Residential Rezone and Certificate of Modification; PLP22-0009
Summary
SCH Number
2023060374
Public Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
Residential Rezone and Certificate of Modification; PLP22-0009
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/13/2023
Document Description
The subject parcel is a low-density residential parcel containing one single family residence. The project includes rezoning and a certificate of modification to make an accessory dwelling unit an allowed use. The approved project results in the rezoning of the parcel to remove the Z Accessory Dwelling Unit Exclusion Combining Zone to remove a prohibition on ADU’s that is otherwise permitted but the underlying zoning. The existing zoning is AR B6 3 Z VOH and the approved zoning is AR B6 3 VOH. The project also modifies recorded Parcel Map PLP05-0102 through a Certificate of Modification to expand a building envelope located on Parcel 1 of the subdivision, allowing for an expanded developable area that remains smaller than what would otherwise be allowed by the underlying zoning. The modification would also include a change to Note 15 on the Parcel Map, specifying that an ADU is no longer prohibited on the parcel.
Contact Information
Name
Doug Bush
Agency Name
Permit Sonoma
Job Title
Planner III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Sonoma
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
E MacArthur St.
Zip
95476
Total Acres
3
Parcel #
127-291-036
Schools
Prestwood Elementary
Waterways
Sonoma Creek
Township
05N
Range
05W
Section
00
Base
MDM
Other Location Info
Present Land Use/Zoning/General Plan Designation:
Zoning: AR B6 3 Z VOH
Land Use: RR 3
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code Section 21080.17, Section 15282(h), Government Code Section 65852.2, Section 15305
Reasons for Exemption
Public Resources Code Section 21080.17 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15282(h) which provide a statutory exemption for adoption of an ordinance by a city or county to implement the provisions of Government Code Section 65852.2, regarding permitting of accessory dwelling units. CEQA Guidelines Section 15305, Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations, because the proposed change would not result in any changes in land use or density and is located on a site with an average slope of less than 20 percent.
The project is statutorily exempt because it implements the provisions of Government Code Section 65852.2 through adoption of an ordinance allowing accessory dwelling units. It is also exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15305 because it would allow the continued use of the parcel for low-density residential use, and would not alter the allowable density on the site. No exceptions listed under Section 15300.2 apply. There is no reasonable possibility that the project would have a significant effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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