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Thousand Oaks planning commission recommends updating ADU rules to match state law
Summary
The commission voted 4-0 to recommend City Council adopt MCA-2025-7003, an update to Article 45 of the Thousand Oaks Municipal Code to align local ADU and JADU rules with recent state legislation; staff said the changes clarify application timelines, owner-occupancy rules for JADUs and definitions such as "interior livable space."
The Thousand Oaks Planning Commission on Jan. 26 voted 4-0 to recommend that City Council adopt a municipal code amendment updating the city's accessory dwelling unit (ADU) and junior ADU (JADU) rules to conform with recent state law.
Community development staff presented the ordinance amendment (MCA-2025-7003), telling the commission the code revisions reorganize Article 45 for clarity, update size and occupancy language and implement new application timelines and appeal procedures required by the state. Presenter Matthew Mateo said staff now must "determine whether an application is complete within 15 days of submittal and within 15 days of any resubmittal," and that the…
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