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Item 10.A.
General Plan 2045,
2021-2029 Housing
Element, and EIR
THOUSAND OAKS
GENERAL PLAN 2045
- rooted in community
City Council Hearing | December 5, 2023
1 RECOMMENDATION
• Adopt resolution certifying the Final Program EIR and approve the adoption of the General Plan 2045, with revisions included in the Addenda and Errata Memo;
• Adopt resolution approved the 2021-2029 Housing Element; and
• Adopt resolution declaring Municipal Code Amendment
initiations to implement the General Plan 2045.
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OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
• General Plan Overview
• Final Program EIR Overview
• 2021-2029 Housing Element Revisions
• Summary of Planning Commission Meeting
• Initiations for Implementation of General Plan
• Recommendation
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3 GENERAL PLAN
BACKGROUND
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WHAT IS A GENERAL PLAN?
WHAT IS A GENERAL PLAN?
A General Plan is like a road map for the future of Thousand Oaks. • California Government Code Section 65300 999
General Plans describe the
community's vision and identifies
et seq. requires every city and county to strategies for managing preservation adopt a comprehensive, long-term Genera.
Plan. The State of California requires
and changes in land use. 2
• Establishes the city's long-term vision
• Includes mandatory elements or chapters:
General Plans typically
land use, circulation (i.e. mobility), 3 include goals, policies, implementation
housing, conservation, open space, noise, SHEREES BEE
supporting graphics.
environmental justice and safety.
Can include optional elements relevant to
each jurisdiction (e.g., governance, arts and 4
culture, etc.)
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CEQA AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Association of Environmental Professionals
• California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA):
Applies to projects that require a discretionary 2023 CEQA approval from a state or local agency. Californio Environmentat Quality Act Statute & Guidelines
• The City determined that a Program EIR was
necessary to evaluate environmental impacts of
TO2045 pursuant to CEQA
• Public disclosure and input process
• Minimize, reduce or avoid environmental impacts
of "worst case" scenario AEP
• Adopt mitigation monitoring program to reduce
impacts
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TO2045 PROCESS - GENERAL PLAN AND EIR
Policy
Existing Development Review +
Conditions + Plan Alternatives
Adopt
Keview existne Develop policy solutions
policies and reports, and create/refine land ublic and decisio identify issues and use and transportation nakers to review an opportunities alternatives adopt the General
Plan Update
Summer - Fall 2019 Spring 2020 - Spring 2021 Summer 2023 - Listening+ Plan Winter 2023
Visioning Development
repare and refin
eneral Pla
We are here
document
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS TO 2045
OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
• Citywide mailing in wastewater/water bills to 38,004 households • Over 20 Email blasts to over 1,600 subscribers
• 21 City Newsletters
• Multiple Advertisements (City Hall marquee, The Acorn, VC Star) • Over 30 articles in The Acorn and VC Star
• Mailers to all properties in "areas of change"
• English and Spanish flyers distributed throughout the City • Direct Emails to 167 HOAs, 48 religious organizations, CVUSD, Conejc Council of PTAs, and CLU students (MPPA Program)
• Regular Social Media posts (Instagram, Twitter "X")
• Project Website (toaks2045.0rg)
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ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
• 17 General Plan Advisory Committee • 17 Stakeholder Interviews and Focus meetings Groups
• 5 Community Workshops • 2 Community Forums
• 4 Community-wide Surveys • 4 Office Hours Sessions
• 21 Neighborhood Meetings • 7 updates to City Council and • 13 Pop-up Workshops 6 Planning Commission
• CEQA Scoping Meeting
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DRAFT GENERAL PLAN 2045
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1. PLAN ORGANIZATION
1. Introduction 12. Governance
2. Process 13. Implementation
3. Vision and Guiding Principles 14. Glossary
4. Land Use
5. Mobility Other Components
Parks and Open Space • Housing Element (Under a separate Conservation cover)
8. Community Facilities and Services • Appendix A: Public Health and Equity
9. Arts and Culture Appendix B: Emergency Evacuation
10. Safety • Engagement Summary and Reference
11. Noise Materials
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11 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND SUSTAINABILITY
• Topics addressed in all elements Figure A3 Earple of Heally Corruties Corponents • Environment Justice
Nice sity
• Addresses heath, pollution, and income
disparities
HEALTHY
COMMUNITIES
• Sustainability
• Addresses climate change, natural
environment, green buildings and other
topics
Note to Reader
Policies marked with this icon are related to health, equity, and erritormental justice.
