City Hall, Council  
Chamber,  
City of Santa Rosa  
100 Santa Rosa Avenue  
Santa Rosa, CA 95404  
Zoning Administrator  
Special Meeting Minutes - Final  
Thursday, June 4, 2026  
10:30 AM  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
Zoning Administrator Conor McKay called the meeting to order at  
10:30 a.m.  
2. ZONING ADMINISTRATOR BUSINESS  
2.1 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE  
Zoning Administrator McKay read aloud the Statement of  
Purpose.  
3. SCHEDULED ITEM(S)  
3.1*  
PUBLIC MEETING - MINOR DESIGN REVIEW FOR AN EXPANSION  
OF THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM AT 1835 W STEELE LN; FILE NO.  
PLN25-0482  
BACKGROUND: Minor Design Review for construction of a 7,272  
square-foot, two-story museum building featuring expanded exhibit  
space, classrooms, administrative offices, and storage, along with a  
new 336-square-foot maker space building. The project also includes  
plaza entry improvements, enhanced ADA-accessible parking, and new  
outdoor design and landscaping features. This project is exempt from  
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).  
PROJECT PLANNER: Hana Michaelson  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Planning and  
Economic Development Department that the Zoning Administrator, by  
resolution, approve a Minor Design Review for the Sonoma County  
Museum Expansion project located at 1835 W Steele Lane.  
Ex Parte: None.  
Project Planner Hana Michaelson presented.  
Zoning Administrator McKay opened and closed public comment.  
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR MCKAY APPROVED AS SUBMITTED THE  
RESOLUTION NO. ZA-RES-2026-024 ENTITLED:  
RESOLUTION OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF SANTA  
ROSA GRANTING MINOR DESIGN REVIEW FOR THE CHILDREN’S  
MUSEUM OF SONOMA COUNTY EXPANSION, INCLUDING  
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO-STORY MUSEUM BUILDING AND  
FUTURE MAKER SPACE BUILDING, DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING  
SINGLE-STORY BUILDING, AND RELATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS FOR  
THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1835 W STEELE LANE, SANTA ROSA, APN:  
041-021-083, FILE NO. PLN25-0482  
4. ADJOURNMENT  
Zoning Administrator McKay adjourned the meeting at 10:42 a.m.  
Approved on June 25, 2026  
/s/ Tara Corrales, Recording Secretary