EXHIBIT D
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City of Thousand Oaks General Plan 2045
Addenda and Errata
The following matrix shows the proposed recommendations for changes to the General Plan based on comments received from individuals, public agencies, and staff. These changes pertain to minor clarifications, such as revising text, substantive changes to context of the Plan, including narrative text, goals, policies, and implementation measures, and errors of figures and graphics. The proposed modifications of the Draft General Plan are presented in chronological order by page number.
Minor revisions such as typographical errors, re-numbering, and formatting are not identified below but will be addressed post adoption.
Ref # Chapter/Section Recommended Change to the General Plan 1 Acknowledgements Page Page 4-5, update the Acknowledgements to include former decision-makers. 2 Acknowledgements Page Page 5, Add CVUSD to the Special Appreciation paragraph. 3 Appendix B: Emergency
Evacuation Analysis
The Safety Element has been updated to include additional evacuation policies. The updated Element has been reviewed by CalFire and approved by the State Department of the Interior, Board of Forestry.
4 Chapter 1: Introduction Update Strategy #1 on page 36 to include " ....and open spaces within the city..." and to read as follows:
"Maintain the "ring of green" open space at the outer edges of the City and open spaces within the City to provide a physical separation from adjacent communities, beautiful vistas, and a connection with nature."
5 Chapter 1: Introduction Page 21, Supporting Documents. Remove link to City's website. City website is changing in 2024.
6 Chapter 3: Vision &
Guiding Principles
map and relocate it to the two centers identified with the starburst. 7 Chapter 3: Vision &
Guiding Principles
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8 Chapter 4: Land Use On page 59, update "Figure 4.4 Land Use Designations" by moving the highway icons for readability
9 Chapter 4: Land Use On page 59, update "Figure 4.4 Land Use Designations" to include the Thousand Oaks City Urban Restriction Boundary (CURB) and the Parks, Golf Courses, and Open Space land use designations within the City’s Planning Area as specified under Measure W (General Plan 2045 Appendix C).
10 Chapter 4: Land Use On page 59, update "Figure 4.4 Land Use Designations" to include:
COSCA acquired properties changed from Residential to “Parks, Golf Courses, and Open Space.” Fairview Road (APN 6760130250) and Manzanita Lane (APN 6760110220)
Eagle Ridge HOA southern parcel (No APN) changed from Residential to “Parks, Golf Courses, and Open Space.”
Portions of common area parcel (APN 2350310185) changed for Mobile Home Park Exclusive to “Parks, Golf Courses, and Open Space.”
Conejo Valley School District 20.2-acre property at 1400 East Janss Road (APN 6670100290) adjacent to Conejo Creek South changed from Institutional to “Parks, Golf Courses, and Open Space.”
Parcels containing the Senior/Teen Center and Library at 1375 and 1401 East Janns Road and (APN 6770100385) to be changed from Institutional to “Parks, Golf Courses, and Open Space.”
Conejo Valley School District 4.82-acre property at Sycamore Canyon Middle School (APN 2370060035) changed from Institutional to “Parks, Golf Courses, and Open Space.”
Correct the land use designation lines for Industrial and “Parks, Golf Courses, and Open Space” designations on the Seventh Day Adventists North property on Figure 4.4, as presented as part of the Preferred Land Use Map endorsed by the City Council on May 25, 2021.
11 Chapter 4: Land Use On page 68 add a new policy under Goal LU-12
12.13 Minimize construction impacts. Take steps to reduce the impact of construction on major development project on existing residential and commercial areas by developing construction management procedures that include construction times, staging areas, and phasing requirements.
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12 Chapter 4: Land Use On page 74, LU-15.3 remove "…new stand-alone big box retail…" The updated policy will read as follows:
"LU-15.3 Broad range of uses. Support a broad range of uses including multi-family housing, regional- and local-serving retail, office, hotels, entertainment and service-oriented uses.
Prohibit the following new uses: warehouse, distribution, industrial, manufacturing, auto sales with large parking lots, and auto repair uses."
13 Chapter 4: Land Use On page 75, edit LU-16.1 from "Require..." to "Encourage..." the updated policy reads:
"16.1 Site Planning. Encourage the preparation of a specific plan or master plan effort for the mixed-use and commercial properties along Moorpark Road and W. Hillcrest Drive and Thousand Oaks Boulevard that comprehensively envisions the future of the area prior to the approval of substantial new development or redevelopment." AND
On page 75, edit LU-16.5 by adding the following sentence:
"Require the preparation of a Specific Plan for the Janss Marketplace." The updated policy reads:
"16.5 Janss Marketplace. Require the preparation of a Specific Plan for the Janss Marketplace. Repurpose the Janss Marketplace to offer a mix of multi-family residential, hotel, entertainment, visitor serving, and commercial uses that result in a destination for residents of Thousand Oaks and the larger region."
