2022/10/27 Planning Commission Minutes CD
Minutes of the Planning Commission Meeting
of the City of Rohnert Park
Thursday, October 27,2022
6:00 P.M.
130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park
1. CALL TO ORDER
Acting Chairperson Blanquie called the regular meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Acting Chairperson Blanquie.
3. ROLL CALL
Present: Tramaine Austin-Dillion, Commissioner
Daniel A. Blanquie, Commissioner
Marc Orloff, Commissioner
Charles Striplen, Vice Chairperson
.. Absent: Fanny Lam, Chairperson
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR- ADOPTION OF MINUTES
5.1 Approval of the Draft Minutes of the Planning Commission Meeting of October 13, 2022
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Orloff/Striplen) to adopt Minutes of the Planning Commission
Meeting of October 13, 2022.
Motion carried by the following(4-0-1) roll call vote: AYES: Blanquie, Orloff, Austin-Dillion,
Striplen and; NOES: None; ABSENT: Lam; ABSTAIN: None.
6. AGENDA ITEMS
6.1 STUDY SESSION—Municipal Code Amendment—Outdoor Dining Areas— Discussion and
Direction
Jeffrey Beiswenger, Planning Manager provided a power point presentation on proposed
amendments to the Municipal Code, Title 17, Chapter 17.07, Land Use Footnotes, S. Outdoor
and Sidewalk Café.
Key topics of discussion included: current outdoor regulations, Covid response to outdoor
dining, movement towards expanding the outdoor dining experience and outdoor area scenarios.
The Commission participated in the discussion and offered the following comments:
• Supports outdoor dining and canopies with Public Safety involvement for traffic safety;
• Planning Staff should consider property owners to get their informed consent;
• Supports Food Trucks one night a week in approved locations throughout Rohnert Park;
• Explore how Planning Staff will consider equity issues with multiple businesses who
want outdoor seating;
• Consider Rohnert Park is part of the Redwood Empire Municipal Insurance Fund and
probably should have some risk management controls that have been afforded to a
number of other cities that they are involved with and those should be explored and
incorporated into our analysis of the opportunities that businesses are presenting to the
City. Encourages Planning Staff to look into that and how they have codified them.
• Supports the requirement of Building Permits if a permanent roof is approved;
• Planning Staff should consider and meet ADA requirements for outdoor dining areas.
ACTION: Staff received comments and direction from the Planning Commission.
7. ITEMS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION
ITEMS FROM THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICE STAFF
9. ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Blanquie adjourned the regular meeting at 7:05p.m.
Chairperson Recording Secretary