OtherRecommended approval (Mar 2026) · Council outcome not on record

Objective Design Standards — Downtown Mixed-Use District

Hollister

Description

Quantifiable design rules for multifamily and mixed-use projects downtown, required to preserve any local design control under state housing law. Passed 4-1 over Commissioner Hernandez's objection.

Impact summary

Future downtown housing will follow a checklist of design standards instead of subjective review — faster approvals, predictable look.

Applicant

Name: City of Hollister

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 0
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning Commission

Recommended approval (Mar 2026) · Council outcome not on record4–1

A recommendation. The council’s outcome is not on record here.

Last discussed Mar 26, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Mar 26, 2026Recommended approval 4–1

Planning Commission Meeting

Quantifiable design rules for multifamily and mixed-use projects downtown, required to preserve any local design control under state housing law. Passed 4-1 over Commissioner Hernandez's objection.

Related issues (1)

Downtown objective design standards

New rules will decide what multi-family and mixed-use buildings in downtown Hollister must look like — walkability, historic character, roofs, windows, fencing. The commission wants chain-link fencing banned on street-facing sides and asked for visuals to make the standards readable.

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