Mayor N. Rogers opened the public hearing at 5:44 p.m. and
hearing no public comment closed the public hearing at 5:45
p.m.
A motion was made by Council Member Okrepkie, seconded by Council
Member Alvarez, to waive reading of the text and introduce:
ORDINANCE ENTITLED: ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ROSA ADOPTING ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 20
OF THE SANTA ROSA CITY CODE, SECTION 20-38, SIGNS, TO PROVIDE
CLEAR STANDARDS FOR BOTH BUSINESS IDENTIFICATION
WAYFINDING AND CIVIC/PUBLIC AMENITY WAYFINDING, AND SECTION
20-70.020, GLOSSARY, TO ADD DEFINITIONS RELATED TO WAYFINDING
SIGNS - FILE NUMBER REZ23-009
and adopt:
RESOLUTION NO. RES-2024-036 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA ASSIGNING EXISTING SERVICE
FEES TO WAYFINDING SIGN APPLICATIONS
The motion carried by the following vote:
6 -
Yes:
Mayor Natalie Rogers, Vice Mayor Mark Stapp, Council Member
Eddie Alvarez, Council Member Dianna MacDonald, Council
Member Jeff Okrepkie, and Council Member Chris Rogers
1 - Council Member Victoria Fleming
Absent:
**16.3
PUBLIC HEARING - VERIZON TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY
APPEAL
BACKGROUND: On January 11, 2024, the Planning Commission
unanimously approved a Conditional Use Permit for a wireless
telecommunications tower, along with supporting ground equipment, for
the property located at 244 Colgan Avenue. On January 18, 2024, the
Design Review Board unanimously approved a Design Review
application for the design of the proposed 69-foot tower and associated
fencing. The Design Review Board included two additional conditions of
approval in the resolution, 1) requiring that the chain-link fencing
surrounding the equipment include brown slats, and 2) requiring that the
tower be constructed as a monopole, not a monopine, with no foliage.
On January 22, 2024, the City Clerk’s Office received an Appeal of the
Planning Commission’s action, prepared by Paul-Andre Schabracq,
Sidnee Cox and Kim Schroeder, requesting that the City Council deny
the Conditional Use Permit for the proposed telecommunications facility.
The Design Review Board’s action on the design of the tower was not
appealed.