Topic
Health
The section below identifies goals and policies throughout the General Plan related to Health. Use the buttons below to jump to a specific chapter.
Goal LU-4: Support the creation of safe, affordable, and sanitary housing for all ages, income levels, and abilities.
LU-4.2 Incentives for healthy housing.
Create incentives for new and rehabilitated residential buildings to be designed and constructed to consider the health of residents, such as:
- Siting buildings to encourage walking;
- Designing buildings to allow for high levels of natural light and air; and,
- Providing safe connections to parks, trails, schools, and recreation.
LU-4.3 Barriers and buffers.
Require design features such as site and building orientation, trees or other landscaped barriers, artificial barriers, ventilation and filtration, construction, and operational practices to reduce air quality impacts to new residential development from high-volume roadways.
LU-4.4 Air quality of homes.
For new residential land uses that cannot be sited at least 500 feet away from high-volume roadways, require design mitigation, such as:
- Design residential units with individual heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to allow adequate ventilation even with windows closed;
- Locate air intake systems for HVAC systems as far away from existing air pollution sources as possible;
- Use High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) air filters in the HVAC system and require a maintenance plan to ensure the filtering system is properly maintained;
- Use sound walls, berms, and vegetation as physical barriers; and
- Notify new potential home buyers and renters of risks from air pollution.
LU-4.5 Affordable housing stock.
Increase the number and diversity of affordable housing units in the City and encourage housing of varying income levels and unit sizes/floor plans.
LU-4.6 Affordable housing locations.
Focus on locating affordable housing close to areas with retail and services and in high resource areas as identified in the TCAC/HCD Opportunity Map.*
LU-4.7 Affordable housing preservation.
Preserve or replace affordable housing units that are subject to expiration with the use of new housing subsidies.
*The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Opportunity Map identifies areas in every region of the state whose characteristics have been shown by research to be most strongly associated with positive economic, educational, and health outcomes for low-income families.
Goal LU-6: Enhance the City’s core high-value sectors and diversify its job base in a manner that contributes to the City’s long term economic vitality.
LU-6.8 Non-polluting industries.
Promote the development of clean industries that do not produce significant amounts of air pollution, water pollution or other sources of pollution that negatively impact human health or the natural environment.
Goal LU-8: Support high-quality and visually interesting design and construction of all buildings throughout the City.
LU-8.3 Public gathering spaces.
Encourage public and quasi-public gathering spaces within development that support community activities.
Goal LU-12: Promote healthy living for all residents of Thousand Oaks.
LU-12.1 Access to healthy foods.
Promote access to healthy foods through opportunities such as, certified farmers’ markets and community gardens.
LU-12.2 Tobacco and alcohol sales.
Prohibit the sale of tobacco and alcohol products near schools, parks, libraries, and community centers.
LU-12.3 Healthy eating programs.
Partner with the Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD), the Alex Fiore Teen Center, Goebel Adult Community Center, and Thousand Oaks Library to implement healthy eating education programs.
LU-12.4 City event refreshments.
Encourage City-funded and sponsored events to offer healthy food choices.
LU-12.5 Health promoting public programs.
Encourage partnerships with Ventura County Department of Public Health to develop and offer food education programs, healthy cooking classes, nutrition programs, and physical activity programs.
LU-12.6 Gardening and composting programming.
Encourage partnerships with community organizations to provide educational programming for all ages that cover gardening and composting basics.
LU-12.7 Smoke-free multi-family housing.
Adopt an ordinance to transition all multi-family buildings into smoke-free and vape-free housing.
LU-12.8 Smoking product retailers.
Limit the sale of tobacco and other nicotine products in neighborhoods with a significant concentration of stores (e.g., multiple stores on the same block or intersection) and near child-sensitive areas, such as schools, parks, and daycare facilities.
LU-12.9 Discourage vehicle idling.
Discourage new drive-through operations and other uses that require and encourage active idling of vehicles.
LU-12.11 Food distribution.
Partner with local food recovery organizations, food retailers, restaurants and businesses to develop a robust food recovery program to support the distribution of unwanted or unsold food to those in need.
Goal LU-15: Repurpose The Oaks mall into a mixed-use center combining housing, entertainment, visitor serving uses, retail, and other uses in a walkable neighborhood.
LU-15.6 Public gathering space.
Provide publicly accessible gathering spaces such as small parks and plazas to serve residents of new multi-family developments.
Goal LU-20: Develop thriving, walkable Village Centers that support the daily needs of residents within the vicinity.
LU-20.3 Gathering spaces.
Introduce new public gathering places in Village Centers such as plazas or courtyards.
Goal M-1: Create and maintain a transportation system that is safe for travelers of all ages and abilities regardless of mode.
M-1.4 Active transportation.
Reaffirm and implement the ATP, designed to provide guidance for non-motorized travel, infrastructure improvements that make multimodal transportation safer, provides connectivity, and safety thresholds for roadways that balance motorized and non-motorized transportation.