14 Chapter 4: Land Use On page 77, edit LU-18.4 to be revised as follows. "18.4 Borchard property. Require the preparation of a Specific Plan or Master Plan for the vacant site located southwest of the intersection of Borchard Road and Highway 101 with the following:
A mixed-use district with a diversity of housing types, retail, and community uses.
On-site dedication and construction of a park.
Residential or other compatible uses adjacent to the existing neighborhood. In particular, compatible uses should also face Alice Drive and Strauss Drive. Bicycle path improvements and connections between the existing neighborhood and Borchard Road.
Transitions to adjacent single-family residential neighborhoods. This could include setbacks, landscape buffers, and transitions or variations in building height and massing.
A maximum of 3 story buildings (or 35 feet in height) within 100 feet of existing single- family neighborhoods."
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15 Chapter 4: Land Use Page, 60. Existing Policy 1.1, Add new bullet: Incentivizing and streamlining infill residential at mixed-use designations, including adding residential development on existing parking lots and underutilized portions of the site.
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Revise the existing policies with the following language:
5.1 Mixed-use development. Actively encourage vertical or horizontal mixed-use development projects, especially in areas with underperforming retail and service uses, including adding multifamily residential uses to underperforming buildings or surface parking lots.
5.4 Residential infill within commercial shopping centers. Encourage infill residential development on underutilized parking lots in mixed-use areas while also maintaining the site’s retail and commercial activity. Support the following activities, when necessary, to facilitate residential development:
Subdivision of the parking area to create developable parcels. Clustering of density on underutilized portions of the site and/or parking area. Shared access to existing structures to allow existing uses to remain while the parking areas are being redeveloped or reconfigured.
Addition to or reconfiguration of the existing structures. 8.6 Lot consolidation. Encourage assembly of small parcels along commercial and mixed- use corridors to achieve a cohesive pedestrian-oriented development and building design.
Allow modifications to development standards to encourage lot consolidation. 20.2 Multifamily housing. Encourage the addition of multi-family housing at the Mixed-Use Village Centers at the Moorpark Road and Janss Road intersection, and Erbes Road and Avenida de Los Arboles intersection. The addition of multi-family housing can be facilitated by allowing the redevelopment of portions of the site, adding residential to existing parking lots, or adaptive reuse of existing buildings.
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Add the following new policies to the Land Use Element:
5.9 Subdivision of parcels for residential uses. Allow property owners to subdivide larger mixed-use designated parcels to allow residential development on a portion of the site. 15.10 Multifamily Housing. Facilitate multifamily housing in the existing parking lots at The Oaks mall by allowing for the subdivision of parking areas to create parcels for housing and clustering housing on underutilized portions of the site and/or parking lots. Ensure that the new residential development has a strong sense of place and is connected to nearby retail areas and neighborhoods.
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16.5 Multifamily Housing. Facilitate multifamily housing in the existing parking lots by allowing for the subdivision of parking areas to create parcels for housing and clustering housing on underutilized portions of the site and/or parking lots. Ensure that the new residential development has a strong sense of place and is connected to nearby retail areas and neighborhoods.
20.5 Subdivision for housing. Allow the subdividing of commercial or parking areas to create parcels for multifamily housing development proposals. 16 Chapter 4: Land Use Page 59, Figure 4.4. Correct the land use designation parcel lines on the SDA North property, as presented as part of the Preferred Land Use Map endorsed by the City Council on May 25, 2021, and correct the land use designation on (APN 5250020030) from Mixed-Use to Institutional.
17 Chapter 4: Land Use Page 61, add “Policy 1.11 Measure E Comply with the restriction of the 1996 Measure E Initiative to the extent required by its terms or as otherwise exempted. A copy of Measure E is included in Appendix D.” Add an Appendix D for Measure E. 18 Chapter 5: Mobility Page 87, Figure 5.1. Revise functional exhibit to be clear between red and orange colors. 19 Chapter 5: Mobility Page, 95. Revise Figure 5.2 Thousand Oaks Active Transportation Plan Proposed Bikeway Network to make clear what is existing and what is proposed for bike lane striping on Thousand Oaks Boulevard between Moorpark Rd and the east City limit. A Class II bike lane is currently striped on the southside of Thousand Oaks Boulevard east of Lakeview Canyon Road to the east City limit. The balance of Thousand Oaks Boulevard is Class III with Sharrows in some sections. The 2019 ATP and 2021 LRSP includes a Class II bike lane on all of Thousand Oaks Boulevard. As shown on the section of Figure 4.11-2 below, it’s confusing what is existing and what is proposed for Thousand Oaks Boulevard. 20 Chapter 5: Mobility On page 101 under Goal M-4, add a new policy that reads as follows:
"4.10 Transportation Innovations. Seek opportunities to support new and emerging mobility trends, especially those focused on equitable distribution of mobility services." 21 Chapter 6: Parks and Open
Space
obesity, mental health illnesses, and other preventable chronic diseases can be reduced." 22 Chapter 6: Parks and Open
Space
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Space
restrictions of the 2016 Save Open-space and Agricultural Resources (SOAR) and Parks Initiative Ordinance known as Measure W to the extent required by its terms. A copy of Measure W is included in Appendix C.” Add Appendix C for Measure W. 3 7
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24 Chapter 7: Conservation Add the Janss House, Case Study House No. 28 and Banning Dam (Lake Eleanor Dam) to the list of Historic Resources on page 145. Add City landmark numbers as applicable to the resources listed in the element. Update the map on page 146 accordingly. 25 Chapter 7: Conservation Change acronym for diesel particulate matter from "PM" to "DPM" on pages 142 and page A-9 of appendix A.
