot:
Less than 1,000 sq. ft. ZC ZC ZC ZC — — — — —
1,001—20,000 sq. ft. AP ZC AP — — — — — —
20,001—100,000 sq. ft. CUP AP — — — — — — —
>100,000 sq. ft. CUP — — — — — — — —
2. Animal hospitals, for large
animals		 CUP CUP CUP — — — — — —
3. Apiculture in accordance with Ch.
17.28(1-acre minimum lot area)		 ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC — — —
4. Crop production where no
structures are involved		 ZC ZC ZC ZC — — — — —
5. Greenhouses with a total gross foor area per lot:
Less than 1,000 sq. ft. ZC ZC ZC ZC — — — — —
1,001—20,000 sq. ft. AP AP AP AP — — — — —
> 20,000 sq. ft. CUP CUP — — — — — — —
6. Kennels and catteries (domestic)
see Ch.17.28		 CUP CUP CUP CUP — — — — —
7. Commercial boarding, equine or
other similar animals (minimum lot
size of 1 acre)		 ZC ZC ZC ZC — — — — —
8. Wholesale nurseries, tree farms
and ornamental plant farms
including container plants (see Ch.
17.28). *Only allowed in these
zones when within overhead
electrical utility corridors		 AP AP AP AP — AP* — — —
9. Wildlife sanctuaries CUP CUP — — — — — — —
10. Commercial cannabis activity
except as provided in Table
17.20.050(D)(18) and (19)		 — — — — — — — — —
11. Cultivation of industrial hemp — — — — — — — — —
12. Industrial hemp warehousing,
and manufacturing and processing		 — — — — — — — — —
B. Residential Uses
1. Bed and breakfast inns — CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP —
2. Family day care homes (small) P P P P P P P P P
3. Family day care homes (large) ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC
4. Home schooling P P P P P P P P P
Zones O-S A-E R-A R-E R-L R-1 R-2 R-3 TPD
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
5. Transitional and supportive
housing (structure subject to the
same zoning requirements,
permitting procedures, and
regulatory requirements as other
residential uses of the same type in
the same zoning district)		 P P P P P P P P —
6. Residential care facility located
within an existing residential
structure (structure subject to the
same zoning requirements,
permitting procedures, and
regulatory requirements as other
residential uses of the same type in
the same zoning district)		 P P P P P P P P P
7. Dwellings, single-family
a. Standard construction,
including manufactured and
factory-built housing consistent
with Ch.17.28(for 10 or more
homes constructed in the R-A, R-
O, R-E, O-S, A-E, R-L, R-1, R-2,
and R-3 zones a planned
development permit is required)		 AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP
b. Less than 10 affordable or
senior housing units when in
compliance with Ch.17.64		 — — — — AP AP AP AP —
c. Accessory dwelling units when
in compliance with Ch.17.28		 P P P P P P P P —
8. Dwellings, two-family or 2 single-family dwellings on 1 lot
a. 2 dwelling units — — — AP AP AP AP AP —
b. 2 dwelling units for affordable or
senior housing units when in
compliance with Ch.17.64		 — — — AP AP AP AP AP —
9. Dwellings, multiple-family (3 or more units)
a. Less than 10 dwelling units (for
10 or more homes constructed in
the R-A, R-L, R-E, R-1, R-2, and
R-3 zones a planned development
permit is required)		 — — — AP AP AP AP AP —
b. Less than 10 affordable or
senior housing units when in
compliance with Ch.17.64		 — — — AP AP AP AP AP —
c. 10 or more dwelling units
(residential planned development
permit required for any project
resulting in 10 or more units)		 — — RPD RPD RPD RPD RPD RPD RPD
10. Mobilehome parks in
compliance with the applicable
standards of the zone in which it is
located. It shall include recreation
facilities with minimum distance
between structures of 10 ft. and		 — — CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Zones O-S A-E R-A R-E R-L R-1 R-2 R-3 TPD
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
minimum distances between
accessory structures of 6 ft.
11. Model homes, temporary offce
for the sale of homes or lots in a
subdivision that are a part of an
approved tentative map and when
there is a model complex
plan/temporary offce plan approved
by the community development
director (temporary construction
trailers require a temporary use
permit)		 — AP AP AP AP AP AP AP —
12. Residential short-term rental
units		 — — — — — — — — —
C. Public and Quasi-Public Uses
1. Places of religious assembly, with
or without schools and/or social
services, including emergency
shelters		 — — CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP —
2. Social clubs with or without
alcoholic beverage sales		 — — CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP —
3. Colleges and universities — — — CUP — — — — —
4. Energy production from
renewable resources		 CUP CUP CUP — — — — — —
5. Governmental uses including, but
not limited to, city offces,
community rooms, fre stations,
human service centers, libraries,
police stations, public utility facilities		 CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP —
6. Utility structures (electrical
boxes, transformers and valve
apparatus that have no covered
foor area and are attached to the
ground by poles, columns or
pedestals shall not require a zoning
clearance)		 AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP
7. Wireless communications facilities
a. Major wireless communications
facilities		 CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
b. Minor wireless communications
facilities		 AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP
Zones O-S A-E R-A R-E R-L R-1 R-2 R-3 TPD
c. Collocation wireless
communications facilities
(consistent with defnition of
"collocation facility" in
§17.42.020)		 ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC
d. Modifcation of existing wireless
communication facilities that is not
a substantial change (pursuant to
§ 6409(a) of Middle-Class Tax
Relief and Job Creation Act of
2012)		 ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC
D. Accessory and Miscellaneous Uses
Zones O-S A-E R-A R-E R-L R-1 R-2 R-3 TPD
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
1. Animal keeping as an accessory use when the primary use is residential in accordance with the
requirements of Ch.17.28
a. Apiculture (minimum lot size: 1
acre)		 ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC — — —
b. Aviaries (minimum lot size: 5
acres)		 AP AP AP AP — — — — —
c. Farm animals including horses
and ponies subject to the
requirements of Ch.17.28		 P P P P P — — — —
d. Pet animals are allowed in all
zones subject to the requirements
of Ch.17.28		 P P P P P P P P P
e. Wild animals subject to the
requirements of Ch.6.24		 AP AP AP — — — — — —
2. Accessory structures
a. Balcony, deck, patio covers,
room additions, or storage sheds
(sheds and other similar
structures as described in
§ 17.24.025.A.7.b are permitted)		 ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC —
b. Fences and walls less than 6 ft.
and retaining walls less than 3 ft.
in height, paving and decks when
constructed lower than 30 in.
above the immediate surrounding
natural grade. (No building permit
required)		 P P P P P P P P P
c. Fences and walls greater than
6 ft. and retaining walls greater
than 3 ft. in height, paving and
decks when constructed higher
than 30 in. above the immediate
surrounding natural grade		 ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC
d. Swimming, wading, ornamental
pools, or spas where a building
permit is required		 ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC
e. Swimming, wading, ornamental
pools, or spas where a building
permit is not required		 P P P P P P P P P
3. Antenna or fagpole, ground mounted, noncommercial
a. <35 ft. high AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP
b. >35 ft. high CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
4. Dwelling, caretaker AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP
5. Dwelling, employee housing ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC
6. Dwellings, farm labor (see Ch.
17.28)		 ZC ZC ZC ZC — — — — —
7. Home occupation when
conducted in an existing residence
and consistent with the
requirements of § 17.28.020.B		 P P P P P P P P P
Zones O-S A-E R-A R-E R-L R-1 R-2 R-3 TPD
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
8. Maintenance and minor repair to
buildings involving structural
alterations		 ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC
9. Temporary motion picture,
television, or still photography
production (see §17.28.120)		 TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP
10. Mobilehomes or recreation
vehicle as temporary dwelling on
the site of an active building permit
during construction		 TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP
11. Produce stands (see Ch.17.28) ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC — — — —
12. Garden, community AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP
13. Recreational facilities CUP — CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP —
14. Storage of building materials in
accordance with the requirements
of Ch.17.28		 ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC
15. Storage, open, consistent with
Ch.17.28		 P P P P P P P P P
16. Soil testing for wells,
foundations, septic systems and
similar construction		 P P P P P P P P P
17. Temporary uses TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP
18. Commercial cannabis activity — — — — — — — — —
19. Indoor personal cultivation of
cannabis of up to 6 plants per
private residence when consistent
with Health and Safety Code
§11362.2(outdoor personal
cultivation of cannabis is prohibited)		 P P P P P P P P P