M-1.5 Safe routes to school.
Continue to partner with local schools, the Conejo Valley Unified School District, and the Thousand Oaks Police Department to identify and implement infrastructure improvements and non-infrastructure programs that improve school safety and increase the number of students walking and bicycling to school.
Goal M-2: Create and maintain a public transit system that is safe, equitable, affordable, efficient, and accessible to all people in Thousand Oaks.
M-2.2 Access to services.
Provide safe and comfortable connections for walking and biking from residential areas to schools, parks, grocery stores, employment centers, transit stops, and essential services citywide.
Goal M-3: Create and maintain a transportation system that improves community health.
M-3.1 Active travel facilities.
Prioritize active transportation investments that provide a means for physical activity, and improve access to Thousand Oaks’ parks, trails, equestrian facilities, open space, and recreational areas.
M-3.2 Neighborhood streets.
Create neighborhood streets that unify neighborhoods, reduce vehicle speeds, reduce barriers for people walking, biking, and riding transit, and provide connectivity to arterials. Extend stubbed-end streets through future developments, where appropriate, to provide necessary circulation within a developing area and for adequate internal circulation within and between neighborhoods.
M-3.4 Physical activity.
Design multimodal facilities to a standard that will increase physical activity.
Goal POS-7: Provide diverse and affordable recreational programs and services for all Thousand Oaks residents, regardless of age, activity level, physical ability, or income level.
POS-7.1 Expansive programming.
Offer diversified programs and services that meet the recreational needs of community members.
POS-7.2 Active recreational programs.
Encourage recreational programs that provide active and health-promoting opportunities for residents of all ages.
POS-7.3 Culturally relevant programming.
Encourage culturally relevant programming at various recreation facilities to serve the City’s population.
POS-7.4 Older adult programming.
Expand recreational programs, such as socialization classes and adult daycare, that meet the needs of older adults of all ages and abilities.
POS-7.5 Fee discounts.
Consider fee discounts for low-income families, such as families with children who participate in the National School Lunch Program, so that all residents have access to the City’s recreational programming.
POS-7.6 Partnerships with private entities.
Explore opportunities to cooperate with private, for-profit recreation, and leisure businesses to expand and enhance recreational programming.
POS-7.7 Educational amenities.
Promote public awareness and use of the significant educational facilities owned by CRPD, such as the Oakbrook Chumash Indian Museum, the Stagecoach Inn Museum, and the Conejo Valley Botanic Garden.
Goal C-5: Properly manage, conserve, and protect native plant communities.
C-5.7 Discontinue anticoagulants and rodenticides.
Continue to educate the public on ecosystem impacts of using anticoagulant rodenticides and discourage the use of anticoagulant rodenticides within the City.
Goal C-10: Achieve and maintain air quality that protects public health, safety, and welfare for those who live or work in the City and for visitors.
C-10.1 Ambient air quality.
Air quality should meet State and Federal standards, whichever are more protective, for human health.
C-10.4 Air pollution exposure mitigation.
Minimize exposure to harmful levels of air pollution of residents and employees by reducing toxic air contaminants.
C-10.5 Vulnerable communities.
Avoid locating residences, schools, retirement homes, hospitals, etc. and vulnerable communities near major sources of air pollution, when feasible.
C-10.6 Health Risk Assessments for residential near freeways.
Require new development within 500 feet of freeways and roadways with over 100,000 vehicle trips per day that include residential uses or other sensitive receptors prepare a health risk assessment (HRA) to identify potential health risk impacts. Based on the results of the HRA, the City shall require mitigation measures as necessary, to reduce potential exposure to toxic air contaminants.
C-10.7 Construction Health Risk Assessments.
Require new development that is within 1,000 feet of sensitive receptors, will take longer than 2 months, and or does not utilize construction equipment that is USEPA Tier 4, fitted with Level 3 Diesel Particulate Filter, or uses alternative fuel to prepare a construction health risk assessment (HRA) to identify potential health risk impacts. Based on the results of the HRA, the City shall require mitigation measures as necessary, to reduce potential exposure to toxic air contaminants.
Goal CFS-12: Provide high quality, safe, well-maintained, and sustainable facilities, and services for City operations.
CFS-12.2 Maintenance of community centers.
Coordinate with CRPD to maintain and enhance Thousand Oaks’ community centers, such as the Goebel Adult Community Center and Alex Fiore Teen Center, as resources for recreational and educational facilities for community members of all ages and abilities.
CFS-12.3 Community programming.
Maintain and expand, free community programming available year-round at Thousand Oaks community centers, libraries, and the Civic Arts Plaza.
CFS-12.4 After-school programs.
Partner with local schools, Thousand Oaks libraries, and community centers to offer safe, accessible after-school program options for youth.
CFS-12.5 Surplus public property for affordable housing.
Prioritize use of surplus public buildings and property for affordable housing.
CFS-12.6 Aging in place.
Work with local and regional agencies to support comprehensive social services so that people can remain living independently in their own homes.
