Today(February20) marks159yearssince theofficial incorporationofthe CityofHealdsburg.
Thephotoabove,taken 5yearslater(1872) showsthePlazaatleft. Thesmallwhite building(lowerright) wastheofficeof HealdsburgMayor LewisNorton.
City Manager Jeff Kay
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Districts 2 and 4 will be on the November 3, 2026 ballot
Inrecentyears,theCaliforniastatelegislaturehasadoptedchangestostate lawaimedatincreasingthesupplyanddiversityofhousingthroughout California. Theseeffortsareintendedtoincentivizetheproductionof housing.Whiletheselawsrepresentalossoflocalcontrol,theyalsopresent anopportunitytoaddresstheneedforworkingclass“missingmiddle” housingthroughoutthestate.
AttheFebruary17HealdsburgCityCouncilmeeting,theCounciladopted twoordinancesthatupdateourlocalcodestocomplywithstatelaw.TheCity hasbeensubjectallalongtotheselaws;updatingourlandusecodealigns ourregulationswithstatelaw.
OneordinancewillimplementSenateBill9(SB9),ortheHousing OpportunityandMoreEfficiency(HOMEACT).TheStateSenatebillrequires citiestoallowtwo-unitdevelopmentandurbanlotsplitsonlotsthatare zonedforsingle-familyhomes.TheCity’sordinancelimitsthesizeofthese unitsandrequiresthatprojectsmeetCitystandardsintheHealdsburg MunicipalCode.
ThesecondordinancecombinestwoCaliforniasenatebillsthatincrease densitiesbyallowingupto10unitstobebuiltonvacantresidentialparcels, andonparcelszonedformulti-familyhousing.ThisconformswithSenateBill 684andSenateBill1123,thataimtostreamlinesmall-scaledevelopment.
Healdsburgstaffdonotexpectarushofnewprojectsasaresultofthese changes.
Monday, March 2, 2026
Women’s History Month proclamation
Annual Police Department Update
Housing Trust Fund Discussion
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Monday, March 16, 2026
Fire Department Update
SMART Sales Tax Presentation
City Council Protocol Update
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