26 Chapter 7: Conservation On page 141, update the reference from "2016 Ventura County Air Quality Master Plan" to the "2022 Ventura County Air Quality Management Plan" in the sentence that begins with "In February 2017..."
The updated second to last sentence of the first paragraph under "Air Quality" will read:
"On December 13, 2022, the VCAPCD adopted the 2022 Ventura County Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP), which provides a strategy for the attainment of federal O3 standards."
27 Chapter 7: Conservation On page 142, Update the last sentence to include "…and businesses that have a high odor and/or nuisance potential."
The updated last sentence on page 142 will read:
"Sensitive receptors should not be located near any major air pollution sources and businesses that have a high odor and/or nuisance potential." 28 Chapter 7: Conservation On page 147, edit "Biological Resource Protection" section to include "…and enhancement.
The updated section will read:
"Biological Resource Protection
The City's open space network supports a variety of plant and wildlife species, including species that are rare, threatened, or endangered. In collaboration with COSCA and other resource agencies, the City will continue to protect wildlife, their native habitats, and regional migration corridors. Open space will be managed with a primary goal of natural resource protection and enhancement."
29 Chapter 7: Conservation On page 152, Change Policy C-10.3 from "Non-mobile pollution sources" to "non-vehicular pollution sources"
Updated policy to read as follows:
"10.3 Non-vehicular pollution sources. Reduce air pollution from non-vehicular sources, such as landscape equipment, manufacturing, power generation, and construction activity by transitioning to the use of electric equipment or low emission alternatives." 30 Chapter 7: Conservation On page 61, add a new policy to Goal LU-1 that reads:
"1.10 Landscaping. Strive to increase the amount of green landscaping and trees throughout the City in order to combat climate change, provide shade and enhance the visual quality of Thousand Oaks. Landscaping shall be native and drought-tolerant where feasible." 3 7
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31 Chapter 7: Conservation Update Strategy #1 on page 36 to include " ....and open spaces within the city..." and to read as follows:
"Maintain the "ring of green" open space at the outer edges of the City and open spaces within the city to provide a physical separation from adjacent communities, beautiful vistas, and a connection with nature."
32 Chapter 7: Conservation Pg. 131, Background, second paragraph, start third sentence with "COSCA owns…" 33 Chapter 7: Conservation Pg. 132, Scenic Resources and Landforms, first sentence, replace "development" with "developed areas in Thousand Oaks do not dominate the views in the City." 34 Chapter 7: Conservation Pg. 134, Native Plant Communities, last sentence, replace "California sage scrub" with "Coastal sage scrub"
35 Chapter 7: Conservation Pg. 134, Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species, replace last four sentences with "These critical habitat areas are generally located within the open spaces that surround the City and include at least three known endangered species: Coastal California Gnatcatcher, Lyon's pantachaeta, and Braunton's milkvetch."
36 Chapter 7: Conservation Pg. 135, Figure 7.1, change label from "California sage scrub" to "Coastal sage scrub" 37 Chapter 7: Conservation Pg. 140, Update Figure 7.4 Wetlands to be consistent with EIR exhibit and current National Wetlands Inventory
38 Chapter 7: Conservation Pg. 150, Policy 5.8, change "local" to "native." 39 Chapter 7: Conservation Pg. 151, Policy 8.4, change "reasonable" to "other." 40 Chapter 7: Conservation Pg. 150, revise Policy 5.7 to “Continue to educate the public on ecosystem impacts of using anticoagulant rodenticides and discourage the use of anticoagulant rodenticides within the City.”
41 Chapter 7: Conservation Pg. 152, Per RTC for FEIR, Add "Policy 10.7: Require new development that is within 1,000 feet of sensitive receptors, will take longer than 5 months, and does not utilize construction equipment that is USEPA Tier 4, fitted with Level 3 Diesel Particulate Filter, or uses alternative fuel to prepare a construction health risk assessment (HRA) to identify potential health risk impacts."
