Design Review Committee Meeting
Date: December 01, 2021
Time: 1:30 - 11:59 p.m.
Registration Required: No
The Design Review Committee (DRC) reviews and approves the design of significant new development projects, such as new commercial development. The Committee considers building and site design, architecture, colors, lighting, signs, landscaping and other design-related issues. The Design Review Committee has three members appointed by the Director of PRMD. There is an architect, a landscape architect and one PRMD staff member. Design Review meetings are open to the public, and certain projects are reviewed at a noticed public hearing. Some decisions of the DRC can be appealed to the Planning Commission.
The Design Review Committee meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month (and as needed).
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Committee Members
- Don MacNair
- Henry Wix
- Derik Michaelson, Chair
Staff Members
- Eduardo Hernández
- Eric Gage
- Chelsea Holup, Secretary
Disabled Accommodation
If you have a disability which requires an accommodation or an alternative format to assist you in observing and commenting on this meeting, please call (707) 565-6105 or email DesignReview@sonoma-county.org at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting to make arrangements.
Materials
Available digitally through the link in the Agenda. You can also email
DesignReview@sonoma-county.org
or the project planner to request materials.
Agenda
1:30 PM Call to order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance.
Correspondence and Announcements
Design Review Committee Regular Calendar
View documents for all items listed digitally
Item No.: | 1 |
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Time: | At or after 1:35 PM |
File: | DRH21-0004 (PLP21-0002) |
Applicant: | Seefried Industrial Properties |
Owner: | Airport Business Center LP |
Cont. from: | N/A |
Staff: | Eduardo Hernández |
Env. Doc: | TBD |
Proposal: | The proposed project is a request for a Design Review for the construction of a new 181,500 sq. ft. delivery warehouse. The proposed building would consist of 161,300 sq. ft. of storage space, 20,000 sq. ft. of office space, and 17 truck terminal docking stations. Other site improvements include paved parking and circulation areas, exterior lighting, and landscaping of the currently vacant 41± acres property. |
Location: | 5015 Aviation Blvd., Santa Rosa |
APN: | 059-271-073 & -090; 059-340-031 & -032; 059-430-001, -002, -003, -004, -005 & -006 |
District: | 4 |
Zoning: | Industrial Park District (MP); 1 acre lot average; Floodway, Floodplain, Riparian Corridor (50 feet setback), and Valley Oak Habitat combining districts. |
Action: | |
Appeal Deadline: | |
Resolution No.: |
Vote:
Committee Member McNair
Committee Member Wix
Committee Member Michaelson
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Item No.: | 2 |
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Time: | At or after 1:35 PM |
File: | PLP19-0044 |
Applicant: | Springs Investors Group, LP |
Owner: | Springs Investors Group, LP |
Cont. from: | N/A |
Staff: | Eric Gage |
Env. Doc: | Mitigated Negative Declaration |
Proposal: | Final review of proposed site plan, parking design, architecture, landscaping, etc. for the project for 120-room hotel with a maximum height of 54 feet, and a 72-unit multi-family housing development on a property with 5.79 total acreage (hotel portion is 2.5 acres; the housing portion is 3.29 acre). |
Location: | 175 Verano Ave., Sonoma |
APN: | 127-071-005, 127-071-012, 127-071-013 |
District: | 1 |
Zoning: | K (Recreation and Visitor Serving Commercial) and combining zones for F2 (Secondary Flood Plain) and RC 50/25 (Riparian Corridor 50 foot and 25 foot setback). |
Action: | |
Appeal Deadline: | |
Resolution No.: |
Vote:
Committee Member McNair
Committee Member Wix
Committee Member Michaelson
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Public Comment
Please follow the instructions below to submit a public comment in writing, email, or in person via the hearing room. The DRC invites interested persons to submit comments which are entered into the permanent record. Written comments received prior to and during the hearing are distributed to the commissioners, staff, and are available to the public via the public copies link in the calendar section of this agenda. Written comments received after the package is made public may be read into the record.
Email Public Comment
You may email DesignReview@sonoma-county.org to submit public comment. Provide your name, the project number, and your comment. Please note, it is advised to mail or email public comments in advance of the hearing date to give the commissioners and staff time to review. Emailed comments received during the hearing are distributed to the commissioners and staff but are not read out loud into the record. All public comments received prior to, during, and after the hearing are saved to the project file.
Written Public Comments
Submit letters prior to the hearing by mail addressed to:
Permit Sonoma
ATTN: Design Review Committee Secretary
2550 Ventura Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Please make sure to reference the project number in your written comment.
Public Comments Using Zoom
Comments are not accepted through Zoom at this time. If you wish to provide comments, please follow the instructions provided on this page for mail, email, or in-person comment.
Speaking In-Person on an Agenda Item
DRC hearings begin at 1:30 p.m. and will be recorded. Agenda items begin on or after their designated time. After a county staff project presentation and committee questions, the public hearing is then opened. At that time, the applicant may give a 10-minute project presentation followed by public comments. The time limit for public comments is at the Chair’s discretion and is typically three minutes per speaker. Please state your name for the record when you are called upon. Questions raised by the public may be answered after all public comments are given. The Committee may request staff or the applicant to answer questions, and the applicant is given the opportunity to respond to any public comments. The public hearing is then closed, and no further public comments are received. The Committee will discuss the project and make a decision by motion and roll call vote.
Be Respectful
Please Be Respectful of others and the varying points of view. No clapping, booing, or speaking out of turn.
Be Courteous
Please Be Courteous by switching cell phones to silent while the meeting is in session.