SCH Number 2021040277


Project Info

Title
Hollister 2040 General Plan, Climate Action Plan, and Agricultural Lands Preservation Program Revised Draft EIR
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.
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5 documents in project

Type Lead/Public Agency Received Title
City of Hollister Hollister 2040 General Plan, Climate Action Plan, and Agricultural Lands Preservation Program Revised Draft EIR
City of Hollister Hollister 2040 General Plan, Climate Action Plan, and Agricultural Lands Preservation Program
City of Hollister Hollister 2040 General Plan, Climate Action Plan, and Agricultural Lands Preservation Program Revised Draft EIR
City of Hollister Hollister 2040 General Plan, Climate Action Plan, and Agricultural Lands Preservation Program
City of Hollister Hollister General Plan Update 2040, Climate Action Plan, and Sphere of Influence Amendments and Annexations EIR