DAVID AND ELIZABETH CARROLL / CARROLL FAMILY RESIDENCE REZONE - PROPOSED ORDINANCE P14-00111

CEQA Status: Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared. According to the proposed mitigated negative declaration  the proposed project would have, if mitigation measures are not included, a potentially significant environmental impact in the following areas; Hydrology/Water Quality.  The project site is not on any of the lists of hazardous waste sites enumerated under Government Code section 65962.5

Request: Applicant-sponsored ordinance to rezone the Carroll Family Residence in southeastern Napa County, from RS (Residential Single) to RC (Residential Country) zoning. The rezoning of the property is requested to accommodate the planting of vineyards on the property. The project includes earthmoving, associated with the development of approximately two acres of new vineyard located on the subject property. Due to the minimal slopes on the property the vineyard planting will not require an Erosion Control Plan. Full-time employees of the vineyard are limited to property owners on site.The project is located on a 3.96 acre parcel at 1055 Monticello Road, approximately a quarter mile form its intersection with Silverado Trail, within a RS (Residential Single) zoning district. Assessor’s Parcel No. 049-161-009, 1055 Monticello Road, Napa, Calif.

Staff Recommendation: Drop the item from the agenda for renoticing at a future date.

Staff Contact: Shaveta Sharma, 299-1358 or shaveta.sharma@countyofnapa.org

TO BE DROPPED FROM THE AGENDA FOR FUTURE RENOTICING

NAPA PIPE PROJECT: CEQA FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO ADOPT THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, AND TENTATIVE MAP
CEQA Status: A Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was prepared for the Napa Pipe Project and certified by the Board of Supervisors on January 14, 2013. An Initial Study/Addendum (Addendum) to the County’s EIR was prepared by the City of Napa and adopted by the City of Napa City Council on July 22, 2014, concluding that the County’s EIR for the Napa Pipe Project adequately identified and analyzed the potential environmental effects of the City providing municipal services to and potential annexation of the Napa Pipe Project site. Prior to taking action to recommend Board of Supervisors adoption of ordinances and resolutions regarding the actions requested below, the Planning Commission will make recommended CEQA findings to document the reasons why the County has determined that the EIR and Addendum provide coverage for the proposed actions and that additional environmental review, in the form of a subsequent or supplemental EIR, is unnecessary prior to approval of the Development Agreement, Development Plan, Design Guidelines, and Tentative Map.

Request: That the Planning Commission recommend to the Board of Supervisors approval a Development Agreement, a Development Plan, Design Guidelines and a Tentative Map associated with development of the following ("the Napa Pipe Project"): (1) 700 dwelling units (up to 945 units with State required density bonus); (2) a 150-unit continuing care retirement center for seniors; (3) 40,000 square feet of neighborhood serving retail uses; (4) 10,000 square feet of office; (5) a 150-room hotel with supporting uses, (6) a 154,000 square foot membership warehouse store (such as a Costco) with a gas station; (7) publicly accessible and privately-maintained parks and open space; (8) community facilities/farm; (9) publicly accessible and privately-maintained roads; and (10) infrastructure. The Tentative Map would subdivide the site into 70 lots. The Development Agreement also vests development rights on portions of the site east of the railroad tracks zoned I:AC for 90,000 sf. ft. of office and 75,000 sf. ft. of light industrial, R&D and warehouse uses, but provides that development shall be subject to subsequent discretionary approvals, if applicable, by the local agency including all applicable laws and regulations that are in effect at the time of issuance of applicable building permits. The Napa Pipe Project is proposed on a 154 acre site located at 1025 Kaiser Road, Napa, approximately ¼ mile west of State Highway 121 and ¼ mile north of State Highway 29 (APN’s: 046-400-030 & 046-412-005). The Napa River adjoins the west side of the site. The site is bisected by railroad tracks running north-south.

Staff Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing and (1) recommend that the Board of Supervisors make findings pursuant to CEQA, including adoption of a mitigation monitoring and reporting program (2) recommend that the Board of Supervisors adopt an ordinance approving the Development Agreement (3) recommend that the Board of Supervisors adopt an ordinance approving the Development Plan ; and (4) recommend that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution approving the Tentative Map.

Staff Contact: Larry Florin, 253-4621 or larry.florin@countyofnapa.org  or Sean Trippi, 299-1353 or sean.trippi@countyofnapa.org

Applicant Contact:  Keith Rogal, Napa Redevelopment Partners, (707) 252-7000

NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT HOUSING IMPACT FEE
CEQA Status: Consideration and possible acceptance that the project is intended to implement some of the programs in the 2009 Housing Element Update and falls within the scope of the 2009 Housing Element Updated adopted June 23,2009. The program-level Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared for the 2009 Housing Element Update certified on June 23, 2009 adequately describes the activities for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). [See CEQA Guidelines 15168(c)]. Further, under the General Rule, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility the proposed action may have a significant effect on the environment and therefore CEQA is not applicable. (See CEQA Guidelines 15061(b)(3)].  Additionally, the proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable. 

Request: Recommendation to the Board of Supervisors to adopt a resolution updating the nonresidential (commercial) impact fees per Housing Element Program H-2d and the Nexus Study prepared by Keyser Marston Associates dated April 2014.

Staff Recommendation:  Hold a public hearing and make a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors to adopt a resolution recommending an increase in commercial impact fees to the level recommended by the Keyser Marston Associates Nexus Study (April 2014) to become effective 60 days after passage of the resolution.

Staff Contact:  Nancy Johnson, Housing and Community Development Program Manager, (707) 299-1352  nancy.johnson@countyofnapa.org  

RELIC WINES – RELIC WINES/MIKE HIRBY & SCHATZI THROCKMORTON/USE PERMIT MINOR MODIFICATION #P14-00203
CEQA Status: Consideration and possible adoption of a Categorical Exemption pursuant to pursuant to Section 15311 Class 11(b), Accessory Structures, Small Parking Lots, and pursuant to 15301, Appendix B, Class 1(3) (Minor modifications of existing use permits in conformance with Section 18.124.130 of the Napa County Code) of the Napa County’s Local Procedures for implementing the California Environmental Quality Act. The project site is not on any of the lists of hazardous waste sites enumerated under Government Code Section 65962.5.

Request: Approval of a Minor Modification of Use Permits #P10-00162-UP and #P14-00093-VMM and to allow for the relocation of the approved six parking spaces for the winery to a location directly adjacent to and westerly of the approved proposed crush pad. No other changes are being requested: no change in annual production; no change in hours of operation; no change in visitation; and no change in the marketing program. The project is located on a 10.30 acre parcel with access off a private driveway on the east side of Soda Canyon Road approximately four miles north of its intersection with Silverado Trail within the AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning district; Assessor’s Parcel Number: 032-090-024; 2400 Soda Canyon Road, Napa CA 94558.

Staff Recommendation: Find the project Categorically Exempt and approve the Use Permit Minor Modification as conditioned.

Staff Contact: Wyntress Balcher; (707) 299-1351; wyntress.balcher@countyofnapa.org

Applicant Contact: Jon Webb; (707) 963-1217; jwebb@albionsurveys.com