FAQs
Where can I find Ventura County Ordinances?
Below is the public access link to research Ventura County Ordinances:
http://apps.countyofventura.org/CobPublic/ordinance/ordinance.aspx
Where can I access Meeting Materials from Board of Supervisors’ Meetings?
Below is the public access link to research Board of Supervisors’ records:
https://www.ventura.org/government/meetings-and-broadcasts/
How do I search Board of Supervisors’ Records?
Our website allows you to search Board of Supervisors’ records from 1873 to present. To find documents pertaining to your inquiry, enter keywords in the “Subject Keyword” search field. The “Meeting Date” search field can also be used to search by date range. The subject column provides general information about each item. To request a document, please provide the meeting date and item number of the document being requested.
The public access link to search Board of Supervisors’ records can be found here http://apps.countyofventura.org/CobPublic/BOS/bosindex.aspx.
Where can I access Resource Management Agency’s Planning Ordinances?
Resource Management Agency’s Planning Ordinance are available on their webpage at https://vcrma.org/planning-division-ordinances.
How do I request records from the Resource Management Agency?
Public Records Requests for the Resource Management Agency can be submitted online at https://vcrma.org/pra-request.
Resource Management Agency is comprised of the Planning Division, Environmental Health, Building & Safety, Code Compliance, Operations and GIS.
Where can I request Birth, Death, and/or Marriage Certificates?
Vital Records can be accessed through the Clerk and Recorder’s Office at https://recorder.countyofventura.org/county-recorder/county-recorder/vital-records/vital-record-documents/.
Where can I find the Ventura County Building Code?
The Ventura County Building Code can be accessed by visiting Resource Management Agency’s Building and Safety webpage at https://vcrma.org/building-codes-and-permits.
Where can I access the Ventura County Fire Code?
A hard copy or electronic copy of the California Fire Code can be purchased at shop.iccsafe.org.
Online electronic copy of the California Fire Code is available for free at up.codes. The search function is not available with this free version.
The Ventura County Fire Code is California Fire Code plus local amendments. The local amendments can be found at https://vcfd.org/fire-prevention/ordinances-and-fees.
How do I request records from the Environmental Health Division?
Environmental Health information is available online at https://vcrma.org/online-records. For records not found online, a completed Records Search Request Form can be emailed to EHDRecordSearchRequest@ventura.org.
For more information, please visit https://vcrma.org/divisions/environmental-health.
Where can I access permit information?
To research land use permits in general or check the status of a specific land use permit, please visit Ventura County Citizen Access.
For more information please visit https://vcca.ventura.org/.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
For users interested in purchasing aerial maps, mailing labels, and/or radius maps, an online request can be submitted to the RMA Geographic Information System (GIS) department. To order a standard map, please contact GISHELP@ventura.org.
How do I request records from the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District?
To access the fillable Public Records Request Form for Ventura County Air Pollution Control District records, please visit http://www.vcapcd.org/pubs/Engineering/Public-Records-Request-Form-2021-fillable.pdf.