Category: Planning Dept News

Joint City Council and Planning Commission Meeting – January 27

A joint meeting of Sonoma City Council and the Planning Commission will be held on Monday, January 27, 2020, at 6:00 pm. The full agenda is on our CivicWeb Portal.  The item on the regular calendar is: Updates, Discussion and Consideration of Housing Legislation, General Plan, Development Code, Housing Element / Regional Housing Needs Allocation, … Continued

Housing Development Project Preliminary Application Document Now Available

The City of Sonoma has provided a new “preliminary application” for new housing development projects in order to comply with SB 330 – “The Housing Crisis Act, 2019”, which becomes effective January 1st, 2020.  The document is available on the City’s website at www.sonomacity.org/documents/housing-development-project-application.

Public Hearing of Final EIR for “Hotel Project Sonoma” Continued

The Planning Commission hearing of the revised Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR), Use, Permit, Lot Line Adjustment and Design Review and associated entitlements application for the “Hotel Project Sonoma” located at 153 West Napa Street and 541 First Street West scheduled for December 12, 2019, has been continued to a date yet to be determined.

Public Hearing for 1211 Broadway Housing Project – December 12th

The City of Sonoma Planning Department has received updated applications for a proposed housing project located at 1211 Broadway. 1211 Broadway Housing Project is a proposal to divide an existing 0.34-acre parcel into four lots for residential development. The project also includes renovating the existing 113-year old, historic 890 square foot single-family residence on the property. … Continued

Revised Final EIR for W Napa St Hotel Project Now Available

In July of 2017, the City Council took action on an appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision to certify an Environmental Impact (EIR) prepared for the West Napa Street Hotel project. The City Council voted to uphold the appeal to direct staff and the environmental consultants to prepare a Revised EIR addressing specified topics, including … Continued

Meet Kristina Tierney, Our New Associate Planner

The City of Sonoma is pleased to introduce Associate Planner Kristina Tierney. Kristina is a land use and environmental planner with fifteen years of experience, including 10 years as a planner for Marin County. Kristina specializes in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has worked on large infrastructure projects all over California. She has … Continued

Planning Commission to Hear Small Cell Applications September 12th

Watch a recording of the meeting. The three Use Permit applications submitted by Verizon Wireless to install a wireless telecommunications small cell node in the public right-of-way will be heard by the Planning Commission at their meeting on Thursday, September 12th at 6:00 pm. View the full agenda and staff reports on our CivicWeb Portal.  You … Continued

City Seeking Applicants for Four Open Positions

The City is currently seeking qualified applicants for four (4) positions. For more detailed information, select the job title below or visit our Current Job Recruitments Page. Full-Time Accounting Technician ($59,774 – $72,655), Applications Due Friday, September 27th Limited-Term Part-Time Administrative Assistant, Office of the City Clerk ($26.29-$31.96 per hour), Applications Due Friday, September 6th … Continued

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