Virtual Meeting - See Agenda  
for Participation Information  
City of Santa Rosa  
Planning Commission  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Thursday, January 27, 2022  
4:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
Chair Weeks called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.  
7 -  
Present  
Chair Karen Weeks, Vice Chair Julian Peterson, Commissioner  
Charles Carter, Commissioner Vicki Duggan, Commissioner Jeffrey  
Holton, Commissioner Jeff Okrepkie, and Commissioner Patti Cisco  
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
2.1  
December 9, 2021 - Draft Minutes  
Approved as submitted.  
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS  
None.  
4. COMMISSION BUSINESS  
4.1 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE  
Chair Weeks read the statement of purpose.  
4.2 COMMISSIONER REPORTS  
Commissioner Carter Reported.  
4.3 VICE CHAIR ELECTION  
A motion was made by Commissioner Cisco, seconded by  
Commissioner Holton,appointed Vice Chair Peterson for another term  
as Vice Chair.. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 -  
Yes:  
Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Peterson, Commissioner Carter,  
Commissioner Duggan, Commissioner Holton, Commissioner  
Okrepkie and Commissioner Cisco  
5. DEPARTMENT REPORTS  
Jessica Jones, Staff Liaison, reported.  
6. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY COMMISSIONERS  
Commissioner Okrepkie abstained from item 8.1 due to financial  
association with the project and left the meeting at 4:40 p.m.  
7. CONSENT ITEM(S)  
None.  
8. SCHEDULED ITEM(S)  
8.1  
PUBLIC HEARING - PENSTEMON PLACE, A 59-LOT SMALL LOT  
SUBDIVISION, INCLUDING A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION,  
HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT  
AND TENTATIVE MAP AT 2574, 2842 AND 2862 LINWOOD AVENUE;  
FILE NO. PRJ16-032  
BACKGROUND: Penstemon Place is a proposal to develop a 59-lot,  
single-family detached subdivision. The project involves a Mitigated  
Negative Declaration, a Conditional Use Permit for a small lot  
subdivision; a Hillside Development Permit because a portion of the site  
has slopes greater that ten percent; and a Tentative Map to subdivide  
an approximately 9.73-acre area into 59 individual lots.  
PROJECT PLANNER: Susie Murray  
Ex Parte Disclosures: None.  
Susie Murray, Project Planner, presented.  
The Applicant presented.  
Chair Weeks opened the Public Hearing at 5:36 p.m.  
Kim Roberts spoke regarding the project (Tree removal and  
replanting).  
Chris Roberts spoke regarding the project (Fire danger and  
prevention).  
Judy Kalbfell spoke regarding the project (Pedestrian safety).  
Renata Breth spoke regarding the project (Park development).  
Steve Osborn spoke regarding the project.  
Chair Weeks closed the Public Hearing at 5:53 p.m.  
Staff and the applicant responded to Commissioner inquiries.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Peterson, seconded by Commissioner  
Carter, to waive reading of the text and adopt:  
RESOLUTION NO. PC-2022-001 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA ADOPTING A  
MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MITIGATION MONITORING  
AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE PENSTEMON PLACE SUBDIVISION  
AT 2574, 2842 AND 2862 LINWOOD AVENUE, ASSESSOR'S PARCEL  
NUMBERS 044-200-027, 044-200-029 AND 044-200-040; FILE NUMBER  
PRJ16-032.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Peterson, Commissioner Carter,  
Commissioner Duggan, Commissioner Holton and Commissioner  
Cisco  
1 - Commissioner Okrepkie  
Abstain:  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Peterson, seconded by Commissioner  
Holton, to waive reading of the text and adopt:  
RESOLUTION NO. PC-2022-002 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING A  
HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR THE PENSTEMON PLACE  
SUBDIVISION, WHICH WILL ALLOW DEVELOPMENT ON SLOPES  
GREATER THAN TEN PERCENT AND SECURE ARCHITECTURE FOR  
LOTS 27, 29, 31-38, 41 AND 55, AT 2574, 2842 AND 2862 LINWOOD  
AVENUE; FILE NO. PRJ16-032.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Peterson, Commissioner Carter,  
Commissioner Duggan, Commissioner Holton and Commissioner  
Cisco  
1 - Commissioner Okrepkie  
Abstain:  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Peterson, seconded by Commissioner  
Carter, to waive reading of the text and adopt:  
RESOLUTION NO. PC-2022-003 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA MAKING  
FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS AND APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE  
PERMIT FOR PENSTEMON PLACE, A SMALL LOT SUBDIVISION, AT 2574,  
2842 AND 2862 LINWOOD AVENUE; FILE NUMBER PRJ16-032.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Peterson, Commissioner Carter,  
Commissioner Duggan, Commissioner Holton and Commissioner  
Cisco  
1 - Commissioner Okrepkie  
Abstain:  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Peterson, seconded by Commissioner  
Holton, to waive reading of the text and adopt:  
RESOLUTION NO. PC-2022-004 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING THE  
PENSTEMON PLACE TENTATIVE MAP AT 2574, 2842 AND 2862 LINWOOD  
AVENUE; FILE NUMBER PRJ16-032.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Peterson, Commissioner Carter,  
Commissioner Duggan, Commissioner Holton and Commissioner  
Cisco  
1 - Commissioner Okrepkie  
Abstain:  
9. ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Weeks adjourned the meeting at 6:28 p.m.  
Approved on: February 24, 2022  
S/ Mike Maloney  
Recording Secretary