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Resident says municipal code forces historic-resource hearings for window replacements; planning commission proposes amendment
Summary
A homeowner said the city's code requires an expensive hearing for visible window replacements on structures 45 years or older; staff said the planning commission has proposed a change to reduce hearings after a future citywide survey.
A Sonoma homeowner told the City Council on May 21 that a municipal-code requirement is creating steep costs and delays for routine window replacements on older houses, and city staff said the planning commission has proposed an amendment to narrow the requirement.
Steve Heard, a Sonoma resident, said he is renovating a 1978 house and ran into the city’s code requirement for exterior modifications on older structures. He told the council the material cost was $860 but “the permit cost is $5,412 plus the 3 month delay.”
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