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Planning Commissioner

Mic Farris

Thousand Oaks

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Term ending Dec 31, 2026 · Planning Commission.

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Voting record (65)

47 yes10 no8 abstained

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Voted yesOct 26, 2026

Consent Calendar: September 28, 2026 Minutes and 2027 Planning Commission Schedule

Voted yesOct 26, 2026

Item 07A — Skelton Canyon Tree Permit and RPD Minor Modification (PTP 2026-70071 / RPD 2026-70004 MN)

Voted yesOct 26, 2026

Item 07B — Oak Tree Removal at 192 Dale Avenue (PTP 2026-70093)

Supported staff recommendation, weighing retaining wall and public right-of-way damage over the rear fence, and declined to waive standard conditions to avoid precedent.

Voted yesOct 26, 2026

Item 07C — Calleguas Municipal Water District Monument Sign (SUP 2026-70006)

Preferred a redesign consistent with the sign ordinance's height and size limits rather than approving the exceedance.

Voted yesSep 28, 2026

Motion by Commissioner Farris to approve Consent Calendar item 6.A. Minutes of September 14, 2026 as amended

Voted noSep 28, 2026

Motion by Commissioner McMahon to adopt a Resolution, based on the findings and subject to the conditions therein, to determine that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act

Voted yesSep 28, 2026

Motion by Commissioner McMahon to continue to a date certain of October 26, 2026

Voted yesSep 28, 2026

Approval of Consent Calendar Item 6.A — Minutes of September 14, 2026

Voted yesSep 28, 2026

Continuance of Item 7.A — Protected Tree Permit 2026-70071 / RPD 2026-70004 (3948 Skelton Canyon Circle)

Voted noSep 28, 2026

Approval of PPD 2025-70025 and AA 2026-70021 — 1456 El Verano Drive

Believed impacts on the adjoining downhill property were not fully evaluated and the setback fix was made on the fly.

Voted yesSep 14, 2026

Motion by Commissioner Lanson to approve Consent Calendar item 6.A. Minutes of August 24, 2026; carried 4-0

AbstainedSep 14, 2026

Motion by Commissioner Lanson to adopt a Resolution, based on the findings and subject to the conditions therein, as amended above, to find that the Addendum CEQA-2026-70003, dated September 2026, was

Voted noSep 14, 2026

Motion by Commissioner Lanson to adopt a Resolution, based on the findings and subject to the conditions therein, to determine that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act

Voted yesSep 14, 2026

Consent Calendar — Minutes of August 24, 2026

AbstainedSep 14, 2026

Amgen Building 50 Project and Specific Plan 16 Amendment (DP-2026-70002, SP-2026-70001, PTP-2026-70113, CEQA-2026-70003)

The FAR calculation excluding below-grade areas is a new concept and he does not want to set a precedent.

Voted noSep 14, 2026

RPD 2025-70011 Minor Modification — 4934 Read Road (Frank Garcia)

The deck occupies a manufactured slope subject to covenants requiring heavy landscaping; he would approve the carport but not the deck.

Voted yesAug 24, 2026

Motion by Commissioner Lanson to continue RAA-2025-70001 to a date certain on October 12, 2026

Voted yesAug 24, 2026

Approval of July 6, 2026 Meeting Minutes (Consent Calendar Item 6.A)

Voted yesAug 24, 2026

Motion by Commissioner McMahon to approve Consent Calendar item 6.A. Minutes of July 6, 2026, as amended

Voted yesAug 24, 2026

Continuance of RAA 2025-70001 Ranch Mobile Home Park Rent Increase Hearing

Voted yesJul 6, 2026

Motion by Commissioner McMahon to approve Consent Calendar item 6.A. Minutes of June 22, 2026

Voted yesJul 6, 2026

Motion by Commissioner Farris to adopt a Resolution, based on the findings and subject to the conditions therein, as amended above, to deny the appeal, thereby upholding the Administrative Approval of

Voted yesJul 6, 2026

Continue Item 7.A (PPD 2025-70025, AA 2026-70021) to a date uncertain

Voted yesJul 6, 2026

Approve Consent Calendar — Minutes of June 22, 2026

Voted noJul 6, 2026

Deny Special Use Permit SUP 2024-70021 (Seventh-day Adventist church, 2639 Lavery Court)

Compelled by the staff report; the use would generate more parking demand than the site was approved for.

