City Hall, Council Chamber  
100 Santa Rosa Ave  
Santa Rosa, CA  
City of Santa Rosa  
Planning Commission  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Draft  
Thursday, September 25, 2025  
4:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
Chair Weeks called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.  
6 -  
Present  
Chair Karen Weeks, Vice Chair Vicki Duggan, Commissioner Charles  
Carter, Commissioner Patti Cisco, Commissioner Miles Horton, and  
Commissioner Terrence Sanders  
1 - Commissioner Aaron Pardo  
Absent  
2. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449 (IF NEEDED)  
None.  
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
3.1  
Draft Minutes - August 14, 2025  
Approved as submitted.  
There were no public comments.  
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS  
There were no public comments.  
5. COMMISSION BUSINESS  
5.1 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE  
Chair Weeks read aloud the Statement of Purpose.  
5.2 COMMISSIONER REPORTS  
Chair Weeks reported on the City Councils approval of the  
appeal of the Elm Tree Station Project.  
There were no public comments.  
5.3 OTHER (i.e. VICE CHAIR ELECTION, NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS)  
None.  
6. DEPARTMENT REPORTS  
Staff Liaison Jessica Jones reported.  
There were no public comments.  
7. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION OR RECUSAL  
Commission Cisco abstained from item 11.1 due to a conflict with  
her property.  
It was later noted that Commission Cisco recused herself from item  
11.1.  
There were no public comments.  
8. PRESENTATIONS  
None.  
9. CONSENT ITEMS  
None.  
10. REPORT ITEMS  
None.  
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS  
11.1  
PUBLIC HEARING - GENERAL PLAN 2050 IMPLEMENTATION  
PACKAGE - PLN25-001  
BACKGROUND: In June 2025, the City Council adopted General Plan  
2050, which establishes a long-term vision for Santa Rosa’s physical  
development. Implementation of the General Plan occurs through  
multiple avenues, including the review of new development projects,  
guidance for City staff work plans, and direction for public investments  
in infrastructure and facilities. In addition to these tools, amendments to  
the Municipal Code, Zoning Code, and Zoning Map are necessary to  
fully align the City’s regulatory framework with the General Plan.  
The majority of the proposed Municipal and Zoning Code and Map  
amendments serve to codify policies and land use changes already  
established in the General Plan 2050. This package includes a Zoning  
Code text amendment to create the Missing Middle Housing (MMH)  
Combining District, along with a rezoning action to apply the MMH  
Combining District to 1,991 parcels. In total, 2,119 parcels citywide are  
proposed to be rezoned to ensure consistency between zoning  
designations and the General Plan land use map.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Planning and  
Economic Development Department that the Planning Commission, by  
resolution, recommend to the City Council adoption of Zoning and  
Municipal Code Amendments and Zoning Map amendments to (1)  
implement actions and policies within the General Plan 2050, (2) rezone  
2,119 parcels to be consistent with the existing General Plan land use  
designation, and (3) apply the Missing Middle Housing Combining  
District to 1,991 parcels within the City to allow for an option to  
construct Missing Middle Housing.  
PRESENTED BY: Amy Nicholson, Supervising Planner  
Commissioner Cisco left the Council Chambers at 4:34 p.m.  
Supervising Planner Amy Nicholson presented.  
Staff responded to Commissioner inquiries.  
Chair Weeks opened the Public Hearing at 5:05 p.m.  
Sandra Stone spoke in opposition of the project.  
Pam Fresca spoke in opposition of the project.  
Dan Reynolds spoke in opposition of the project.  
Brad Childs spoke in opposition of the project.  
Armando spoke in opposition of the project.  
Kristine Temez spoke in opposition of the project.  
Christina Sunderland spoke in opposition of the project.  
Dennis Fresca spoke in opposition of the project.  
Greg Nash spoke in opposition of the project.  
Curtis Bennet spoke in opposition of the project.  
Alana Kelly raised a zoning question.  
Chair Weeks closed the Public Hearing at 5:36 p.m.  
Commissioners asked Staff additional questions and provided final  
comments.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Duggan, seconded by Commissioner  
Carter, to waive the reading of the text and adopt:  
RESOLUTION NO. PC-RES-2025-014 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA RECOMMENDING  
TO THE CITY COUNCIL MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS TO TITLES 18,  
19 AND TITLE 21 OF THE CITY CODE, AND ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS  
TO TITLE 20 OF THE CITY CODE TO IMPLEMENT THE GENERAL PLAN  
2050 - FILE NUMBER PLN25-0393  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 -  
Yes:  
Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Duggan, Commissioner Carter,  
Commissioner Horton and Commissioner Sanders  
1 - Commissioner Pardo  
1 - Commissioner Cisco  
Absent:  
Recused:  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Duggan, seconded by Commissioner  
Horton, to waive the reading of the text and adopt:  
RESOLUTION NO. PC-RES-2025-015 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA RECOMMENDING  
TO THE CITY COUNCIL REZONING OF 2,119 PROPERTIES TO IMPLEMENT  
THE EXISTING GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION - FILE NUMBER  
PLN25-0393  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 -  
Yes:  
Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Duggan, Commissioner Carter,  
Commissioner Horton and Commissioner Sanders  
1 - Commissioner Pardo  
1 - Commissioner Cisco  
Absent:  
Recused:  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Duggan, seconded by Commissioner  
Sanders, to waive the reading of the text and adopt:  
RESOLUTION NO. PC-RES-2025-016 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA RECOMMENDING  
TO THE CITY COUNCIL REZONING OF 1,991 PROPERTIES TO ADD THE  
MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING COMBINING DISTRICT - FILE NUMBER  
PLN25-0393  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 -  
Yes:  
Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Duggan, Commissioner Carter,  
Commissioner Horton and Commissioner Sanders  
1 - Commissioner Pardo  
1 - Commissioner Cisco  
Absent:  
Recused:  
A motion was made by Commissioner Sanders, seconded by Vice Chair  
Duggan, to make a recommendation in connection with Resolution 2, to the  
City Council to either:  
1) Consider removing the parcels along the south side of Parker Drive  
between Doyle Park Drive and Alderbrook Drive from the rezoning for  
consistency with pre-existing general plan designations, and direct staff to  
initiate a General Plan amendment to designate these parcels as Low  
Density Residential.  
Or  
2) Proceed with the rezoning for consistency with pre-existing general plan  
designations, and direct staff to initiate a General Plan amendment to  
designate the parcels along the south side of Parker Drive between Doyle  
Park Drive and Alderbook Drive as Low Density Residential and rezone  
these parcels back to the R-1-6 (Single-Family) zoning district.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 -  
Yes:  
Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Duggan, Commissioner Carter,  
Commissioner Horton and Commissioner Sanders  
1 - Commissioner Pardo  
1 - Commissioner Cisco  
Absent:  
Recused:  
12. ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Weeks adjourned the meeting at 6:30 p.m.