Downtown Station Area Specific Plan
ZONING AND DESIGN GUIDELINES CONSISTENCY AMENDMENTS
OVERVIEW
In October 2007 the Santa Rosa City Council adopted the Downtown Station Area Specific Plan (Specific Plan), and directed staff to make changes to the Zoning Code and Design Guidelines to implement the Specific Plan. City Planning staff is currently working on land use and design changes for each of the seven sub-areas within the Specific Plan (Specific Plan Map).
The Specific Plan area encompasses nearly 650 acres of land within approximately ½ mile radius of the proposed Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) downtown station site.
For more information about the Specific Plan itself, click on the following link:
Downtown Station Area Specific Plan
For frequently asked questions related to the Zoning and Design Guidelies Consistency Amendments project, click on the following link:
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
OPEN HOUSES
We know that it is important for property owners, business owners and community groups to understand the impacts to this area.
The City will be hosting open houses where the community can obtain more detailed information about the Zoning Code and Design Guidelines amendments and rezonings. City staff will be on hand to answer questions and provide additional information.
Brochures with information about the Open Houses, and a brief outline of the potential changes in each sub-area, were mailed to property owners within the Specific Plan area, business owners/current tenants within the Railroad Corridor, Railroad Square, Courthouse Square and Parks and Gardens sub-areas, and all downtown interest groups, neighborhood associations and downtown CAB members.
The Open Houses will be held at the following times and locations (click on the links below to view the brochures for each sub-area):
1. SUB-AREAS: Courthouse Square / Railroad Square / Parks and Gardens
Thursday, October 29, 2009
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Finley Community Center – LIVE OAK ROOM
2060 W. College Avenue, Santa Rosa
2. SUB-AREAS: Historic Residential / Residential / Imwalle Gardens
Monday, November 2, 2009
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Finley Community Center – VALLEY OAK ROOM
2060 W. College Avenue, Santa Rosa
3. SUB-AREAS: Railroad Corridor
Monday, November 9, 2009
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Finley Community Center – VALLEY OAK ROOM
2060 W. College Avenue, Santa Rosa
Below are links to detailed summaries of the potential changes within the Specific plan area:
Background Information
General Changes to all Sub-Areas
Railroad Square Sub-Area
Courthouse Square Sub-Area
Railroad Corridor Sub-Area
Parks and Gardens Sub-Area
Historic Residential Sub-Area
Residential Sub-Area
Imwalle Gardens Sub-Area
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Please note that City staff will be providing a progress report on this project to the Cultural Heritage Board, Design Review Board and Planning Commission in November 2009 and to the City Council in December 2009.
For questions or comments regarding the Zoning and Design Guidelines Consistency Amendments project, please contact any of the following staff members:
Jessica Jones
City Planner
(707) 543-3410
jjones@srcity.org
Heather Hines
City Planner
(707) 543-3088
hhines@srcity.org
Clare Hartman
Supervising Planner
(707) 543-3185
chartman@srcity.org