Here on Arcata1.com, “The Gateway Area Plan, the General Plan, the Environmental Impact Report, and other City Documents — and articles about these documents” includes many original documents that were downloaded from the website of the City of Arcata. 

But sometimes these documents can be not so easy to find on the City’s website. The links below will assist you in locating them on the City’s website.

In many ways, the articles containing City documents found here on Arcata1.com may be superior to the originals. There may be added links to related documents, tables of contents, documents divided into sections, instructions, annotations, and so forth. 

NOTE: The City of Arcata will be updating and changing their website on a regular basis. If you find that one or more of these links is no longer operational, please contact us via fred at Arcata1.com with that information. Thank you.

These are the links to a variety of documents that are available on the City of Arcata’s website. Additional links in a variety of areas can be found at Useful Links here on Arcata1.

• Strategic Infill Redevelopment Program (SIRP) web page
  With links to most other documents.
• Public Comments – Engagement Information
  Click on the “Public Comments” tab on the right.
• The Environmental Impact Report
  • • The Environmental Impact Report web page
    • The January 26, 2024, draft Environmental Impact Report
      1,990 pages. Can be downloaded if desired.
      For an annotated Table of Contents, see here.
• General Plan Updates page
  • • The 2019-2027 Housing Element
    •  The 2019-2027 Housing Element Appendices 
• Gateway Area Plan page
  With links to the December 12, 2023 current draft, to the first draft (Dec 21, 2020), the second draft (Oct 22, 2022), and the third draft (July 11, 2023), and the “track changes” draft.
  • • The Gateway Area Plan document – Version V14a.2 – December 12, 2023
    • Frequently Asked Questions
      Last updated August 5, 2022. (One and a half years ago, as of March 2024.)
    • Draft Gateway Area Plan Community Presentation video with Rob Holmlund.
      One hour video from December 2021. 
      NOTE:  This video is available here on Arcata1.com with a full written transcription and a table of contents. You can read the transcription here, or watch and listen to the video while reading the transcription here.

• The Gateway Area Plan Form-Based Code — The Gateway Code
  Public Review Draft – January 2024
• Community Visioning Listening Session video
  One hour. From December 2020, one year before the release of the first draft of the Gateway Area Plan. Held via Zoom because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Infill Market Study Community Engagement Report
• City of Arcata General Plan 2020 — from 2000
• Infill Market Study
• Related SIRP Materials web page
  • • City of Arcata Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan
    • “What is a General Plan?” Video
    • “In Defense of the Gentrification Building” video
    • December 17th Community Visioning Summary
    • February 25th Community Visioning Summary
    • Gateway Maps
    • and more.
• Local Coastal Program update page
  • • Local Coastal Element draft – February 2022
      81 pages

• 2022 General Plan Progress Report
  11 pages