City Hall, Council Chamber  
100 Santa Rosa Ave  
Santa Rosa, CA  
City of Santa Rosa  
Planning Commission  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Thursday, January 11, 2024  
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 Jeffrey Holton, and  
Commissioner Julian Peterson  
1 - Commissioner Terrence Sanders  
Absent  
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
2.1  
October 26, 2023 - Draft Minutes  
Approved as submitted.  
2.2  
December 14, 2023 - Draft Minutes  
Approved as submitted.  
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS  
Chair Weeks opened public comment at 4:32pm  
Duane Dewitt spoke regarding overcrowding and infrastructure  
limitations in his neighborhood.  
Chair Weeks closed public comment at 4:34 p.m.  
4. COMMISSION BUSINESS  
None.  
4.1 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE  
Chair Weeks read aloud the Statement of Purpose.  
4.2 COMMISSIONER REPORTS  
None.  
4.3 OTHER (i.e. VICE CHAIR ELECTION, NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS)  
None.  
5. DEPARTMENT REPORTS  
Staff Liaison Jones reported.  
Staff answered Commissioner inquiries.  
Chair Weeks opened and closed public comment.  
6. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION/RECUSAL BY COMMISSIONERS  
None.  
7. CONSENT ITEMS  
None.  
8. REPORT ITEMS  
None.  
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS  
9.1*  
PUBLIC HEARING - VERIZON WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION  
TOWER - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - 244 COLGAN AVENUE -  
PRJ23-009  
BACKGROUND: The applicant is requesting approval of a Conditional  
Use Permit for the construction of a 69-foot-tall monopine  
(telecommunication tower) with ground equipment enclosed by a  
6-foot-tall fence. The project is exempt from the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).  
PRESENTED BY:Suzanne Hartman, City Planner  
Ex Parte Disclosures: None.  
Project Planner Hartman presented.  
Applicant representatives made a presentation.  
Staff and the Applicant representatives responded to Commissioner  
inquiries.  
Chair Weeks opened the Public Hearing at 5:10 p.m.  
Carmen Gonzalez spoke in opposition of the project.  
Tom La Porta spoke in opposition of the project.  
Mary Edith Dahl spoke in opposition of the project.  
Kim Schroeder spoke in opposition of the project.  
Richard Boyd spoke in opposition of the project.  
Alex Krohn spoke in opposition of the project.  
Paul-Andre Schabracq spoke in opposition of the project.  
Sidnee Cox spoke in opposition of the project.  
Jennifer La Porta spoke in opposition of the project.  
Melody Stewart spoke in opposition of the project.  
Michele Misino De Luca spoke in opposition of the project.  
Jeanne White spoke in opposition of the project.  
Vincent Hurst spoke in support of the project.  
Laurinda Atwood spoke in opposition of the project.  
Markie Glaser spoke in opposition of the project.  
Chair Weeks closed Public Hearing at 5:57 p.m.  
The meeting went into Recess at 5:58 p.m. and Reconvened at  
6:01 p.m.  
A motion was made by Commissioner Holton, seconded by Commissioner  
Cisco, to waive reading of the text and adopt:  
RESOLUTION NO. PC-2024-001, ENTITLED; RESOLUTION OF THE  
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA MAKING  
FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS AND APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE  
PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 69-FOOT-TALL  
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER AND ASSOCIATED GROUND  
EQUIPMENT - LOCATED AT 244 COLGAN AVENUE, APN: 044-011-053 -  
FILE NUMBER PRJ23-009  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Duggan, Commissioner Carter,  
Commissioner Cisco, Commissioner Holton and Commissioner  
Peterson  
9.2*  
PUBLIC HEARING - SENIOR COMMUNITY CARE FACILITY ZONING  
CODE TEXT AMENDMENT - PLANNING PROJECT - CITYWIDE -  
PRJ23-016  
BACKGROUND: Zoning Code Text Amendment to 1) amend Zoning  
Code Section 20-42.060, Community Care Facilities, to exempt senior  
care facilities from the Community Care Facility overconcentration  
limitation and spacing requirement, and 2) to amend Zoning Code  
Section 20-70.020, Definitions of Specialized Terms and Phrases, to  
include palliative care and end of life care medical treatments in the  
definition of Community Care Facility. The project is exempt from the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).  
PRESENTED BY:Kristinae Toomians, Senior Planner  
Ex Parte Disclosures: None.  
Project Planner Toomians presented.  
Applicant representatives provided additional information for the  
project.  
Staff and the Applicant representatives responded to Commissioner  
inquiries.  
Chair Weeks opened and closed the Public Hearing at 6:20 p.m.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Duggan, seconded by Commissioner  
Carter, to waive reading of the text and adopt:  
RESOLUTION NO. PC-2024-002, ENTITLED; RESOLUTION OF THE  
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA RECOMMENDING  
TO THE CITY COUNCIL THE ADOPTION OF A ZONING CODE TEXT  
AMENDMENT TO TITLE 20 OF THE SANTA ROSA CITY CODE, SECTION  
20-42.060, COMMUNITY CARE AND HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, TO  
EXEMPT SENIOR CARE FACILITIES FROM THE COMMUNITY CARE  
FACILITY OVERCONCENTRATION LIMITATION AND SPACING  
REQUIREMENT, AND SECTION 20-70.020, GLOSSARY, TO MODIFY THE  
DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY CARE FACILITY TO ALLOW PALLIATIVE  
CARE AND END OF LIFE MEDICAL TREATMENTS – FILE NUMBER  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Duggan, Commissioner Carter,  
Commissioner Cisco, Commissioner Holton and Commissioner  
Peterson  
10. ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Weeks Adjourned the meeting at 6:25 p.m.  
Approved on:  
s/ Krystal Camp, Recording Secretary