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Nearly a year after the Hollister City Council rescinded an earlier version, the city has released a new draft general plan for review.
Dubbed the draft General Plan 2040, the document serves as a blueprint for the city’s growth and development over the next two decades, addressing a range of topics from land use, housing and economics to environmental justice, transportation, open space and conservation among other issues.
Read the new document here.
A previous version of the plan was adopted by the City Council in late 2024, four years after the initial effort to update it began. It included an extensive public input and review process costing about $1 million.
But it was rescinded by the newly elected council in March 2025 following a successful referendum petition effort backed by the Hollister Guardians Action activist group, which argued the previous plan would have allowed too much growth. The council chose to rescind the plan instead of putting it to a public vote.
According to a city notice announcing the availability of the new draft plan, it “reflects council direction provided at the April 21, 2025 council meeting.”
The city will now hold a series of public meetings to review the new draft plan and provide time for public comment at each meeting.
According to the city’s notice, the Hollister Planning Commission is expected to consider recommending adoption of the new draft plan in March, followed by a City Council vote for adoption in April.
For meeting details, visit: https://pub-hollister.escribemeetings.com/.
Meeting dates will be announced later, and residents are invited to send feedback to: generalplan@hollister.ca.gov.
Visit www.Hollister2040.org for more information.
For questions and comments, contact City of Hollister Planning Division at generalplan@hollister.ca.gov or (831) 636-4360.
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