TO:Andrew P. Powers, City Manager
FROM:Kelvin Parker, Community Development Director
DATE:March 10, 2026
SUBJECT: 2025 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Report
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Receive and file the 2025 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Report.
2. Find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act.
LEVINE ACT ITEM: No
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No Additional Funding Requested. Minimal staff time required to prepare the report is included in the Adopted FY 2025-26 Budget.
BACKGROUND:
California Government Code Section 65400(a)(2) requires each city and county to prepare an Annual Progress Report (APR) on the implementation of its General Plan and Housing Element. The report must be submitted each year by April 1 to City Council, the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI), and the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
The APR serves as the City’s annual update on how the City is advancing the goals and policies of the General Plan. It provides City Council and the public with a summary of planning and development activity over the past calendar year and highlights progress toward meeting community objectives.
At the state level, LCI uses the APR to track land use trends and evaluate how local actions align with statewide planning priorities. HCD relies on the Housing Element portion of the report to monitor progress toward the City’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) (Government Code Section 65584) and to
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assess efforts to remove governmental constraints to housing production.
Submission of the Housing Element APR is also required to maintain eligibility for several state housing funding programs.
The APR includes two primary components:
General Plan Progress Report – Summarizes actions taken during the calendar year to implement General Plan goals and identifies any amendments to its Elements.
Housing Element Annual Progress Report – Details progress toward RHNA targets and documents programs and policies supporting housing development, maintenance, and affordability.
State law requires that the Housing Element Annual Progress Report be presented at a public meeting providing an opportunity for public comment.
DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS:
General Plan Annual Progress Report
On December 5, 2023, City Council adopted the General Plan 2045. The General Plan is a long-range roadmap that guides decisions about land use, transportation, parks, public services, safety, and overall community development for the years ahead.
The General Plan includes a vision, guiding principles, and a series of elements that contain goals, policies, and specific implementation actions. Together, these components provide the framework for both public and private investments and development within the City.
The General Plan 2045 revised elements for: Land Use, Mobility, Parks and Open Space, Conservation, Community Facilities and Services, Arts and Culture, Safety, Noise, Governance, and Implementation.
The implementation actions of the General Plan are organized by timeframe:
Short term (1-3 years)
Medium term (4-7 years
Long-term (beyond 7 years)
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During 2025, several short-term implementation actions were either completed or are already underway, demonstrating meaningful progress within the first year of adoption. Notable efforts include:
Progress on LU-A.1 Comprehensive Zoning Code Update
Progress on LU-A.4 Campus Master Plan (Downtown Thousand Oaks Project)
A complete summary of short-term implementation actions is provided in Attachment #1.
2021-2029 Housing Element Annual Progress Report
Also, on December 5, 2023, City Council adopted the revised 2021-2029 Housing Element. The Housing Element focuses specifically on housing needs, identifying existing and projected demand, establishing goals, and outlining programs supporting housing preservation and production.
A key component of the Housing Element is the RHNA, which is assigned by HCD in coordination with the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG).
RHNA allocations are provided in eight-year periods.
For the current period 2021-2029 (6 th cycle), the City’s RHNA allocation is 2,621 units, distributed across various income levels.
Each year, the City prepares a Housing Element Annual Progress report using standardized forms issued by HCD. The report tracks:
Residential building permit issued
Progress toward RHNA targets
Implementation of Housing Element programs
Housing applications submitted, approved, or disapproved Streamlined applications processed
Requests for density bonuses or concessions
The complete 2025 Annual Progress Report is provided as Attachment #2. A summary of key data is provided below.
Table A of the progress report (replicated on the following page) documents new residential development applications submitted between January 1 to December 31, 2025. Note that only formal applications deemed complete are included. 2025 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Report March 10, 2026
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Table A
Housing Applications Submitted
Total housing applications submitted: 143
Number of proposed units in all applications received: 554 Total housing units approved: 139
Total housing units disapproved: 1
Table A2 of the progress report (replicated below) documents the number of planning entitlements that were approved by household income categories submitted between January 1 and December 31, 2025. Note that entitled projects that have not received their building permits do not yet count towards the progress of meeting RHNA.
