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Atascadero staff releases draft 2045 general plan; commission urges broader outreach while EIR and fiscal review proceed

Atascadero Planning Commission · October 28, 2025
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Summary

City staff presented the complete draft 2045 Atascadero General Plan for initial review and public comment; the commission did not take action but discussed outreach, the upcoming environmental impact report and fiscal analysis, and specific topics including childcare and river protections.

Atascadero planning staff on Tuesday presented the complete draft of the city's 2045 General Plan and asked the Planning Commission to review it and help direct public outreach as work continues on an environmental impact report (EIR) and a fiscal analysis.

The draft lays out a 20'year vision for growth and infrastructure, including place types for future land use, strategies to attract higher'wage employment, mobility and circulation improvements, and capital projects such as a replacement wastewater treatment plant and the rebuilding of Fire Station No. 1. Phil, a City of Atascadero community development staff member who led the presentation, said the document is being released as a web'based draft and is intended to gather public comment before staff and the council finalize the plan.

Why it matters: staff said the wastewater treatment plant is already at capacity and remains a scheduling and funding priority; the draft general…

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