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City of Santa Rosa

Planning Commission

Meeting Minutes - Final

Thursday, October 13, 2022

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 Julian Peterson, Commissioner

Charles Carter, Commissioner Jeffrey Holton, Commissioner Jeff

Okrepkie, and Commissioner Patti Cisco

1 - Commissioner Vicki Duggan

Absent

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

None.

3. PUBLIC COMMENTS

None.

4. COMMISSION BUSINESS

4.1 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

Chair Weeks read aloud the Statement of Purpose.

4.2 COMMISSIONER REPORTS

Commissioner Carter and Chair Weeks presented.

4.3 OTHER (i.e. VICE CHAIR ELECTION, NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS)

None.

5. DEPARTMENT REPORTS

Staff Liaison Hartman presented.

6. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY COMMISSIONERS

None.

7. CONSENT ITEM(S)

None.

8. SCHEDULED ITEM(S)

8.1*

PUBLIC HEARING - BOWDEN ANNEXATION, CEQA EXEMPT

PROJECT - ANNEXATION PRE-ZONING - 4646 BADGER RD -

ANX21-001

BACKGROUND: A proposal to pre-zone two parcels, including 4646

Badger Road and 999 Middle Rincon Road, for annexation into the City

limits.

Project Planner: Monet Sheikhali

Ex Parte Disclosures: None.

Chair Weeks opened and closed the Public Hearing at 4:49 p.m.

A motion was made by Commissioner Cisco, seconded by Commissioner

Okrepkie, to waive reading of the text and adopt:

RESOLUTION NO. PC-2022-030 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE

PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA RECOMMENDING

TO CITY COUNCIL PREZONING OF THE PROPERITES LOCATED AT 4646

BADGER ROAD AND 999 MIDDLE RINCON ROAD INTO THE R-1-6

(SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) ZONING DISTRICT; FILE NO. ANX21-001.

The motion carried by the following vote:

6 -

Yes:

Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Peterson, Commissioner Carter,

Commissioner Holton, Commissioner Okrepkie and Commissioner

Cisco

1 - Commissioner Duggan

Absent:

8.2*

PUBLIC HEARING - WINKLER ANNEXATION, CEQA EXEMPT

PROJECT - ANNEXATION PRE-ZONING - 1600 MANZANITA AVE -

ANX21-002

BACKGROUND: Annexation pre-zoning for 1.52-acre lot with and

existing single family to allow connection with failing septic system to

connect to City sewer and water. No further development is being

proposed.

Project Planner: Christian Candelaria

Ex Parte Disclosures: None.

Chair Weeks opened and closed the Public Hearing at 4:57 p.m.

A motion was made by Commissioner Cisco, seconded by Commissioner

Carter, to waive reading of the text and adopt:

RESOLUTION NO. PC-2022-031 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE

PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA RECOMMENDING

TO CITY COUNCIL PREZONING OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1600

MANZANITA AVENUE INTO THE RR-40-SR (RURAL RESIDENTIAL –

SCENIC ROAD COMBINING DISTRICT) ZONING DISTRICT; FILE NO.

ANX21-002.

The motion carried by the following vote:

6 -

Yes:

Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Peterson, Commissioner Carter,

Commissioner Holton, Commissioner Okrepkie and Commissioner

Cisco

1 - Commissioner Duggan

Absent:

8.3*

PUBLIC HEARING - SO CO GROW, LLC MICROBUSINESS, CEQA

EXEMPT PROJECT - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - 1626 PINER RD

- CUP21-098

BACKGROUND: Major Conditional Use Permit request to operate a

Cannabis - Microbusiness proposed to occupy an existing 4,130 SF

building. Proposed uses include: Cultivation - 1,293 SF, Distribution -

1,289 SF, Manufacturing Level 1 (non-volatile) 463 SF, and Retail

Dispensary 567 SF.

Project Planner: Christian Candelaria

Ex Parte Disclosures: None.

Chair Weeks opened and closed the Public Hearing at 5:11 p.m.

A motion was made by Commissioner Cisco, seconded by Commissioner

Okrepkie, to waive reading of the text and adopt:

RESOLUTION NO. PC-2022-032 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE

PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA MAKING

FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS AND APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE

PERMIT FOR A 4,130 SQUARE-FOOT CANNABIS MICROBUSINESS USE

WITHIN AN EXISTING BUILDING LOCATED AT 1626 PINER ROAD; APN:

015-053-051 FILE NUMBER CUP21-098.

The motion carried by the following vote: