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Applicant withdraws 425 Humboldt apartment project; resident urges careful zoning decisions
Summary
The applicant for a proposed apartment project at 425 Humboldt withdrew their application and the project will not be presented at the Zoning Administrator hearing. A resident at the meeting urged the Zoning Administrator to consider enforcement and long-term community planning when making zoning decisions.
The Zoning Administrator announced that the application for an apartment project at 425 Humboldt received a request for a public hearing but the applicant subsequently withdrew the application; staff said there was no further update and the project would not be presented at the zoning administrator meeting.
During the public comment period, resident Janice Carmen addressed the Zoning Administrator on non-agenda zoning matters, urging the commission to consider the long-term direction of Santa Rosa and to enforce rules consistently. Carmen said zoning “has a lot to do with planning, and it has a lot to do with people,” and added that residents want to be part of something larger than themselves. She warned that failures to enforce rules can grow into larger problems and lawsuits and said she hopes decisions are made with the city’s future in mind rather than for personal advantage.
Carmen also said she supported fences that protect property in response to serial burglaries, commenting on the design review item later in the meeting and describing the proposed fence at 533 Mendocino Avenue as “tastefully done, well engineered.” The Zoning Administrator closed non-agenda public comment and proceeded to scheduled items, noting procedures for appeals and public participation during the meeting.
The transcript contains no schedule for resubmission or further updates regarding the 425 Humboldt application.