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Facilities and Services
On page 163, update "Figure 8.3 Schools" to include Meadows Arts and Technology Elementary (MATES) School, located at 2000 La Granada Dr. as a "Public Elementary School" per the legend categories.
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Facilities and Services
On page 162, replace the first two paragraphs under "Schools and Higher Education" to read as follows:
"Thousand Oaks is served by the award-winning Conejo Valley Unified School District, which provides exceptional educational experiences to children in transitional kindergarten through Grade 12, Preschool and Post-Secondary. CVUSD proudly operates 27 public schools across the City and proximate unincorporated areas including 16 elementary schools, four middle schools, one K-8 school, three comprehensive high schools, a continuation high school, a hybrid learning high school, a home school program, and one adult educational learning center. Figure 8.3 shows the locations of the schools. CVUSD schools, teachers, athletic teams and extra-curricular offerings have been recognized at the state and national level for their outstanding accomplishments, including: California Distinguished Schools and National Blue Ribbon School honors. Thousand Oaks also houses 19 private schools and three Charter Schools serving students in grades TK-12.
Consistent with national, state, and countywide trends reflecting lower birth rates and changing demographics, many schools, including CVUSD schools have seen a decline in enrollment in recent years. To remain a top destination for education CVUSD continues to innovate and expand its academic offerings this includes the opening of the Conejo Valley’s first Spanish-English Dual Language Immersion Program in 2022, and in 2023 authorization of the first International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme in Ventura County at Cypress Elementary School."
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On page 177, update Goal CFS-15 and policies 15.1-15.3 to read as follows:
"Goal CFS-15: Diverse and affordable recreational programs and services for all Thousand Oaks residents, regardless of age, activity level, physical ability, or income." "15.1 School enrollment. Continue to work with Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD), private schools, and charter schools to monitor local K-12 enrollment and plan for impacts related to growth or decline."
"15.2 School siting. Work with CVUSD, private schools and charter schools to identify potential school site needs to meet future demand."
"15.3 School closures. In the event of a school site closure in the community - work with the impacted school entity to plan for future land uses - prioritizing affordable housing and public recreation and parks."
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Facilities and Services
Global edit: Change "Ventura County Fire Protection District (VCFPD)" to "Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD)" throughout the General Plan.
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43 Chapter 9: Arts and Culture On page 182, the first sentence will be revised to read: "The City's Civic Arts Plaza's BAPAC which includes the 1,800-seat Kavli Theatre and the 394-seat Janet and Ray Sherr Forum theatre (which doubles as the Andrew P. Fox City Council Chambers and Planning Commission venue) is home to the larger proportion of ticketed performing arts events in Thousand Oaks."
44 Chapter 10: Safety The Safety Element has been updated to include additional evacuation policies. The updated Element has been reviewed by CalFire and approved by the State Department of the Interior, Board of Forestry.
45 Chapter 10: Safety Pg. 195, remove first sentence of second paragraph: "In addition to this Safety Element, the Conejo Open Space Conservation
Agency (COSCA) Strategic Plan acts as a guiding document for natural and climate hazards’ resilience and adaptation."
46 Chapter 10: Safety Pg. 202, Dam Failure, Add discussion of Lang Creek Detention Basin Dam. Amend last sentence to state: "Failure of the Wood Ranch Dam at Bard Lake, Westlake Reservoir Dam at Los Virgenes Reservoir, and Potrero Dam at Westlake Lake would not flood any portion of Thousand Oaks."
47 Chapter 10: Safety Pg. 203, Add associated dam and lake /reservoir names to legend. Lake Sherwood, Wood Ranch Dam (Bard Lake), Lang Creek Detention Basin, Potrero Dam (Westlake Lake), Banning Dam (Lake Eleanor), Westlake Dam (Los Virgenes Reservoir) 48 Chapter 10: Safety Pg. 216, Policy 6.1, add "Including cool roofing" after "cool surface treatment" (e.g. the city does not allow white roofing on residential buildings). 49 Chapter 13: Implementation Delete C-A.13 and renumber Implementation actions. 50 Chapter 13: Implementation Update page 252 Action C-A.12 to add "consider recommendations from APCD". Policy will read:
"Require individual contractors to implement the construction mitigations measures included in the most recent version of the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District Air Quality Assessment Guidelines as standard conditions of approval for developments and consider recommendations from APCD."
51 General comment Delete Pages 363 - 367 of the Engagement Summary and Reference Materials, renumber the document, and add a text box with the following: "Email addresses removed for privacy." 52 Chapter 4: Land Use Properties inside the City’s Planning Area but outside the Sphere of Influence: Apartments north of Westlake Boulevard on Via Colinas (Hidden Canyon); and portion south of McCloud, part of 401 Hillcrest Specific Plan (SP 17) will be changed to “Parks, Golf Courses, and Open Space.”