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Council approves amendment to design-review rules to exempt standard awnings
Summary
The City Council voted 4-0 to amend Sonoma Municipal Code design-review exemptions to allow standard awnings, marquees and canopies that meet objective criteria to proceed without design review; atypical or building-covering awnings remain subject to planning commission review.
The Sonoma City Council on Oct. 15 approved amendments to two sections of the municipal code that add objective standards allowing certain awnings, marquees and canopies to be exempt from design review. The motion passed on a 4-0 roll-call vote.
Planning staff presented the ordinance amendment, explaining it arose after a recent permit request highlighted…
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