Lompoc HOA Guide: Local Rules for Boards and Owners

Lompoc Municipal Code section 10.28.240, added by Ordinance No. 1707(23) and adopted August 15, 2023, bars parking a recreational vehicle on a public street from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. unless it has a city permit. The Chief of Police or a designee issues the permits.

This is the part that matters to boards. If the home is in a common interest development with an HOA operating under the Davis-Stirling Act, the resident must give the city documentation from the HOA that parking the RV is permitted. That can be a copy of the HOA rules or CC&Rs, or a letter from the HOA saying the RV may be parked on the street where the resident lives. Without it, the permit can be denied or revoked.

Running cords or hoses across the sidewalk or parkway to a street-parked RV is prohibited, and so are sewer connections. The City Council reviewed the section again on November 4, 2025, so check for later changes.

The City of Lompoc supplies water. The city calls groundwater a key resource, and its Frick Springs plant treats water from seven natural springs. The city’s conservation page says mandatory water-wasting restrictions are in effect. They date to January 16, 1990. The City Council last changed them on September 5, 2017. Report water waste at (805) 875-8297.

The city’s page does not say whether association common-area accounts qualify, and some projects may need a building permit. The rebate line is (805) 875-8018, and the Conservation Division is at (805) 875-8252. The city also lists electric rebates for items such as LED bulbs and variable-speed pool pumps.

A state law passed in 2023 (AB 1572) bars the use of drinking water on nonfunctional turf in HOA common areas starting January 1, 2029. On owners’ own lots, Civil Code section 4735 prevents an association from banning low-water plants or artificial turf.

The Fire Department told the City Council in July 2025 that Lompoc had never had to consider fire hazard severity zones before. CAL FIRE’s new maps for local responsibility areas now show zones in Lompoc. State law does not let a city lower the state’s levels.

The department’s presentation showed the mapped areas north of town near the Wye, where Highway 1 meets Harris Grade Road, and south of Olive Avenue across the city from west to east. It said new construction in these areas must meet the wildfire building rules in chapter 7A of the California Building Code, and defensible space applies to new and existing structures. Look up every common-area address on the state’s map.

Weed abatement is a separate, citywide program run by the Fire Department. Owners must remove combustible vegetation such as weeds, dry grass, dead trees and other flammable debris, and keep defensible space. The city inspects every year, usually starting in spring, and can issue a notice of violation. If an owner does not comply, the city may do the work and charge the owner for the cost plus administrative fees. The city’s page points to Municipal Code chapter 17.628.

When a home in a high or very high zone is sold, state law can require the seller to give the buyer documentation of defensible space compliance, or to sign an agreement for the buyer to get it, depending on whether the local agency has an inspection ordinance or offers inspections (Civil Code section 1102.19).

Lompoc’s Solid Waste Department collects trash, recycling and organics. Single-family homes and businesses use three containers: trash, single-stream recycling with a blue lid and organics with a green lid. The city’s page says that under SB 1383, multifamily complexes must provide recycling and organics service, and food scraps and yard waste must stay out of the trash.

For multifamily recycling and organics questions, call (805) 875-8025.

The Park Maintenance and City Pool Assessment District No. 2002-01 covers mainly the city’s boundaries. Property owners approved it in a 2002 assessment ballot under the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972. It pays for maintaining and servicing public park and pool facilities, such as playgrounds, irrigation, landscaping, lighting and restrooms.

For fiscal year 2025-26, the City Council approved $33.52 per single-family equivalent benefit unit on June 17, 2025. The assessment can rise each year with the Los Angeles-area consumer price index, by no more than 3% a year. On March 3, 2026 the council ordered the engineer’s report that sets the 2026-27 rate, so check the city’s site for the current amount.

This charge is separate from your association dues, and your association does not set or collect it. It pays for city parks, not your common areas.

Lompoc’s Planning Division has been developing a Permit Ready Accessory Dwelling Unit (PRADU) program, and the city says it will offer four permit-ready ADU plan options. Ask Planning at (805) 875-8275 whether the plans are available yet. The city says the program comes from its 2023-2031 Housing Element and helps it meet AB 1332, a state law on preapproved ADU plans.

Civil Code section 4751 makes void any rule in your governing documents that effectively prohibits or unreasonably restricts building an ADU or junior ADU on a single-family lot. Reasonable rules, such as design standards, are still allowed. If owners in your community can use a permit-ready plan, make sure your architectural review process can handle the request quickly.