Strategic Infill Redevelopment Program

The infill program documents were adopted by the City Council at a series of public hearings held during the summer of 2024. 

View the current adopted General Plan here.

View past General Plan documents and unadopted working versions here.


The purpose of the Strategic Infill Redevelopment Program (SIRP) is to align the City’s policies with the needs of the community and available resources, ensuring Arcata’s future housing and economic development needs can be met by prioritizing infill development. 

This program:

  • Creates a new vision statement for the City and a new set of strategic programs to implement over the next 20 years.
  • Prioritizes creating a well-balanced housing infill development program that meets Arcata’s current and future housing needs.
  • Preserves working forest-land to the east and agricultural bottomlands to the west of the City by concentrating development in and around downtown Arcata.

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