PLANNING AGENCY

Appointees serve coterminous terms, rotating between serving the Planning Commission to the Board of Zoning Adjustments every ten months.

The Planning Agency is made up of ten Commissioners, five serving on the Planning Commission and five serving on the Board of Zoning Adjustments. Below are the and duties for each fraction:

The Planning Commission holds public hearings and makes recommendations to the Board of Supervisors concerning updates and amendments to the County's General Plan and zoning regulations. The Planning Commission also holds hearings and makes decisions on major subdivisions and mining proposals.

The Board of Zoning Adjustments conducts public hearings and makes decisions on applications for use permits, zoning variances and coastal development permits.

Ten members, two appointed by each Supervisorial District. The supervisor appoints two members who alternate between the Planning Commission and the Board of Zoning Adjustments every ten months so that each Supervisorial District has one appointee serving on each body at any given time. Rate of service rotation per Board of Supervisors March 7 1977 Resolution 56821.

Planning Commission: Five members with one alternate for each district.
Board of Zoning Adjustments: Five members with one alternate for each district.

5th Thursday of each month that has one and as needed, at 1:00 PM (or as otherwise noted). No action is taken at these meetings.

$125/half day and $250/full day per salary reso 95-0926, amended 6/12/19

Planning Commission: Chapter 2, Article VI of the Sonoma County Code; Ordinance 192, 4/9/41; Ordinance 1204, 10/6/69 Board of Zoning Adjustments: Chapter 2, Article VI of the Sonoma County Code: Ordinance No. 582, 5/19/1959

PlanningAgency@sonoma-county.org

Planning Commission: (707) 565-1947 Board of Zoning Adjustments: (707) 565-1947

https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Planning-Agency/