Lighting and Landscaping Assessment District
What is a Lighting and Landscaping Assessment District?
The Lighting and Landscaping Assessment District (LLAD) is a special assessment area within the City that funds maintenance of the City's 27,000 street trees, medians, graffiti removal, weed abatement, public landscaping, sidewalks, streetlights, and traffic signals. To learn more about the city's efforts to create a master plan for tree planting citywide, please view the Forestry Master Plan.
Who pays for it?
Property owners within the LLAD are assessed as part of their annual property taxes collected by Ventura County. While nearly all properties are assessed for street lighting, only 40 percent of properties are assessed for landscaping.
How is it organized?
There are 39 different landscape maintenance zones throughout the City. The funds collected from property owners in a zone can only be used to benefit that same zone. Since landscape maintenance costs can vary widely from one part of the City to another, each zone is assessed at a rate commensurate with the costs for maintaining that zone.
How much is it?
Assessments for both lighting and landscaping are set every June for the following fiscal year. The average Thousand Oaks household pays $361.98 per year for landscape maintenance and $19.65 for lighting.
How much am I assessed every year?
Each of the 39 zones are assessed a unique rate. To figure out how much you pay, access your property tax bill online by entering your address. The line item labeled "T.O. Lights & IMPRVMTS" is the LLAD portion of your property tax bill.
For public tree trimming, removals, or any tree-related requests, please contact the Municipal Service Center at publicworksmsc@toaks.gov, or call 806-449-2499. Requests can also be made 24 hours a day online here.