PROFILI INDUSTRIAL BUILDING - USE PERMIT P14-00297

CEQA Status: Consideration and possible adoption of a Negative Declaration. According to the proposed Negative Declaration, the proposed project would not have any potentially significant environmental impacts. The project site is not included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5.

Request: Approval of a Use Permit to establish a new building for warehousing, light manufacturing, and ancillary office space. The project includes construction of a new single-story concrete tilt-up shell building, approximately 38,614 square feet, that may be divided into four suites for future lease; construction of two new driveways on Gateway Road East; construction of 44 on-site parking spaces; installation of landscaping along all four property lines, with dense plantings along the eastern property line to help screen the property from State Highway 29; request for a variation to the Napa Valley Business Park Specific Plan standards to allow a reduction of the landscape area along the north and south (side) property lines from the required 10 feet in width to five feet; installation of a water quality detention and treatment basin; incorporation of a master signage plan, including one monument sign near the southern driveway, four tenant signs along the southern building face, one sign on the eastern building face and one sign on the western building face; proposed business hours of operation - 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday and 10am to 5pm on Saturdays and Sundays; connection to Napa Sanitation District sanitary system; and connection to City of American Canyon municipal water system.

The project is located on a 2.23 acre parcel on the east side of Gateway Road East in the Napa Valley Business Park Specific Plan (NVBPSP) area, north of Springhill Suites Napa Valley. The parcel is zoned Industrial Park: Airport Compatibility (IP:AC); Gateway Road East; Napa California 94559; APN 057-200-003.

Staff Recommendation: Adopt the Negative Declaration and approve the Use Permit with the proposed conditions of approval.

Staff Contact: Emily Hedge (707) 259-8226, or emily.hedge@countyofnapa.org

Applicant Contact: Ron Profili (707) 254-1600 or rprofili@napanet.net

PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE WATER AVAILABILITY ANALYSIS PROGRAM

CEQA Status: Consideration and possible adoption of Categorical Exemptions Class 7 and Class 8. It has been determined that this type of project does not have a significant effect on the environment and is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. [See Class 7 (“Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources”) which may be found in the guidelines for the implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act at 14 CCR §15307 and see Class 8 (“Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment”) which may be found in the guidelines for the implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act at 14 CCR §15308.]

Request: Consideration of Staff's proposal to revise the Water Availability Analysis (WAA) Program, which is used in environmental evaluation documents prepared for new discretionary development proposals that rely on groundwater resources.  The WAA is a technical document prepared by a project applicant or their professional representative that quantifies the estimated amount of available groundwater and relates it to the amount of groundwater required to serve the proposed development.  Proposed changes consist of replacing the past Phase I and Phase II theoretical analysis, with a two-tier approach based on best available technical documentation.

Staff Recommendation: Continue the item to April 1, 2015. 

Staff Contact: Patrick Lowe, Natural Resources Conservation Manager, (707) 259-5937, patrick.lowe@countyofnapa.org

CONTINUED FROM JANUARY 7, 2015 & FEBRUARY 18, 2015 MEETINGS; STAFF REQUESTS A CONTINUANCE TO APRIL 1, 2015.

CODE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM PRESENTATION

CEQA Status: 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: Presentation and discussion on the County's Code Enforcement Program and staff direction that was received by the Board of Supervisors on March 3, 2015.

Staff Recommendation: Informational Item. No action necessary.

Staff Contact: David Guidice, Principal Planner, Code Enforcement Supervisor; (707) 299-1347; david.guidice@countyofnapa.org