(Ord. 515 § 10, 2023; Ord. 521, 1/17/2024)

§ 17.20.060. Permitted uses in commercial and industrial zones.

Permitted uses in commercial and industrial zones are set forth in Table 17.20.060 and in the conditions of approval of any applicable commercial and industrial planned development permits. In addition to the entitlements required by Table 17.20.060, a planned development permit is required in all commercial and industrial zones for any new construction of building floor area 10,000 square feet or greater in commercial zones and 50,000 square feet or greater in an industrial zone, and an administrative permit is required in all commercial and industrial zones for any new construction of less than 10,000 square feet of building floor area in a commercial zone and less than 50,000 square feet of building floor area in an industrial zone. All uses, except for those specifically identified as outdoor uses, shall be operated within a building. Prior to the issuance of a zoning clearance, a discretionary permit, or an exception, the community development director shall verify that the site, use or structure has an approved planned development permit or administrative permit if needed in accordance with this section and Chapter 17.44 . All uses shall comply with Moorpark Municipal Code Title 5 , Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations.

Table 17.20.060

PERMITTED USES IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES

— = Not permitted P = Permitted AP = Administrative Permit

Table 17.20.060

PERMITTED USES IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES

ZC = Permitted by Zoning Clearance

TUP = Permitted by Temporary Use Permit

CUP = Permitted by Conditional Use Permit

Zones C-O C-1 C-P-D/
C-2		 C-OT M-1 M-2 I I-F
A. Retail and Service Uses
1. Adult businesses when in
compliance with §§17.24.040(M),
17.78.050 and Ch.5.18		 — — — — ZC ZC — —
2. Alcoholic beverage sales for off-site consumption when in conjunction
or service use other than automobile service station or liquor store		 with another city-approved retail
a. Beer and/or wine — AP
3		 AP
3		 AP
3		 AP
3		 AP
3		 — AP
3
b. Beer, wine and other alcoholic
beverages		 — AP
3		 AP
3		 AP
3		 AP
3		 AP
3		 — AP
3
3. Automobile/light truck/motorcycle
a. Brakes, oil changes, tires and
shock sales and installation, tune-
ups and other light service and
repair (with or without hydraulic lifts)		 — CUP AP
3		 — AP
3		 AP
3		 — —
b. Car washes, self-service or
automatic with or without automotive
services stations		 — — CUP — CUP CUP — —
c. Engine rebuilding, transmission
repair, steam cleaning, auto body,
painting		 — — — — CUP CUP — —
d. Parts and supplies — ZC ZC — ZC ZC — —
e. Rental — — AP — AP AP — —
f. Sales, with or without service and
parts		 — — CUP — CUP CUP — —
g. Service stations with or without
mini-marts and with or without beer
and wine sales for off-site
consumption		 — — CUP — — CUP — —
4. Body piercing and/or tattoo AP AP AP AP
5. Building supplies — — AP
3		 AP
3		 — AP
3		 — AP
3
6. Hay and feed sales — — — CUP — CUP — CUP
7. Hotels, motels, boardinghouses
and bed and breakfast inns when in
compliance with Ch.5.44		 CUP CUP CUP CUP — — — CUP
8. Kennels and catteries
a. 8 or fewer animals — — — — AP
3		 AP
3		 — —
b. 9 or more animals — — — — CUP CUP — —
9. Liquor stores (when located no
closer than 1,000 ft. of any other
liquor store or public or private
school)		 — CUP CUP CUP — — — CUP
10. Commercial cannabis activity
Zones C-O C-1 C-P-D/
C-2		 C-OT M-1 M-2 I I-F
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
a. Prohibited in all zones, except as
required by state law, as provided in
"b" below		 — — — — — — — —
b. Nonstorefront retail (delivery only)
medicinal cannabis business in a
physical premises only when any
property line at the proposed
location is more than 600 feet from
the nearest property line of any
existing residentially-zoned property,
school, park, licensed daycare
facility or youth center, or place of
religious assembly		 — — — — CUP — — —
11. Nurseries (retail) with or without
container grown plants when all
equipment and supplies kept in an
enclosed area		 — — AP — — — — CUP
12. Nurseries (wholesale and/or retail)
with or without container grown plants
when all equipment and supplies kept
in an enclosed area		 — — — — — AP — CUP
13. Pawnshops when in compliance
with Ch.5.32		 — — AP — — — — —
14. Pest control services — — — — AP
3		 AP
3		 — —
15. Private post offces, parcel
services, copy centers		 ZC ZC ZC ZC — — — —
16. Psychics, fortunetelling, and
spiritual advisors when in compliance
with Title 5 of this code		 ZC
4		 ZC
4		 ZC
4		 — — — — —
17. Recreational vehicle storage
yards when not located on parcels
adjacent to arterial roads or freeways
as shown on the Moorpark Circulation
Element Moorpark Network Map and
with or without a caretaker dwelling		 — — — — — CUP — —
18. Recycling centers — — CUP — CUP CUP — —
19. Recycling drop-off bins when
located in an area determined by the
community development director not
to be in confict with parking, vehicle
or pedestrian circulation		 ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC — ZC
20. Rental and leasing of large
equipment with or without outdoor
storage and repair		 — — — — AP
3		 AP
3		 — —
21. Retail shops and personal service
establishments, except as otherwise
indicated in this table, including, but
not limited to, antiques, art and craft
dealers and supplies, bakeries,
barbers, beauty salons, bicycle
sales/service, books and stationery,
camera/photo stores including on-site
processing, carpet and fooring		 — ZC ZC ZC — — — ZC
Zones C-O C-1 C-P-D/
C-2		 C-OT M-1 M-2 I I-F
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
sales/cleaning/installation, clothing
and fabric stores, computer sales and
service, department and variety
stores, dry cleaners, electronic
equipment sales and service, forists,
food markets, gift and novelty stores,
hardware and tool stores, home and
offce furniture and equipment sales,
home appliance sales and service,
housewares sales, jewelry stores, key
