Menu
Throughout the General Plan Update project, the City Council and Planning Commission will be presented with information at key milestones and asked for direction or approval. The public is encouraged to attend these meetings. Meeting materials will be posted on the Friday before each meeting.
City Council Meeting: General Plan Adoption
Date/Time: December 3, 2024
4:00 pm
Location: In-Person at City Hall Council Chambers and Virtual via Zoom
Since 2020, the City has been working on General Plan 2040 - the plan that lays out the community’s vision for how our city will look, feel, and change over the next 20 years. After 4 years of community conversations and engagement, General Plan 2040 is now ready for adoption! The final General Plan reflects community input and Council’s direction provided on the Draft General Plan in September 2023.
At this meeting, the City Council will consider adoption of General Plan 2040, Climate Action Plan and Agricultural Preservation Program and certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report.
The Council will also collect public comment at this meeting. The meeting agenda and packet will be posted on the City’s website no later than 72 hours in advance of the meeting.
The public may provide input in-person or via Zoom and may also watch the meeting via live stream at:
Planning Commission Adoption Hearing - General Plan 2040
Date/Time: October 24, 2024
6:00 pm
Location: In-Person at City Hall Council Chambers and Virtual via Zoom
Since 2020, the City has been working on General Plan 2040 - the plan that lays out the community’s vision for how our city will look, feel, and change over the next 20 years. After 4 years of community conversations and engagement, General Plan 2040 is now ready for adoption! The final General Plan reflects community input and Council’s direction provided on the Draft General Plan in September 2023.
At this meeting, the Planning Commission reviewed the final version of:
In addition, the Planning Commission collected public input and provided a recommendation for City Council consideration during the adoption hearing that will be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 4:00 pm.
Date/Time: November 20, 2023
4:00 pm
Location: City Council Chambers (City Hall)
At this meeting of the City Council, the Council received a report and provided direction on two items related to the 2040 General Plan Update as a follow up to the direction received from the City Council at the September 11, 2023 Study Session. The first was a discussion related to land uses within the North Gateway Commercial Land Use Designation, and the second was a discussion related to the Agricultural Preservation Program.
Date/Time: September 11, 2023
4:00 pm
Location: City Council Chambers (City Hall)
At this special meeting of the City Council, the Council will consider next steps for the proposed Inclusionary Housing Ordinance and the General Plan team will provide an overview of the Draft General Plan, Draft Climate Action Plan, and Draft Agricultural Preservation Program and ask for Council direction.
The public may watch the meeting via live stream at:
Date/Time: August 10, 2023
6:00 pm
Location:
At this Planning Commission Study Session, the General Plan team will provide a presentation and collect Planning Commission feedback on the Draft General Plan, Draft Climate Action Plan, and Draft Agricultural Preservation Program.
Public comments can be made in-person or remotely during the meeting, by using the Zoom registration link.
Public comments may also be sent to City staff (generalplan@hollister.ca.gov) prior to the meeting or afterwards.
You can also watch the meeting via live stream at:
Community Media Access Partnership (CMAP)
City of Hollister YouTube Channel
Meeting Materials:
Planning Commission Meeting: Draft EIR Comments
Date/Time: June 22, 2023
6:00 pm
Location: City Council Chambers (City Hall)
Draft Environmental Impact Report Comments
A public meeting to accept verbal comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) will be held before the Hollister Planning Commission on Thursday, June 22, 2023 at 6:00 pm.
The City of Hollister has prepared a Draft EIR for the proposed Hollister 2040 General Plan, Climate Action Plan, and Agricultural Lands Preservation Program. Members of the public, agencies, and interested organizations are invited to provide comments on the Draft EIR that focus on whether the Draft EIR is sufficient in discussing possible impacts to the physical environment, ways in which potential adverse effects may be avoided or minimized through mitigation measures, and alternatives to the project in light of the purpose of the EIR to provide useful and accurate information about such factors. The City will also be accepting written comments on the Draft EIR until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 30, 2023. Written comments may be emailed to generalplan@hollister.ca.gov with “Hollister GPU 2040, CAP, and ALPP EIR” as the subject line, or mailed to:
City of Hollister Development Services Department – Planning Division
ATTN: Eva Kelly, Interim Planning Manager
339 Fifth Street, Hollister, CA 95023
Information regarding the proposed project can be accessed at: https://hollister2040.org/.
Public agencies providing comments are asked to include a contact person for the agency.
Old City Hall
339 Fifth Street
Hollister, CA 95023
Tel: +1-831-636-4360
Email: generalplan@hollister.ca.gov
English 
Español de México