Starbucks Drive-Through & Pick-up Window Service Facility
Summary
SCH Number
2026080598
Public Agency
City of Santa Rosa
Document Title
Starbucks Drive-Through & Pick-up Window Service Facility
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/18/2026
Document Description
A restaurant with drive-through service, walk-up ordering and pickup service, and extended hours of operation from 4:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., seven days per week, for the property located at 131 College Avenue.
Contact Information
Name
Suzanne Hartman
Agency Name
City of Santa Rosa
Job Title
City Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Frank Coda
Agency Name
GreenbergFarrow
Job Title
Principal
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Santa Rosa
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
College Avenue
Zip
95401
Parcel #
012-062-032
State Highways
Highway 101
Other Information
131 College Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Section 15332
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is consistent with the Santa Rosa General Plan 2050 land use designation of Retail and Business Services and the CG-SA zoning applicable to the site. The approximately 0.47-acre Project site is within City limits, is less than five acres, and is substantially surrounded by urban uses, including commercial development, multifamily residential development, College Avenue, and U.S. Highway 101. The Project site is previously developed with an existing commercial building and paved improvements and has no value as habitat for endangered, rare, or threatened species. Approval of the Project would not result in significant effects relating to transportation, noise, air quality, or water quality. The Project site is located within a developed urban area and can be adequately served by existing utilities and public services. Conditions of approval require compliance with applicable water, wastewater, stormwater, fire-protection, utility, and public-improvement requirements.
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Section 15183
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 because it is consistent with the development density and land use designation established by the Santa Rosa General Plan 2050, for which an Environmental Impact Report was certified by the City Council on June 3, 2025. The Project is consistent with the Retail and Business Services land use designation and CG-SA zoning applicable to the site. The technical studies and administrative record do not identify any project-specific significant effects peculiar to the Project or its site that were not previously analyzed in the General Plan EIR or that cannot be addressed through uniformly applicable development standards and conditions.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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