Planning Commission approves 62-unit Meadow Creek Townhomes tentative map at 533 Bellevue Avenue

The Santa Rosa City Planning Commission on July 24 approved a tentative map for the Meadow Creek Townhomes subdivision, a proposed 62-unit attached-housing development at 533 Bellevue Avenue in the Roseland area.

Noor, a planner with the Planning and Economic Development Department, told the commission the project proposes subdividing a 4.78-acre site into 62 residential lots in 12 buildings — 10 five-plexes and two six-plexes — and two open-space parcels. The general plan land-use designation is medium-density residential (8–18 units per acre); staff said the proposal’s density is 12.79 units per acre, near the midpoint of the allowable range. Noor said the project includes two common open-space areas, a bioretention area along Colgan Creek, and design changes recommended by the Waterways Advisory Committee so no structures sit inside the creek setback.

Developer Jay Reider, president of Reider Homes, said the homes would be 3-bedroom, 2-bath, two-story townhomes…