Oak Park Tract (Original Oak Park)
Oak Park Tract is where Oak Park began: about 650 homes on both sides of Kanan Road, running north from the Los Angeles County line at Agoura Hills. Metropolitan Development Corporation recorded the first of five Tract 1873 units in 1966, and the last of their homes were finished in 1972. A small tract of mostly attached homes near Kanan Road and Sunnycrest Drive followed in 1979.
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Oak Park Tract (Original Oak Park) quick facts
| Also called | Original Oak Park, Mae Boyar |
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| Where | Both sides of Kanan Road from the Los Angeles County line at Agoura Hills north to about Sunnycrest Drive. The 1966–67 units and the 1979 Sprucewood Avenue tract lie east of Kanan, and the 1970–71 units on Sabra Avenue, Locust Avenue and west Smoke Tree Avenue lie west of it. Mae Boyar Park and Brookside Elementary are inside the first unit. |
| City / jurisdiction | Unincorporated Ventura County · ZIP 91377 |
| Built | Late 1960s to 1972, plus a small tract built in 1979 (tract maps recorded 1966–1977) |
| Builders | Metropolitan Development Corporation (owner and subdivider of record on every tract map here; founded by brothers Louis and Mark Boyar) |
| Homes | about 650 (about 600 in the five units of Tract 1873 and 46 in Tract 2660, per county assessor parcels) |
| Home types | Mostly detached single-family homes. The 1966–67 streets are mostly single-story ranch plans, and the 1970s streets have more two-story plans. Tract 2660 adds about 39 attached houses. |
| Gates | Not gated |
| HOA | None — Agent guides list no HOA for Oak Park Tract. The Oak Park Fire Safe Council's 2023 risk assessment says the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District, not HOAs, keeps up defensible space in the open space next to Oak Park's older tracts. The council also lists 'Mae Boyar East' among Oak Park's NFPA-recognized Firewise communities but does not publish its boundaries. |
| Tracts | 6 named tracts and sub-neighborhoods (list) |
| Parks nearby | Mae Boyar Park, Medea Creek Natural Park and Trail, Oak Park Community Gardens, Sunrise Meadow Ridge Trail |
| School district | Oak Park Unified School District (OPUSD) |
Pins are approximate centers. Outlines are recorded tract maps from county GIS; tap one for its guide. Some later tract maps re-divide lots of earlier ones, so those outlines overlap.
Living in Oak Park Tract (Original Oak Park)
The first houses went up around Mae Boyar Park and Brookside Elementary on Birchwood, Oakleaf, Pinewood and Satinwood. The community history site says a second unit on Maplegrove, Pinion, Bayberry and Smoke Tree followed in 1968, and a later phase on Pinion and Joshua brought the first two-story plans. Sabra Avenue, Locust Avenue and the west side of Smoke Tree Avenue filled in west of Kanan in 1970–72. Together the five units hold about 600 homes, which matches the county area plan's account of Oak Park's first 600 dwellings, built before the 1974 settlement that led to the master plan.
Most original houses are single-story plans of about 1,300 to 2,000 square feet on lots of roughly 7,000 to 9,000 square feet, and there is no homeowners association. Some homes back onto open space. The Fire Safe Council's 2023 risk assessment notes that some of Oak Park's oldest homes sit on that edge and recommends assessing homes one at a time.
The lay of the land
These are Oak Park's oldest streets. Most homes are single-story ranch houses, with early two-story plans on modest lots, and the original sections have no HOA. Mae Boyar Park and Brookside Elementary sit in the middle. The Medea Creek trail, the community gardens on Kanan Road and the Sunrise Meadow trailheads off Smoke Tree Avenue are all close by.
Agent guides draw the line between Oak Park Tract and Chaparral Estates differently near the east end of Smoke Tree Avenue. Some count the 1979 streets of Tract 2621 (Buttonwood, Basswood, Peregrine and Woodcrest) as part of Oak Park Tract. This guide covers those streets under Chaparral Estates, which shares their developer and floor plans.
Tracts & sub-neighborhoods of Oak Park Tract (Original Oak Park)
The named tracts, villages and gated enclaves residents, HOAs and the MLS use inside the neighborhood, each with its own page.
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Schools near Oak Park Tract (Original Oak Park)
School attendance areas
Oak Park Unified School District
From OPUSD's elementary street list (2017), for the streets listed on this guide's tract pages:
- Elementary: Brookside Elementary School (1 tract)
- Middle: Medea Creek Middle School (one middle school and one high school for the whole district)
- High: Oak Park High School (one middle school and one high school for the whole district)
These come from the district's own data, not from this site; each tract page has its own answer. Assignment goes by address. Confirm with Boundaries and street lists, or check an address here.
Public schools nearby
- Brookside Elementary (OPUSD)
- Medea Creek Middle School (OPUSD)
- Oak Park High School (OPUSD)
Being nearby doesn't mean a school is assigned. Attendance goes by address and boundaries change; confirm with the district.
