Municipal code
Thousand Oaks Municipal Code
The enacted municipal code of Thousand Oaks, California, as published — every title, chapter, and section, verbatim and citable.
- Last updated
- 2026-09-30
- Contents
- 10 titles · 2,564 sections
- Jurisdiction
- Thousand Oaks
Contents
▸Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
Overview- Chapter 2 — PENALTY AND COST RECOVERY PROVISIONS
- Chapter 3 — RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
- Chapter 4 — APPEALS AND GROUNDS TO DENY APPLICATIONS
- Chapter 7 — PROCEDURE FOR ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES
- Chapter 8 — CITY COUNCIL
- Chapter 9 — COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS
- Chapter 10 — CODE OF ETHICS FOR OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES
- Chapter 1 — ADOPTION OF CODE
- Chapter 2 — PENALTY AND COST RECOVERY PROVISIONS
- Chapter 3 — RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
- Chapter 4 — APPEALS AND GROUNDS TO DENY
- Chapter 5 — CITATION PROCEDURE
- Chapter 6 — PUBLIC NUISANCES
- Chapter 7 — PROCEDURE FOR ABATEMENT OF
- Chapter 8 — CITY COUNCIL
- Chapter 9 — COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS
- Chapter 10 — CODE OF ETHICS FOR OFFICIALS AND
- Chapter 11 — CITY SEAL AND CITY FLAG
- Chapter 12 — CITY BADGES
- Chapter 13 — CITY ELECTION CAMPAIGNS
- Chapter 14 — TERM LIMITS
- Chapter 15 — ELECTIONS TO FILL COUNCIL VACANCIES
- Chapter 16 — DISTRICT-BASED ELECTIONS
▸Title 3 — FINANCE
Overview- Chapter 1 — BUSINESS TAXES
- Chapter 6 — JUNK COLLECTORS, JUNK, SECONDHAND, AND ANTIQUE DEALERS, AND PAWNBROKERS
- Chapter 10 — PURCHASING AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS
- Chapter 12 — REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAXES
- Chapter 13 — SALES AND USE TAXES
- Chapter 14 — TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAXES
- Chapter 17 — SWAP MEETS
- Chapter 21 — CANNABIS BUSINESS TAX
- Chapter 1 — BUSINESS TAXES
- Chapter 3 — CARD ROOMS
- Chapter 4 — CLAIMS AND DEMANDS
- Chapter 5 — FUNDS
- Chapter 6 — JUNK COLLECTORS, JUNK
- Chapter 8 — PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
- Chapter 9 — PRIVATE PATROL SYSTEMS
- Chapter 10 — PURCHASING AND PROFESSIONAL
- Chapter 11 — PROPERTY TAXES
- Chapter 12 — REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAXES
- Chapter 13 — SALES AND USE TAXES
- Chapter 14 — TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAXES
- Chapter 15 — TEMPORARY SHOWS
- Chapter 16 — FEES IN CONNECTION WITH THE
- Chapter 17 — SWAP MEETS
- Chapter 18 — GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT TAXES
- Chapter 19 — MUNICIPAL SOLAR UTILITY
- Chapter 20 — MISCELLANEOUS FEES: COST RECOVERY
- Chapter 21 — CANNABIS BUSINESS TAX
▸Title 4 — PUBLIC SAFETY
Overview- Chapter 2 — TAXICABS
- Chapter 3 — TRAFFIC
- Chapter 4 — EMERGENCY AND DISASTER PLAN AND ORGANIZATION
- Chapter 5 — PARADE REGULATIONS AND PERMITS
- Chapter 7 — FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
- Chapter 1 — SKATEBOARDS, BICYCLES AND ROLLER
- Chapter 2 — TAXICABS
- Chapter 3 — TRAFFIC
- Chapter 4 — EMERGENCY AND DISASTER PLAN AND
- Chapter 5 — PARADE REGULATIONS AND PERMITS
- Chapter 6 — FIRE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
- Chapter 7 — FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
- Chapter 8 — FILM PERMITS
▸Title 5 — PUBLIC WELFARE, MORALS AND CONDUCT
Overview- Chapter 4 — CLOSING-OUT SALES
- Chapter 8 — MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES
- Chapter 10 — REMOVAL OF ABANDONED, WRECKED
- Chapter 15 — AMBULANCES
- Chapter 17 — MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS, MASSAGE TECHNICIANS
- Chapter 22 — HEALTH CLUBS
- Chapter 23 — VENDING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY
- Chapter 25 — MOBILE HOME RENT STABILIZATION
- Chapter 29 — CANNABIS
- Chapter 2 — ADVERTISING DISTRIBUTION
- Chapter 3 — AIR POLLUTION
- Chapter 4 — CLOSING-OUT SALES
- Chapter 5 — PUBLIC DANCES
- Chapter 6 — BINGO GAMES
- Chapter 7 — SUBSTANDARD HOUSING OWNERS
- Chapter 8 — MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES
- Chapter 9 — REGISTRATION OF HOTEL AND MOTEL
- Chapter 10 — REMOVAL OF ABANDONED, WRECKED
- Chapter 11 — WEAPONS
- Chapter 13 — ALARM SYSTEMS
- Chapter 14 — OAK TREE PRESERVATION AND
- Chapter 15 — AMBULANCES
- Chapter 16 — PROHIBITION OF THE CONDUCT OF PUBLIC
