Topic
Climate Change
The section below identifies goals and policies throughout the General Plan related to Climate Change. Use the buttons below to jump to a specific chapter.
Goal LU-1: Create a land use pattern of development that preserves existing neighborhoods while providing opportunities for targeted infill projects in strategic locations to enhance the quality of life, preserve the natural environment, and ensure the long-term fiscal viability of Thousand Oaks.
LU-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.
Goal M-6: Create and maintain a transportation system that reduces impacts to the environment while leveraging sustainability innovations.
M-6.1 Decrease vehicle trips.
Prioritize transportation and development investments and strategies that reduce single-occupancy vehicle trips.
M-6.3 Emissions reduction.
Support and encourage the adoption of low- and zero-emission vehicles, clean vehicle technologies, charging infrastructure and services to reduce GHG emissions from vehicles.
M-6.4 Transportation Demand Management (TDM).
Promote and incentivize the use of TDM strategies for employers and expand options for emission reductions from commuting through means such as vehicle sharing, alternative fuel vehicle support, and telecommuting.
Goal C-3: Maintain and expand a healthy community forest in Thousand Oaks.
C-3.4 Tree replanting.
Enhance the community forest to a level of 25% canopy coverage by planting climate-appropriate street trees, including the City’s legacy oak trees, in public spaces and corridors as described in the Forestry Master Plan.
Goal C-5: Properly manage, conserve, and protect native plant communities.
C-5.1 Prohibit destructive practices.
Prohibit practices such as off-road vehicle use, hunting, and trapping that are incompatible with the long-term survival and viability of resident and migratory wildlife populations.
Goal CFS-1: Develop citywide infrastructure that supports existing and future development.
CFS-1.5 Resilient infrastructure.
Plan for and develop resilient infrastructure to minimize disruptions from climate-related impacts on residences and businesses (i.e., wildfire, Public Safety Power Shutoff events, flooding).
Goal S-6: Reduce community vulnerability to climate-related threats and increase community resilience.
S-6.1 Reduce urban heat island effect.
Reduce urban heat island effect by continuing to invest in the City’s urban forest and tree plantings, and support the use of heat reflective paint, cool surface treatment including cool roofing, and cool paving in buildings, facilities, infrastructure and streets, parking lots and other pavement if feasible.
S-6.2 Microgrids for municipal facilities.
Develop battery energy storage and microgrids at critical municipal facilities to maintain operations with clean energy during power outages.
S-6.3 Community-serving microgrids.
Support and encourage the development of community-serving microgrids, on-site battery energy storage, and resilience centers particularly in new development projects. Incorporate installation of such in residential use and other zoning designations.
S-6.4 Climate impacts.
Consider climate change impacts including increased storm severity, drought and extreme heat in planning decisions, including those involving public infrastructure, urban forest, sidewalks, streets, utilities, facilities, and private development.
S-6.5 Adaptation strategies.
Implement climate adaptation strategies at a local and regional level in which coordination and pooling of resources (e.g., emergency/ evacuation centers for people and animals, transit agency mutual emergency support) is planned.
S-6.6 Regional coordination.
Ensure the community’s engagement strategy for climate adaptation planning includes surrounding jurisdictions to identify coordination opportunities.
S-6.7 Heat response.
Update emergency/disaster response measures to account for increased heat days.
S-6.8 Heat education.
Provide education on heat-related illness and mitigation measures, particularly targeted to seniors and other vulnerable populations.
S-6.9 Air conditioning alternatives.
Encourage alternatives to air conditioning such as ceiling fans, air exchangers, increased insulation and low-solar-gain exterior materials to reduce need for air conditioning and concomitant high electricity demands during high heat events to increase the reliability of the electrical grid.
Goal S-7: A sustainable community with reduced energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions.
S-7.1 Climate and Environmental Action Plan.
Prepare and update the City’s Climate and Environmental Action Plan every ten years or more frequently.
S-7.2 Community emissions.
Reduce community GHG emissions by at least the SB 32 target of 40% by 2030 and 80% by 2050 relative to 2010.
S-7.3 Municipal emissions.
Reduce GHG emissions from Municipal operations by at least 40% by 2030 and 80% by 2050 relative to 2010.
S-7.4 Electrification of new and existing buildings.
Encourage electrification of newly constructed buildings.
S-7.5 Transition to clean energy.
Reduce non-building-related energy emissions through conservation, efficiency measures, and use of renewable energy in street lighting, water and wastewater conveyance and treatment, and municipal operations.
S-7.6 Clean energy vehicles.
