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Building on a hillside in Camarillo

Camarillo's own rules on building on a hillside, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Camarillo Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Camarillo's code says

Camarillo code What Camarillo's code adds
Soils or geology report
  • A geotechnical study is required with the subdivision application, following Chapter 16.38.
    Applies: Hillside subdivision applications.
    § 18.100.040 · code text
    The applicant shall submit, as part of the subdivision application, a geotechnical study in accordance with Chapter 16.38.
Grading and retaining walls
  • Hillside grading standards apply to grading of more than 1,000 cubic yards.
    Applies: Hillside subdivisions.
    § 18.100.030 · code text
    The following grading standards shall apply to all grading of land (if more than one thousand cubic yards):
  • Man-made slopes should be no more than 30 feet high unless no workable alternative exists.
    Applies: Hillside subdivisions grading more than 1,000 cubic yards.
    § 18.100.030 · code text
    Manufactured slopes should not exceed thirty feet in height.
  • Man-made slopes may be no steeper than 2 horizontal to 1 vertical (2:1).
    Applies: Hillside subdivisions grading more than 1,000 cubic yards.
    § 18.100.030 · code text
    No manufactured slope shall have a slope angle steeper than two horizontal to one vertical (2:1).
When hillside rules apply
  • Hillside rules apply on slopes of 15% or greater.
    Applies: A subdivision with any natural undeveloped land at this slope; not lot line adjustments.
    § 18.100.020 · code text
    this chapter shall also apply to any subdivision upon which there exists a developable open space of land which has any portion of the natural undeveloped land with slopes of fifteen percent or greater.

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Frequently asked questions

What extra rules apply to a hillside lot in Camarillo?

Camarillo's code: Hillside rules apply on slopes of 15% or greater. (A subdivision with any natural undeveloped land at this slope; not lot line adjustments.) (§ 18.100.020); Hillside grading standards apply to grading of more than 1,000 cubic yards. (Hillside subdivisions.) (§ 18.100.030).

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