Policies marked with this icon are related to sustoinability. TO 2045
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VISION AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Vision Statement
• Brief statement describing the future
vision of the City
Core Values
• 15 statements that describe the values
of the community
• Guides the goals and policies in the
General Plan
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Major Strategies
• Descriptive actions about how the
Vision and Core Values will be achieved
13 LAND USE ELEMENT
• Community vision for the built
environment
• Accommodate and plan for necessary
change
• Contains goals and policies related to
economic development, neighborhoods,
green buildings and views and vistas
• Includes land use designation map with
17 designations in 5 land use categories:
• Residential (9)
• Mixed-Use (1)
• Commercial (3)
• Industrial (2)
• Institutional (2)
• Map endorsed by City Council in May
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ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS
Element Content (Examples)
Mobility Future transportation network; Goals related to roadways, pedestrian and bike networks, and transit
Parks and Open ncludes goals and policies related to new and existing parks, preserving oper Space spaces, and expanding the "ring of green"
Conservation Adresses identification, conservation, development, and use of natural resources
Community Adresses the condition, accessibility, and level of service for facilities and Facilities and public services including infrastructure, public buildings, police and fire Services
Safety Adresses natural and human-induced hazards, and building resilience against climate change risks (e.g., fire, earthquakes, floods, etc.) Arts and Culture
sodresl es the arts ant nulera system to my relatend enhance the vibrant Noise Adresses the noise conditions in the City, including existing and future noise Governance TO
responsie,als aparicipatsy govern being a properly-functioning, 2045
15 13. IMPLEMENTATION
• Action plan to execute the goals and policies
• Includes descriptions, timeframe, lead responsibility, and corresponding goals
• Organized by General Plan chapter
Land Use
Implementing The timeframe for the implementation actions is:
Action Description Timofrom Leed Responsibily
Goals
• Short (O) - 1-3 years
Palowine the aowem dith Cineral Kan toyan n ommensey
Comprehensie zoning code update LU-1 Community Developest • Medium (OO) - 4-7 years
LU-A.2 • Long (QCO) - bevond 7 years
weste new mixei use zanin Commu-ity Tnsenamer
Biste
Adopt and impicment an Inclisiary Housing Program, Community Dersopmen Customin Hounue rort
TELAA Implement vision of the Dowatown Core Master Plan by redesigning Co Monsame chen
Camous Saster Plan the Cise Arte Paza 00
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Insiste mohik ornate marinerens to medeweop thouand
Creation ofa downtown core Daks Bookevand as a "main street" with poblic, retail, lodgine. 1J-13 and 1U-14 000 City Manager's Ottice 2045 16 8
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DRAFT GENERAL PLAN 2045
PUBLIC COMMENTS
17 PUBLIC COMMENT SUMMARY
• Draft General Plan 2045 available from June 2nd -
September 15th
• Public feedback solicited through online comment form • Approx. 200 total comments received
• Most people submitted multiple comments
• Specific comments about almost every Chapter
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OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC COMMENTS
• Concerns about growth, including traffic and parking impacts • Comments on the Borchard site and other specific
parcels/areas (Janss Marketplace, The Oaks Mall, Village Centers)
• Desire for more active transportation
• Concerns about emergency evacuation
• Desire for more emphasis on GHG reduction measures
• More proactive preservation of cultural and historic resources 2045
19 RECOMMENDED CHANGES
TO THE GENERAL PLAN
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SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED CHANGES
• Proposed changes are included in Addenda and Errata Memo • More than 40 new/amended policies related to:
• Housing Element Program, voter measures, Area Specific Guidance, CALFire review, transportation innovations, native landscaping, construction management, school programming
• Updated background information
• Introduction, open space, historic, school facilities, arts and culture, appendices
• Updated data on Figure Diagrams
• Wetlands, school facilities, evacuation planning, Measure W, Village Centers TO
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21 PROPOSED LAND USE ELEMENT CHANGES
• Adds policies based on HCD requirements to further
encourage housing in commercial areas
• Adds new policy (LU 1.11) to reference Measure E
requirements to the extent required by its terms or as
otherwise exempted
• Adds information on Measure W: CURB line and land use designations in the Planning Area
• Modifies Policy 18.4 on the "Borchard" property
2095)
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SAFETY ELEMENT REVISIONS
• Safety Element revised after release of
draft General Plan 2045 Neighborhoods/Subdivisions with Single Point of Access • California Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection (CAL Fire) reviewed for
consistency with state legislation
• Revised Safety Element approved by State
Board of Forestry
• Includes updated evacuation analysis
under AB 2911
• New Policies address:
• Wildfires, long-term fuel reduction, siting
new development, water
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23 PROPOSED ADDITIONAL CHANGES
• Parks and Open Space
• Adds Policy POS-1.6 to reference compliance with the Measure W ordinance to the extent required by its terms.
