Municipal Code Amendments – Housing Element Program 20 Implementation
Summary
SCH Number
2026010990
Public Agency
City of Sonoma
Document Title
Municipal Code Amendments – Housing Element Program 20 Implementation
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/29/2026
Document Description
An Ordinance Amending Sonoma Municipal Code to Implement Housing Element Program 20 to allow developments by right pursuant to Government Code Section 65583.2(i) when 20 percent or more of the units are affordable to lower income households on sites identified in the Housing Element’s Appendix A to accommodate the lower income RHNA that were previously identified in past housing elements consistent with state law in City’s Zoning Code (Title 19) in multiple sections.
Contact Information
Name
Jennifer Gates
Agency Name
City of Sonoma
Job Title
Community Development Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Sonoma
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Citywide
Other Location Info
Citywide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Section 15061(b)(3) (General Rule)
Reasons for Exemption
City determined that the adoption and implementation of the ordinances are exempt from further environmental review under the general rule in California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) that CEQA only applies to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. As a series of text amendments and additions without any physical project being approved, and not involving a commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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