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Sonoma council introduces zoning changes to implement state housing rules, including by-right affordable option on three sites
Summary
The City Council introduced and approved ordinance amendments implementing Housing Element programs 15 and 20, aligning local code with state requirements for navigation centers, supportive housing, employee housing, SROs and by-right affordable housing on three previously identified sites; councilors pressed staff on CEQA, emergency-shelter requirements and compliance deadlines.
The Sonoma City Council on Dec. 17 moved to amend the municipal code to implement two housing-element programs required by state law, introducing ordinances that would revise zoning rules for specialized housing types and allow ministerial (by-right) approvals for qualifying affordable developments on three previously identified sites.
Community Development Director Jennifer Gates told the council the ordinances (Program 15 and Program 20) update local definitions and land-use tables so low-barrier navigation centers, supportive and transitional housing, residential care facilities, employee housing, single-room occupancy (SRO) units and emergency shelters are treated consistently with California law. For…
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