2026 Comprehensive General Plan Update
Summary
The city's 20-year blueprint is nearly done: a new general plan, updated zoning code, climate action plan, and environmental report. Key ideas include new mixed-use districts, better bike connections to schools and the lake, a tribal cultural resources overlay, and an uptown district on Central Avenue. The EIR flags air quality, greenhouse gases, and noise as unavoidable impacts, and the public hearing is expected October 20.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 20, 2026.
Impact analysis
No direct cost to residents; the plan shapes where housing, jobs and industry can go for the next two decades.
Residents gain a long-term plan for growth, safer bike routes, climate resilience measures, and neighborhood investment.
Alber Hill-area residents fear industrial M-2 zoning could bring warehouses, dust, traffic and pollution near homes and schools.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Planning Commission
The city's 20-year blueprint covers land use, mobility, tribal cultural resources, environmental justice, parks and safety. Residents near Alber Hill worry about industrial designations in their area; the commission wants more time before recommending it to the City Council.
Planning Commission
The city's 20-year blueprint is nearly done: a new general plan, updated zoning code, climate action plan, and environmental report. Key ideas include new mixed-use districts, better bike connections to schools and the lake, a tribal cultural resources overlay, and an uptown district on Central Avenue. The EIR flags air quality, greenhouse gases, and noise as unavoidable impacts, and the public hearing is expected October 20.
Planning Commission
The city launched an interactive map showing every active planning application and construction project — a big transparency win for residents wondering what's being built nearby. The draft general plan is also out for public review now, with workshops and hearings coming this fall.
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