and locksmiths, music stores
(including recorded music and
musical instrument sales, service, and
lessons), newsstands, paint stores,
party supply sales and rental, pet
grooming, pet sales and supplies,
pharmacies, photography studios,
pool and spa sales and supplies,
shoe stores, sporting goods and
equestrian supplies, small equipment
rental (no outdoor storage), toy and
hobby stores, video/DVD/CD sales
and rental, wireless sales/service, and
uses which the community
development director determines to
be similar when in compliance with
§17.20.030
22. Warehousing with limited
distribution conducted within a retail
sales establishment combined with
limited distribution and/or
warehousing not exceeding 40% of
gross foor area of the building/tenant
space in which it is located		 — — AP
3		 — — — — AP
3
Zones C-O C-1 C-P-D/
C-2		 C-OT M-1 M-2 I I-F
23. Retail sales in the M-1 and M-2
zone limited to a maximum of 20% of
the gross foor area of the building in
which it is located. In an industrial
complex the 20% shall be computed
on the basis of the cumulative total
foor area of the industrial planned
development (IPD)		 — — — — AP AP — AP
24. Retail sales (temporary) in the M-
1 and M-2 zones. Issuance of a
temporary use permit shall take the
place of a zoning clearance		 — — — TUP TUP — TUP
25. Thrift stores, secondhand shops,
consignment stores when in
compliance with Ch.5.32		 — — AP AP — — — ZC
26. Tobacco sales
6
a. Retail smoking products stores,
as defned in Ch.8.32		 — — CUP — — — — —
b. Sale of tobacco products and
electronic cigarette (vaping)
products from retail establishments		 — AP AP AP — AP — —
Zones C-O C-1 C-P-D/
C-2		 C-OT M-1 M-2 I I-F
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
other than retail smoking products
stores
c. Smoking and vaping lounges
where tobacco and vaping products
are sold for on-site consumption
(e.g., cigar lounges, hookah
lounges, vaping lounges) other than
retail smoking products stores		 — — — — — — — —
27. Industrial hemp
a. Industrial hemp product retail
sales, stand-alone retail store
(consistent with the requirements of
§17.28.080)		 ZC ZC ZC ZC — — — ZC
b. Industrial hemp product retail
sales, accessory (sales display area
limited to a maximum of 5% of the
retail foor area of the establishment
in which it is located)		 P P P P — — — P
B. Eating and Drinking Places
1. Bars with or without entertainment,
including, but not limited to, cocktail
lounges, cabarets		 — — CUP CUP CUP CUP — CUP
2. Breweries, microbreweries,
wineries/tasting rooms, distilleries,
with or without restaurant and with or
without outdoor seating and with or
without entertainment		 — — CUP CUP CUP CUP — AP
3. Restaurants and similar establishments engaged primarily in the retail sale of prepared
or off-site consumption in accordance with the restrictions below:		 food for on-site
a. With or without entertainment and
with or without on-site consumption
of beer and wine and other alcoholic
beverages and with or without
outdoor seating		 — CUP AP
3		 AP
3		 AP
3		 AP
3		 — AP
3
b. With drive-in or drive-through
facilities (sale of alcoholic beverages
from the drive-in or drive-through
facilities is prohibited) with or without
outdoor seating (only permitted in
the C-P-D zone)		 — — CUP — — — — —
c. Outdoor dining when in
compliance with §17.28.135
(outdoor dining located on public
right-of-way shall be permitted with
an Encroachment Permit in
compliance with Ch.12.04)		 — AP AP AP AP AP — AP
C. Offce and Professional Uses
1. Financial services
a. Banks and other fnancial
institutions, except those set forth
below		 ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC — — ZC
Zones C-O C-1 C-P-D/
C-2		 C-OT M-1 M-2 I I-F
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
b. Check cashing, payday loan, and
vehicle title loan establishments
(only permitted in C-P-D zone)		 — — ZC — — — — —
c. Automated/automatic teller
machines (ATMs)		 ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC — — ZC
2. Laboratories: research and
scientifc		 ZC — ZC — ZC ZC — ZC
a. Industrial hemp research and
testing laboratory		 CUP — — — CUP — — CUP
3. Professional and administrative
offces, including, but not limited to:
accounting, advertising agencies,
chiropractic, collection services;
dental, direct mail marketing
companies, employment agencies,
engineering services, insurance,
investment; medical, optical and
related health services; planning
services (not including hospitals or
urgent care), real estate services;
secretarial services, travel agencies,
and uses which the community
development director determines to
be similar when in compliance with
§17.20.030		 ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC — ZC
4. Veterinary offces and animal
hospitals		 — — — — — — — —
a. Without boarding (keeping of
animals indoors and on-site for
medical purposes shall not be
considered boarding)		 ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC — ZC
b. With boarding indoors or outdoors
(8 or fewer animals)		 — — AP
3		 — AP
3		 AP — AP
3
c. With boarding indoors or outdoors
(9 or more animals)		 — — CUP — CUP CUP — —
5. Animal rescue or animal shelter
a. 8 or fewer animals — — AP
3		 — AP
3		 AP
3		 — —
b. 9 or more animals — — CUP — CUP CUP — —
6. Massage establishments when in compliance with Ch.5.48
a. Massage establishments with 4 or
more massage stations, or where
20% or more of the foor area is
dedicated to massage services (only
permitted in the C-P-D zone)		 — — CUP — — — — —
b. Massage establishments at day
spas, salons, or similar uses with 3
or fewer massage stations, provided
that less than 20% of the foor area
is dedicated to massage services		 ZC ZC ZC ZC — — — CUP
7. Motion picture and television
production		 — — CUP
1		 — CUP CUP — CUP
Zones C-O C-1 C-P-D/
C-2		 C-OT M-1 M-2 I I-F
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
D. Manufacturing, Assembly, Distribution, and Warehousing Uses
1. Cement, concrete and plaster — — — — — CUP — —
2. Distribution and transportation
facilities		 — — — — CUP CUP — —
3. Heavy machinery repair, including
