637 1st St, Large  
Conference Room  
City of Santa Rosa  
Santa Rosa, CA 95404  
Zoning Administrator  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Draft  
Thursday, October 2, 2025  
10:30 AM  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
Zoning Administrator McKay called the meeting to order at 10:30  
a.m.  
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
2.1  
Draft ZA-Minutes-2025-09-18  
ZA McKay approved the draft minutes as submitted.  
3. PUBLIC COMMENT  
Janice Karrman spoke about the people and developers in the area.  
4. ZONING ADMINISTRATOR BUSINESS  
4.1 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE  
ZA McKay read aloud the Statement of Purpose.  
4.2 ZONING ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS  
None.  
5. CONSENT ITEM(S)  
None.  
6. SCHEDULED ITEM(S)  
6.1  
PUBLIC MEETING - 425 HUMBOLDT APARTMENT PROJECT  
BACKGROUND: The applicant is requesting to modify the approved  
construction hours for a seven-story building that will feature 299  
residential units. The current construction hours are from 8:00 A.M. to  
6:00 P.M. on weekdays (Monday through Friday) and from 9:00 A.M. to  
6:00 P.M. on Sundays. The applicant proposes to change these hours  
to 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. on weekdays and to 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. on  
Sundays. The application has been filed by Tom Robertson. File No.  
PLN25-0395  
THE APPLICATION FOR THIS ITEM HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.  
The application for this item has been withdrawn. There will be no  
further updates unless and until a new application is submitted.  
6.2  
PUBLIC MEETING - MINOR DESIGN REVIEW FOR A STEEL FENCE  
AND GATES AT 533 MENDOCINO AVE, SANTA ROSA, CA; FILE NO.  
PLN25-0242  
BACKGROUND: This is a proposal for construction of a new 6-foot-tall  
steel parameter fence, a 6-foot-tall rolling gate at the rear of the subject  
property and 7-foot-tall entry gates. The project is exempt from the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).  
PROJECT PLANNER: Suzanne Hartman, City Planner  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Planning and  
Economic Development Department that the Zoning Administrator, by  
resolution, approve a Minor Design Review Permit to allow construction  
of a 6-foot-tall steel fence and rolling gate, as well as a 7-foot-tall entry  
gate, at 533 Mendocino Avenue.  
Planner Sheikhali presented.  
Applicant representative presented.  
Janice Karrman spoke in favor of the project.  
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR MCKAY APPROVED RESOLUTION NO.  
ZA-RES-2025-045, ENTITLED:  
"RESOLUTION OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF SANTA  
ROSA APPROVING MINOR DESIGN REVIEW FOR A 6-FOOT-TALL STEEL  
BOUNDARY FENCE AND ROLLING GATE, AND 7-FOOT-TALL ENTRY  
GATES, FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 533 MENDOCINO AVENUE,  
SANTA ROSA, APN: 010-035-007, FILE NO. PLN25-0242"  
7. ADJOURNMENT  
ZA McKay adjourned the meeting at 10:42 a.m.  
Approved on:  
_______________________________  
Mark Kolarik, Recording Secretary