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8114-2 - Penalties.

Ventura County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · Ventura County

Any person who violates any provision or fails to comply with any of the requirements of this Chapter or of any term or condition of, or applicable to any permit, variance or amendment thereto is guilty of a misdemeanor/infraction as specified in Section 13-1 of the Ventura County Ordinance Code and, upon

conviction thereof shall be punishable in accordance with Section 13-2 of the Ventura County Ordinance Code. Each such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of this Chapter is committed, continued or permitted by such person, and shall be punishable therefor as provided in Section 13-2.

8114-2.1 - Public nuisance.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 8114-2.1.1, in addition to the penalties hereinabove provided, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be summarily abated as such, and each day that such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate public nuisance.

8114-2.1.1 - Exception—Agricultural operations protection.

No agricultural activity, operation or facility that is consistent with this Chapter and the General Plan, and is conducted or maintained for commercial purposes in a manner consistent with proper and accepted customs and standards as established and followed by similar agricultural operations in the same locality, shall be or become a nuisance, private or public, due to any changed condition in or about the locality, after it has been in operation for more than one year if it was not a nuisance at the time it began.

a.

Exception—This section shall not apply if the agricultural activity, operation or facility obstructs the free passage or use, in the customary manner, of any navigable lake, river, bay, stream, canal or basin, or any public park, square, street or highway.

b.

Definition—For purposes of this Section, the term "agricultural activity, operation or facility" shall include, but not be limited to, the cultivation and tillage of the soils, dairying, the production, irrigation, frost protection, cultivation, growing, pest and disease management, harvesting and field processing of any agricultural commodity including timber, viticulture, apiculture or horticulture, the raising of livestock, fish or poultry, and any practices performed by a farmer or on a farm as incident to or in conjunction with such farming operations, including preparation for market, delivery to storage or market, or delivery to carriers for transportation to market.

(Am. Ord. 4151—10/7/97)