trucks, tractors and buses		 — — — — — CUP — —
Zones C-O C-1 C-P-D/
C-2		 C-OT M-1 M-2 I I-F
4. Manufacturing, assembly, and
product fabrication, including, but not
limited to, appliances, cabinets,
cleaners, clothing, computers,
cosmetics, detergents, electronics,
furniture, leather products, machinery,
medical and scientifc instruments,
paper, perfumes, pharmaceuticals,
photographic and optical goods,
plastic products, signs and advertising
displays, soap, textiles and other uses
which the community development
director determines to be similar when
in compliance with §17.20.030		 — — CUP
1		 — ZC
4		 ZC
4		 — ZC
4
5. Outdoor storage when in
conjunction with a city approved use
and when all storage is screened by a
6-ft. high masonry wall or solid fence
that is architecturally matched to the
primary structure		 — — AP
3		 — AP
3		 AP
3		 — AP
3
6. Self-storage or mini-storage when
not located on parcels adjacent to
arterial roads or freeways as shown
on the Moorpark Circulation Element
Moorpark Network Map and with or
without a caretaker dwelling		 — — — — CUP CUP — —
7. Warehousing — — CUP
1,2		 — ZC
4		 ZC
4		 — ZC
4
8. Welding — — — — AP AP — CUP
9. Industrial hemp warehousing, and
manufacturing and processing
(except that the process of combining
prepared industrial hemp ingredients
with other products shall be allowed
as an accessory use within a
permitted processing or assembly
use, with a zoning clearance)		 — — — — — — — —
E. Public and Semi-Public Uses
1. Amusement and recreational facilities as defned in Ch.17.08
a. Arcades (video and computer)
and cyber cafés		 — ZC ZC ZC — — — ZC
b. Health clubs, gymnasiums, ftness centers, and ftness studios for uses such
dance, and other similar uses or combination of uses		 as martial arts, yoga,
i. Up to 10,000 sq. ft. ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC
ii. Over 10,000 sq. ft. — AP
3		 AP
3		 AP
3		 AP
3		 — — ZC
3
Zones C-O C-1 C-P-D/
C-2		 C-OT M-1 M-2 I I-F
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
c. Auditoriums, community centers,
dancehalls, banquet facility, event
facility, and indoor motion picture
theaters (service of food or alcohol
may require additional permits)		 CUP CUP CUP CUP CP CUP CUP CUP
d. Billiard and pool establishments,
and bowling alleys, without alcohol		 — — AP AP — — — AP
e. Billiard and pool establishments,
and bowling alleys, with alcohol		 — — AP
3		 AP
3		 — — — AP
3
2. Community care facility CUP CUP CUP — — — — —
a. Community care facility, six or
fewer persons		 AP AP AP — — — — —
3. Emergency shelters (see Ch.
17.28) (*allowed in C-2 zone only, not
permitted in C-P-D zone; emergency
shelters are also allowed in
conjunction with permitted places of
religious assembly)		 — — ZC* — — — — —
4. Single room occupancy unit
development in compliance with the
requirements of Ch.17.28(*allowed
in C-2 zone only, not permitted in C-P-
D zone)		 — — ZC* — — — — —
5. Social clubs without alcohol — — AP — AP — AP AP
6. Social clubs with service of alcohol — — CUP — CUP — CUP CUP
7. Energy production from renewable
resources		 — — — — — CUP CUP CUP
8. Energy storage within a building — — — — — — — —
9. Governmental uses, including, but
not limited to, city offces, community
rooms, fre stations, human service
centers, libraries, police stations,
public utility facilities		 CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
10. Hospitals including urgent care CUP — AP
3		 — AP
3		 — AP
3		 —
11. Places of religious assembly, with
or without schools and/or social
services, including emergency
shelters
a. Up to 5,000 sq. ft. CUP AP AP AP AP CUP CUP CUP
b. Over 5,000 sq. ft. CUP AP
3		 AP
3		 AP
3		 AP
3		 CUP CUP CUP
12. Private education facilities
including, but not limited to, colleges
and universities, elementary, middle
and high schools		 CUP CUP AP
3		 AP
3		 AP
3		 — CUP CUP
13. Private training facilities,
including, but not limited to,
professional and vocational schools,
art and craft schools, music schools
not part of a music store, and driver
training schools		 CUP CUP AP
3		 AP
3		 AP
3		 — — AP
3
Zones C-O C-1 C-P-D/
C-2		 C-OT M-1 M-2 I I-F
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14. Recreational facilities, private — — AP
3		 AP
3		 AP
3		 — CUP AP
3
15. Utility structures (electrical boxes,
transformers and valve apparatus that
have no covered foor area and are
attached to the ground by poles,
columns or pedestals shall not require
a zone clearance)		 AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP
16. Wireless communications facilities, in accordance with the requirements of Ch.17.42
a. Major wireless communications
facilities		 CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
b. Minor wireless communications
facilities		 AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP
c. Collocation wireless
communications facilities (consistent
with defnition of "collocation facility"
in §17.42.020)		 ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC
d. Modifcation of existing wireless
communication facilities that is not a
substantial change (pursuant to
§ 6409(a) of Middle-Class Tax Relief
and Job Creation Act of 2012)		 ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC ZC
17. Funeral home — — — — AP AP — —
F. Accessory and Miscellaneous Uses
1. Outdoor sales CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP — CUP
2. Retail shops and services as listed
in Table 17.20.060(A)(21) when the
uses are determined by the
community development director to
be ancillary to offce use of the
property		 AP — — — — — — AP
Zones C-O C-1 C-P-D/
C-2		 C-OT M-1 M-2 I I-F
3. Temporary motion picture,
television, or still photography
production (and related activities and
structures) in accordance with
§17.28.120		 TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP
4. Temporary uses TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP
5. Drive-through facilities associated
with permitted uses in the zone other
than eating and drinking places (not
allowed in C-2 zone)		 — — CUP — CUP — — CUP
6. Cultivation of industrial hemp — — — — — — — —

