City Hall, Council Chamber  
100 Santa Rosa Ave  
City of Santa Rosa  
Santa Rosa, CA 95404  
Design Review Board  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Thursday, January 5, 2023  
4:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
Chair Weigl called the meeting to order at 4:32 p.m.  
4 -  
Present  
Vice Chair Michael Burch, Board Member John McHugh, Board  
Member Adam Sharron, and Chair Drew Weigl  
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
2.1  
September 1, 2022 - Draft Minutes  
Chair Weigl asked staff to provide confirmation that the Board could  
vote and approve the meeting minutes from September 1, 2022 with  
his need to abstain, as he was not present at that meeting.  
2.2  
December 1, 2022 - Draft Minutes  
Approved as amended.  
3. PUBLIC COMMENT  
None.  
4. BOARD BUSINESS  
4.1 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE  
Chair Weigl 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 - THE ARBORS, MAJOR DESIGN REVIEW, CEQA:  
PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION;  
3500 LAKE PARK DRIVE, FILE NO. DR20-056  
BACKGROUND: The Arbors is a 37-unit residential development that  
was approved by the Planning Commission in 2010, including a  
Mitigated Negative Declaration, a Hillside Development Permit to  
develop on slopes greater than ten percent, a Conditional Use Permit  
for a small lot subdivision, and a Tentative Map to subdivide 5.69 acres  
into 37 individual lots. Design Review is the final entitlement, which is  
the purpose for this application. The proposed residential units are  
comprised of 14 duplexes and three triplexes.  
PROJECT PLANNER: Susie Murray  
Planner Murray presented.  
Ex Parte Disclosures: None.  
Applicant representatives made a presentation.  
Chair Weigl opened the public hearing at 5:02 p.m.  
Cathleen Campbell Wolford asked questions about the project.  
Chair Weigl closed the public hearing at 5:05 p.m.  
Staff and Applicant representatives responded to Board Member  
inquiries.  
Chair Weigl reopened the public hearing at 5:20 p.m.  
Richard Howell expressed concerns and asked questions about the  
project.  
Chris Meads expressed concerns and asked questions about the  
project.  
Chair Weigl closed the public hearing at 5:29 p.m.  
Staff and Applicant representatives responded to Board Member  
inquiries.  
Board Members provided comments and feedback.  
A motion was made by Board Member Sharron, seconded by Vice Chair  
Burch, to adopt as amended:  
RESOLUTION NO. ENTITLED DRB-2023-001: RESOLUTION OF THE  
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA GRANTING  
DESIGN REVIEW APPROVAL FOR THE ARBORS, LOCATED AT 3500 LAKE  
PARK DRIVE, FILE NO. MJP07-016 (DR20-056)  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 -  
Yes:  
Vice Chair Burch, Board Member McHugh, Board Member Sharron  
and Chair Weigl  
Chair Weigl closed item 8.1. At this time, Staff Liaison Nicholson  
confirmed the meeting minutes from September 1, 2022 could  
be approved even with Chair Weigl's abstention. The minutes  
were approved as submitted.  
9. ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Weigl adjourned the meeting at 6:22 p.m.  
Approved on: March 2, 2023  
s/Lani Buckheit