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Commission discusses proposed design‑review exemptions for awnings, seeks clearer objective standards
Summary
Staff proposed drafting changes to design‑review exemptions to clarify when awnings, canopies and marquees may be approved administratively; commissioners requested more objective language, photos of local examples and rules for signage and color.
Planning staff presented draft changes to Sonoma’s design‑review exemptions that would add clearer standards for awnings, canopies and marquees and allow administrative approval where specific objective standards are met.
The staff proposal recommended: minimum vertical clearance (awning valances no less than 7 feet above finished grade; awning bottom not less than 8 feet above finished…
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