- Oak Park Unified School District (OPUSD): find the assigned schools for an address
Services, representation & fire safety
These are Oak Park's area-wide providers; some vary by street.
| Law enforcement | Ventura County Sheriff's Office, Thousand Oaks / East County Station (805) 494-8200 · 2101 E. Olsen Rd., Thousand Oaks. Besides Thousand Oaks, the station covers unincorporated Oak Park, Lynn Ranch, Casa Conejo, Kelley Estates, Hidden Valley and Bell Canyon. Call 911 for emergencies. |
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| Traffic enforcement | California Highway Patrol Handles traffic enforcement on Oak Park's unincorporated county roads. |
| Fire and EMS | Ventura County Fire Department, Station 36 (818) 597-2954 · 855 Deerhill Rd. Built in 1985, with a paramedic engine since 2005. Three firefighters staff it daily, with Medic Engine 36, Reserve Engine 136 and Utility 36. Under an automatic-aid agreement, LA County Fire sends a set response to wildland fires in Oak Park. |
| Water | Triunfo Water & Sanitation District (800) 613-0901 · In 1993 the district bought the developer's Metropolitan Water Company, which became Oak Park Water Service, and folded it into the district in 2019. It delivers about 2.6 million gallons a day to more than 14,000 Oak Park residents. All of the water is imported State Water Project supply from Northern California, bought through Calleguas Municipal Water District. Recycled water irrigates parks, schools and HOA landscaping. 24-hour emergency line: (805) 389-9406. |
| Sewer | Triunfo Water & Sanitation District (805) 658-4690 · Wastewater is treated at the Tapia Water Reclamation Facility, run by a joint powers authority with Las Virgenes Municipal Water District. |
| Electric | Southern California Edison Utilities in Oak Park are underground, except for high-voltage lines along the west side of Lindero Canyon Rd. (2023 risk assessment). |
| Natural gas | Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) |
| Trash and recycling | Athens Services (805) 856-0113 · County franchise hauler for Oak Park since January 1, 2024. To confirm the hauler for an address, use the county's interactive map at maps.ventura.org/apps/pwa/trashrecycling/. |
| Parks and recreation | Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District (805) 584-4400 · Runs Oak Park's parks, the community center and the district open space and trails around the community. The Oak Park office line is (818) 865-9304. |
| Library | Ventura County Library, Oak Park Library (805) 626-READ · 899 N. Kanan Rd. A joint public and school library shared with Oak Park High School. Closed Fridays. |
| Animal services | Ventura County Animal Services (805) 388-4341 · Serves all unincorporated areas, including Oak Park, and handles dog licensing. Shelters: 600 Aviation Dr., Camarillo, and 670 W. Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley. |
| Emergency alerts | VC Alert (Ventura County Sheriff's Office of Emergency Services) Free alerts by phone, text, email or TTY, in English and Spanish. Sign up at vcalert.org or by phone at (888) 772-4482. Incident updates are posted at VCEmergency.com. |
| Roads, land use and permits | County of Ventura (Public Works Agency and Resource Management Agency) Land use follows the Oak Park Area Plan, updated and adopted September 15, 2020, as part of the county's 2040 General Plan. |
| Community advisory body | Oak Park Municipal Advisory Council (OPMAC) Created by the Board of Supervisors in 1975. It reviews discretionary permit applications in Oak Park and advises the board. Meetings are at 7 p.m. at the Oak Park Library, and the District 2 supervisor's site posts the schedule. |
| Wildfire preparedness | Oak Park Fire Safe Council Volunteer group that offers free home ignition-zone assessments and works with Oak Park's Firewise USA associations. |
Who represents you: Jeff Gorell, District 2. Elected in 2022 and chair of the Board of Supervisors since January 2026. He won a second term outright in the June 2, 2026 primary with about 53 percent of the vote in the official count, so the seat is not on the November ballot. Full list for Oak Park.
Fire safety: Hazard zones: The 2023 Oak Park Community Wildfire Risk Assessment notes that CAL FIRE's November 2007 map put the entire Oak Park planning area in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. More.
Other neighborhoods in Oak Park
Homes for sale in and around Oak Park Tract (Original Oak Park)
Every MLS listing here, with photos, prices and details, is on Properkey.
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Where these facts come from
- Oak Park Now: History of Oak Park (Boyars and MDC, Kanan Road in 1967, first, second and third units, Mae Boyar Park) — oakparknow.com
- Ventura County 2040 General Plan: Oak Park Area Plan (first 600 dwelling units; 1974 stipulated judgment and master plan) — rma.venturacounty.gov
- Ventura County GIS record-map index: Tract 1873 units, Tract 2621 and Tract 2660 — maps.ventura.org
- Ventura County GIS building footprints (assessor year built and floor area) — maps.ventura.org
- Conejo Valley Guy: Oak Park Tract (search map boundary; no HOA) — conejovalleyguy.com (real-estate site; not linked)
- Davis Bartels: Oak Park Tract (phase streets; no HOA) — blog.davisbartels.com
- Oak Park Fire Safe Council: Community Wildfire Risk Assessment (Jan. 2023) — opfsc.org
- Oak Park Fire Safe Council: Firewise certificates (Mae Boyar East listed as a Firewise community) — opfsc.org
- Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District: Mae Boyar Park, 130 Kanan Rd. — rsrpd.org
- OPUSD: Directions, Maps, Boundaries, Street Lists — opusd.org
- Nextdoor: Mae Boyar neighborhood, Oak Park — nextdoor.com
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