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Santa Rosa studies possible changes to gas-station zoning; staff to return with metrics
Summary
City staff presented background and options for the 2022 ordinance that bars new gas stations and expansions, reported a city inventory of 44 stations, and will return with technical metrics and a proposed schedule for a follow-up study session.
Jessica Jones, Director of Economic Development and Planning, told the City Council she and staff prepared a study session to review the city’s 2022 zoning ordinance that prohibits new gas stations and the expansion of existing fossil-fuel infrastructure. "Creemos que es bastante preciso y muestra 44 gasolineras dentro de la ciudad de Santa Rosa," Jones said, presenting an inventory and a map of existing locations.
The presentation described the ordinance’s history and climate context: staff noted a 2020 City resolution declaring a climate emergency and the city’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2030 as background to the 2022 zoning change. Director Osborne said that new applications for gas stations are uncommon and that most recent activity has been relocations or modernizations of existing sites. "No vemos muchas solicitudes de gasolineras de manera regular; es poco…
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