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RESOLUTIONNO. 12076
RESOLUTIONOFTHE PLANNING COMMISSIONOFTHE CITY OFSANTA ROSA
RECOMMENDINGTHAT THE CITY COUNCIL AMEND THE GENERAL PLAN FORTHE
BRUSHCREEKMINOR SUBDIVISION FROM VERY LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL FORTHE PROPERTYLOCATED AT 2210BRUSH CREEKROAD, ASSESSOR’SPARCELNUMBER 182-050-004 – FILE NUMBER GPAM20- 003 (PRJ20-008).
WHEREAS, onMay 28, 2020, applicationsfor BrushCreekMinor Subdivision, located at2210BrushCreekRoad, alsoidentifiedasSonomaCountyAssessor’s ParcelNumber182- 050-004, weresubmittedto PlanningandEconomicDevelopmentand WHEREAS, therequestedentitlementsincludea requestto amendtheGeneralPlanland usedesignationfrom Very Low DensityResidentialto Low DensityResidential, arequestto prezonefor annexationto theR-1-6 – SingleFamilyResidentialzoningdistrict; and WHEREAS, theProjectrequiresaGeneralPlanAmendment, changingtheGeneralPlan landusedesignationfrom Very Low DensityResidentialto Low DensityResidential; and WHEREAS, theproposedGeneralPlanamendmentis partof theFall 2021GeneralPlan AmendmentPackage, and
WHEREAS, theLow DensityResidentiallandusedesignationis mainlyintendedto accommodatesinglefamily dwellings; and
WHEREAS, in accordancewith theCaliforniaEnvironmentalQualityAct (CEQA) a draftinitial studywaspreparedfor theproject; and
WHEREAS, thedraft initial studydeterminedthat, with incorporationof mitigation measures, theprojectwould not havea significanteffectontheenvironmentandthata Mitigated NegativeDeclarationfor theprojectbeprepared; and
WHEREAS, therequestedGeneralPlanAmendmentfor theProjectis within thescope of theMitigatedNegativeDeclarationenvironmentalimpactreportfor theBrushCreekMinor Subdivision, entitledBrushCreekMinor Subdivision; and
WHEREAS, adoptionof theBrushCreekMinor SubdivisionGeneralPlanAmendmentis consistentwith theapplicablegoalsandpoliciesof the2035GeneralPlan; and WHEREAS, thestafffindingsjustify amendingtheGeneralPlanon thesubjectparcel becauseof prevailingdevelopmentpatternsin thearea; and
WHEREAS, onNovember18, 2021, thePlanningCommissionheldanoticedpublic hearingto considera GeneralPlanAmendmentfor BrushCreekMinor Subdivision; and Attachment 12
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WHEREAS, thePlanningCommissionfindsthattheProjectis consistentwith the following GeneralPlangoalsandpolicies:
LAND USE AND LIVABILITY
LUL- A Fostera compactratherthana scattereddevelopmentpatternin orderto reducetravel, energy, land, andmaterialsconsumptionwhile promoting greenhousegasemissionreductionscitywide.
LUL- A-2 Annexunincorporatedlandadjacentto city limits within theUrban GrowthBoundary, whentheproposalis timely andonly if adequate servicesareavailable. Ensurethatlandsproposedfor annexationprovide arationalexpansionandarecontiguousto existingurbandevelopment.
LUL- A-3 Requiredevelopmentin countyareaswithin theSantaRosaUrban GrowthBoundaryto bebuilt to City of SantaRosastandardsto ensure consistencyuponannexation.
LUL- F Maintainadiversityof neighborhoodsandvariedhousingstockto satisfya wide rangeof needs.
OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION
OSC-D-9 Ensurethatconstructionadjacentto creekchannelsis sensitiveto the naturalenvironment. Ensurethatnaturaltopographyandvegetationis preservedalongthecreek, andthatconstructionactivitiesdo notdisrupt or pollutethewaterway.
OSC-D-10 Orientdevelopmentandbuildingstowardcreeks, while providing privacy, security, andanopentransitionbetweenpublic andprivateopen spaces.