Notes:

  • 1 Sites greater than eight acres that are adjacent to both a freeway interchange and an arterial roadway as identified in the circulation element and that are not adjacent to planned residential uses.

  • 2 With at least 10% of the floor area of the building dedicated to retail uses.

  • 3 If within 100 feet of a residentially zoned property a conditional use permit is required.

  • 4 If within 100 feet of a residentially zoned property an administrative permit is required.

  • 5 "Permitted" in the Carlsberg specific plan requires a zoning clearance.

Notes:

  • 6 Alcohol or smoking establishment shall be located no closer than 500 feet from a park, school or church.

  • (Ord. 514 § 10, 2023; Ord. 515 § 10, 2023; Ord. 518 § 7, 2023; Ord. 521, 1/17/2024; Ord. 529, 9/3/2025)

§ 17.20.070. Permitted uses in mixed use zones.

Permitted uses in mixed use zones are set forth in Table 17.20.070 and in the conditions of approval of any applicable mixed use planned development permits. In addition to the entitlements required by Table 17.20.070, a planned development permit is required in all mixed use zones for any new building construction or conversion of an existing building to a new mixed-use development which was previously exclusively used for an individual use (for example a commercial building). All mixed-use planned development permits shall be reviewed by the planning commission and decided by the city council. Prior to the issuance of a zoning clearance, a discretionary permit, or an exception, the community development director shall verify that the site, use or structure has an approved planned development permit or administrative permit if needed in accordance with this section and Chapter 17.44 . All uses shall comply with Moorpark Municipal Code Title 5 , Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations.

Table 17.20.070

PERMITTED USES IN MIXED USE ZONES

— = Not permitted

P = Permitted

AP = Administrative Permit

ZC = Permitted by Zoning Clearance

TUP = Permitted by Temporary Use Permit

CUP = Permitted by Conditional Use Permit

Zones MUL MUM MUD
A. Agricultural Uses (minimum lot size of 5 acres required)
1. Animal husbandry as a primary use in accordance with Ch.17.28
a. Without structures — — —
b. With structures of total gross foor areas per lot:
Less than 1,000 sq. ft. — — —
1,001—20,000 sq. ft. — — —
20,001—100,000 sq. ft. — — —
>100,000 sq. ft. — — —
2. Animal hospitals, for large animals — — —
3. Apiculture — — —
4. Crop production where no structures are involved — — —
5. Greenhouses with a total gross foor area per lot:
Less than 1,000 sq. ft. — — —
1,001—20,000 sq. ft. — — —
> 20,000 sq. ft. — — —
6. Kennels and catteries (domestic) see Ch.17.28 — — —
7. Wholesale nurseries, tree farms and ornamental plant farms
including container plants (see Ch.17.28). Only allowed in
these zones when within overhead electrical utility corridors		 — — —
8. Wildlife sanctuaries — — —
Zones MUL MUM MUD
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9. Cultivation of industrial hemp — — —
10. Industrial hemp warehousing, and manufacturing and
processing		 — — —
B. Residential Uses—New or converted mixed-use projects require a residential planned
development permit
1. Boardinghouses and bed and breakfast — — —
2. Family day care homes and home schooling, transitional and supportive housing, and low
navigation centers:		 barrier
a. Family day care homes (small) ZC ZC ZC
b. Family day care homes (large) ZC ZC ZC
c. Home schooling ZC ZC ZC
d. Transitional and supportive housing P P P
e. Low barrier navigation centers ZC ZC ZC
f. Residential care facility (subject to the same zoning
requirements and procedures as other residential uses of the
same type in the same zoning district)		 P P P
3. Dwellings, single-family
a. Standard construction, including manufactured housing
consistent with Ch.17.28		 — — —
b. Less than 5 affordable or senior housing units when in
compliance with Ch.17.64		 ZC ZC ZC
c. Accessory dwelling units when in compliance with Ch.17.28 ZC ZC ZC
4. Dwellings, two-family or 2 single-family dwellings on 1 lot ZC ZC ZC
a. Less than 5 dwelling units ZC ZC ZC
b. Less than 5 affordable or senior housing units when in
compliance with Ch.17.64		 ZC ZC ZC
5. Dwellings, multiple-family
a. Less than 5 dwelling units ZC ZC ZC
b. Less than 5 affordable or senior housing units when in
compliance with Ch.17.64		 ZC ZC ZC
6. Mobilehome parks in compliance with the applicable
standards of the zone in which it is located. It shall include
recreation facilities with minimum distance between structures
of 10 ft. and minimum distances between accessory structures
of 6 ft.		 — — —
7. Model homes, temporary offce for the sale of homes or lots
in a subdivision that are a part of an approved tentative map
and when there is a model complex plan/temporary offce plan
approved by the community development director		 — — —
8. Residential short-term rental units — — —
C. Public and Quasi-Public Uses
1. Places of religious assembly, with or without schools and/or
social services, including emergency shelters		 CUP CUP CUP
2. Social clubs with or without alcoholic beverage sales CUP CUP CUP
3. Colleges and universities CUP CUP CUP
4. Energy production from renewable resources — — —
5. Governmental uses, including, but not limited to, city offces,
community rooms, fre stations, human service centers,		 CUP CUP CUP
Zones MUL MUM MUD
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libraries, police stations, public utility facilities
6. Utility structures (electrical boxes, transformers and valve
apparatus that have no covered foor area and are attached to
the ground by poles, columns or pedestals shall not require a
zoning clearance)		 AP AP AP
7. Wireless communications facilities
a. Major wireless communications facilities CUP CUP CUP
b. Minor wireless communications facilities AP AP AP
c. Collocation wireless communications facilities (consistent
with defnition of "collocation facility" in §17.42.020)		 ZC ZC ZC
d. Modifcation of existing wireless communication facilities
that is not a substantial change (pursuant to § 6409(a) of
Middle-Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012)		 ZC ZC ZC
8. Amusement and recreational facilities as defned in Ch.17.08
a. Arcades (video and computer) and cyber cafés ZC ZC ZC
b. Health clubs, gymnasiums, ftness centers, and ftness studios for uses such as martial arts, yoga,
dance, and other similar uses or combination of uses
i. Up to 10,000 sq. ft. ZC ZC ZC
ii. Over 10,000 sq. ft. AP
2		 AP
2		 AP
2
c. Auditoriums, community centers, dancehalls, banquet
facility, event facility, and indoor motion picture theaters
(service of food or alcohol may require additional permits)		 — — —
d. Billiard and pool establishments, and bowling alleys, without
alcohol		 AP AP AP
e. Billiard and pool establishments, and bowling alleys, with
alcohol		 AP
2		 AP
2		 AP
2
9. Community care facility CUP CUP CUP
