City Hall, Council Chamber  
100 Santa Rosa Ave  
Santa Rosa, CA  
City of Santa Rosa  
Planning Commission  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Thursday, March 13, 2025  
4:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
Chair Weeks called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.  
5 -  
Present  
Chair Karen Weeks, Vice Chair Vicki Duggan, Commissioner Charles  
Carter, Commissioner Patti Cisco, and Commissioner Terrence  
Sanders  
2 - Commissioner Miles Horton, and Commissioner Aaron Pardo  
Absent  
2. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449 (IF NEEDED)  
None.  
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
3.1  
February 27, 2025 - Draft Minutes  
Approved as submitted.  
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS  
None.  
5. COMMISSION BUSINESS  
5.1 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE  
None.  
5.2 COMMISSIONER REPORTS  
Vice Chair Duggan reported.  
Chair Weeks introduced former Commissioner Julian to  
recognize his service and time on the Planning Commission.  
Chair Weeks opened and closed public comments at 4:37 p.m.  
5.3 OTHER (i.e. VICE CHAIR ELECTION, NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS)  
None.  
6. DEPARTMENT REPORTS  
None.  
7. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY COMMISSIONERS  
None.  
8. PRESENTATIONS  
8.1  
PRESENTATION - SANTA ROSA ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN  
UPDATE  
BACKGROUND - The Santa Rosa Transportation and Public Works  
Department is conducting an update to the 2018 Bicycle and Pedestrian  
Master Plan, to be renamed the Active Transportation Plan. City staff  
released the Public Review Draft of the Active Transportation Plan on  
March 3rd to solicit feedback on the document. Public comment will be  
accepted through March 31st. It is anticipated that the Plan will be  
adopted by the City Council in the Spring of 2025.  
PRESENTED BY: Torina Wilson, Transportation Planner  
Transportation Planner Torina Wilson presented.  
Staff responded to Commissioner Member Inquiries.  
Chair Weeks opened and closed public comment at 5:01 p.m.  
9. CONSENT ITEMS  
None.  
10. REPORT ITEMS  
None.  
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS  
11.1 FIRST 2025 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT PACKAGE  
11.1 (a)  
PUBLIC HEARING -DUTTON AVENUE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT  
BACKGROUND: The applicant requests a General Plan Amendment  
for the 5.95-acre parcel at 3150 Dutton Avenue from Medium Density  
Residential to General Industry, and a Rezoning from Multi-Family  
Residential (R-3-18) to General Industrial (IG) to allow for future  
development of an industrial facility. The proposed project has been  
found in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15164.  
RECOMMENDATION:It is recommended by the Planning and  
Economic Development Department that the Planning Commission,  
by three resolutions, recommend that (1) the Council adopt an  
Addendum to the previously approved Dutton Avenue Residences  
Mitigated Negative Declaration, (2) approve a General Plan  
Amendment to change the land use designation for 3150 Dutton  
Avenue from Medium Density Residential to General Industry; and  
(3) recommend that the City Council adopt a Zoning Map  
Amendment for 3150 Dutton Avenue from R-3-18 (Multi-Family  
Residential) to General Industrial (IG) consistent with the General  
Plan land use designation.  
PRESENTED BY: Hana Michaelson, Contract Planner  
Project Planner Hana Michaelson presented.  
Staff and Applicant representatives responded to Commissioner  
Member inquiries  
Chair Weeks opened and closed Public Hearing at 5:16 p.m.  
A motion was made by Commissioner Cisco, seconded by Vice Chair  
Duggan, to waive reading of the text and adopt  
RESOLUTION NO. PC-RES-2025-003 ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF  
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA  
RECOMMENDING THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT AN ADDENDUM TO THE  
DUTTON AVENUE RESIDENCES MITIGATED NEGATIVE  
DECLARATION (STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NO. (2005092141) FOR THE  
DUTTON AVENUE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, LOCATED AT 3150  
DUTTON AVENUE, ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBER 043-133-013; FILE  
NUMBER PRJ24-019 (GPAM24-002 & REZ24-002).  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 -  
Yes:  
Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Duggan, Commissioner Carter,  
Commissioner Cisco and Commissioner Sanders  
2 - Commissioner Horton and Commissioner Pardo  
Absent:  
A motion was made by Commissioner Cisco, seconded by Vice Chair  
Duggan, to waive reading of the text and adopt  
RESOLUTION NO. PC-RES-2025-004 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA  
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF A GENERAL  
PLAN AMENDMENT FROM MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO  
GENERAL INDUSTRY FOR THE PROPERTY AT 3150 DUTTON AVENUE,  
APN 043-133-013; FILE NUMBER PRJ24-019 (GPAM24-002).  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 -  
Yes:  
Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Duggan, Commissioner Carter,  
Commissioner Cisco and Commissioner Sanders  
2 - Commissioner Horton and Commissioner Pardo  
Absent:  
A motion was made by Commissioner Cisco, seconded by Vice Chair  
Duggan, to waive reading of the text and adopt  
RESOLUTION NO. PC-RES-2025-005 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA  
RECOMMENDING TO CITY COUNCIL REZONING OF PROPERTY  
LOCATED AT 3150 DUTTON AVENUE, TO THE IG (GENERAL  
INDUSTRIAL) ZONING DISTRICT, ASSESSOR’S PARCEL  
NUMBER 43-133-013; FILE NUMBER PRJ24-019 (REZ24-002).  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 -  
Yes:  
Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Duggan, Commissioner Carter,  
Commissioner Cisco and Commissioner Sanders  
2 - Commissioner Horton and Commissioner Pardo  
Absent:  
11.1 (b)*  
PUBLIC HEARING - HOUSING ELEMENT AMENDMENT  
BACKGROUND:The project includes an update to the 2023-2031  
Housing Element to reflect changes to City’s RHNA obligations, as a  
result of a resent annexation, as well as two clerical edits to correct  
the title of Table 5-2 and correct a mathematical error in Table 5-11.  
The Commission will consider making a recommendation to the City  
Council.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Planning and  
Economic Development Department that the Planning Commission,  
by resolution, recommend that the City Council amend the  
2023-2031 Housing Element to reflect a transfer of Regional  
Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) units related to the annexation of  
34.93 acres, and two clerical edits to correct the title of Table 5-2  
and correct a mathematical error in Table 5-11.  
PRESENTED BY: Jessica Jones, Deputy Director of Planning  
Deputy Director Jessica Jones presented.  
Staff representatives responded to Commissioner inquiries.  
Chair Weeks opened and closed the Public Hearing at 5:34 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-2025-006 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA  
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE A GENERAL  
PLAN AMENDMENT TO MODIFY THE 2023-2031 HOUSING ELEMENT  
TO REFLECT A TRANSFER OF REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS  
ALLOCATION (RHNA) UNITS RELATED TO THE ANNEXATION OF 34.93  
ACRES INTO THE CITY, AND TWO CLERICAL EDITS TO CORRECT THE  
TITLE OF TABLE 5-2 AND CORRECT A MATHEMATICAL ERROR IN  
TABLE 5-11.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 -  
Yes:  
Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Duggan, Commissioner Carter,  
Commissioner Cisco and Commissioner Sanders  
2 - Commissioner Horton and Commissioner Pardo  
Absent:  
12. ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Weeks adjourned the meeting at 5:36 p.m.  
Approved on: March 27, 2025  
s/ Madeline Brown, Recording Secretary