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Sonoma planning commission certifies EIR, approves entitlements for 50‑unit Montalvo Apartments
Summary
The Sonoma City Planning Commission unanimously certified the final EIR and approved design review, a density bonus (with one FAR concession and one trash‑enclosure waiver), demolition and parcel merger to allow the 50‑unit Montalvo Apartments; 13 units will be permanently affordable.
The Sonoma City Planning Commission on Sept. 18 unanimously certified a final environmental impact report and approved related entitlements to permit the Montalvo Apartments, a 50‑unit rental development at 19320 Sonoma Highway.
Staff said the project — on two parcels totaling about 2.15 acres on the east side of Highway 12 — would replace an existing single‑family home determined eligible for the California Register of Historic Resources. The city’s initial study concluded the home’s demolition would be a significant environmental impact requiring an EIR and triggered a statement of overriding considerations in staff’s findings.
Developer De Novo Homes proposed seven buildings (two 2‑story five‑plexes and five 3‑story eight‑plexes) with about 24,000 square feet…
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