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Zoning administrator approves expansion of four Dennis Lane senior care homes to 10 beds each
Summary
The zoning administrator approved a minor conditional use permit allowing four existing residential care facilities on Dennis Lane to increase from six to 10 beds each; staff said facilities are licensed separately and no construction is proposed.
The City of Santa Rosa zoning administrator approved a minor conditional use permit (CUP24-044) on Nov. 22, 2024, to expand four existing residential senior-care facilities on Dennis Lane from six to 10 beds each, with no additional construction proposed.
A project representative described the Dennis Lane Senior Community proposal as an expansion of capacity at four existing single-family–converted facilities at 1960, 1966, 1972 and 2008 Dennis Lane. The representative said each facility currently operates under separate state licenses, that the proposal would raise capacity to 10 beds at each site, and that each facility employs about 10 staff.
Staff advised the zoning administrator that the general plan land use designation for the sites is low-density residential and the zoning is listed in the record as R16RC. Staff said the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act because it involves minor alterations to existing facilities and reported no unresolved issues from review. Staff further stated there were no public comments received on the item.
The zoning administrator asked whether any code enforcement actions were open for the sites; staff replied there were no open code enforcement cases. The zoning administrator also asked about the level of medical services; the applicant representative said the facilities are "nonmedical" with hospice care available and that some medical services are provided through contracted physicians.
After staff and applicant remarks, the zoning administrator said, "I will approve the project." As with the other approvals at the hearing, the administrator noted the action is final unless an appeal is filed with the city clerk's office within 10 calendar days pursuant to zoning code section 20-62030 (the appeal deadline stated was Dec. 2, 2024).
The approval allows each of the four existing facilities to increase licensed beds to 10 per site under the conditional use permit record; no physical construction or new buildings were approved as part of this action.
