The Santa Rosa Planning Commission held a virtual public hearing via Zoom on a single agenda item: a conditional use permit (CUP21-071) for Jane Dispensary, a proposed cannabis retail facility with delivery service at 4040 Highway 12. The meeting included staff presentations, applicant testimony, public comments, and commission discussion, culminating in a unanimous vote to approve the permit.
So with that, I will go ahead and call to order the September 22nd, 2022 meeting of the Santa Rosa Planning Commission to order. Before we start, I'd like to read the following statement. Due to provisions of the governor's executive orders N25-20 and N29-20, which suspends certain requirements of the Brown Act and the order of the health officer of the County of Sonoma to shelter in place to minimize the spread of COVID-19. The planning commissioners will be conducting today's meeting in a virtual setting using Zoom webinar. Commissioners and staff are participating from remote locations and or practicing appropriate social distancing. Members of the public may view and listen to the meeting as noted on the city's website and as noted on the agenda for today's meetings. Members of the public wishing to speak during item four, the public comment portion or during our public hearing today, we'll be able to do so by raising their hand and we'll be given the ability to address the commission. Can we please ask for roll call? Yes. Let the record reflect that all commissioners are present with the exception of Commissioner Carter. Thank you. Item two is approval of minutes. So we'll move on to item three, public comments. I will now open the public comment for any item. I'm sorry. Oh no, I was just something. No, no, not not at all. I apologize. I was just going to give the instructions for participation. Oh that's okay. Okay. If you wish to make a comment via Zoom, please raise your hand. If you are dialing in via telephone, please press star nine and star six to unmute yourself once uh called upon. And we do have public comment, caller 3662. You have been given permission to speak. If you would please introduce yourself for the record. Yeah, uh, can you hear me okay? We can. If you would provide your name for the record, please. Yes, uh, William Pinkerton. I'm a property owner in the streamside. Um, if this if this a comment has to do with the um agended item under the public hearing, um, please wait until that item. Or is this uh more than one item right now? This is on um items that are not on the agenda tonight. Okay, so this has nothing to do with Jane dispensary. Not yet. That's further on in the agenda tonight. So we have to stay on for the whole thing until you get to it. Is that correct? Yes, and there's only one item on the agenda tonight, so it shouldn't be much longer. Okay, my apologies. That's okay. Okay, I don't see any other hands raised. So if that's the case, I will go ahead and uh close the public comment period and we'll move on to planning commissioners' reports. Um, the statement of purpose uh for the planning commission is that we are charged with carrying out the California planning and zoning laws in the city of Santa Rosa. Duties include implementing of plans, ordinances, and policies related to land use matters, assisting in writing and implementing the general plan and area plans, holding public hearings, and acting on proposed changes to the zoning code, zoning map, general plan, tentative subdivision maps, and undertaking any special planning studies as needed. So, with that, um, are there any committee reports? Okay, I don't see any. Uh, so we'll move on to 4.3 commissioner reports. Are there any reports from my fellow commissioners tonight?