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Development Code Update

As the General Plan 2025 is nearing completion, the Community Development Department has begun work on an update of the City’s development regulations to implement the new General Plan. The intent of the Development Code update process is to integrate Zoning regulations, Subdivision standards and guidelines, Landscaping standards, Public Improvement standards, and so on into a single, comprehensive set of new development regulations for Petaluma. Click here to view the Development Code Update meeting materials.

Latest News

January 2008 - The Development Code Advisory Committee met January 15, 2008. The Committee received progress reports from the Subcommittees.

November 20, 2007 - The 23 member Development Code Advisory Committee met twice in November to begin the Development Code update process.  Members assigned themselves to subcommittees with direction to meet during December and early January, and to prepare a report on their progress for the larger group's January meeting.  The subcommittee meeting dates and locations are yet to be determined.  Click here (doc’s uploaded to Post to Web folder) to view the document package for the meeting.

October 29, 2007 – The second joint session of the City Council, Planning Commission, SPARC, and Historic SPARC.

September 10, 2007 - The City Council will select the Development Code Advisory Committee during its regular 7:00 PM session in the City Council Chambers.

August 2007 - Notice was sent out to the community that letters of interest were being accepted for participation in the Development Code update as a member of the Development Code Advisory Committee.

July 2007 – City Council decided upon a shortened list of the first topics to be addressed by Staff and the Development Code Advisory Committee. Those topics include: Mandatory Green Building, Tree Preservation, and Hillside Development Guidelines.

June 2007 – A joint session of the City Council, Planning Commission, Site Plan and Architectural Review Committee (SPARC), and Historic and Cultural Preservation Committee (Historic SPARC) was held with the purpose of establishing a foundation for the direction of the Development Code update. It was determined that an “End User” committee would be established to work on specific elements of the Development Code that needed special attention.

What’s Next

The Development Code Advisory will meet on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm in the Petaluma Senior Center at 211 Novak Drive.  If you would like additional information or to contact one of the Committee members, you may send an email to cdd@ci.petaluma.ca.us with “Development Code” in the subject line, or you may call the Community Development Department at (707) 778-4301.