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Neighbor voices concern over broad reclassification of Sebastiani Winery property in public comment
Summary
A resident told the Sonoma City Planning Commission she and neighbors are frustrated that the draft general‑plan language reclassifying the Sebastiani Winery property to a broad "Sonoma mixed‑use" category does not reflect prior concerns about density, fire risk and preserving agricultural and park space.
SONOMA CITY — During the public‑comment period at the April 17 Planning Commission meeting, Becky Sager of Wilking Way urged commissioners to reconsider a proposed broad reclassification of the Sebastiani Winery property in the draft general plan.
Sager said she and nearby residents are not opposed to development but are alarmed that the current draft uses a broad Sonoma mixed‑use designation that, in her view, no longer limits commercial uses to visitor‑oriented activities and now lists housing as “high‑density.” She urged the city to retain agricultural and park space and to reconsider housing density across the property because of wildfire evacuation and congestion concerns.
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