D. Accessory and Miscellaneous Uses
1. Animal keeping as an accessory use when the primary use is residential in accordance with the
requirements of Ch.17.28
a. Apiculture — — —
b. Aviaries (minimum lot size: 5 acres) — — —
c. Farm animals including horses and ponies subject to the
requirements of Ch.17.28		 — — —
d. Pet animals are allowed in all zones subject to the
requirements of Ch.17.28		 — — —
e. Wild animals subject to the requirements of Ch.6.24 — — —
2. Accessory structures
a. Balcony, deck, patio covers, room additions, or storage
sheds		 ZC ZC ZC
b. Fences and walls less than 6 ft. and retaining walls less
than 3 ft. in height, paving and decks when constructed lower
than 30 in. above the immediate surrounding natural grade		 ZC ZC ZC
Zones MUL MUM MUD
c. Fences and walls greater than 6 ft. and retaining walls
greater than 3 ft. in height, paving and decks when
constructed higher than 30 in. above the immediate
surrounding natural grade		 AP AP AP
Zones MUL MUM MUD
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d. Swimming, wading, ornamental pools, or spas where a
building permit is required		 ZC ZC ZC
e. Swimming, wading, ornamental pools, or spas where a
building permit is not required		 ZC ZC ZC
3. Antenna or fagpole, ground mounted, noncommercial
a. <35 ft. high AP AP AP
b. >35 ft. high CUP CUP CUP
4. Dwelling, caretaker AP AP AP
5. Dwellings, farm labor (see Ch.17.28) — — —
6. Home occupation when conducted in an existing single-
family home and consistent with the requirements of Ch.17.28		 P P P
7. Maintenance and minor repair to buildings involving structural
alterations		 P P P
8. Temporary motion picture, television, or still photography
production (see §17.28.120)		 TUP TUP TUP
9. Mobilehomes or recreation vehicle as temporary dwelling on
the site of an active building permit during construction		 — — —
10. Produce stands in compliance with the requirements of Ch.
17.28		 — — —
11. Recreational facilities CUP CUP CUP
12. Storage of building materials in accordance with the
requirements of Ch.17.28		 ZC ZC ZC
13. Storage, open, consistent with Ch.17.28 P P P
14. Soil testing for wells, foundations, septic systems and
similar construction		 P P P
15. Temporary uses TUP TUP TUP
16. Indoor personal cultivation of cannabis of up to 6 plants per
private residence when consistent with Health and Safety Code
§11362.2(outdoor personal cultivation of cannabis is
prohibited)		 P P P
E. Retail and Service Uses—New or converted mixed-use projects require a residential planned
development permit
1. Adult businesses when in compliance with §§17.24.040(M),
17.78.050 and Ch.5.18		 — — —
2. Alcoholic beverage sales
a. Alcoholic beverage sales for off-site consumption when in
conjunction with another city-approved retail or service use
other than automobile service station or liquor store		 CUP AP ZC
b. Beer and/or wine CUP CUP CUP
c. Beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages CUP CUP CUP
d. Liquor stores (when located no closer than 1,000 ft. of any
other liquor store or public or private school)		 CUP AP ZC
3. Automobile/light truck/motorcycle
a. Brakes, oil changes, tires and shock sales and installation,
tune-ups and other light service and repair (with or without
hydraulic lifts)		 — — —
b. Car washes, self-service or automatic with or without
automotive services stations		 — — —
Zones MUL MUM MUD
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c. Engine rebuilding, transmission repair, steam cleaning, auto
body, painting		 — — —
d. Parts and supplies — — —
e. Rental — — —
f. Sales, with or without service and parts — — —
g. Service stations with or without mini-marts and with or
without beer and wine sales for off-site consumption		 — — —
4. Body piercing and/or tattoo — CUP AP
5. Building supplies — — —
6. Hay and feed sales — — —
7. Hotels, motels, boardinghouses, and bed and breakfast inns
when in compliance with Ch.5.44		 CUP CUP CUP
8. Bed and breakfast inns — AP ZC
9. Kennels and catteries — — —
10. Commercial cannabis activity — — —
11. Nurseries (retail) with or without container grown plants
when all equipment and supplies kept in an enclosed area		 — — —
12. Nurseries (wholesale and/or retail) with or without container
grown plants when all equipment and supplies kept in an
enclosed area		 — — —
13. Pawnshops when in compliance with Ch.5.32 — — —
14. Pest control services — — —
15. Private post offces, parcel services, copy centers ZC ZC ZC
16. Psychics, fortunetelling, and spiritual advisors when in
compliance with Title 5		 — — —
17. Recreational vehicle storage yards when not located on
parcels adjacent to arterial roads or freeways as shown on the
Moorpark Circulation Element Moorpark Network Map and with
or without a caretaker dwelling		 — — —
18. Recycling centers — — —
19. Recycling drop-off bins when located in an area determined
by the community development director not to be in confict with
parking, vehicle or pedestrian circulation		 CUP AP ZC
20. Rental and leasing of large equipment with or without
outdoor storage and repair		 — — —
