Previous Items of Significant Public Interest – 2020

The following Permit Sonoma agenda items were scheduled for discussion at previous Board of Supervisors, Board of Zoning Adjustments, Planning Agency or Planning Commission meetings. These items were identified as being of significant interest to the public.

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• Previous Items 2020: Listed Below
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December 15, 2020 – Vacation Rental Cap Urgency Ordinance

This item is a proposed ordinance to extend Urgency Ordinance No. 6321, which was adopted by your Board on August 18, 2020, and expires on October 2, 2020. Ordinance No. 6321 temporarily caps the number of vacation rental permits countywide at the number issued as of August 18, 2020, plus the number of vacation rental permit applications that were determined complete as of that date. The cap affects the permitting of new whole-house vacation rentals only; hosted rentals and bed and breakfast facilities are not impacted. Ordinance No. 6321 authorizes the Director of Permit Sonoma to create and administer a waiting list program for applications received while the temporary cap is in place…

November 10, 2020 – Local Coastal Plan Workshop

The Local Coastal Plan Update workshop will provide an opportunity for staff to update the public and the Board of Supervisors on the status of and receive direction on an update of the SonomaCounty Local Coastal Plan including an overview of the 2019 Public Review Draft Local Coastal Plan, a summaryof public and agency input to date, and a forum for additional input.

September 22, 2020 – Vacation Rental Cap Urgency Ordinance

This item is a proposed ordinance to extend Urgency Ordinance No. 6321, which was adopted by your Board on August 18, 2020, and expires on October 2, 2020. Ordinance No. 6321 temporarily caps the number of vacation rental permits countywide at the number issued as of August 18, 2020, plus the number of vacation rental permit applications that were determined complete as of that date. The cap affects the permitting of new whole-house vacation rentals only; hosted rentals and bed and breakfast facilities are not impacted. Ordinance No. 6321 authorizes the Director of Permit Sonoma to create and administer a waiting list program for applications received while the temporary cap is in place...

August 18, 2020 – Vacation Rental Cap Urgency Ordinance

Proposal to temporarily cap the number of whole-house vacation rental permits in unincorporated Sonoma County.

August 18, 2020 – Building Code Amendments for Emergency Housing

This action is to amend Chapter 7 of the Sonoma County Code (SCC) to effect changes to the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2, California Building Code, Appendix O, Emergency Housing and to the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2.5, California Residential Code, Appendix X, Emergency Housing which governs the design, construction and the maintenance of emergency housing. The intent is to make minor changes to standards that provide for the health and safety of emergency housing and shelter while providing the jurisdiction with more flexible standards than provided by the California Code of Regulations.

August 4, 2020 – Chapter 13 Fire Safe Standards

On August 4, 2020 the Board of Supervisors will consider amendments to Chapter 13 of the Sonoma County code. Chapter 13 governs standards for fire safety evaluations of existing roads serving legal parcels in accordance with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s (Board of Forestry) regulations, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 7, Articles 1-5.

June 9, 2020 – Fire Prevention and Hazard Abatement Ordinance Updates

This item will be continued to June 9, 2020 at 2:30 PM.

Updates on the Expanded Fuels Reduction and Landscape Resiliency Campaign, Sonoma County Chipper Program, Minute Order concerning roadside fuels treatment, and Proposed Amendments to Sonoma County Code Chapter 13A, Abatement of Hazardous Vegetation and Combustible Materials

Amendments to Chapter 13A of the Sonoma County Code provide clarity and updated requirements for compliance with Chapter 13A of the Sonoma County Code. It amends Section 13A-1 by removing a limitation to improved and unimproved parcels zoned for five acres or less to apply to all improved and unimproved parcels in the unincorporated area. Chapter 13 A requirements focus on creating defensible space around structures from 0 to 100 feet and near structures within 30 feet of property lines, and ensuring reduced vegetation along private roads.

May 19, 2020 – Winery Events Local Area Guidelines and Ordinance Update

This item will be continued to May 19, 2020 at 9:30 AM.

Receive an update on the preparation of the areas of potential overconcentration guidelines for the Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma Valley, and Westside Road areas, and discuss the proposed direction for completing the policy update for winery events. (ORD16-0001)

May 19, 2020 – TRV Corp Cannabis Operation

This item will be continued to May 19, 2020 at 2:00 PM.

Use Permit for commercial cannabis cultivation in a new 14,000 square foot greenhouse with 10,000 square feet of mixed light cultivation, 2,500 square feet of indoor propagation, and on-site processing of site-grown plants on a 1 acre leased portion on a 7.6 acre parcel under the pipeline provision (Ordinance No. 6245 adopted 10/16/2018), which allows applications deemed complete prior to the effective date of the ordinance to continue to be processed under the minimum lot size in effect at the time their applications were deemed complete (UPC17-0018).