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The following adopted planning documents contain community goals, objectives, and policies that form the basis for land use matters throughout Sonoma County, in the coastal zone, and in other special areas.
Documents
- 2009-2014 Russian River Monitoring Report (Published in 2016) (PDF: 43 MB)
- Sonoma County General Plan 2020
- Sonoma County General Plan 2020 Draft EIR*
- Sonoma County General Plan 2020 Approving Resolution (PDF: 40 kB)
- Sonoma County Local Coastal Plan 2001
- Aggregate Resources Management (ARM) Plan 2010
- Comprehensive Airport Land Use Plan for Sonoma County
- Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan 2010
- Hazard Mitigation Plan 2011
- Traffic Study Guidelines
*If you are interested in viewing the Draft Environmental Impact Report, please come into the Permit Sonoma office (see address info on this page at right).
Historic District Guidelines
- Bodega Historic District Survey and Design Guidelines (PDF: 7.56 MB)
- Duncans Mills Historic District Survey and Design Guidelines (PDF: 6.39 MB)
- Freestone Historic District Survey and Design Guidelines (PDF: 5.96 MB)
- Occidental Historic District Survey and Design Guidelines (PDF: 4.91 MB)
- Penngrove Main Street Historic District Survey and Design Guidelines (PDF: 3.41 MB)
Local Area Development Guidelines
- Canon Manor West
- Glen Ellen Development Design Guidelines (PDF: 734 kB)
- Highway 116 Scenic Corridor (PDF: 7.49 MB)
- Penngrove Main Street (PDF 3.38 MB)
- Russian River Corridor (PDF 5.52 MB)
- Sebastopol Road Urban Vision Plan (PDF 4.49 MB)
- Taylor/Sonoma/Mayacamas Mountains
- The Springs Highway 12 (PDF 4.55 MB)
Area and Specific Plans
Specific plans and area plans are planning documents that guide the development of a particular geographic area within the county. Any new developments or subdivisions within the defined area must be consistent with the general plan, specific plan, and area plan.
- Airport Industrial Area Specific Plan
- Bennett Valley Area Plan
- Franz Valley Area 111 Plan
- Penngrove Area Plan
- Petaluma Dairy Belt Area Plan
- Sonoma Mountain Area Plan
- South Santa Rosa Area Plan
- West Petaluma Area Plan