City Hall, Council Chamber  
100 Santa Rosa Ave  
Santa Rosa, CA  
City of Santa Rosa  
Planning Commission  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Thursday, January 22, 2026  
4:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
Chair Weeks called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.  
6 -  
Present  
Chair Karen Weeks, Vice Chair Vicki Duggan, Commissioner Charles  
Carter, Commissioner Patti Cisco, Commissioner Miles Horton, and  
Commissioner Terrence Sanders  
1 - Commissioner Aaron Pardo  
Absent  
2. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER THE BROWN ACT (Gov. Code § 54953.8)  
None.  
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
3.1  
Draft Minutes - January 8, 2026  
Approved as submitted.  
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS  
Chair Weeks opened public comment.  
Janice Karrman spoke on Commission Sanders appointment and  
zoning code construction hours.  
Chair Weeks closed public comment.  
5. COMMISSION BUSINESS  
5.1 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE  
Chair Weeks read aloud the Statement of Purpose.  
5.2 COMMISSIONER REPORTS  
None.  
5.3 OTHER (i.e. VICE CHAIR ELECTION, NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS)  
None.  
6. DEPARTMENT REPORTS  
Deputy Director Jones reported.  
Chair Weeks opened and closed public comment.  
7. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION OR RECUSAL  
None.  
8. PRESENTATIONS  
None.  
9. CONSENT ITEMS  
None.  
10. REPORT ITEMS  
None.  
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS  
11.1  
PUBLIC HEARING - FIRST 2026 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT  
PACKAGE - PLN25-0650  
BACKGROUND: The project includes multiple amendments to the City’s  
General Plan, consisting of 1) revisions to the Land Use Diagram to  
address discrepancies between current land use designations and  
existing or surrounding land uses on 33 properties throughout the City,  
including seven parcels within the Downtown Station Area Plan  
boundary, which would also require corresponding amendments to the  
Downtown Station Area Specific Plan Land Use Figure Map LU-3; and  
2) the addition of bicycle and pedestrian network improvement figures to  
the Circulation Element to reflect the City’s Active Transportation Plan,  
adopted after General Plan 2050.  
The project also includes zoning map amendments to ensure zoning  
consistency with the proposed land use designations for 10 of the 33  
properties.  
RECOMMENDATION: The Planning and Economic Development  
Department recommends that the Planning Commission, by three  
resolutions, recommend to the City Council: 1) adoption of an  
Addendum to the General Plan 2050 Environmental Impact Report  
(EIR); 2) adoption of land use diagram and text amendments to the  
General Plan 2050 and amendments to the land use figure within  
Downtown Station Area Specific Plan; 3) adoption of Zoning Map  
amendments to maintain consistency with the proposed General Plan  
land uses.  
PRESENTED BY: Amy Nicholson, Supervising Planner  
Supervising Planning Nicholson presented.  
Commissioners asked clarifying questions to Staff.  
Chair Weeks opened the Public Hearing at 4:57 p.m.  
Janice Karrman spoke on the zoning of properties and projects.  
Ken McNabb spoke in support of the item.  
Chair Weeks closed the Public Hearing at 5:02 p.m.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Duggan, seconded by Commissioner  
Sanders, to waive reading of the text and adopt:  
RESOLUTION NO. PC - RES - 2026-002 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA RECOMMENDING  
TO THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF AN ADDENDUM TO THE GENERAL  
PLAN 2050 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) FOR THE FIRST  
2026 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT PACKAGE - FILE NUMBER  
PLN25-0650.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Duggan, Commissioner Carter,  
Commissioner Cisco, Commissioner Horton and Commissioner  
Sanders  
1 - Commissioner Pardo  
Absent:  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Duggan, seconded by Commissioner  
Sanders, to waive reading of the text and adopt:  
RESOLUTION NO. PC - RES - 2026-003 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF  
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA  
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF A GENERAL  
PLAN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGINATION OF 33  
PROPERTIES, ADD TWO FIGURES TO THE GENERAL PLAN  
CIRCULATION ELEMENT, AND AN AMENDMENT TO THE DOWNTOWN  
STATION AREA SPECIFIC PLAN LAND USE FIGURE - FILE NUMBER  
PLN25-0650.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Duggan, Commissioner Carter,  
Commissioner Cisco, Commissioner Horton and Commissioner  
Sanders  
1 - Commissioner Pardo  
Absent:  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Duggan, seconded by Commissioner  
Sanders, to waive reading of the text and adopt:  
RESOLUTION NO. PC - RES - 2026-004 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA RECOMMENDING  
TO CITY COUNCIL REZONING OF 10 PROPERTIES TO IMPLEMENT THE  
GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION - FILE NUMBER PLN25-0650.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Duggan, Commissioner Carter,  
Commissioner Cisco, Commissioner Horton and Commissioner  
Sanders  
1 - Commissioner Pardo  
Absent:  
12. ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Weeks adjourned the meeting 5:07 p.m.  
Approved on: February 12, 2026  
S/ Madeline Brown, Recording Secretary