Increase electric/alternative fuel use through charging and other appropriate fueling infrastructure expansion.
S-7.7 Clean energy technology.
Support deployment of emerging and future clean energy technologies such as hydrogen fuel cell and electric vehicles, battery energy and other clean energy, storage means, carbon capture technologies, smart technologies with inter-device and grid communications, such as vehicle-to-grid and IoT (“Internet of Things”) for demand reduction, and other technologies, as feasible.
S-7.8 Renewable energy sources.
Encourage renewable energy supply for all buildings and infrastructure by 2045.
S-7.9 Community forest.
Expand and maintain the community forest to sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Corresponding Implementation Actions
| wdt_ID | wdt_created_by | wdt_created_at | wdt_last_edited_by | wdt_last_edited_at | Action | Goal | Chapter | Timeframe | Lead Responsibility | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | christian | 13/12/2024 05:44 PM | christian | 13/12/2024 05:44 PM | LU-A.1 Comprehensive zoning code update. Following the adoption of the General Plan, prepare a comprehensive update to the Citywide zoning code. | LU-1 | Land Use | Short | Community Development | |
| 2 | christian | 13/12/2024 05:44 PM | christian | 13/12/2024 05:44 PM | LU-A.2 Create new mixed-use zoning district. Following the adoption of the General Plan, create a new mixed-use zoning district, including performance standards for infill development on parking lots and commercial structures. | LU-5 | Land Use | Short | Community Development | Parking, Mixed-Use and New Development |
| 3 | christian | 13/12/2024 05:44 PM | christian | 16/12/2024 10:39 PM | LU-A.3 Inclusionary Housing Program. Adopt and implement an Inclusionary Housing Program. | LU-3 and LU-4 | Land Use | Short | Community Development | Equity, Mixed-Use and New Development |
| 4 | christian | 13/12/2024 05:44 PM | christian | 13/12/2024 05:44 PM | LU-A.4 Campus Master Plan. Implement vision of the Downtown Core Master Plan by redesigning the Civic Arts Plaza. | LU-13 | Land Use | Medium | City Manager’s Office | Civic Arts Plaza and Culture |
| 5 | christian | 13/12/2024 05:44 PM | christian | 13/12/2024 05:44 PM | LU-A.5 Creation of a downtown core. Initiate public/private partnerships to redevelop Thousand Oaks Boulevard as a “main street” with public, retail, lodging, entertainment and/or multi-family uses. | LU-13 and LU-14 | Land Use | Long | City Manager’s Office | Jobs and Economic Development, Mixed-Use and New Development |
| 6 | christian | 13/12/2024 05:44 PM | christian | 13/12/2024 05:44 PM | LU-A.6 Update specific plans. Update Specific Plans where policy changes are required pursuant to the 2045 General Plan policies, starting with the Thousand Oaks Boulevard Specific Plan. | LU-1, LU-13, and LU-14 | Land Use | Short | Community Development | |
| 7 | christian | 13/12/2024 05:44 PM | christian | 13/12/2024 05:44 PM | LU-A.7 Specific plan or master plan preparation. Coordinate with property owners of key opportunity sites to prepare Specific Plan or Master Plan efforts for the following areas: The Oaks, Moorpark Road/Janss Marketplace, Highway 101 Corridor/Borchard Property | LU-15, LU-16, LU-17, and LU-18 | Land Use | Medium | Community Development | |
| 8 | christian | 13/12/2024 05:44 PM | christian | 13/12/2024 05:44 PM | LU-A.8 Mixed-use and adaptive reuse parking requirements study. Conduct a study to investigate modifying parking requirements for new mixed-use development and adaptive reuse projects. Revise the Thousand Oaks Municipal Code accordingly. | LU-5 | Land Use | Short | Community Development | Sustainability, Health, Parking, Mixed-Use and New Development |
| 9 | christian | 13/12/2024 05:44 PM | christian | 13/12/2024 05:44 PM | LU-A.9 Municipal code review for healthy housing. Review, revise, and update the municipal code (as well as other relevant plans, procedures, regulations, guidelines, programs, and design manuals) to promote healthy housing quality. | LU-4 | Land Use | Long | Community Development | Residential Neighborhoods, Health |
| 10 | christian | 13/12/2024 05:44 PM | christian | 13/12/2024 05:44 PM | LU-A.10 Affordable housing linkage fee. Study and determine nexus to implement a fee program where new commercial and/or industrial developments pay a fee to fund affordable housing units. | LU-3 and LU-4 | Land Use | Short | Community Development | Equity, Mixed-Use and New Development |