Other Ordinances

Other County of Ventura Ordinances

► Cultural Heritage Ordinance

The purpose of the Cultural Heritage Ordinance is to promote the economic and general welfare of the County by preserving and protecting public and private historic, cultural and natural resources which are of special historical or aesthetic character or interest, or relocating or recreating such resources where necessary for their preservation and for their use, education, and view by the general public.

► Noise Ordinance

The Ventura County Board of Supervisors adopted a Noise Ordinance intended to protect residential communities from loud or raucous nighttime noise. No person shall create within any residential zone of the County of Ventura any loud or raucous noise which is audible to the human ear during the hours of 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. of the following day, at a distance of 50 feet from the property line of the noise source or 50 feet from any such noise source if the noise source is in a public right-of-way.

► Mobile Home Park Rent Control Ordinance

The Mobile Home Park Rent Control (MHPRC) Ordinance was adopted to protect the owners of mobile dwelling units from unreasonable rent increase, while at the same time recognizing the need of park owners to receive a fair return on their property and rental income sufficient to cover expenses.

► Right to Farm Ordinance

The Ventura County Board of Supervisors adopted a Right to Farm Ordinance intended to protect the farming community from developments that inhibit their ability to continue agricultural production.  Such things as agricultural wind machines, odors, dust, and noise, are often the subject of nuisance complaints by adjoining property owners.

► SOAR Measure 'B' Ordinance

SOAR, which stands for “Save Open-Space and Agricultural Resources,” was adopted for the cities of Camarillo, Fill­more, Moorpark, Oxnard, Santa Paula, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks.  The SOAR ordinances and initiatives establish “City Urban Restriction Boundary” (CURB) lines around each city and require city voter approval before any land located outside the CURB lines can be developed under the city’s jurisdiction for urban purposes.

► Tree Protection Ordinance

The Ventura County Tree Protection applies to the pruning (beyond specified limits), removal, trenching, excavation, or other encroachment into the protected zone (5′ outside the canopy’s edge and a minimum of 15′ from trunk) of protected trees in unincorporated areas (land outside of the cities. Protected trees include all oaks and sycamores of a minimum size, trees of any species with a historical designation, and large trees of any protected species (90” in circumference). Before any live protected tree can be trimmed, removed, or encroached upon, a tree permit must be obtained from the Planning Division.