21. Retail shops and personal service establishments, except
as otherwise indicated in this table, including, but not limited to,
antiques, art and craft dealers and supplies, bakeries, barbers,
beauty salons, bicycle sales/service, books and stationery,
camera/photo stores including on-site processing, carpet and
fooring sales/cleaning/installation, clothing and fabric stores,
computer sales and service, department and variety stores, dry
cleaners, electronic equipment sales and service, forists, food
markets, gift and novelty stores, hardware and tool stores,
home and offce furniture and equipment sales, home appliance
sales and service, housewares sales, jewelry stores, key and
locksmiths, music stores (including recorded music and musical
instrument sales, service, and lessons), newsstands, paint
stores, party supply sales and rental, pet grooming, pet sales
and supplies, pharmacies, photography studios, pool and spa		 ZC ZC ZC
Zones MUL MUM MUD
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sales and supplies, shoe stores, sporting goods and equestrian
supplies, small equipment rental (no outdoor storage), toy and
hobby stores, video/DVD/CD sales and rental, wireless
sales/service, and uses which the community development
director determines to be similar when in compliance with
§17.20.030
Zones MUL MUM MUD
22. Retail sales combined with limited distribution and/or
warehousing not exceeding 40% of gross foor area of the
building/tenant space in which it is located		 — — —
23. Thrift stores, secondhand shops, consignment stores when
in compliance with Ch.5.32		 AP AP ZC
24. Tobacco sales
a. Retail smoking products stores, as defned in Ch.8.32 AP AP AP
b. Sale of tobacco products and electronic cigarette (vaping)
products from retail establishments other than retail smoking
products stores		 AP AP AP
c. Smoking and vaping lounges where tobacco and vaping
products are sold for on-site consumption (e.g., cigar lounges,
hookah lounges, vaping lounges) other than retail smoking
products stores		 — — —
25. Industrial hemp
a. Industrial hemp product retail sales, stand-alone retail store
(consistent with the requirements of §17.28.080)		 ZC ZC ZC
b. Industrial hemp product retail sales, accessory (sales
display area limited to a maximum of 5% of the retail foor
area of the establishment in which it is located)		 P P P
F. Eating and Drinking Places
1. Bars with or without entertainment including, but not limited
to, cocktail lounges, cabarets		 CUP CUP CUP
2. Breweries, microbreweries, wineries/tasting rooms,
distilleries, with or without restaurant and with or without
outdoor seating and with or without entertainment		 AP
2		 AP
2		 ZC
2
3. Restaurants and similar establishments engaged primarily in the retail sale of prepared food for on-site
or off-site consumption in accordance with the restrictions below:
a. With or without entertainment and with or without on-site
consumption of beer and wine and other alcoholic beverages
and with or without outdoor seating		 AP
2		 AP
2		 AP
2
b. With drive-in or drive-through facilities (sale of alcoholic
beverages from the drive-in or drive-through facilities is
prohibited) with or without outdoor seating (only permitted in
the C-P-D zone)		 — — —
G. Offce and Professional Uses
1. Financial services
a. Banks and other fnancial institutions, except those set forth
below		 ZC ZC ZC
b. Check cashing, payday loan, and vehicle title loan
establishments.		 — — —
c. Automated/automatic teller machines (ATMs) ZC ZC ZC
2. Laboratories: research and scientifc
a. Industrial hemp research and testing laboratory — — —
Zones MUL MUM MUD
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3. Professional and administrative offces, including, but not
limited to: accounting, advertising agencies, chiropractic,
collection services; dental, direct mail marketing companies,
employment agencies, engineering services, insurance,
investment; medical, optical and related health services;
planning services, real estate services; secretarial services,
travel agencies, and uses which the community development
director determines to be similar when in compliance with
§17.20.030		 AP AP AP
4. Veterinary offces and animal hospitals
a. Without boarding (keeping of animals indoors and on site
for medical purposes shall not be considered boarding)		 AP ZC ZC
b. With boarding indoors or outdoors — — —
5. Massage establishments when in compliance with Ch.5.48
a. Massage establishments with 4 or more massage stations,
or where 20% or more of the foor area is dedicated to
massage services (only permitted in the C-P-D zone)		 — — —
b. Massage establishments at day spas, salons, or similar
uses with 3 or fewer massage stations, provided that less than
20% of the foor area is dedicated to massage services		 CUP AP ZC
6. Motion picture and television production — AP ZC

Notes:

  • 1 "Permitted" in the Carlsberg specific plan requires a zoning clearance.

  • 2 If within 100 feet of a residentially zoned property a conditional use permit is required.

  • (Ord. 512 § 10, 2023; Ord. 515 § 10, 2023; Ord. 521, 1/17/2024)