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Planning commission adopts ordinance updating rules for two‑unit development and urban lot splits
Summary
The commission unanimously approved an ordinance amending Sonoma Municipal Code chapters on two‑unit residential development and parcel maps for urban lot splits, directing residents to a single code reference and finding the action not a project under Division 13 of the Public Resources Code.
The Sonoma Planning Commission voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance amending sections of the Sonoma Municipal Code that govern two‑unit residential development and parcel maps for urban lot splits.
Staff presented a redlined draft that incorporated the commission's prior direction and consolidated references so applicants would be directed to a single code section rather than multiple, overlapping provisions. The item was characterized as an edit to clarify process and remove ambiguity; staff said the revisions reflected the changes commissioners requested at the previous meeting.
Jennifer (planning staff) told commissioners she had “prepared that. I highlighted in yellow the sections that we had discussed and changed and identified some other sections, based on that conversation on the urban lot split of going back, just really refining, and making sure that we are directing people to go to 1 code and not multiple sections, of our code.” She offered to bring specific sections back for further review if commissioners wanted.
A motion to adopt the ordinance — described in the motion as amendments to Sonoma Municipal Code chapters 19.41 (two‑unit residential development) and 19.72 (parcel maps for urban lot splits) — passed unanimously. The motion record includes a finding that the action is “not a project” under Division 13 of the Public Resources Code (California Environmental Quality Act provisions), as noted in the motion language.
Roll call votes recorded: Commissioner Nugent — Aye; Commissioner O'Neil — Yes; Commissioner Willers — Yes; Commissioner Wyrick — Yes; Vice Chair Dunbach — Yes; Chair Cher Barnett — Aye.