CFS-12.7 Community outreach for social services.
Regularly inform the community about available local social services and County and State entitlement programs.
CFS-12.8 Regional coordination around social services.
Coordinate multi-jurisdictional efforts in providing human services and seek funding for social services programs from county, state, and federal sources.
Goal CFS-14: Ensure access to quality health and mental healthcare and social services that support all stages of living in Thousand Oaks.
CFS-14.1 Community health services.
Promote the flexible use of community centers, libraries, and schools to provide important health services to Thousand Oaks residents, including pop-up vaccination or healthcare screenings.
CFS-14.2 Healthcare services.
Work with Los Robles Hospital and Ventura County Health Department to maintain and enhance as needed-healthcare services in Thousand Oaks.
CFS-14.3 Coordination with healthcare institutions.
Coordinate regularly with regional and local healthcare institutions to understand future facility, provider, and care needs that can better serve the community.
Goal CFS-15: Diverse and affordable recreational programs and services for all Thousand Oaks residents, regardless of age, activity level, physical ability, or income.
CFS-15.4 Educational programs and after-school care.
Work with CRPD, Thousand Oaks Libraries, and other service agencies to expand senior, adult, and youth education and after-school care offered at public facilities.
CFS-15.5 Childcare.
Coordinate with local agencies to encourage local high quality, affordable childcare options including in-home childcare, public and private childcare centers, and community centers that offer childcare programming, as feasible.
CFS-15.6 Colleges.
Partner with local public and private schools and colleges to maintain successful educational, vocational and workforce programs for all residents.
Goal AC-6: Utilize arts and culture as a policy tool for other civic goals.
AC-6.2 Community health.
Utilize arts and cultural programming to support community health policies (teen suicides, crisis response), and social service initiatives.
Goal S-5: Provide necessary prevention services to reduce loss and damage due to wildfire.
S-5.9 Public outreach and education.
Educate residents on fire hazard reduction strategies to employ on their properties and nearby evacuation routes. Prioritize outreach to the most vulnerable populations such as older adults and individuals with chronic health conditions.
Goal S-8: Protect the community and environment from the effects of hazardous materials released into the air, land, or water.
S-8.1 Risks from hazardous materials.
Regulate the locations of businesses that utilize large quantities of hazardous materials, to prevent exposure of people or the environment from excessive hazardous material risks.
S-8.3 Household hazardous waste disposal.
Continue to operate a local household hazardous waste (HHW) collection facility that is convenient and open for weekly drop off by the public and expand the HHW home collection program throughout the City.
S-8.4 Household hazardous waste education.
Support the education of the public about the importance of complying with household hazardous waste programs through City, waste hauler, and HHW facility operator communications.
S-8.5 Agency coordination for hazardous materials transportation.
Continue to follow guidelines set in the Hazard Mitigation Plan regarding regional plans for transportation corridors for hazardous materials.
Goal S-10: Limit loss of life and economic disruption due to pandemics.
S-10.1 Disease spread.
During a pandemic or similar infections disease event, coordinate with the Ventura County Department of Public Health to implement measures that minimize the spread of disease including but not limited to: providing testing and contact tracing resources and promoting public safety protocols, maintaining up-to-date health services on the City’s website, connecting residents with up-to-date County infectious disease information, and partnering with local non-governmental organizations and community groups to provide economic support services.
S-10.2 Expert guidance.
During an infectious transmission event, implement the guidance of County, State, and federal health officials to protect human health.
S-10.3 Website resources.
Maintain up-to-date public health service information on the City’s website and the County website for all emergencies.
Goal N-1: Promote a pattern of land uses that is compatible with current and future noise levels.
N-1.2 Noise-reducing design features.
Incorporate design features into land use projects that can be used to shield residents from noise exceeding the normally acceptable ranges included in Table 11.2. Design features may include, but are not limited to berms, walls, and sound attenuating building configuration, architectural design, and construction method and materials.
N-1.3 Mixed-use developments.
Require design and construction of mixed-use developments to achieve noise levels in the conditionally acceptable range or lower per Table 11.2 for outdoor recreation areas associated with residential components and to achieve interior noise levels in residences of 45 CNEL or lower, consistent with Title 24 interior noise standards.
N-1.4 Sensitive noise receptors.
Maintain acceptable noise levels near sensitive receptors such as residences, hospitals, schools, and places of worship through review of new development in accordance with Policy N-1.1 and enforcement of the Municipal Code.
Goal N-2: Minimize adverse noise impacts associated with transportation.
N-2.1 Freeway noise reduction.
Work with Caltrans and VCTC to construct soundwalls and implement other measures to achieve locally acceptable levels from Highway 101 and State Route 23 whenever there are major freeway projects.
N-2.2 Noise sensitive receptors and roadway noise.
Protect sensitive receptors from freeway and roadway noise through minimization techniques, including building configuration and design, sound walls, traffic calming, traffic diversion, or rubberized asphalt.
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 |