2020/07/23 Planning Commission Minutes
Minutes of the Planning Commission Meeting
of the City of Rohnert Park
Thursday, July 23, 2020
6:00 P.M.
130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Blanquie called the regular meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Chairperson Blanquie.
3. ROLL CALL
Present: Daniel A. Blanquie, Chairperson
John E. Borba, Commissioner
Susan Haydon, Vice Chair
Marc Orloff, Commissioner
Absent: Gerard Giudice, Commissioner
Staff attending via Zoom Video Communications: Assistant City Attorney, Sergio Rudin,
Director of Development Services, Mary Grace Pawson, Planning Manager, Jeff
Beiswenger, Planner III, Jenna Garcia, and Recording Secretary, Jennifer Sedna.
Staff present: IS Analyst, Mike Son.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
Commissioner Borba joined the meeting at 6:03 pm.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR - ADOPTION OF MINUTES
5.1 Approval of the Draft Minutes of the Planning Commission Meeting of June 25,
2020.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Orloff/Haydon) to approve the Draft Minutes of the
Planning Commission Meeting of June 25, 2020.
Motion carried by the following unanimous (4-0-1) roll call vote: AYES:
Blanquie, Borba, Haydon, and Orloff; NOES: None; ABSTAIN: None; ABSENT:
Giudice.
6. AGENDA ITEMS
6. 1 PUBLIC HEARING – ADU MUNICPAL CODE AMENDMENTS – File No.
PLMC20-0001 – City of Rohnert Park – Consideration of Resolution No. 2020-
008 Recommending to the City Council Amendments to Rohnert Park Municipal
Code Title 17 - Zoning with Respect to Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior
Accessory Dwelling Units, Including Amendments to 17.07.020(X) (Footnotes),
17.10.060 (Accessory Structures), 17.16.040 (Parking Exemptions) and 17.04.030
(Definitions of Words and Terms.)
Housing Specialist, Jenna Garcia, presented the item, and answered questions from the
Commission including: if two ADUs were permitted on a single-family lot; the reason for
the amendments to the square footage limit from the City’s current ordinance; and, if
only residentially-zoned property can have ADUs. Recommended Action(s): adopt
Resolution No. 2020-008 recommending to the City Council Amendments to Rohnert
Park Municipal Code Title 17 - Zoning with Respect to Accessory Dwelling Units and
Junior Accessory Dwelling Units, Including Amendments to 17.07.020(X) (Footnotes),
17.10.060 (Accessory Structures), 17.16.040 (Parking Exemptions) and 17.04.030
(Definitions of Words and Terms).
Staffperson Beiswenger answered questions from the Commission including: the average
apartment size in the City; the height limit of ADUs and the average height of two-story
units; if it’s possible to have ADUs with two stories, and the reason to not allow two
stories; if an additional ADU can be added above a garage-converted ADU; and,
reasonable accommodations.
City Attorney, Sergio Rudin, answered questions from the Commission including: ADA
parking requirements, and ADU and JADU passageway requirements.
Public Hearing Opened.
No Comment.
Public Hearing Closed.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Borba/Orloff) to adopt Resolution No. 2020-008
recommending to the City Council Amendments to Rohnert Park Municipal Code
Title 17 - Zoning with Respect to Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory
Dwelling Units, Including Amendments to 17.07.020(X) (Footnotes), 17.10.060
(Accessory Structures), 17.16.040 (Parking Exemptions) and 17.04.030
(Definitions of Words and Terms.).
Motion carried by the following unanimous (4-0-1) roll call vote: AYES:
Blanquie, Borba, Haydon, and Orloff; NOES: None; ABSTAIN: None; ABSENT:
Giudice.
6.2 MID-YEAR PLANNING PROJECT UPDATES
Planning Manager, Jeff Beiswenger, presented the item. Recommended Action(s):
receive the Mid-Year Planning Project Update.
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