Chapter 4 — ZONING

Article 4 — Rural-Agricultural Zones (R-A)

Thousand Oaks Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · Thousand Oaks

Sec. 9-4.401. Permitted uses (R-A).

Only the uses identified in Article 21 of this chapter as being permitted in the Rural Agricultural (R-A) Zone shall be established or maintained on property located therein, subject to the permitting requirements and limitations set forth in said Article 21 and the general provisions and exceptions set forth in Articles 23 through 30 of this chapter. (§ 8121, T.O.O.C., as amended by §§ 1 and 2, Ord. 95, § II, Ord. 220-NS, eff. August 19, 1971, § II, Ord. 834-NS, eff. June 21, 1973, § 1, Ord. 1379-NS, eff. August 9, 2001, § 8, Ord. 1392-NS, eff. June 7, 2002, § 1, Ord. 1401-NS, eff. February 6, 2003, § 5, Ord. 1412-NS, eff. August 14, 2003, § 21, Ord. 1547-NS, eff. January 12, 2011; § 8, Ord. 1614NS. eff. April 22, 2016, and § 1, Ord. 1620-NS, eff. August 12, 2016)

Sec. 9-4.402. Reserved.

(§ 8121.1, T.O.O.C., as amended by § III, Ord. 220-NS, eff. August 19, 1971, § I, Ord. 815-NS, eff. September 7, 1982, § 1, Ord. 858-NS, eff. April 24, 1984, § 10, Ord. 1178-NS, eff. April 27, 1993, § 4, Ord. 1189-NS, eff. November 2, 1993, § 2, Ord. 1273-NS, eff. January 8, 1997, § 1, Ord. 1306-NS, eff. November 20, 1997, § 15, Ord. 1412-NS, eff. August 14, 2003, § 3, Ord. 1555-NS, eff. May 13, 2011, and repealed by § 2, Ord. 1620-NS, eff. August 12, 2016)

Sec. 9-4.403. Animals and fowl (R-A).

No animal or fowl, except dogs and cats kept as domestic pets, shall be housed, stabled, lodged, maintained, or confined within forty (40’) feet of any school, religious facility, hospital, public place, business, residence, dwelling house, or other building used for human habitation, other than the personal dwelling or residence of the owner or keeper thereof, except as specifically provided otherwise in this article. (§ 8121.2, T.O.O.C., as amended by § 9, Ord. 1392-NS, eff. June 7, 2002)

Sec. 9-4.404. Reserved.

(§ 8121.3, T.O.O.C., and repealed by § 3, Ord. 1620-NS, eff. August 12, 2016)

Sec. 9-4.405. Food cooperatives (R-A).

(§ II, Ord 834-NS, eff. June 21, 1983, and repealed by § 10, Ord. 1178-NS, eff. April 27, 1993)