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Item No. 10A
City of
Thousand Oaks
Community
Development Program
Update
January 10, 2023
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2022 Highlights and Accomplishments
THOUSAND OAKS • Expanded workloads, increased
GENERAL PLAN 2045
permit activity, and policy work
- rooted in community -
(demand on in-house and
consultant resources)
• Advanced Planning Initiatives
• Major projects approved
est • Future work program
City of
Thousand Oaks
Land Management System
CITY OF THOUSAND OAKS
TO/24 • A Council top priority for 2021-22
VIRTUAL LAND USE SERVICE • Serving the public since
November 14, 2022
• Next Phase: Configure
Welcome so TO 24, Cly of Thousand Oaks Virtual Land Uce Porta additional processes, ongoing
system improvements,
management reporting
• Overall benefit to both staff and
public
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housand. Oaks
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Development Planning Applications
Summary of Planning Permit Applications 2018 - Present
Total number of applications
Planning Permit 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Type
RCAS
(Pre-screenings) 2 4 2 7
Pre-applications 5 10 14 9
ADUs (all types) 28 21 64 114 149
PPDs
(single-family) 60 62 61 78 67
Other Miscellaneous
Applications 296 412 580 1,023 925
All applications
(include above 391 508 717 1,236 1,150
types)
Thousand Oaks
5 Key Approved Development Projects and
Municipal Code Amendments
• TO Ranch (former Kmart site) 420 apts.,
50 affordable
• Kennedy Wilson (1 Baxter Way)
264 apartments, 34 affordable
• Alexandria (Rancho Conejo) -
New biotech sites
• Athens Waste Hauler Maintenance Facility.
• Self-Storage Municipal
Code Amendment
T.O. Ranch (Former Kmart)
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Pending Development Projects
• Amgen/ Latigo-Hillcrest - 333 apartments, 30 affordable units • Nazarbekian/500 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. 328 apartments, 44 affordable units.
• Shapell Residential (Rancho Conejo) - 27 apartments,
3 affordable.
• Long Court 73 Apartments, 11 affordable units
• Erbes Rd 80 apartments, 9 affordable units
• Janss Hotel
• Rolling Oaks Medical Building
: Shapell Industrial (Rancho Conejo) - 15 Industrial Buildings Campus Master Plan
1205 Lawrence Dr., Navigation Center Site • Hillcrest Affordable Housing Project- 78 affordable units Navigation Center
City of
Thousand LOaks
Building Division Highlights
9,625 $256,646,754
Customers Assisted at Total Construction Valuation
Public Counter
9,551
• New Building Code Adopted
Permits Issued • Online permitting
(96% of received) and plan check
system implemented
22,139
nspections Performed
(75% Passing Rate)
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Development Activity
Building Services Annual Permits Issued (2018-2022)
Year Permits Issued
2018 7,418
2019 7,959
2020 6,616
2021 8,808
2022 9,551
City of
Thousand LOaks
9 Code Enforcement Annual Code Compliance Division - Investigations Summary of Cases Initiated/Closed
(2018-2022)
Investigative inspections: 2,951
New Initiated
Year Investigations Investigations Closed
2018 560 585
2019 664 599
2020 457 434
2021 484 481
2022 422 609
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Current and Advanced Planning Highlights
Customers served at
6,000 the Public Counter
1,150 + Praine applications processed
• General Plan Update
• Housing Element
IOUSAND OA • Inclusionary Housing Linkage Fee
NERAL PL
updates
• Objective Standards Ordinance
• SB-9 Ordinance
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Thousand LOaks
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City Council Adopted Housing Element January 2022
• Submitted Adopted Housing Element to HCD
• Staff to draft Mixed Use Zone zoning standards
THOUSAND OAKS as part of rezoning program for sites identified GENERAL PLAN 2045 to meet RHNA
• rooted in community -
• Housing Element and Mixed-Use Zoning
Ordinance Public Hearings and Adoption
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General Plan Path to Adoption
• Draft General Plan & Program EIR
• Spring 2023
• Public release of Draft General Plan and Climate
Environmental Action Plan
THOUSAND OAKS
GENERAL PLAN 2045 • Public engagement activities including workshops with - rooted in community -
GPAC, Planning Commission and City Council
• Public Release of Program EIR
• Fall 2023
• Public Hearings and Adoption
City of
Thousand LOaks
13 Future Municipal Code amendments and
Other Land Use Policy Issues
• Inclusionary Housing Program and Non-Residential
Linkage Fee Ordinance Update
• Update to Specific Plans for General Plan Consistency • New Specific Plans for General Plan Implementation
• Code Updates in response to State Legislation
• Comprehensive update of Municipal Code for consistency with General Plan
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Thousand
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New Legislation to
Encourage More
Housing
15 AB 2011- Development on Commercially Zoned Lots
Operative July 1, 2023
•Allows by-right/ministerial housing development
in commercially zoned property based on certain
criteria.
