City Hall, Council Chamber  
100 Santa Rosa Ave  
City of Santa Rosa  
Santa Rosa, CA 95404  
Design Review Board  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Thursday, May 18, 2023  
4:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
Board Member Sharron called the meeting to order at 4:31 p.m.  
4 -  
Present  
Board Member Michael Cook, Board Member Victoria Liptak, Board  
Member Adam Sharron, and Board Member Ernest Wuethrich  
3 -  
Absent  
Chair Melanie Jones-Carter, Vice Chair Drew Weigl, and Board  
Member Michael Burch  
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
None.  
3. PUBLIC COMMENT  
None.  
4. BOARD BUSINESS  
4.1 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE  
Board Member Sharron read aloud the Statement of Purpose.  
4.2 BOARD MEMBER REPORTS  
None.  
4.3 OTHER (i.e. VICE CHAIR ELECTION, NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS)  
None.  
5. DEPARTMENT REPORTS  
None.  
6. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION  
None.  
7. CONSENT ITEM(S)  
None.  
8. SCHEDULED ITEM(S)  
8.1*  
PUBLIC HEARING - WEST COAST SELF-STORAGE #2, CEQA  
EXEMPT PROJECT - DESIGN REVIEW - 2875 SEBASTOPOL RD -  
DR22-025  
BACKGROUND: Construction of a three-story, approximately 62,000  
square foot building on a 1-acre parcel for use as a Personal Storage  
Facility. The proposal also includes associated site improvements,  
including a drive aisle, emergency fire lane, landscaping, security  
fencing, and street dedication along Sebastopol Road and Brittain  
Lane.  
PRESENTED BY:Mike Janusek, AICP, Contract Planner  
Ex Parte Disclosures: None.  
Planner Janusek made a presentation.  
Applicant representatives commented on the project.  
Board Member Sharron opened and closed the public hearing at  
4:57 p.m.  
Staff and Applicant representatives responded to Board Member  
inquires.  
A motion was made by Board Member Cook, seconded by Board Member  
Wuethrich, to waive reading of the text and adopt as amended:  
RESOLUTION NO. ENTITLED DRB-2023-007: RESOLUTION OF THE  
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA GRANTING  
DESIGN REVIEW APPROVAL FOR A THREE-STORY, APPROXIMATELY  
62,000-SQUARE-FOOT, SELF-STORAGE BUILDING, LOCATED AT 2875  
SEBASTOPOL ROAD, APN: 035-251-037, FILE NUMBER DR22-025  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 -  
Yes:  
Board Member Wuethrich, Board Member Sharron, Board Member  
Cook and Board Member Liptak  
3 - Vice Chair Weigl, Board Member Burch and Chair Jones-Carter  
Absent:  
9. ADJOURNMENT  
Board Member Sharron adjourned the meeting at 5:54 p.m.  
Approved on: June 1, 2023  
s/Lani Buckheit