Zoning administrator approves 15‑bed assisted‑living home on Benjamins Road with visitor‑parking condition

The Santa Rosa zoning administrator approved a minor conditional use permit on Dec. 18, 2025, allowing a 15‑bed residential care facility at 635 Benjamins Road, subject to conditions including one marked visitor parking space and a requirement that visits be scheduled by appointment.

City project planner Hannah Michaelson told the hearing the proposal is a 0.43‑acre site in Rincon Valley and meets city standards for lot coverage, setbacks and height. "The project proposes a 15 bed community care facility that will care for the elderly and will operate 24 hours a day with a maximum of 4 employees on a shift," Michaelson said during her presentation. She also said transportation staff estimated the project would generate fewer than 110 vehicle trips per day and did not exceed local VMT thresholds that would trigger a further traffic study.

Neighbors and long‑time residents strongly contested…