Summary
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.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Mar 26, 2026.
Impact analysis
Funded by a REAP 2.0 state grant; the standards shape future private development costs downtown.
Downtown residents, businesses and visitors through walkable, historically sensitive development; developers get faster staff-level review.
Developers could face added design constraints, though the standards are meant to be objective and predictable.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Planning Commission Meeting
New quantifiable design rules for multifamily and mixed-use buildings in the downtown mixed-use district — pedestrian connections, street-facing frontages, parking behind buildings, historic-district standards. Adopt them or lose all design control under state law. Passed 4-1.
Planning Commission Meeting
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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