April 12, 1999

Rosewood revises proposed site plan

Designers have nearly doubled the number of Rosewood Resort guest cottages
tentatively planned for Sonoma's Upper Mountain Cemetery property, following
a site plan revision completed this weekend.

"The two-bedrooms went down, and the buildings went up," project spokesman
Hal Thannisch said yesterday morning.

Thannisch said that the 105-room total is unchanged, but that planners decided to
cut the number of suites and add more "standard rooms" - increasing the number
of actual cottages from 20 to approximately 35. He added that the four-room
cottages' 1,500-square-foot foundation size will remain the same, but said the
plan does call for using a "greater percentage" of the building site.

No agreements have yet been made regarding the sale or lease of the 60-acre,
city-owned parcel. Rosewood is expected to file a development application later
this month. The Sonoma City Council will consider the request at a special
meeting April 29.