Voted yesJun 22, 2026

Appeal of Lot Line Adjustment PM-2025-70009 (2100 Upper Ranch Road)

Believes the lot line adjustment changes the conditions of approval by eliminating the required landscaping buffer for that portion of Lot 15.

Voted yesJun 8, 2026

Motion by Commissioner Lanson to adopt a Resolution, as amended, based on the findings and subject to the conditions therein to 1) find that the Addendum (CEQA-2025-70001), dated April 2026, was prepa

Voted yesJun 8, 2026

Precise Plan of Design PPD 2026-70003 — 719 Tudor Circle second-story addition

Voted yesJun 8, 2026

Motion by Commissioner Lanson to adopt a Resolution, based on the findings and subject to the conditions therein to find the project Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act

Voted yesJun 8, 2026

Horizontal Mixed-Use Development — 195 East Hillcrest Drive (DP 2025-70001, LD 2025-70004, PTP 2025-70002, CEQA 2025-70001)

Supported the motion despite discomfort with the cascade of density bonus waivers, finding them necessary for the project.

Voted yesMay 18, 2026

table the motion below in order to re-open the public hearing

Voted yesMay 18, 2026

approve Consent Calendar item 6.A. Minutes of May 11, 2026, as amended

Voted yesMay 18, 2026

re-open the public hearing

Voted yesMay 18, 2026

Approval of Consent Calendar — Minutes of May 11, 2026

Voted yesMay 18, 2026

Motion to table the recommendation in order to reopen the public hearing

Voted yesMay 18, 2026

Motion to reopen the public hearing

Voted noMay 18, 2026

Recommendation to City Council to certify the EIR and approve the Downtown Thousand Oaks Project entitlements

Concern for setting a height precedent, removal of 53 protected trees, and the Jungleland historical artifacts plan.

Voted yesMay 11, 2026

approve Consent Calendar item 6.A. Minutes of March 23, 2026

Voted yesMay 11, 2026

adopt a Resolution, based on the findings an subject to the conditions therein to find that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section

Voted noMay 11, 2026

approve Consent Calendar item 6.B. Resolution confirming the Planning Commission’s action of February 23, 2026 regarding the Latigo Project at 2150 Hillcrest Drive (as amended)

Voted yesMay 11, 2026

Approval of Consent Calendar Item 6.A — Minutes of March 23, 2026

Voted noMay 11, 2026

Approval of Consent Calendar Item 6.B — Latigo Project Resolution (2150 West Hillcrest Drive)

Voted yesMay 11, 2026

Approval of PPD 2025-70042 — New Residence at 1283 La Granada Drive (DAF Trust)

Voted yesMar 23, 2026

approve Consent Calendar item 6.A. Minutes of February 23, 2026

Voted yesMar 23, 2026

Consent Calendar: Minutes of February 23, 2026 Planning Commission meeting

Voted yesMar 23, 2026

SUP 2024-70016 and PTP 2024-70075 — Chabad of Westlake Village, 530 Hampshire Road

Voted yesMar 23, 2026

find that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15303(c) and 15332; and to (adopt a Resolution) approving SUP-2024-70016 to allo

Voted yesFeb 23, 2026

Motion by Commissioner Farris to approve nomination of Commissioner Buss as Vice Chair of the Planning Commission

Voted yesFeb 23, 2026

Motion by Commissioner Lanson to adopt a Resolution, based on the findings and subject to the conditions in Staff Report Attachment #4 as well as in Supplemental Packet #1, to find that the project is

AbstainedFeb 23, 2026

Motion by Commissioner McMahon to approve Consent Calendar item 6.A. Minutes of January 26, 2026 as amended