Adaptive reuse of vacant commercial building for religious assembly
Thousand Oaks
Summary
A Seventh-day Adventist congregation has been holding services in an industrial condo without a permit since 2015. The dispute centers on parking: the church needs 39 spaces but the shared lot is controlled by the owners association, which refused to cooperate. The denial means code enforcement will move to shut the use down.
At a glance
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Last discussed Jul 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
No city cost — a vacant private building returns to active use.
Lavery Court property owners and tenants keep full use of the shared industrial parking lot.
The congregation loses its current worship location and must find a new, suitably zoned site.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Planning Commission Regular Meeting - Jul 6, 2026
A Seventh-day Adventist congregation has been holding services in an industrial condo without a permit since 2015. The dispute centers on parking: the church needs 39 spaces but the shared lot is controlled by the owners association, which refused to cooperate. The denial means code enforcement will move to shut the use down.
Planning Commission - Regular Meeting - Mar 23, 2026
A long-vacant former bank building gets a second life as a synagogue and community center. The city had previously blocked a self-storage use there, and commissioners welcomed a community-serving alternative.
Thousand Oaks City Council Regular Meeting (Closed Session) - Jan 13, 2026
A pastor worried the former church site at 3947 West Kimber Drive might be rezoned. The city manager clarified there are no rezoning plans — the confusion came from a school's interest in the site, which isn't allowed there.
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