Thousand Oaks Council Approves 240-Unit Downtown Project, Certifies EIR
The council certified the final EIR and introduced an ordinance for a 240-unit residential and hotel project at the Civic Arts Plaza, clearing construction to start in 2027.
The Thousand Oaks City Council voted unanimously on June 23 to certify the final environmental impact report and introduce an ordinance for the Downtown Thousand Oaks Project, a mixed-use development on city-owned Civic Arts Plaza land at 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Boulevard, according to the June 23 council agenda.
Plans call for 240 residential units across two buildings, a 142-key hotel, a park restaurant, and a public park with a children's play structure and splash pad. Of the 240 units, 39 are designated affordable. The project removes 53 protected trees, replaced with 159 new ones, and consolidates 14 parcels into 9 lots, the city's public hearing notice states.
Construction would proceed in five phases beginning in 2027 and ending in 2032.
Council members adopted three actions: a resolution certifying the final EIR (CEQA-2025-70002, SCH# 2025090621) with findings of fact and a statement of overriding considerations, a resolution approving a special use permit for alcohol sales within Subareas B, C, and E of Specific Plan 11, and an ordinance creating Subarea E to allow the mixed-use development, per the agenda packet. All five members voted in favor, the meeting recording confirms.
Mayor Mikey Taylor and Councilmembers Al Adam, Bob Engler, David Newman, and C. Tie Gutierrez were present.
A second reading of the ordinance is required before it takes effect. The council adjourned to its next regular meeting on July 7.
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