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Santa Rosa, in short
Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Santa Rosa?
It depends on the tree. The City’s code exempts a tree that is not a heritage or protected tree, on developed property in named residential zoning districts such as R-1. A valley oak, blue oak or buckeye is a heritage tree from 6 inches across, and a tree in the planting strip needs a City permit.
The story of Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa, the county seat of Sonoma County.
Santa Rosa has a railroad past, and the City’s self-guided Historic Walking Tour takes you through four of its oldest neighborhoods.
The City’s pages say the State Legislature incorporated Santa Rosa as a City in 1868.
The City’s walking tour says the first Northwestern Pacific Coast Railroad trains arrived in Santa Rosa in 1870, and that the line eventually ran through Sonoma County on 300 miles of tracks, starting in Marin County and ending in Humboldt County.
The walking tour also quotes an 1878 guide, which called Santa Rosa “the county seat of Sonoma County, situated in the midst of one of the richest valleys in the State,” with streets that were “broad, set out with eucalyptus and other varieties of trees.”
The City says the St. Rose district grew up around the St. Rose Church, a Gothic Revival stone structure built by local Italian stonemasons in 1900.
The City says the Railroad Square depot (1904), Western Hotel (1903), Hotel La Rose (1907) and Railway Express building (1915) were all built by skilled Italian immigrant stone masons, primarily Peter Maroni, Natale Forni, Massimo Galeazzi and Angelo Sodini, with basalt rock from quarries in east Santa Rosa and Kenwood.
By the early part of the 20th century there were 25 trains a day in and out of town, the City says, and in 1904 the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Electric Railroad was added, connecting Santa Rosa to Petaluma, Sebastopol and Forestville with its bright yellow cars.
By the late 1930s, the City says, Railroad Square had been affected by the Great Depression and the growing competition from automobiles and trucks, and in the 1970s renewed interest in its history brought it back to life.
Railroad Square earned a listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and in 1990, the City says, it was locally designated as Santa Rosa’s first commercial historic district.
In 1996, the City says, part of the West End became a Preservation District.
In 2017, Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) began daily train service from Larkspur in Marin County to Santa Rosa, and service to Windsor became available in 2025, the City says.
Fire safety
Your fire department
The City’s Fire Department was established as a full-time fire department in January 1894, the City says, and it enforces the City’s weed-abatement and vegetation rules.
Other fire districts in the area
The Sonoma County Fire District’s Areas Served page lists Middle Rincon Valley and Bennett Valley among the places it serves, and Graton Fire says its firefighters respond to “Graton, unincorporated parts of Northern Sebastopol and Western Santa Rosa.”
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Find out if you are in the wildland-urban interface
The City’s Wildland-Urban Interface page says: “Check to see if you live in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) in the city of Santa Rosa by using our WUI address look up tool.”
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The City’s vegetation rule
Chapter 9-32 of the City’s code, Hazardous Vegetation and Fuels Management, applies “specifically to parcels within the Wildland Urban Interface Fire Area and other areas affected by wildfires.” The Fire Department’s page says the rule requires defensible space “on ALL properties in the WUI, not just those identified by the State.”
Weeds and grass
Grass must be trimmed. The City’s Weed Abatement Ordinance requires covered property owners to cut weeds and grasses once fire season is declared and to stay in compliance throughout the season, and owners who do not may be cited and abated by the City and held responsible for the costs.
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Roofs and gutters
The City’s home-hardening page says: “Clean roofs and gutters of dead leaves, debris and pine needles that could catch embers.” It names “Roof valleys, open ends of barrel tiles, and rain gutters” as points of entry for embers and asks owners to “Block off all open spaces, and regularly inspect these areas.”
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The State’s Zone 0 rule
The State’s rule for the first five feet around a home, called Zone 0: adopted by the Board; in final review with the Office of Administrative Law; no effective date known. This is the status on our standing check of October 22, 2026.
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Santa Rosa this month
Storm season: the City says its sandbag filling station is open to Santa Rosa residents only during significant rain events, at the City Municipal Services Center North.
