New Free Permits Allow Restaurants to Expand Outdoor Dining
With California approving Ventura County for accelerated Stage 2 re-opening last week, restaurants can now offer dine-in service if they can meet safety standards necessary to protect their employees and customers from COVID-19. Among those standards are physical distancing requirements, which unfortunately will reduce seating capacity inside a restaurant.
In response, the City has created a new Outdoor Dining Permit that will allow restaurants (and similar establishments) to provide
outdoor dining service in parking lots, on sidewalks, and in other outdoor spaces located adjacent to their storefronts. To help support Moorpark's restaurants, the City is issuing these permits free of charge.
Restaurants must have property owner permission to obtain the permit, and outdoor dining areas cannot block walkways. To apply, please visit our
Planning Division Virtual Counter, or contact Freddy Carrillo by
E-mail or by calling (805) 517-6224. You can complete the entire permitting process by phone and E-mail, so no physical visit to City Hall is necessary.
