Notice of Public Outreach Session
Mobile Food Vending Ordinance

The City of Hollister Development Services Department will be
holding a public outreach session to inform the public of a proposed ordinance to address Mobile Food Vending within the City.

This ordinance will address regulations of Mobile Food Vending
within the public right-of way and individual food trucks/trailers on
private developed property.

Please attend to learn more about the ordinance, ask questions and provide comment!

Date: Monday, May 22, 2023
Time: 6 pm to 7 pm
Location: City Council Chamber
 375 Fifth Street

Following the outreach session, the City Council will consider
adopting the ordinance at their regular meeting on June 5, 2023.

For more information, please contact Christy Hopper, Development
Services Director at Christine.hopper@hollister.ca.gov or by phone
at 831.636.4360 x 1221 
City of Hollister - General Plan Update
We want to hear from you! This spring, we will be hosting a series of events and meetings to hear YOUR ideas about how the City can improve conditions related to:
  • Equity
  • Our local economy
  • Housing
  • Parks and public services
  • Climate change
  • Agricultural preservation
  • Health, pollution, and safety
  • Transportation and circulation
  • Land use and development
Community feedback helped develop the Draft General Plan, Draft Climate Action Plan (CAP), and Draft Agricultural Preservation Program and now the City is seeking community input to understand if they reflect the community's priorities. Share your thoughts about the Draft Plans at one of our upcoming outreach events. Your input is vital to this process, comments during the upcoming meetings will contribute to refining the Draft Plans.
 
Choose how you want to participate! 
Share Your Ideas at the Farmers' Market
Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Location: Downtown Hollister, San Benito Street
Time: 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
 
The City will have a table at the Wednesday, May 17th Farmers’ Market. Stop by our table and share your ideas on the Draft Plans.  
Join Us at an Informational Virtual Workshop
Date: Thursday, May 18, 2023
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Register for the meeting link: https://tinyurl.com/HollisterGP2040

Join us for a virtual workshop to learn about the Draft Plans that will guide future City decision-making.  
Visit www.Hollister2040.org to learn more about the project and sign up for the project mailing list.  

For questions and comments, contact:
City of Hollister Planning Division
(831) 636-4360
Draft Plans Available for Review and
Community Feedback!
In 2020, the City of Hollister kicked-off the General Plan Update, a document that serves as the blueprint for the City’s growth and development over the next 20 years. The Draft 2040 General Plan addresses topics that shape City decisions about land use, environmental justice, housing, economics, arts and culture, transportation, conservation, open space, public services, safety, and noise. Creating the Draft 2040 General Plan relied on community feedback, input from the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC), recommendations from the Planning Commission, and direction from the City Council to ensure that the community’s vision and priorities are correctly captured.
 
In tandem with the General Plan Update, the City of Hollister is also developing a Climate Action Plan (CAP) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and foster a more sustainable community through 2045 and beyond. The Draft CAP helps implement the community’s General Plan 2040 vision, goals, and policies. Topics in the Draft CAP include the causes and impacts of climate change, the community’s existing GHG emissions and projected future emissions, and strategies for reducing GHG emissions.
 
Another consideration for the future of Hollister as the city grows is the preservation of agricultural land. To preserve agricultural land as more housing, jobs, and public services are added to the city, the City prepared a Draft Agricultural Preservation Program that would require land preservation offsets for the loss of agricultural land at a 2:1 ratio. For future development that converts agricultural to urban uses, the developer would be required to preserve twice the area of agricultural land developed through a conservation easement (2 acres of land preserved for every 1 acre developed).
 
Community feedback helped develop the Draft Plans and now the City is returning to the community to confirm the Draft Plan’s reflect the community's priorities. This Spring, the City will capture community input at a virtual workshop and an in-person open house. A follow-up email will be sent out once the event dates are finalized and meeting dates will be posted on hollister2040.org. In the meantime, you can send your feedback to generalplan@hollister.ca.gov.