Table A2
Approved Entitlements by Housing Income Categories
Very Low
Income (includes
Extremely Low)
Low
Income
Moderate
Income
Above
Moderate
Income
# Of Units
Approved
20 119 139
Table B of the progress report (replicated below) documents the total number of residential units that have received building permits during the 2025 reporting year of the City’s 6th Cycle RHNA. The City issued a total of 111 building permits for 340 new housing units, including 97 accessory dwelling units, 9 single-family detached dwellings, and 234 multi-family units. 1,934 units are remaining for the 6th Cycle.
Table B
Regional Housing Needs Allocation 2024 Progress
Housing
Income
Categories
RHNA
Allocation
for 2021-
2029
Building
Permits
Issued
in 2023
Building
Permits
Issued
in 2024
Building
Permits
Issued
in 2025
Total
Building
Permits
Issued to
Date
RHNA
Remaining
Housing
Need by
2029
Very Low 735 0 0 1 1 734
Low 494 0 0 26 26 468
Moderate 532 0 0 0 0 532
Above
Moderate
860 92 82 313 660 200
Total:
2,621
Units
Required
92 Units
Issued
82 Units
Issued
340
Units
Issued
687 Units
Issued
1,934 Units
Remaining
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While building permits were issued for 340 residential units in 2025, approximately 1,600 additional units have received project approvals and remain in the entitlement pipeline, including 263 deed-restricted affordable units. Many of these units are part of larger projects that have experienced delays due to factors beyond the City’s control, such as the current economic climate, rising interest rates, insurance costs, and construction expenses. Throughout 2025, staff maintained regular communication with project applicants to support advancement toward construction. As market conditions stabilize and entitled projects move forward, the number of building permits issued by the City is expected to increase significantly in the coming years.
In 2026, the City anticipates issuing building permits for the following projects:
Latigo 2150 Hillcrest Road with 333 units, including 3 moderate and 30 very low- income units; 500 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. with 328 units, including 44 low-income units; 325 Hampshire Road with 420 units, including 4 moderate and 50 low- income units; and, 1500 Pachino Circle with 27 units, including 4 moderate income units.
Housing Element Programs Implementation
Each jurisdiction is required to identify specific programs in its housing element to implement its adopted housing goals and objectives. The programs must include implementation timeframes, identify the responsible agencies, and outline available funding sources.
The Housing Element identifies five goals and 19 programs that focus on:
1) Providing a wide range of housing opportunities for persons of all income levels;
2) Providing housing opportunities for persons with special needs; 3) Maintaining and improving the existing housing stock of the City by reducing housing deterioration;
4) Preserving existing affordable housing opportunities; and 5) Affirmatively furthering fair housing.
A full summary of the program implementation components is provided in Table D of Attachment #2.
Housing Successor Agency Annual Report
Following the statewide dissolution of Redevelopment Agencies in 2012, the affordable housing functions were assigned to the City in its role as the Housing Successor Agency. Pursuant to Section 34176.1 of the California Health and Safety Code, the Housing Successor Agency is required to prepare an annual 2025 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Report March 10, 2026
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report and submit it to HCD as an addendum to the Housing Element Annual Progress Report.
The FY 2024-2025 (ending on June 30, 2025) Housing Successor Agency Annual Report is provided as Attachment #3.
COUNCIL GOAL COMPLIANCE:
Meets the following City Council goal:
C. Operate City government in a fiscally and managerially responsible and prudent manner to ensure that the City of Thousand Oaks remains one of California's most desirable places to live, work, visit, recreate, and raise a family.
PREPARED BY: Iain Holt, Senior Planner
Lynn Oshita, Community Development Analyst
Attachments:
Attachment #1 – 2025 General Plan Implementation Program Report Attachment #2 – 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report Attachment #3 – Housing Successor Annual Progress Report CDD: 440-20\ih\H:\COMMON\City Council\CC Agenda Items\2026\03102026\Annual Progress Report\Staff Report