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Thousand Oaks launches comprehensive zoning-code rewrite to implement 2023 general plan; staff sets timeline
Summary
City staff and consultant Lisa Wise Consulting presented a multi-step zoning code update to align Title 9, Chapter 4 with the 2023 general plan, to reorganize zoning divisions, modernize land-use categories, consolidate objective design standards and simplify procedures; council approved moving forward with staff recommendations 1–3.
City staff and consultant Lisa Wise Consulting briefed the Thousand Oaks City Council on Aug. 26 on a comprehensive zoning code update intended to implement the city’s 2023 general plan, modernize land-use categories, and reorganize Title 9, Chapter 4 for clarity and usability. The council voted 5–0 to accept staff recommendations to proceed. Catherine Slama, director and project manager for Lisa Wise Consulting, said the city’s zoning code has not been comprehensively updated since the 1970s and described the project as an 18– to 20‑month effort. The firm completed an independent technical assessment this spring and summarized six key areas of recommended change:…
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