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Culture and history
Railroad Square
The old depot district, now a historic district. More in The story of Santa Rosa, below.
The City’s Historic Walking Tour
The City, with the Historical Society of Santa Rosa, offers a self-guided tour through four of the Historic Preservation Districts: Cherry Street, Railroad Square, St. Rose and West End.
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Luther Burbank Home & Gardens
The Luther Burbank Home & Gardens Association says the famed horticulturist made his home in Santa Rosa for more than 50 years, and that the Home & Gardens in downtown Santa Rosa has been named a Registered National, State, City and Horticultural Historic Landmark.
Museum of Sonoma County
The museum says it opened its doors in 1985 as the Sonoma County Museum, in a landmark on the National Register of Historic Places, and that it welcomes visitors in Downtown Santa Rosa to experience regional history.
Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center
The museum says it opened in 2002 to celebrate the life and art of the creator of Peanuts.
Trione-Annadel State Park
State Parks says the park is on the eastern edge of Santa Rosa, spans more than 5,000 acres and has over 45 miles of trails.
Live at Juilliard
The City’s free summer concert series brings six weeks of live music to historic Juilliard Park.
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Community
Historical Society of Santa Rosa
The City says several people interested in developing a historical society for the city started meeting in October 2012, and that the State approved its incorporation as a non-profit in 2013. Its mission, the City says, is “to preserve and promote the history of our wonderful town.”
Neighborhood groups
The City’s Community and Neighborhood Groups page says: “Find out about existing neighborhood associations, Homeowner’s Associations, and community groups.”
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Fire Safe Sonoma
Fire Safe Sonoma says it “is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and is the countywide Fire Safe Council serving Sonoma County.”
Santa Rosa Junior College
The college says “SRJC is Sonoma County’s community college,” and that it offered its first classes in the fall of 1918.
History & Genealogy Library
The Sonoma County Library’s History & Genealogy Library, in downtown Santa Rosa, serves Sonoma County residents and visiting researchers, and holds county government records dating back to the formation of Sonoma County.
City rules and regulations
Who can pull a permit
The City’s Building Permits page says: “Only properly licensed contractors or owner-builders may obtain building permits.” It also says a Building Permit “is required unless it is expressly exempted by the California Building Code.”
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How to apply
Applications go in online through the Accela Citizen Access Portal. The City’s over-the-counter policy says re-roofs are among the simple trades permits that may be reviewed over the counter, or issued automatically to licensed trade professionals when the work is simple and within their licensed expertise.
Over-the-counter policy last updated March 16, 2026
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Historic homes
The City’s Historic Preservation page says: “A Landmark Alteration Permit is required for many exterior changes to a designated Landmark…” and sends you to the Zoning Code for “the official list of exempt work and permit levels.” The Zoning Code, in Section 20-58.060, says a Landmark Alteration Permit “is not required for the following, if the project is found consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties”. The list includes “Installation of rain gutters or downspouts” and “Re-roofing a structure with materials determined to be similar to the original era, and that do not change the original roofline, except where original materials are no longer allowed by Building Code (e.g. asphalt or composition shingles in place of wood shingles)”. The section covers “any designated landmark, or any structure, building or significant feature within a preservation district”.
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Trees: the base rule
The City’s tree page says: “A permit is generally required to remove, alter, or relocate a tree.” It adds that its defensible-space requirements are separate from the tree removal permit requirements and “may apply even when a permit is not required.”
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Trees that need no permit
The City’s code exempts a tree that is not a protected or heritage tree on developed property in the R-1, R-1-6, R-1-7.5, R-1-9, PRD and R-1-PD zoning districts, unless a district’s adopted policy statement says a permit is required. It also exempts acacia, silver maple, poplar, ailanthus, hawthorn, fruitless mulberry, ligustrum, pyracantha, Monterey pine, Monterey cypress, and fruit and nut trees except walnut trees, which are not exempt; street trees stay covered.
