At their meeting on June 1, 2020, City Council reviewed a draft version of the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) Ballot Measure for the November 2020 Election. After receiving public comment, City staff was directed to make changes to the draft. Download the updated UGB Measure and “strikeout” version of the draft measure with deletions and … Continued
The City of Sonoma, in partnership with our local business organizations, is in the process of adopting new policies and procedures aimed at quickly assisting local businesses with adapting to the challenges created by physical (“social”) distancing requirements as we re-emerge from the most stringent phase of the COVID-19 “shutdown”. The goal is to help … Continued
The 10 proposals to operate a commercial cannabis business permit the City received by the February 21st, 2020, deadline date have been reviewed by the City’s cannabis consultants (HdL). All proposals have successfully passed the initial paper review and are moving forward to the interview process. Each applicant will be interviewed by the City’s Proposal … Continued
The Public Hearing on Appeals of Three (3) Use Permits/Sites for Verizon Small Cell Facilities in Commercial Districts scheduled to be heard at the City Council Meeting Monday, March 16, 2020, will be continued to a date yet to be determined due to social distancing advisements and orders from the State and the Sonoma County Department of Health … Continued
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
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.
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.
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
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 originally scheduled for November 12th has been continued to the meeting of December 12, 2019. … Continued
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