- Chapter 17 — MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS, MASSAGE
- Chapter 18 — DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
- Chapter 19 — PRICES OF EMERGENCY ITEMS AND
- Chapter 20 — GRAFFITI
- Chapter 21 — NOISE
- Chapter 22 — HEALTH CLUBS
- Chapter 23 — VENDING ON PUBLIC STREETS, PUBLIC
- Chapter 24 — LANDMARK TREE PRESERVATION AND
- Chapter 25 — MOBILE HOME RENT STABILIZATION
- Chapter 26 — SOCIAL HOST LIABILITY
- Chapter 27 — ALCOHOL ENERGY DRINK
- Chapter 28 — TREE PRUNING
- Chapter 29 — CANNABIS
▸Title 6 — SANITATION AND HEALTH
Overview- Chapter 1 — ANIMALS
- Chapter 2 — SOLID WASTE, ORGANIC WASTE AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS COLLECTION PROCESSING AND
- Chapter 3 — CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 5 — SMOKING
- Chapter 6 — PROHIBITION ON THE USE, DISTRIBUTION, AND SALE OF EXPANDED AND RIGID POLYSTYRENE
- Chapter 2 — SOLID WASTE, ORGANIC WASTE AND
- Chapter 3 — CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE
- Chapter 5 — SMOKING
- Chapter 6 — PROHIBITION ON THE USE, DISTRIBUTION
- Chapter 7 — SINGLE-USE FOODWARE ACCESSORIES AND
▸Title 7 — PUBLIC WORKS
Overview- Chapter 1 — CURBS, GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS, PAVEOUTS, RIGHTS-OF-WAY, AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES
- Chapter 2 — ENCROACHMENTS
- Chapter 3 — GRADING
- Chapter 5 — UTILITY LINES
- Chapter 8 — STORMWATER DISCHARGES AND STORMWATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 1 — CURBS, GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS, PAVE-OUTS
- Chapter 2 — ENCROACHMENTS
- Chapter 3 — GRADING
- Chapter 4 — SEPARATION OF WATER AND SEWER
- Chapter 5 — UTILITY LINES
- Chapter 6 — REPRODUCTION MACHINE FEES
- Chapter 7 — OVERTIME CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION FEES
- Chapter 8 — STORMWATER DISCHARGES AND
▸Title 8 — BUILDING REGULATIONS
Overview- Chapter 1 — BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 4 — CODE ADMINISTRATION
- Chapter 7 — CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE
- Chapter 9 — SIGNS
- Chapter 13 — CONSUMER INFORMATION: NEW RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION SALES
- Chapter 1 — BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 2 — CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FEES
- Chapter 3 — BUILDING NUMBERING
- Chapter 4 — CODE ADMINISTRATION
- Chapter 5 — INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
- Chapter 6 — MECHANICAL CODE
- Chapter 7 — CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE
- Chapter 8 — PLUMBING CODE
- Chapter 9 — SIGNS
- Chapter 11 — HOURS FOR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
- Chapter 13 — CONSUMER INFORMATION: NEW
- Chapter 14 — ENERGY CODE
- Chapter 15 — DISABLED ACCESS APPEALS AND
- Chapter 16 — GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS
- Chapter 17 — EXISTING BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 18 — WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE
- Chapter 19 — INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA
▸Title 9 — PLANNING AND ZONING
Overview- Chapter 2 — GENERAL PLAN AND SPECIFIC PLANS
- Chapter 3 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Chapter 4 — ZONING
- Chapter 5 — ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PROTECTION
- Chapter 8 — DEDICATION OF LAND AND/OR PAYMENT
- Chapter 10 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING
- Chapter 11 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
- Chapter 12 — PUBLIC HEARING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW NOTICE REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 13 — DISPOSITION OR LEASE OF PROPERTY
- Chapter 1 — FLOOD CONTROL
- Chapter 2 — GENERAL PLAN AND SPECIFIC PLANS
- Chapter 3 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Chapter 4 — ZONING
- Chapter 5 — ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND
- Chapter 6 — LIABILITY FOR ANNEXATION FEES
- Chapter 7 — EXEMPTED CHARGES FOR LOW INCOME
- Chapter 8 — DEDICATION OF LAND AND/OR PAYMENT OF
- Chapter 9 — TIME LIMITATIONS FOR JUDICIAL REVIEWS
- Chapter 10 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING
- Chapter 11 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
- Chapter 12 — PUBLIC HEARING AND ENVIRONMENTAL
- Chapter 13 — DISPOSITION OR LEASE OF PROPERTY HELD