Heritage trees
A tree the Planning Commission designates, or one of the native kinds in the code’s table at or above a set diameter: 6 inches for valley oak, blue oak and buckeye; 12 for madrone; 18 for live oak, black oak, Oregon or white oak, canyon oak, interior live oak, red alder and white alder; and 24 for redwood, bay, Douglas fir and big leaf maple. The City measures diameter at approximately 4.5 feet above ground.
Street trees and sidewalk trimming
The abutting owner may not remove or alter a tree in a planting strip or public right-of-way without a permit from the Director of Recreation and Parks, who may require a replacement tree at the permittee’s expense. Trimming trees that overhang a public sidewalk “shall not require a permit.”
When you buy or sell The State’s sale rule
The State’s sale rule, Civil Code 1102.19, says a seller of a property in a high or very high fire hazard severity area, as the State identifies it, “shall provide to the buyer documentation stating that the property is in compliance with Section 4291 of the Public Resources Code or local vegetation management ordinances.”
When you buy or sell Without the documentation
If the seller has not obtained the documentation, the State’s rule has the seller and buyer enter into a written agreement under which the buyer agrees to obtain it.
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Storms, flood and drainage
Sandbags in heavy rain
The City says its “sandbag filling station is open for Santa Rosa residents only during significant rain events,” at the Municipal Services Center North on Stony Point Road, where sand and bags are free. You show an ID with a City of Santa Rosa address, and shovels are onsite. The station is restocked during normal business hours, Monday to Friday, “but not after hours, weekends or holidays.”
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Keep leaf litter away
On its Rain Ready page, the City asks you to “Pick up leaf litter and yard clippings around your home.”
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Storm drains
The City says its storm drain system “includes street gutters, inlets, pipes, outfalls, and our local creeks,” and that it flows into water bodies without any treatment.
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Flood protection on the creeks
Sonoma Water says its Central Sonoma Watershed Project has facilities along Santa Rosa, Matanzas, Paulin, Spring and Brush creeks “that protect the City of Santa Rosa and surrounding rural areas,” and that the project diverts floodwaters from Spring Creek and Santa Rosa Creek into Spring Lake, “mitigating flood risk to downtown Santa Rosa by temporarily storing flood waters.”
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FEMA’s flood maps
The City’s FEMA page says FEMA has released preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps for Santa Rosa, that the floodplain boundaries they show are preliminary and produced by FEMA, and that the City “does not have authority over the delineation, interpretation, or modification of these FEMA floodplains.”
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Programs, loans and insurance
Check back City of Santa Rosa WUI Fuel Modification / Home Hardening grant: check back
The Fire Department’s page says the grant “funds vent screening and roof gutter guards for structures and defensible space improvements for qualifying residents located in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Area,” and shows “APPLICATIONS CLOSED (Closed 8/18/23).” The Department says it is awaiting approval from CalOES to proceed with Phase 2 work, and its best estimate is that the work will start “sometime in 2026 or early 2027.”
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County-wide Check back Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County, Aging in Place home repair: check back
The program gives “Critical home repairs to improve safety, accessibility, and livability” to homeowners who are 60 or older, have a household income at or below 50% of the Area Median Income, live in Sonoma County and own their home. Its page says “we are not accepting Initial Request for Service at this time,” and asks you to check back. Its pages name no roof or gutter work.
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Check back CalHome Mobilehome Rehabilitation Loan Program: closed, check back
The City’s mobilehome loan program provides up to $50,000 in loans to help low-income Santa Rosa residents repair and rehabilitate their owner-occupied mobilehomes, but its page says “Applications are no longer being accepted for this program.” The page names no roof or gutter work.
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Santa Rosa Water: free toilets and water-saving fixtures
Santa Rosa Water customers may be eligible for replacement high-efficiency toilets, as well as showerheads and faucet aerators, installed by qualified plumbers “at no cost.” The page says the toilets and devices are “limited and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.”
