# Atascadero City Council Meeting - October 27, 2026


**Body:** City of Atascadero
**Date:** October 26, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure, Policy


At the October 27, 2026 Atascadero City Council meeting, the council approved three segments of a comprehensive zoning code update, including a minor amendment to Segment C; members with identified conflicts recused themselves from the applicable segments. The update reorganizes development rules and zoning districts and is scheduled for a second reading in November, with the new code expected to take effect in December. The council also gave staff direction to develop a policy that would set community facilities district (CFD) taxes to zero for qualifying downtown mixed-use projects with active ground-floor commercial space. This direction was for staff to prepare implementation documents, not a final policy adoption.

The city manager reported that road rehabilitation, neighborhood resurfacing, drainage and curb work are underway, including a 2025 resurfacing project covering 3.2 centerline miles in three assessment districts that was combined to seek economies of scale. Emergency replacement work on the El Camino Real culvert and a major paving project on El Camino Real/Highway 41 were also reported as scheduled or underway; no new construction contract award or procurement vote was identified. In the recreation and zoo update, the Central Coast Zoo Foundation reported contributing $250,000 toward the zoo support-services building and described fundraising for habitat improvements; these were foundation contributions rather than council-approved procurement actions. The consent calendar was approved, but the transcript does not specify its individual items.

**Source:** City of Atascadero