Hollister 2040 General Plan, Climate Action Plan, and Agricultural Lands Preservation Program Revised Draft EIR
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Summary
SCH Number
2021040277
Lead Agency
City of Hollister
Document Title
Hollister 2040 General Plan, Climate Action Plan, and Agricultural Lands Preservation Program Revised Draft EIR
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
12/5/2024
Document Description
Hollister’s existing General Plan was adopted in 2005, with a horizon year of 2023. The City is updating its plan to extend the planning period to 2040. The proposed Hollister 2040 General Plan will build off the current General Plan and provide a framework for land use, transportation, and conservation decisions through the year 2040 and will direct future growth within the EIR Study Area. The General Plan is intended to respond to local and regional housing needs, foster economic growth and local job creation, enhance civic identity and placemaking, and protect sensitive natural resources. The proposed Climate Action Plan will identify strategies and measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions generated by existing and future uses in Hollister. The proposed Agricultural Lands Preservation Program will ensure the benefits of agricultural activities are maintained by requiring that activities that convert existing agricultural lands to non-agricultural uses (i.e., urban uses) directly address that loss through a program that funds agricultural conservation easements. Since the 2023 Draft EIR was circulated but before certification, the proposed 2040 General Plan changed some land use designations and the sphere of influence boundary has been further modified from what was proposed in the 2023 Draft EIR. Subsequently, the potential buildout estimates increased from what was evaluated in the 2023 Draft EIR. The proposed changes to the CAP involve adjustments to the emissions estimates. The proposed changes to the ALPP are limited to reducing the rate of land dedication from two acres to one acre of Agricultural Land for each one acre of Agricultural Land to be converted.
Contact Information
Name
Eva Kelly
Agency Name
City of Hollister
Job Title
Planning Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Hollister
Counties
San Benito
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
State Routes 25 and 156
Zip
95023
Total Acres
5220
Parcel #
Citywide
State Highways
State Routes 25 and 156
Railways
Union Pacific Hollister
Airports
Hollister Municipal Airport
Schools
HSD, SESD, NJUESD, SBHSD
Waterways
San Benito River, Santa Ana Creek, & unnamed tributary of Santa Ana Creek
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
City of Hollister
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
San Benito
Final Environmental Document Available at
City of Hollister. 339 Fifth Street, Hollister. CA 95023
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
Yes
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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