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Santa Rosa Water: rebates
The City’s rebate page lists Cash for Grass, Pool Removal, Irrigation Efficiency, Graywater, Clothes Washer and Pool Cover rebates, and a Rainwater Harvesting Rebate that describes capturing rain water “to use it in your garden.” The page says “All rebates require a pre-inspection before any work is started,” and it does not say which are open now.
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County-wide North Coast Energy Services: free weatherization
North Coast Energy Services serves six counties, Sonoma among them, and “provides free weatherization and heating repair for renters and homeowners.” Its page says the service is “Available to HEAP applicants, both renters and homeowners.”
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County-wide BayREN EASE Home: weatherization for income-qualified homes
BayREN “covers 80% of the cost for essential weatherization upgrades, including insulation and duct sealing,” with a customer co-pay capped at 20% of the project cost, for PG&E customers with a household income under or at 120% of area median income. BayREN’s county contact page lists Sonoma among nine counties.
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PG&E Energy Savings Assistance
PG&E’s program offers to “Improve the energy efficiency of your home at no cost to you” for renters and homeowners who meet its income guidelines, in a house, mobile home or apartment at least five years old. The page names no county or town; Santa Rosa is in PG&E’s electric and gas service territories. The income guidelines on its page are marked valid through May 31, 2027.
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State-wide Check back California Safe Homes: check back
California Safe Homes, the State’s home-hardening grant program run through the Department of Insurance, is not open: no dated State page says it is, and the Department’s 2026 press-release index lists no Safe Homes item.
Insurance What insurers can ask for, in the City’s words
The City’s Fire Department FAQ says: “Private insurance companies can require changes to your property that are more stringent than the local fire code in order to provide you with insurance.” It adds that the Department “is not responsible for ensuring you qualify for an insurance policy, a renewal, or for the management or enforcement of any insurance policies.”
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Insurance Flood insurance, in the City’s words
The City’s FEMA page says: “Most homeowners and renters’ insurance policies do not cover flood damage.”
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Who serves your home in Santa Rosa
- Fire: The City’s own Santa Rosa Fire Department, with ten stations
- Water: Santa Rosa Water, a City department; Sonoma Water, the regional wholesaler, lists the City of Santa Rosa among the cities it provides drinking water to
- Sewer: Santa Rosa Water, which also runs the wastewater treatment and the recycled water
- Garbage: Recology Sonoma Marin, which lists Santa Rosa among the places it serves
- Electricity: Sonoma Clean Power supplies the electricity, and Santa Rosa is one of the cities in which it operates; PG&E delivers it
- Gas: PG&E; its service-area page lists Santa Rosa in both the electric and the gas territories
- Air: The Bay Area Air Quality Management District, which the County says extends throughout the southern portion of Sonoma County; the City’s weed-abatement page says it also regulates burning inside the City
- Flood control: Sonoma Water, which maintains and operates the Central Sonoma Watershed Project
- Storm drains: Santa Rosa Water, which also manages the storm water system
- Assessor: Sonoma County Assessor; its page lists fire-safety and seismic safety improvements among the work that does not increase assessed value
Useful links: Santa Rosa City Schools · City of Santa Rosa: Wildland-Urban Interface page and address lookup · City of Santa Rosa Fire Department: weed abatement and vegetation management · City of Santa Rosa: Building Permits · City of Santa Rosa: Tree Removal and Preservation · City of Santa Rosa: Rain Ready (sandbags) · City of Santa Rosa: FEMA flood risk mapping · City of Santa Rosa: Historic Walking Tour · Sonoma Water: Central Sonoma Watershed Project · Recology Sonoma Marin · Sonoma Clean Power · Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County: Aging in Place home repair · Historical Society of Santa Rosa · Sonoma County Regional Parks
The homes of Santa Rosa
The City’s map data lists eight Historic Preservation Districts: West End, Ridgway, St. Rose, Cherry Street, Olive Park, Burbank Gardens, McDonald and Railroad Square.