WHEREAS, thePlanningCommissionfinds thata GeneralPlanAmendmentto Low DensityResidentialon theprojectsiteis justifiedto achievetheobjectivesandpoliciesof the GeneralPlanin that:
A. Theproposedamendmentensuresandmaintainsinternalconsistencywith thegoalsand policiesof all elementsof theGeneralPlanin thattheprojectsiteis within theCity UrbanGrowthBoundary (UGB) andis directly adjacentto parcelswithin theCity boundaryto thenorthandeast. Thepropertyto thenorthis aPlannedDevelopmentthat is developedin a similar configurationwith afive-lot subdivision. Thepropertieson the othersideof RinconCreekhavea GeneralPlanlandusedesignationof Low Density ResidentialandaredevelopedperR-1-6 standards;
B. Theproposedamendmentwould notbedetrimentalto thepublicinterest, health, safety, convenience, or welfareof theCity in thattheprojectsiteis nearlysurroundedby propertiesthatarecurrentlywithin theCity limits. Theadjacentlots to theeastare designatedLow DensityResidential. While theadjacentlots to thenortharedesignated Very Low DensityResidential, thelots aredevelopedin asimilar configurationasthe proposedproject, with similar lot sizesastheproposedproject. Theproposedproject ResolutionNo. 12076
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wouldnot beout of characterwith thesurroundinglots andlot configurations. The proposedGeneralPlanandimplementingZoningdesignationswould permittheproject to developin a similarmannerto theadjacentparcelsto thenorth, without aPlanned Development. Theprojectis designedwith adequateturnaroundfor emergencyvehicles, thereareadequatefire hydrantsin place, andthis projectis notwithin theWildfire-Urban Interface (WUI);
C. Thesiteis physicallysuitable (includingabsenceof physicalconstraints, access, compatibilitywith adjoininglanduses, andprovisionof utilities) for the requested/anticipatedlandusedevelopmentsin thattheexistingresidenceon the remainderlot will continueto takeaccessfrom BrushCreekRoad. Thefour newly createdlots will takeaccessfrom Lyric Lane. Theproposedlot thatis adjacentto Rincon Creekwill haveanadequatelysizedbuildingpadoutsideof therequiredcreeksetback.
As statedabove, theproposedprojectwill haveasimilar configurationto theproperties developedto thenorththatarepartof a PlannedDevelopment. Theproposedprojectwill notbeout of characterwith thesurroundinglots andlot configurations; and D. Theproposedprojecthasbeenreviewedin compliancewith theCalifornia EnvironmentalQualityAct (CEQA). An Initial Studywaspreparedin compliancewith theCaliforniaEnvironmentalQualityAct (CEQA). Theproposedprojectwould resultin potentiallysignificantimpactsin: Air Quality, Biological Resources, CulturalResources, andGeology & Soils. Theprojectimpactswould bemitigatedto aless-than-significant level throughimplementationof recommendedmitigationmeasurescontainedthe Mitigation MonitoringandReportingProgrampreparedfor theproject, which identifies thetiming of, andtheagencyor agenciesresponsiblefor, enforcementandmonitoringof eachmitigationmeasureto beimplementedto reducepotentiallysignificantimpactsto lessthansignificantlevels, or throughcompliancewith existingMunicipalCode requirementsor City standards. On November18, 2021, thePlanningCommission approveda resolutionrecommendingthattheCity CounciladoptaMitigatedNegative Declaration (MND) for theBrushCreekMinor Subdivision, for whichtheproject descriptionincludedanalysisof theproposedGeneralPlanAmendment; ResolutionNo. 12076
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, thatthePlanningCommissionof theCity of SantaRosais recommendingapprovalby theCity Councilof a GeneralPlanAmendmentonthe subjectpropertiesfrom Very Low DensityResidentialto Low DensityResidential.
REGULARLY PASSEDAND ADOPTEDby thePlanningCommissionof theCity of SantaRosaonthis 18thdayof November, 2021, by thefollowing vote:
AYES: (6) ChairWeeks, Vice ChairPeterson, CommissionerCarter, CommissionerCisco, CommissionerDuggan, andCommissionerHolton
NOES: (0)
ABSTAIN: (0)
ABSENT: (1) CommissionerOkrepkie
APPROVED: ____________________________________________
KAREN WEEKS, CHAIR
ATTEST: __________________________________________________
ANDREW TRIPPEL, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Karen Weeks ( Dec 24, 2021 12: 47 PST)
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