1.
Oath of Office – City Clerk to swear in Commissioner Christopher Neugebauer.
1.
Oath of Office – City Clerk to swear in Commissioner Christopher Neugebauer.
ROLL CALL
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
PRESENTATIONS
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
2.
Approval of Minutes for the meeting of June 23, 2026.
2.
Approval of Minutes for the meeting of June 23, 2026.
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION
3.
Administrative Action – Officer Nominations and Appointment of Chair, Vice Chair, and 2nd Vice Chair.
4.
Study Session – Recommendation to the City of Petaluma Planning Commission to receive a Staff Presentation and conduct a Study Session on Phase 1 of the Petaluma Zoning Reform project, and to provide non-binding comments and direction on draft amendments to the Implementing Zoning Ordinance and the SmartCode, the first of three phases, which would begin to carry the objective standards and technical mapping of the forthcoming General Plan into regulation, implement zoning-related programs of the certified 6th Cycle Housing Element and the Blueprint for Climate Action, conform the City's zoning regulations to State law, and address the highest-priority regulatory needs in housing and economic development. MATERIALS FOR THE MEETING ITEM WERE PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2026
5.
Administrative Action - Nomination and Reappointment or Appointment of Planning Commissioners to Commission Liaison Roles on the Pedestrian & Bicycle Advisory Committee and Tree Advisory Committee. This administrative action item does not require a discretionary land use action by the Planning Commission; therefore, environmental review under CEQA is not required.
3.
Administrative Action – Officer Nominations and Appointment of Chair, Vice Chair, and 2nd Vice Chair.
4.
Study Session – Recommendation to the City of Petaluma Planning Commission to receive a Staff Presentation and conduct a Study Session on Phase 1 of the Petaluma Zoning Reform project, and to provide non-binding comments and direction on draft amendments to the Implementing Zoning Ordinance and the SmartCode, the first of three phases, which would begin to carry the objective standards and technical mapping of the forthcoming General Plan into regulation, implement zoning-related programs of the certified 6th Cycle Housing Element and the Blueprint for Climate Action, conform the City's zoning regulations to State law, and address the highest-priority regulatory needs in housing and economic development. MATERIALS FOR THE MEETING ITEM WERE PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2026
5.
Administrative Action - Nomination and Reappointment or Appointment of Planning Commissioners to Commission Liaison Roles on the Pedestrian & Bicycle Advisory Committee and Tree Advisory Committee. This administrative action item does not require a discretionary land use action by the Planning Commission; therefore, environmental review under CEQA is not required.
1.
Oath of Office – City Clerk to swear in Commissioner Christopher Neugebauer.
1.
Oath of Office – City Clerk to swear in Commissioner Christopher Neugebauer.
ROLL CALL
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
PRESENTATIONS
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
2.
Approval of Minutes for the meeting of June 23, 2026.
2.
Approval of Minutes for the meeting of June 23, 2026.
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION
3.
Administrative Action – Officer Nominations and Appointment of Chair, Vice Chair, and 2nd Vice Chair.
4.
Study Session – Recommendation to the City of Petaluma Planning Commission to receive a Staff Presentation and conduct a Study Session on Phase 1 of the Petaluma Zoning Reform project, and to provide non-binding comments and direction on draft amendments to the Implementing Zoning Ordinance and the SmartCode, the first of three phases, which would begin to carry the objective standards and technical mapping of the forthcoming General Plan into regulation, implement zoning-related programs of the certified 6th Cycle Housing Element and the Blueprint for Climate Action, conform the City's zoning regulations to State law, and address the highest-priority regulatory needs in housing and economic development. MATERIALS FOR THE MEETING ITEM WERE PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2026
5.
Administrative Action - Nomination and Reappointment or Appointment of Planning Commissioners to Commission Liaison Roles on the Pedestrian & Bicycle Advisory Committee and Tree Advisory Committee. This administrative action item does not require a discretionary land use action by the Planning Commission; therefore, environmental review under CEQA is not required.
3.
Administrative Action – Officer Nominations and Appointment of Chair, Vice Chair, and 2nd Vice Chair.
4.
Study Session – Recommendation to the City of Petaluma Planning Commission to receive a Staff Presentation and conduct a Study Session on Phase 1 of the Petaluma Zoning Reform project, and to provide non-binding comments and direction on draft amendments to the Implementing Zoning Ordinance and the SmartCode, the first of three phases, which would begin to carry the objective standards and technical mapping of the forthcoming General Plan into regulation, implement zoning-related programs of the certified 6th Cycle Housing Element and the Blueprint for Climate Action, conform the City's zoning regulations to State law, and address the highest-priority regulatory needs in housing and economic development. MATERIALS FOR THE MEETING ITEM WERE PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2026
5.
Administrative Action - Nomination and Reappointment or Appointment of Planning Commissioners to Commission Liaison Roles on the Pedestrian & Bicycle Advisory Committee and Tree Advisory Committee. This administrative action item does not require a discretionary land use action by the Planning Commission; therefore, environmental review under CEQA is not required.