• Adds Appendix C to include a copy of Measure W.
• Conservation:
• Update Figure 7.4 Wetlands to be consistent with EIR exhibit and current National Wetlands Inventory
• Add Policy 10.7 - Require health risk assessments for new development with specific criteria
• Global changes
• Minor language changes to background sections for clarity and accuracy • Typographical errors and fixing spacing issues
• Changing photos TO
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PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT (EIR)
25 WHAT WAS THE CEQA PROCESS?
City solicits input on
City circulates Notice of Preparation (June 7) content of Draft EIR (Public agencies and
City prepares Draft EIR members of the public
provide comments)
City publishes Draft EIR (August 11) City solicits comments on the Draft EIR
(Public agencies and
Public review period (45 days; closes on September 25) members of the public provide comments; hearing
before the Planning
City prepares Final EIR Commission)
City publishes Final EIR (November 3)
Planning Commission Hearing
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City Council makes decision on the Project Are
Here
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EIR STRUCTURE
• Introduction and Summary
Each topic area includes
• Project Description • Environmental Setting
Settina, impacts, and • Potential Impacts
• Mitigation Measures (where
• Alternatives potential signiticant impacts are
identified)
• Other Impacts
This EIR is a "Program" EIR, meaning it looks at a series of connected actions that will govern future activities and decisions rather than a specific development project or property
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27 DRAFT EIR SUMMARY
Environmental topics had no environmental impacts and n nitigation needed
Aesthetics • Energy
Land Use and Planning • Geology and Soils
• Population and Housing • Hazards and Hazardous
Materials
• Public Services and Recreation
• Hydrology and Water
• Wildfire Quality
Agriculture and Forestry Resources • Mineral Resources
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DRAFT EIR SUMMARY (CONT.)
• Mitigation was required for certain topics
• Air Quality: construction and operational Health Risk Assessments Biological Resources: pre-construction bird, bat, and Crotch's bumblebee surveys, avoidance, and minimization measures
Cultural Resources: historical and archaeological assessments and protection, unanticipated discovery of resources, tribal cultural resources stop work orders Greenhouse Gas Emissions: adopt and implement GHG emissions threshold and adopt the CEAP
Noise: construction noise analysis, vehicle noise reduction measures, and construction vibration control plan
Paleontological Resources: retention of qualified professional Transportation: VMT reductions
Utilities: provision of will serve letter from water provider TO 2045
29 DRAFT EIR FINDINGS
5 significant and unavoidable impacts
Air Quality: Development facilitated by the project would generate construction and operational emissions and such emissions may result in adverse impacts to local air quality.
Cultural Resources: Development facilitated by the project could have the potential to cause adverse changes to the significance of historical resources.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Development facilitated by the project would make progress towards achieving State goals but would not necessarily meet State 2030 or 2045 goals. While construction emissions would be less than significant, development facilitated by the project would not meet the 2030 or 2045 goals during operation.