1880s-1940s
West End Preservation District
The City says the West End’s houses represent “a good cross-section of modest regional residential architecture from the 1880s through the 1940s,” and that the homes are “small, predominantly bungalows and Queen Anne cottages.”
1872-1940s
St. Rose Preservation District
The City says the historic homes date from 1872 to the 1940s, that the well-maintained bungalows along Lincoln Street were built in the 1920s, and that the district includes seven of Santa Rosa’s grandest surviving nineteenth century homes.
1905-1930
Cherry Street Preservation District
The City says the district contains the highest concentration of 19th century buildings in the city, and that when large lots were divided in the 1905-1930 era many houses were built in the Bungalow style.
Early 1950s
Edgewood Farms
The City’s neighborhood groups page says Edgewood Farms “was developed in the early 1950s and consists of mainly mid-century ranch-style homes.”
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The story of Santa Rosa
History and character
The City’s pages say the State Legislature incorporated Santa Rosa as a City in 1868.
The City’s walking tour says the first Northwestern Pacific Coast Railroad trains arrived in Santa Rosa in 1870, and that the line eventually ran through Sonoma County on 300 miles of tracks, starting in Marin County and ending in Humboldt County.
The walking tour also quotes an 1878 guide, which called Santa Rosa “the county seat of Sonoma County, situated in the midst of one of the richest valleys in the State,” with streets that were “broad, set out with eucalyptus and other varieties of trees.”
The City says the St. Rose district grew up around the St. Rose Church, a Gothic Revival stone structure built by local Italian stonemasons in 1900.
The City says the Railroad Square depot (1904), Western Hotel (1903), Hotel La Rose (1907) and Railway Express building (1915) were all built by skilled Italian immigrant stone masons, primarily Peter Maroni, Natale Forni, Massimo Galeazzi and Angelo Sodini, with basalt rock from quarries in east Santa Rosa and Kenwood.
By the early part of the 20th century there were 25 trains a day in and out of town, the City says, and in 1904 the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Electric Railroad was added, connecting Santa Rosa to Petaluma, Sebastopol and Forestville with its bright yellow cars.
By the late 1930s, the City says, Railroad Square had been affected by the Great Depression and the growing competition from automobiles and trucks, and in the 1970s renewed interest in its history brought it back to life.
Railroad Square earned a listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and in 1990, the City says, it was locally designated as Santa Rosa’s first commercial historic district.
In 1996, the City says, part of the West End became a Preservation District.
In 2017, Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) began daily train service from Larkspur in Marin County to Santa Rosa, and service to Windsor became available in 2025, the City says.
Santa Rosa, roof and gutters
The County’s hazard plan annex puts Santa Rosa on the Santa Rosa Plain, east of the Laguna de Santa Rosa catchment basin, with Bennett Peak, Mount Hood, and Sonoma and Taylor Mountains as prominent terrain east of the City. It describes a warm-summer Mediterranean climate with cool, wet winters and warm, dry summers.
Yearly rain averages about 32.7 inches, the mean of the two nearest federal weather stations with a 1991-2020 normal: Santa Rosa (31.53 inches) and Santa Rosa Sonoma County Airport (33.78 inches). About 89 to 90 percent of the year’s rain falls from November through April, depending on the station, and December is the wettest month at both (6.47 and 6.76 inches).
Santa Rosa has about 71,000 homes. The median home was built in 1980, about 50 percent were built in 1979 or earlier, about 58 percent are detached single-family houses, and about 57 percent of occupied homes are owner occupied, by our own calculations from the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 tables.
The median value of owner-occupied homes is about $714,000, by the same tables.
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Landmarks and parks
Railroad Square Historic District
A commercial historic district once known as “lower Fourth Street,” which began to be called Railroad Square in the 1960s, the City says.
Luther Burbank Home & Gardens
A 1-1/2 acre site in central Santa Rosa with many Burbank plants, the Historical Society says.
DeTurk Round Barn
A round barn in the West End that the City calls notable, a City local landmark since 1988 and on the National Register of Historic Places since 2004.
