Design Review Committee Meeting
Date: July 20, 2022
Time: 1:30 - 11:59 p.m.
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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).
Committee Members
Don MacNair
Henry Wix
Derik Michaelson
Staff Members
Liz Goebel, Secretary
Katrina Braehmer, Staff
Eduardo Hernández, Staff
Agenda
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1:30 p.m. Chair Introduction
County Regular Item
Item No: | 1 |
Time: | 1:35 PM |
File No.: | PLP20-0007 |
Staff: | Katrina Braehmer |
Applicant: | Tony Korman |
Env. Doc: | Under Review |
Proposal: |
Request for 1) A Lot Line Adjustment between a 24.28+/- acre parcel (APN 057-070-049) and a 108.82+/- acre parcel (APNs 057-070-047/-050) resulting in a 24.08+/- acre parcel and a 109.01+/- acre parcel; 2) A Use Permit and Design Review for a new 4,530-square foot tasting room (Nunes Farm) with up to 20 events per year (16 promotional, 4 industry) with a maximum of 200 attendees on the resulting 24.08 +/- acre parcel; and 3) A Use Permit and Design Review for a new winery (Saralee's Vineyard) including a tasting room, a winery building used for production, storage, and administration with an annual production of 95,000 cases and up to 20 events (16 promotional, 4 industry) per year with a maximum of 200 attendees, and marketing accommodations within an existing building on the resulting 109.01+/- acre parcel. |
Recommended Action: |
Provide preliminary feedback on the project’s site design, including access, circulation, and parking; architecture, and building materials and colors; and conceptual landscaping and lighting plans. |
Location: |
3400 Slusser Rd., Windsor |
APN: | 057-070-050 |
District: | Four |
Zoning: | LIA B7 Z, BH F2 RC100/50 SR VOH |
DR Level: | Preliminary |
Public Hearing: | No |
Action: | |
Appeal Deadline: | |
Resolution No.: |
Item No: | 2 |
Time: | 1:35 PM |
File No.: | DRH22-0004 |
Staff: | Eduardo Hernández |
Applicant: | Ken Cohan |
Env. Doc: | Under Review |
Proposal: | Design Review with Hearing for new Hardware Retail Center consisting of a retail building of 15,102 gross square feet with an adjacent open air roofed garden supply/nursery structure of 3,116 square feet, and a separate warehouse building of 4,000 gross square feet on two parcels totaling 2.76 acres. In addition to the two building structures there will be a trash enclosure and two fire suppression water tanks located above ground. The hours of operation will be 7am to 7pm Monday through Saturday and 8am to 6pm on Sunday. The anticipated trip generation is 180 trips/day. There will be 8 to 10 employees during business hours. |
Recommended Action: | Provide preliminary feedback on the project’s site design, including access, circulation, and parking; architecture, and building materials and colors; and conceptual landscaping and lighting plans. |
Location: | 26 Bloomfield Rd., Sebastopol |
APN: | 063-040-035 |
District: | Five |
Zoning: | LC, SR |
DR Level: | Preliminary |
Public Hearing: | Yes |
Action: | |
Appeal Deadline: | |
Resolution No.: |
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 contact Design Review Committee at DesignReview@sonoma-county.org by 12:00 PM Tuesday, the day before the hearing to ensure arrangements for accommodation.
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
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