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Residents press Sonoma City Council for detailed review before changing Sebastiani parcels' zoning
Summary
A resident urged the City Council to preserve agricultural zoning for the Sebastiani parcels and requested a dedicated meeting; city staff said draft general-plan elements and an environmental review will be released for public comment before any final decisions.
A resident asked the Sonoma City Council on May 21 to retain agricultural zoning for parcels associated with the Sebastiani property and to hold a focused community meeting before any land-use change is adopted.
Janet Boyle, a Brazil Street resident, told the council, “I implore the city council not to change the zoning or land use designation for all parcels known as Bastiani,” and asked for a meeting “specifically on the topic of the Sebastiani property.”
The request matters because the city’s general-plan update and environmental review could lead to changes in land-use designations. Jennifer Gates, the city’s director of community development, said a consultant is working on environmental and draft general-plan elements and…
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