Flamingo Resort & Spa
A mid-century modern hotel that opened in 1957; its neon sign was designated a local historic landmark, the Historical Society says.
Carrillo Adobe
On the City’s list of local landmarks, approved in 1988.
Juilliard Park
A downtown park that the City calls historic Juilliard Park.
Trione-Annadel State Park
A State park where, State Parks says, visitors can still see old quarry pits and stone walls from its industrial past.
Spring Lake Regional Park
A Sonoma County regional park that the County lists with the town Santa Rosa.
Hood Mountain Regional Park and Preserve
A Sonoma County regional park and preserve that the County lists with the town Santa Rosa.
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Santa Rosa questions
What Santa Rosa homeowners ask us
Do I need a permit to replace my roof in Santa Rosa?
To replace it, yes. The City’s Building Permits page says: “Reroof permits: A permit is required to replace roofing materials.” Only a licensed contractor or owner/builder may be issued a building permit, and the City lists re-roof permit fees in its Planning and Economic Development fee schedule. If you wish, we can also pull the permit for you, as most of our customers ask us to.
I have solar panels. What does the City require when my roof is replaced?
A building permit is required, the City’s policy of January 8, 2026 says, and the application must include “a plan showing the panel layout location, anchorage spacing, and an anchorage type/detail (even if being replaced in the same location).”
What mulch can I not use within 30 feet of my house, and what can I use instead?
The City’s Fire Department FAQ calls stringy, fibrous or red dyed mulch prohibited within 30 feet of structures. For ground cover it recommends non-combustible materials such as rock, gravel, pavers or sand, and it says: “Avoid extensive use of mulch, as it can convey fire to your home.”
Who clears the leaves and branches from the street and the strip in front of my house?
The owner of the lot. The City’s code makes the owner of a lot along a street responsible for the trees, shrubs and other landscaping in the right-of-way, including “removal of branches, leaves and other debris.”
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Santa Rosa neighbourhoods we serve
Oakmont
The County’s Board of Supervisors page names “the community of Oakmont” as part of the City of Santa Rosa, and the City’s neighborhood groups page says “Oakmont Village is dedicated to residents living in Oakmont.”
Fountaingrove
The City’s neighborhood map data lists it as one of its larger areas. The City’s neighborhood groups page says “Fountaingrove Ranch Master Association is committed to the preservation of the Fountaingrove Ranch neighborhood.”
Rincon Valley
Another of the City’s larger areas in its neighborhood map data, with Rincon Valley Community Park on the City’s Find a Park page.
Bennett Valley
The County names Bennett Valley as part of the City of Santa Rosa, and a Bennett Valley Homeowners Association is on the City’s group list.
Skyhawk
A Skyhawk Community is on the City’s group list.
Coffey Park
A neighborhood in the City’s neighborhood map data; the City’s Find a Park page also lists a Coffey Park among its neighborhood parks.
Roseland
The City says the Roseland Area Annexation “has incorporated approximately 714 acres into the City of Santa Rosa,” in five formerly unincorporated County islands in southwest Santa Rosa.
Montgomery Village
A shopping-center village in the Bennett Valley area of the City’s map data, with a Montgomery Village Merchant Association on the City’s group list.
Railroad Square
A City Preservation District that Downtown Santa Rosa places to the west of the Downtown District.
West End
The City says “Many Italians proudly called this neighborhood ‘home.'” It also calls the Historic West End Neighborhood “a small, vital community that combines traditional neighborhood living with surprisingly urban amenities.”
Cherry Street
Listed by the City as a Preservation District; Downtown Santa Rosa places the Cherry Street Neighborhood “just north of the Downtown District.”
St. Rose
The City says the St. Rose neighborhood “includes a unique cross section of Santa Rosa’s residential building types as well as several fine institutional and commercial buildings.”
McDonald
A City Preservation District since 1998; Downtown Santa Rosa describes its homes as Victorian, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival.
Burbank Gardens
A City Preservation District since 2003, with a Burbank Gardens Neighborhood Association on the City’s group list.
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