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Press Release Index
April 18, 2023 | Permit Sonoma
Board of Supervisors authorizes acceptance of $6 million BRIC grant award and transfer of matching funds
The Board of Supervisors today accepted the award of a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant in the amount of $5,727,692 toward the first phase of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities or BRIC grant. Read full story
April 05, 2023 | Permit Sonoma
Board of Supervisors gives initial approval to Well Ordinance update
The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday gave initial approval to amendments to the county’s Well Ordinance, which would create a new regulatory process for approving well permits. Read full story
April 04, 2023 | Permit Sonoma
State selects development team to implement plans for redevelopment of Sonoma Developmental Center
The State of California announced on Monday that it has chosen a development team led by The Grupe Company and Rogal & Partners to purchase and redevelop the Sonoma Developmental Center. Read full story
March 29, 2023 | Permit Sonoma
Board of Supervisors to consider updates to Well Ordinance and Local Coastal Plan Tuesday
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider action on two important items from Permit Sonoma next week that could result in updates to the Local Coastal Plan and to the Well Ordinance. Read full story
March 14, 2023 | Permit Sonoma
Board of Supervisors prohibits new retail gas stations in unincorporated Sonoma County
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved an ordinance prohibiting the development of new retail gas stations in unincorporated areas of Sonoma County. The ordinance goes into effect in 30 days, on April 13. Read full story
March 14, 2023 | Permit Sonoma
Board of Supervisors approves Winery Events Ordinance
The Board of Supervisors today approved Sonoma County’s first Winery Events Ordinance, establishing standards for winery events such as parking requirements, food service, traffic management and noise standards. Read full story
March 09, 2023 | Permit Sonoma
Board of Supervisors set to consider Winery Events Ordinance Tuesday
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider adoption of Sonoma County’s first Winery Events Ordinance on Tuesday, March 14. The ordinance would establish new standards for winery events such as parking requirements, food service, traffic management, and noise standards to address the impact of winery visitor-serving uses on agricultural land. New and modified use permits would be subject to the new standards, while existing permits would not be impacted. Read full story
March 01, 2023 | Permit Sonoma
Permit Sonoma announces cannabis program update scoping meeting
Permit Sonoma will host a Comprehensive Cannabis Program Update meeting via Zoom on March 8 to solicit feedback on the scope of the proposed environmental review for the County of Sonoma’s planned cannabis program update. The Comprehensive Cannabis Program Update Environmental Impact Report will evaluate the impacts of policy proposals that could guide the future regulation of Sonoma County’s cannabis industry including its cultivation permitting process. Read full story
December 28, 2022 | Permit Sonoma
Permit Sonoma publishes draft environmental report for county housing plan update
Permit Sonoma announced today that it has published the draft Environmental Impact Report for the most recent version of Sonoma County General Plan’s Housing Element. The report analyzes the environmental impact of the county’s housing policies and programs and proposed rezoning of up to 59 sites for housing. Read full story
December 20, 2022 | Permit Sonoma
Board of Supervisors approves transformative plans to redevelop Sonoma Developmental Center
A Specific Plan for the Sonoma Developmental Center has been approved by the Board of Supervisors, one that calls for the permanent protection of hundreds of acres of open space, building hundreds of units of affordable and workforce housing, provides living wage jobs and creates a walkable community with neighborhood-serving businesses. Read full story