•Two options:
1. Located in a zone where office, retail or
parking are a principally permitted use
• 100% affordable to lower income
households
• Not located within 500 feet of a
freeway
• Meets adopted objective standards
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AB 2011- Development on Commercially Zoned Lots cont.
2. Located in a zone where office, retail or parking are a principally permitted use:
• Site abuts a commercial street 70-150 feet wide with frontage of at least 50 feet
: Not greater than 20 acres
• For sale / For rent:
• Sale: Complies with local inclusionary housing requirement; or • 30% moderate income; 15% lower income; or
• Rent: 15% lower income; or
• 8% very low income + 5% extremely low income
• Prevailing wages for all construction
City of
Thousand LOaks
17 AB 2334- Density Bonus
units above the baseline density based on
Percentage Very Percentage providing a percentage of those units Low Income Units Density Bonus
5 20 designated affordable.
22.5 7 25 • Existing law also require cities provide
27.5 development incentives/waivers- number
9 30 depends on affordable provisions
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• New law: updates definition of maximum
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allowable density to determine "base density" -
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maximum number of units allowed under
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zoning ordinance, specific plan, or
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General Plan. "Total units" excludes units
added by a density bonus
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AB 2334- Density Bonus cont.
• 100% affordable housing projects:
• Height increase up to 3 additional
stories or 33 feet if project is located
with ½ mile of major transit stop or
located within a very low vehicle
travel area
• Prohibits imposition of any parking
standards
• Staff will process amendments to
existing regulations to conform to new
laws
City of
Thousand Oaks
19 AB 2097- Elimination of Certain Parking Requirements • Prohibits imposition of any
minimum parking requirements
on any residential, commercial or
other development that is located
within ½ mile of "major traffic stop"
• Limited exceptions apply
• Can still impose ADA parking
requirements and EV charging
supply equipment requirements
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Thousand
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AB 2221/SB 897- Accessory Dwelling Units
• Prohibits certain lot coverage limits
such as floor area ratio, open
space, front setbacks and minimum
lot size, if owner cannot build an
800 sq ft ADU
• ADU that is detached from primary
are met such as proximity to major
transit stop.
City of
Thousand Oaks
21 AB 2668/SB 35- Clean-up Legislation
• SB 35 effective 2018
• Streamlined the permit process
• Zoned for residential use or mixed use
• Must comply with City's objective standards
• Prevailing wage component required
• 10% of units are required to be affordable
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AB 2668/SB 35- Clean-up Legislation cont.
• Clarifies that minimum percentage
of affordable units is calculated
before calculating density bonus.
• Maintains requirement of prevailing
wages for construction or skilled
and trained workforce
City of
Thousand Oaks
23 Assessment of Housing Legislation
• State Legislators continue to work with interest groups in creating legislation to encourage construction of
more housing
• These examples are just a few of approximately 20
going into effect in 2023
• New laws impact decision makers such as City Council, Planning Commission and City staff
• New challenges as Bills create more streamlined
project possibilities, data collection, annual reporting, and long-term affordable housing oversight
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Recommendation
1. Receive the update regarding progress in the Community Development Department (CDD) work program.
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Thousand LOaks
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Thousand YOaks
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