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▸Contents — Ventura County Zoning Code
Ventura County Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 1 — Zoning
  2. ▸Chapter 1 — Zoning
    Overview
    1. 8101-0 - Adoption and title of Chapter.
    2. 8101-1 - Purpose of Chapter.
    3. 8101-2 — Applicability of the zoning ordinance.
    4. 8101-3 - General prohibitions.
    5. 8101-4 — General interpretation.
    6. 8103-1 — Establishment of alternative minimum lot area by suff…
    7. 8103-2 — Exceptions to minimum lot area.
    8. 8103-3 - Adoption and validity of the official zoning data.
    9. 8103-6 - Absence of zoning.
    10. 8104-1 — Open space/agricultural zones.
    11. 8104-2 - Rural residential zones.
    12. 8104-3 - Urban residential zones.
    13. 8104-4 - Commercial zones.
    14. 8104-5 - Industrial zones.
    15. 8104-7 - Overlay zones.
    16. 8105-0 - Purpose.
    17. 8105-1 - Use of matrices.
    18. 8106-0 - Purpose.
    19. 8106-1 — Schedules of specific development standards by zone a…
    20. 8106-4 — Measurement of setbacks.
    21. 8106-5 — Exceptions to required setbacks and height.
    22. 8106-6 — Miscellaneous setback regulations.
    23. 8106-7 — Exceptions to height limits.
    24. 8106-8 — Miscellaneous regulations.
    25. 8107-0 - Purpose.
    26. 8107-1 - Standards relating to dwellings.
    27. 8107-2 — Animal keeping standards.
    28. 8107-4 - Mobilehome parks.
    29. 8107-5 — Oil and gas exploration and production.
    30. 8107-6 - Agricultural sales facilities.
    31. 8107-7 - Recreational vehicle parks.
    32. 8107-9 — Mining and reclamation.
    33. § 9.6
    34. 8107-10 - Veterinary clinics.
    35. 8107-11 — Filming activities.
    36. 8107-13 - Christmas tree sales.
    37. 8107-14 — Temporary buildings during construction.
    38. 8107-19 - Golf courses.
    39. 8107-20 — Agricultural buildings.
    40. 8107-22 — Stockpiling of construction related debris and/or fi…
    41. 8107-23 — Nonmotorized wheeled conveyance facilities and uses.
    42. 8107-25 - Tree protection regulations.
    43. 8107-26 — Employee housing pursuant to state law.
    44. 8107-27 - Cemeteries.
    45. 8107-28 - Radio stations.
    46. 8107-29 — Motocross racetrack facilities and uses.
    47. 8107-30 - Mobile food facilities.
    48. 8107-31 — Recreational vehicle/mini-storage.
    49. 8107-32 - Correctional institutions.
    50. 8107-33 — Agricultural promotional uses.
    51. 8107-35 - Botanic gardens and arboreta.
    52. 8107-36 — Regulations governing waste handling, waste disposal…
    53. 8107-37 — Cultural heritage site.
    54. 8107-39 — Historic repositories.
    55. 8107-41 — Agricultural worker housing.
    56. 8107-42 — Stand alone batch plants.
    57. 8107-44 — Emergency shelters.
    58. 8107-45 — Wireless communication facilities.
    59. 8107-46 - Outdoor events. 8107-46.1 - Purpose.
    60. 8107-48 - Urban parks.
    61. 8107-50 — Locally grown food processing facilities.
    62. 8107-51 — Low barrier navigation centers.
    63. 8107-52 — Transitional and supportive housing.
    64. 8107-53 — Residential care facilities serving six or fewer per…
    65. 8108-0 - Purpose.
    66. 8108-3 — General requirements.
    67. 8108-4 — Number of parking spaces required.
    68. 8108-5 - Motor vehicle parking design standards.
    69. Section 8108-6 — Bicycle parking design standards.
    70. 8108-7 - Drive-through facilities.
    71. 8108-8 - Loading areas.
    72. 8109-0 - Standards for all zones.
    73. 8109-1 — Standards for open space, agricultural and residentia…
    74. 8109-2 - Standards for commercial zones.
    75. 8109-3 - Standards for industrial zones.
    76. 8109-4 — Standards for overlay and special purpose zones.
    77. 8110-0 - Purpose.
    78. 8110-2 - Permit requirements.
    79. 8110-3 - Exempted signs.
    80. 8110-4 - Prohibited signs.
    81. 8110-5 - General sign regulations.
    82. 8110-6 - Specific regulations by type of sign. 8110-6.1 - Benc…
    83. 8110-8 - Nonconforming signs. 8110-8.1 - Continuance.
    84. ▸Article 11 — Entitlements—Process and Procedures
      Overview
      1. 8111-0 - Purpose.
      2. 8111-1 - Entitlements.
      3. 8111-2 — Filing and processing of application requests.
      4. 8111-3 - Notice and hearing procedures.
      5. 8111-4 - Decisions.
      6. 8111-5 - Reapplication.
      7. 8111-6 — Modification, suspension and revocation.
      8. 8111-7 - Appeals.
      9. 8111-8 — Compliance with zoning ordinance requirements and per…
      10. 8111-9 — Reasonable accommodation.
      11. 8112-0 - Purpose.
      12. 8112-1 - Findings.
      13. 8112-2 - Definitions.
      14. 8112-4 - Limitations on issuance of residential permits.
      15. 8112-5 - Waiting lists for residential permits.
      16. 8112-6 - Issuance of residential permits and application for b…
      17. 8112-7 - Issuance of building permits.
      18. 8112-8 - Voluntary withdrawal from waiting list.
      19. 8112-9 - Annual review.
      20. 8113-0 - Purpose.
      21. 8113-1 - Nonconforming structures.
      22. 8113-3 — Nonconforming uses due only to changes in parking req…
      23. 8113-5 - Other nonconforming uses (no longer permitted).
      24. 8113-6 - Destruction.
      25. 8113-10 — Effect of change of zoning regulations.
      26. 8114-0 - Purpose.
      27. 8114-1 - Pending violations.
      28. 8114-2 - Penalties.
      29. 8114-3 - Enforcement.
      30. 8114-4 - Administrative process.
      31. 8114-5 - Enforcement and penalties for temporary rental units.
      32. 8115-0 - Purpose.
      33. 8115-1 - Amendments.
      34. 8115-3 - Decisions.
      35. 8116-0 - Purpose and application.
      36. 8116-1 - Density bonus and affordable housing incentives.
      37. 8117-0 - Purpose.
      38. 8117-1 - Definitions.
      39. 8117-2 - Exemptions.
      40. 8117-3 - Mobilehome park closure permit.
      41. 8117-4 - Notice to residents.
      42. 8117-5 - Mobilehome park closure permit application procedures.
      43. 8117-7 - Completeness of application.
      44. 8117-8 - Review of supplemental information.
      45. 8117-9 - Termination of incomplete application.
      46. 8117-12 - Denial for incompleteness.
      47. 8117-14 - Notice of approval of mobilehome park closure permit.
      48. 8117-15 - Denial of permit for coercion.
      49. 8117-16 - Duration of permit.
      50. 8117-17 - Decision of the board.
      51. 8117-18 - Termination of tenancy.
      52. 8117-19 - Effect on existing permits.
      53. 8117-20 - Affidavit of compliance.
      54. 8117-21 - Public policy.
      55. 8117-22 - Penalties.
      56. 8117-23 - Notice to new and prospective tenants.
      57. 8118-0 - Consolidation of zoning data.
      58. 8119-0 - Purpose.
      59. 8119-1 — Old Town Saticoy Development Code.

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