At their Meeting on January 31, 2019, the Planning Commission approved both the revised Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map and a Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15332 of the State CEQA Guidelines, for in-fill development projects for the Mockingbird Lane Project. The project is located at 853 4th Street West. It is a Residential development featuring 20 primary residential units, … Continued
Sonoma County has issued a weather alert (below), warning of high winds and a short, but intense period of rain for the Sonoma County area beginning Friday afternoon. Free sandbags are now available to City residents at City Hall during normal business hours, limit 10 bags per resident while supplies last. Additional bags are available … Continued
“Sonoma is a city that wants you to do what makes you happy…This town applauds that.” – Cynthia Tarr, Sonoma’s 2019 Treasure Artist A reception to honor Cynthia Tarr, the 2019 City of Sonoma Treasure Artist, was held at the Sonoma Community Center on Tuesday, January 29th, 2019. The celebratory evening included a presentation of a … Continued
A regular meeting of Sonoma City Council will be held on Monday, February 4 at 6:00 pm. View the full agenda and staff reports including the Special Closed Session, Presentations and Consent Calendar on our CivicWeb Portal. Items to be considered on the regular schedule by City Council are: Study Session on a Local Minimum Wage HEAP Grant Funding … Continued
The City will hold a study session at the February 4, 2019, City Council meeting to hear a report on a Minimum Wage Study for the North Bay completed by the UC Berkeley Labor Center. Visit the Minimum Wage Study page to read the study, general information and reference information. The meeting will start at … Continued
The Annual Sonoma County Homeless Count and Phone Survey are scheduled to take place on Friday, January 25, 2019. In the early hours of Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, more than 150 volunteers will join Community Development Commission staff and paid, homeless guides to conduct a “street count” of people living outside, in all census tracts … Continued
The latest edition of “About Town,” the quarterly E-Newsletter from the City of Sonoma is now available. Click here to view online to read about the 2019 Honorary Alcaldessa and City Council Reorganization. Check out Sonoma’s “City Profile Report,” see a list of Upcoming City Meetings, read about the Transient Occupancy Tax Increase that went into … Continued
The deadline to purchase your ticket is next Wednesday (January 23rd)! Don’t miss out! See more details about the receptions here. Tickets can be purchased with cash or check at City Hall on the second level. For questions, please contact Rita at 707-933-2218. The evening reception honoring Cynthia Tarr will be held at the Sonoma Community … Continued
City of Sonoma offices will be closed Monday, January 21, 2019 in honor of Martin Luther King Day.
At the January 14, 2019 City Council meeting, direction was given to staff to prepare a draft ordinance regulating wine tasting facilities for consideration by the Planning Commission. The following components will be included in a draft ordinance: Create a new conditional use permit process for all new tasting rooms including new regulatory parameters: The Planning … Continued
