Sonoma County
New Grid, Old Tracks Aid Santa Rosa
5 September 2008 - 12:52pm | Author: Morris Newman
Stem-cell therapy and urban design have little in common, or so I thought, until I saw Dan Solomon’s design for New Railroad Square in Santa Rosa. In the San Francisco architect’s plan for the former rail yards in downtown Santa Rosa, the typical block from the older sections of Santa Rosa takes the role of the healthy cell. The imported block, with its small dimensions, helps weave the New Railroad Square project into the fabric of the historic downtown. 
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Price: $2.95Map Recorded In 1915 Rejected; All Pre-1929 Maps In Question
4 September 2008 - 1:17pm | Author: CP&DR Staff
The validity of a 1915 subdivision map has been rejected by the First District Court of Appeal in a decision that calls into question any subdivision recorded before 1929.
The court determined the 1915 map for a 25-lot subdivision in southern Sonoma County is not valid today because the county had very little discretion under the Subdivision Map Act in place at the time. The decision provides a significant victory to local governments concerned about an untold number of antiquated subdivision maps that do not conform to modern-day land use planning principles.
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The court determined the 1915 map for a 25-lot subdivision in southern Sonoma County is not valid today because the county had very little discretion under the Subdivision Map Act in place at the time. The decision provides a significant victory to local governments concerned about an untold number of antiquated subdivision maps that do not conform to modern-day land use planning principles.
Price: $2.95