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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-12
CITY OF PETALUMA PLANNING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE A FINAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE DOWNTOWN HOUSING AND
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY OVERLAY AND EKN APPELLATION HOTEL
PROJECT
WHEREAS, on September 24, 2024, after conducting a public hearing and considering staff
and public comments, as well as comment and a motion from the Historic Cultural Preservation
Committee (HCPC),regarding the Draft Environmental Impact Report(DEIR) for the Downtown
Housing and Economic Opportunity Overlay and EKN Appellation Hotel Project (Project), the
Planning Commission of the City of Petaluma voted to recommend that City Council direct staff
to proceed with preparation of the Final Environmental Impact Report(FEIR) for the Project; and
WHEREAS, a duly noticed hearing was held on September 24, 2024, for the Planning
Commission and the HCPC to consider information presented by staff and to receive public
comment regarding the DEIR; and
WHEREAS, at the September 24, 2024, hearing, the Planning Commission and the HCPC
considered staff,public, and agency comments on the Project, the staff report, the project history,
and the DEIR, including all attachments; and
WHEREAS, following the public hearing, the HCPC by a vote of 4-0-1 (Committee Member
Lopez absent)recommended to the Planning Commission that the Commission recommend to the
City Council preparation of a Final EIR, subject to recommendations included as Item 2,points a-
d,below; and
WHEREAS,the DEIR prepared for the Project has been prepared in full compliance with the
California Environmental Quality Act("CEQA") and local CEQA Guidelines.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Planning Commission of the City of
Petaluma as follows:
1. The above recitals are hereby declared to be true and correct and are incorporated into the
Resolution as Endings of the Planning Commission.
2. Recommendation that the City Council direct staff to prepare the FEIR for the Project in
accordance with the City's Environmental Review Guidelines and the requirements of CEQA.
a. Direct Planning staff to incorporate all HCPC recommendations into the Planning
Commission resolution recommending to the City Council the preparation of a Final EIR;
b. Recommend expanding the project alternatives analysis to consider alternative sites for
proposed hotel development within opportunity zones;
c. Recommend expanding the integrity analysis in the Final EIR to include a discussion of all
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DEIR for Downtown Housing and Economic Opportunity Overlay and EKN Appellation Hotel
seven aspects of Integrity as defined by the Secretary of the Interiors to fully evaluate the
potential impacts of any future development within the proposed Overlay and the proposed
EKN Appellation Hotel project on the Integrity of the Commercial Historic District or any
listed historic resources, and recommend expanding the proposed Overlay Conditional Use
Permit (CUP) findings to include a finding that the integrity of the Commercial Historic
District or listed properties within the Downtown Overlay area will not be diminished by
proposed future development;
d. Recommend amending the proposed Overlay to require a Historic Resource Evaluation
(HRE) that includes, at a minimum, an analysis of the proposed project's building height
and materials for potential adverse cultural and aesthetic impacts and recommend that all
properties subject to the proposed Overlay are reviewed for eligibility as historic resources;
e. Recommend development and publication of design expectations for proposed
development within the boundaries of the proposed Overlay to support discretionary
entitlement reviews required by the proposed Overlay;
f. Recommend analyzing the urban park requirement for future residential development
within the proposed overlay and integrating required urban park(s) into the proposed
Overlay areas;
g. Request to the City Council that the Planning Commission be provided with the
opportunity to review the Final EIR and make a recommendation to the City Council
concerning certification of the Final EIR, pursuant to the City of Petaluma Environmental
Review Guidelines Section 13.1.0; and
h. Request to the City Council that the Planning Commission be provided with the
opportunity to review of the proposed Overlay Ordinance at a Planning Commission public
hearing prior to a first reading by the City Council for review of any modifications to the
CUP findings that Planning Commission had previously recommended at the conclusion
of its November 14, 2023, public hearing.
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September 24,2024
DEIR for Downtown Housing and Economic Opportunity Overlay and EKN Appellation Hotel
ADOPTED this 24th day of September 2024, by the following vote:
Commission Member Aye No Absent Recuse
Councilmember Cader Thompson X
Chair Mozes X
Vice Chair Racusen X
McErlane X
Frye X
Hooper X
Newell X
CSipnee by:
- 10/2/2024
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Jessica Mozes, Chair
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Andrew Trippel, Planning Manager Dylan Brady, Assistant City Attorney
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