property at 3150 Dutton Avenue from Medium Density Residential
(8-18 units per acre) to General Industry and rezone the property
from the R-3-18 (Multifamily Residential) to IG (General Industrial)
to align with surrounding land use patterns, supporting future
industrial development. The project includes an Addendum to the
Dutton Avenue Residences Mitigated Negative Declaration,
adopted in 2018, in accordance with the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA).
2. Housing Element Amendment. On August 7, 2024, the Local
Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) approved the annexation
of 34.93 acres, in northwest Santa Rosa, which was recorded by
the Sonoma County Clerk’s Office on September 25, 2024.
Following annexation, and pursuant to Government Code Section
65584.07(d), the City received a request from the County of
Sonoma to initiate a transfer of Regional Housing Needs
Allocation (RHNA) units from the County to the City related to the
annexation. On March 4, 2025, the City Council adopted a
resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign a joint agreement letter
with the County outlining the agreed upon RHNA transfer. On
March 20, 2025, the Association of Bay Area Governments
(ABAG) Executive Board approved the transfer agreement. As
part of the transfer, the City is required to amend its 2023-2031
Housing Element to reflect the new RHNA units. In reviewing the
Housing Element, staff identified two minor clerical errors related
to the title of Table 5-2 and a mathematical error in Table 5-11,
which will also be addressed. On March 13, 2025, the Planning
Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the Council
adopt the proposed Housing Element Amendment. This
proposed General Plan Housing Element amendment is part of
the First 2025 General Plan Amendment Package.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Planning Commission
and the Planning and Economic Development Department that the
Council: (1) adopt, by resolution, an Addendum to the previously
approved Dutton Avenue Residences Mitigated Negative Declaration;
(2) adopt, by resolution, a General Plan Amendment to change the land
use designation for 3150 Dutton Avenue from Medium Density
Residential to General Industry; (3) introduce an ordinance rezoning
3150 Dutton Avenue from R-3-18 (Multi-Family Residential) to General
Industrial (IG), consistent with the General Plan land use designation;
and (4) by resolution, amend the 2023-2031 Housing Element to reflect
a transfer of Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) units related to