Moorpark is rewriting the rules for its downtown. The city is finalizing its new Downtown Specific Plan, a long-term blueprint that will reshape High Street, the Metrolink station area, and the surrounding blocks for decades to come.
The plan replaces a 1998 framework and reimagines the city's center as a walkable, mixed-use district. Residents would find homes, shops, restaurants, and transit within easy reach of one another. A form-based code would guide the look and feel of new buildings, prioritizing storefronts and street life over parking lots.
The vision builds on what is already moving. High Street keeps adding restaurants, the Metrolink station anchors daily commutes, and new investment is pointed at the downtown core. The Specific Plan ties those pieces together into one clear roadmap.
Public comment runs through April 15. After that, city staff fold the feedback into a final draft, and the City Council takes up adoption later this summer.
How to weigh in: residents can submit comments through the city's planning department before the April 15 deadline. The future of downtown is being written right now, and Moorpark's voices help shape it.