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Atascadero Council reviews draft 2045 general plan; asks staff to soften rezones near existing single‑family neighborhoods
Summary
Council members and residents pressed staff to scale back proposed multifamily rezones in parts of the El Camino Real/San Benito corridor and to return with options that preserve neighborhood transitions, while staff said the plan seeks to concentrate housing where infrastructure already exists and that an EIR and fiscal analysis will follow.
The Atascadero City Council on the evening reviewed the city’s draft 2045 General Plan — branded "Authentic Atascadero" by staff — and signaled support for the plan’s overarching goals while asking staff to pull back some proposed higher‑density designations that abut long‑standing single‑family neighborhoods.
Community Development Director Phil Dunsmore presented the draft plan, describing it as a high‑level policy document that "is really generalized goals for the future of the city," not a zoning ordinance. He told the council the draft contains nine required and discretionary chapters — land use, economic development, mobility, parks and recreation, infrastructure, and a safety element — and includes new "place types" such as an "innovation and flex" zone intended to capture light‑industrial, office, and low‑intensity manufacturing uses.
The most contested proposal was a series of place‑type changes along El Camino Real and adjacent streets, where staff proposed higher densities on…
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