UPE25-0024
Summary
SCH Number
2026070588
Public Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
UPE25-0024
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/15/2026
Document Description
The applicant has requested a Use Permit to allow an existing restaurant to sell alcohol for off-site consumption, operating Monday through Saturday between the hours of 7:00am-9:00pm, at an existing 3,122-squarefoot commercial building on a 2.17-acre parcel northwest of Sonoma. The project does not propose expansion of square footage or any new construction and utilizes an existing parking area to serve the proposed use. Restaurants are allowed by right in the Neighborhood Commercial District zoning district; however, a us~ permit is required for alcohol sales. The current restaurant operation is for baked goods and other food for take-out.
Contact Information
Name
Levan King Cranston
Agency Name
Sonoma County
Job Title
Planner III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Santos Pablo
Agency Name
Permit Sonoma
Job Title
Project Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Sonoma
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Citywide, Northern California
Cross Streets
Sonoma Hwy and Verano Ave
Zip
95476
Total Acres
2.17
Parcel #
127-083-016
State Highways
Hwy 12
Township
T05N
Range
R06W
Section
1
Base
MDBM
Other Location Info
C1 (Neighborhood Commercial), LG/SPR (Local Guidelines, Highway 12 Development Guideline) SR (Scenic Resource)
Other Information
2832 Olivewood Lane,
Vallejo, CA 9547
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Exempt 15301 (Existing Facilities)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed request to allow an existing restaurant to allow the sale of alcohol for off-site consumption is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the Provisions of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the CEQA
Guidelines which provides for reuse of existing facilities which involve negligible expansion of existing or former uses. 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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