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Historic homes in Thousand Oaks

Thousand Oaks's own rules on historic homes, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Thousand Oaks Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Thousand Oaks's code says

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Changing a historic home
  • A Certificate of Appropriateness is required.
    Applies: Designated landmarks or points of historic interest.
    § 1-9.206 · code text
    If a property owner desires to demolish, add to, alter, relocate or remove the specified portion of any structure, land formation or other item that is designated a landmark or point of historic interest, he or she must apply to the City for a Certificate of Appropriateness.
Demolishing an older or historic home
  • A Certificate of Appropriateness is required.
    Applies: Designated landmarks or points of historic interest.
    § 1-9.206 · code text
    If a property owner desires to demolish, add to, alter, relocate or remove the specified portion of any structure, land formation or other item that is designated a landmark or point of historic interest, he or she must apply to the City for a Certificate of Appropriateness.
  • A 180-day waiting period applies before other city permits for the parcel issue.
    Applies: Until the City Council acts on the Certificate of Appropriateness and the waiting period ends.
    § 1-9.206 · code text
    The issuance of any other City entitlement permit for the parcel on which the structure or land formation designated a landmark or point of historic interest shall be conditioned upon the City Council’s acting upon such a Certificate, and the required one hundred eighty (180) day waiting period.
  • After a disapproval, the owner may not demolish, add to, alter, relocate or remove the landmark for 180 days.
    Applies: The City Council disapproves the request for a Certificate.
    § 1-9.206 · code text
    If the request for a Certificate is disapproved by the City Council, the property owner shall be prohibited from demolishing, adding to, altering, relocating or removing the specified portion of the structure or land formation designated as a landmark or monument, or any plaque or other aesthetic marker identifying the point of historic interest, for one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of the Council’s disapproval action.

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Frequently asked questions

What rules apply to a historic home in Thousand Oaks?

Thousand Oaks's code: A Certificate of Appropriateness is required. (Designated landmarks or points of historic interest.) (§ 1-9.206); A Certificate of Appropriateness is required. (Designated landmarks or points of historic interest.) (§ 1-9.206).

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