May 23 2025 Newsletter - Draft EIR released for public review

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May 23, 2025

May 23, 2025

Dear Neighbors,‍

The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) has been released. Find it by clicking on the highlighted link below.IMPORTANT DATES:

  • June 19, 2025  1 p.m. The first public Planning Commission hearing on the DEIR will be held.
  • July 15, 2025  5 p.m. The 60-day public comment period ends. All comments must be received to be considered.

Sonoma County’s Cannabis Notice May 16th:

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Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) Now Available

The County has prepared a Draft EIR pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). A Final EIR (Response to Comments) will be prepared following public review and comment. The County will consider this information when deliberating adoption of the Cannabis Program Update. Following certification of the Final EIR and adoption of the Cannabis Program Update, subsequent proposed cannabis projects may rely on the EIR for CEQA compliance and/or tiering.Link to Draft Environmental Impact Report and Appendices (SoCoCloud link)


Draft Public Comment Review Period:

All comments on the DEIR must be received by Sonoma County, Permit Sonoma by 5:00 pm on July 15, 2025, in order to be considered. Comments may be sent by postal service, electronic mail, or hand delivery. Pursuant to Section 15088(a) of the CEQA Guidelines, late comments will be considered only at the County’s discretion. Comments must be directed to:

Public Hearing on Draft EIR

A public hearing before the Planning Commission will be held on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at 1:05 p.m. at the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room 102-A, Sonoma County Administration Building, 575 Administration Drive, Santa Rosa, to accept oral comments on the Draft EIR. Comments received will be transcribed from the meeting recording for inclusion in the Final EIR; however, transcriptions are not verbatim. Those who wish to have their verbatim comments incorporated in the Final EIR must submit their comments in writing. The Planning Commission will not respond to any of the comments or take action on the project at this hearing. Certification of the Final EIR will be considered at a later hearing, which will be noticed in advance.For more information about the Cannabis Program Update and EIR, visit Cannabis Program Update & Environmental Impact ReportContact us at: cannabis@sonoma-county.org‍

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

If you are concerned about what the County is proposing, please take the following actions

  1. Become fully aware of the cannabis ordinance changes being proposed in the Draft EIR that impact your property and send in your comments! (per the instructions above) ;
  2. Visit Neighborhood Coalition Sonoma County to learn more ways you can get involved and help protect your neighborhood
  3. Make a donation You can donate online , or you can mail a check to:

    Sonoma Neighborhood Coalition
    PO Box 1229
    Sebastopol, CA 95473

Our campaign to preserve what we all hold near and dear needs your support. Your tax-deductible donation will fund technical experts and our legal team that are critical to our effort to require the County to protect our environment, children, and the health and safety of our neighborhoods.

The Neighborhood Coalition is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, volunteer-based, dedicated to advocating for proper cannabis and land-use policies that benefit the community. All donations support these efforts.

Thank you for your support and donation.
The Neighborhood Coalition team

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