Land-Use Woes
The Thousand Oaks City Council did the correct thing by exempting Westoaks Self Storage from the moratorium on new self-storage facilities. For years, I and many others have pleaded with city representatives to study all sites in the city so as to let property owners know of any restrictions that may be imposed upon them.
The Thousand Oaks city attorney recently stated that no one is safe until construction is started. Can you imagine paying for plans and a permit and hiring a contractor to build your dream house, only to have a city official inform you that you can’t build because a neighbor doesn’t want you there?
Isn’t it time for the city of Thousand Oaks to hire one more consultant to advise it of land-use law to stop this horrible waste of time and money being spent by both property owners and especially the citizens of Thousand Oaks, who will have to ultimately pay all the bills in the end?
NEAL SCRIBNER
Santa Rosa Valley
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