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Commission approves ordinance amendments clarifying awnings and projections into public right of way
Summary
The planning commission unanimously approved changes to design-review exemptions and right‑of‑way projection rules to clarify how awnings, marquees and canopies are treated on commercial storefronts and when projects must return to design review.
The Sonoma City Planning Commission on Sept. 18 approved amendments to municipal design-review language intended to clarify when awnings, marquees and similar projections into the public right of way can be treated as exempt from design-review review by staff and when they should be referred to the commission for review.
Staff presented revised language to reduce subjectivity and to specify objective thresholds for projection width, clearance and placement relative to storefront openings and architectural features. The proposed amendments amend provisions in the design review and public‑right‑of‑way sections of the municipal code (referenced in the staff presentation as sections 19.41.10(d) and 19.54.080(d)).
What changed
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