Remodel of the Former Union Motel; File No. PLP25-0017
Summary
SCH Number
2026011078
Public Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
Remodel of the Former Union Motel; File No. PLP25-0017
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/30/2026
Document Description
The proposed project is a request for the remodel and resumption of use of a currently vacant motel located on a 1.02-acre parcel zoned K (Recreation and Visitor Serving Commercial), with Combining Districts for Historic District (HD) and Scenic Resources (SR); APN 074-300-036.
The proposed project consists of the exterior and interior remodel, including internal tenant improvements, repairs to the structural damage, resurfacing, and new landscaping and fencing for an existing, vacant 13-unit motel (12 guest units and one manager unit). The proposed remodel would not result in impacts to a known or qualifying historical resource nor would it increase the intensity of the former use. The proposed remodel would involve the resumption of use of an existing motel as a motel with no increases to the number of guest units, increased building height, or new impervious surfaces.
Contact Information
Name
Ken Compton
Agency Name
Sonoma County Permit Sonoma
Job Title
Planner III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Lars Langberg
Agency Name
Lars Langberg Architects
Job Title
Project Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Occidental
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Hill Street, Main Street, Occidental Road
Zip
95472
Total Acres
1.02
Parcel #
074-300-036
State Highways
N/A
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Schools
Harmony Elementary
Waterways
Salmon Creek, Coleman Valley Creek, Lancel Creek, Purrington Creek, Fay Creek, Dutch Bill Creek
Township
05N
Range
08W
Section
28
Base
MDM
Other Information
Present Land Use/Zoning/General Plan Designation: Recreation and Visitor Serving Commercial; K, HD SR
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorical Exemption Section 15301 for Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the CEQA Guidelines pursuant to the Provisions of Title 14 of the California Administrative Code, Section 15301(a) (Existing Facilities), as a project involving the operation, repair, maintenance, and minor alterations of an existing motel with no or negligible expansion of the existing or former use.
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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