Committed to our Community

We are not developers, a company, or an official organization - just a group of Sonoma residents who feel it is important to raise awareness about the City’s plans for the Sebastiani Site.

The City of Sonoma is in the process of revising the General Plan which  establishes land use designations that govern how a property in the city  may be developed and used. The Sebastiani Site, owned by Foley Family Wines, is 20+ acres in total, running along the north side of East Spain St, divided by 4th St East, and continuing on the south side of Lovall Valley Rd.  Land use for this entire area is designated as “Agriculture  or “Wine Production.”  The surrounding neighborhood today is mostly "Low Density Residential." 

 City planners are proposing to change all 20+ acres of the Sebastiani Site to a newly created land use designation called Sonoma Mixed-Use which would REQUIRE extreme increases in housing density.  Specifically, a  minimum density of 7 units/acre (which is ABOVE the current maximum of  ~6.5 units/acre) and a maximum density of 25 units/acre (nearly 4x the  current maximum). 

The proposed new land use designation also allows for broad, undefined commercial use.

Such a dramatic change poses unacceptable safety risks to the residents of Sonoma in a "Very High Fire Hazard" zone.  It will also severely impact water use, city services, the environment, the character of the historic neighborhood, and more. 

Let's keep Sonoma safe for our residents and our future generations.