Noise: construction and traffic noise may exceed City standards Transportation: 2045 projected VMT may not reach targeted reductions All SU impacts are also cumulative significant and unavoidable impacts TO
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DRAFT EIR PUBLIC COMMENTS
• Air Quality: Clarifications and suggestions for air quality regulation, thresholds, and mitigation
• Cultural Resources: Request to include more information • Hazards: Corrections regarding Ventura County Certified Unified Program Agency Emergency Response Hazmat Team
• Noise: Questions regarding traffic volumes used to estimate and project traffic noise • Public Services and Recreation: Suggestions to increase the amount of parks and the parks to residents ratio
• Transportation: Request for explanation of Average Daily Trip volumes methodology and emphasis on the need for VMT mitigation Wildfire: Comments/questions regarding the evacuation analysis and clarification rovided regarding the evacuation analysis prepared for the Safety Element and hor TO
it is addressed in the Wildfire section of the EIR 2045 31 FINAL EIR
• Introduction: Explains the Environmental Review Process and FEIR sections
• Response to Comments: Written responses to all submitted public and agency comments on the Draft EIR
• Minor Revisions to the Draft EIR: provides the changes to the Draft EIR based on comments received and/or new/updated information
• Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP)
• CEQA Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations 2095)
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2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT
33 HOUSING ELEMENT TIMELINE
• Under a separate cover
• Updated every 8 years per State Law
• 2021-2029 Housing Element (6th Cycle) Adopted by City Council - January 25, 2022
• Submitted to State HCD for certification
• Additional rounds of revisions through July 2023
• HCD Letter - September 8, 2023
• Met most statutory requirements of State Law for local adoption • Rezoning required to certify Housing Element
• Rezoning only possible after adoption
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HOUSING ELEMENT REVISIONS
• New Program 5: Shopping Center and Commercial Corridor Redevelopment
• Measures to incentivize and streamline infill residential at non-vacant sites, specifically existing commercial centers, identified for housing • Additional objectives provided for Programs 15 through 18 • Fair housing outreach and enforcement, housing mobility, new opportunities in high resources areas, and neighborhood improvement programs
• Updated AFFH Meaningful Actions Matrix
• Updated list of pipeline/pending projects
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35 SUMMARY OF PLANNING
COMMISISON
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PLANNING COMMISSION
• Held hearing on November 13
• 17 public speakers and 13 written comments
Questions about:
• Commercial land use acres in Measure E
• Borchard property
• Density/FAR for Mixed Use designations
• VMT Threshold
• Measure W and E inclusion in the General Plan
• Planning Commission voted on a motion to recommend
approval that did not pass (2-2), with one member absent TO
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37 MEASURE E
• Residential Baseline of 81,124 units
• Unused land use capacity redistributed and reallocated to the "Areas of Change"
Commercial acreage reduced through introduction of
Mixed-Use Category
• Mixed-Use serves as primary housing strategy
• Result of input during the development phases of GP
• Recent project examples replace commercial with residential • Policy included ensure compliance with Measure E
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HISTORIC RESOURCES
• Request to create a policy that mandates regular
meetings by the Cultural Heritage Board and a Conejo
Historical and Cultural Survey citywide
• EIR contains a mitigation measure requiring a historic analysis at project level
• Creates a mechanism to evaluate potential resources and present them to decision-makers
• City Council may elect to hold Cultural Heritage Boards meetings at any time
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39 BORCHARD PROPERTY
• Public comments on mixed-use land use and potential project level issues
• (flooding, traffic connections and impacts, building height, and building placement in relation to the existing neighborhood) • General Plan and EIR address policies and mitigation
measures on a citywide and programmatic basis, not any
specific project on a single parcel
• General Plan Land Use Policy 18.4 Borchard Property sets forth requirements for future development proposal
• Future project evaluated under City regulations and policies with separate CEQA analysis
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Initiations
41 INITIATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE GENERAL PLAN 2045
• Implementation actions necessary to obtain Housing Element final certification:
• Complete Rezoning Program and Mixed-Use Zone
• Existing development standards apply until new mixed-use zone is adopted • MCA pursuant to AB 1397
• Short-Term implementation actions for General Plan 2045:
• Comprehensive Code Update
• Update Specific Plans for General Plan consistency
• Housing Element Program 8 - Municipal Code Amendments TO
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CITY COUNCIL ACTION
43 CITY COUNCIL ACTION
1. Adopt a resolution certifying the Final EIR, including a Mitigation apocadopton ot me general Mansons wit herevsons miled
2. Adopt resolution the Housing Element Update 2018-70723-HSG.
3. Adopt resolution declaring Municipal Code Amendment initiations to implement the General Plan 2045 including:
a) Housing Element Re-zoning Program,
b) Municipal Code Amendment (AB 1397),
c) Comprehensive Municipal Code Update,
d) Update Specific Plans, and
e) Housing Element Program 8 Zoning Code Amendments.
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GENERAL PLAN 2045 Thank you!
• rolan in communis
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