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Neighbors urge caution on Sebastiani rezoning, citing density and evacuation concerns

2809087 · March 28, 2025
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During public comment, a resident urged the commission and city to limit density and consider fire-evacuation and driveway impacts in the early-stage Sebastiani rezone discussion. The speaker recommended aligning new zoning with Sonoma residential limits and flagging historic homes bordering site access.

During the public-comment period, resident Carrie Gerster addressed the Planning Commission about early plans for a potential rezone of the Sebastiani warehouse site and urged the city to limit allowed housing density and consider fire-evacuation and driveway impacts.

Gerster said she lives adjacent to the warehouse driveway and has met individually with commissioners. She told the commission the current proposal’s density range — which staff described to the public as between 7 and 25 units per acre…

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