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STAG'S LEAP WINE CELLARS - USE PERMIT MAJOR MODIFICATION NO. P13-00356-MOD AND VARIANCE NO. P13-00357-VAR
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 material sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5.
Request: Approval to modify the previous project approvals (Use Permit #U487273, Use Permit #867576, Use Permit #U517980, #U438384, #U-4684885, Use Permit #487273-MOD, Use Permit #97046-MOD, Use Permit #00055-MOD, Use Permit #03469-MOD #03468-VAR) for an existing Winery to allow the following: 1) demolition of two existing production buildings totaling 8,514 square feet to be replaced by two new production buildings totaling 10,966 square feet in size; 2) modify the existing Marketing Plan consisting of 50 Tastings with Dinner for up to 60 persons to allow 20 Tastings with Dinner for up to 120 persons and 30 Tasting with Dinner for up to 60 persons; 3) addition of four events annually to support Napa Valley Auction and/or Napa Valley Vintner Trade for up to 250 persons as follows: two Open House Events, one Trade Event, and one Volunteer Event; 4) a new access driveway to the two new production buildings; 5) restriping of existing parking area and addition of 13 parking spaces for a total of 118 spaces; 6) upgrades to existing wastewater systems including reserve area; 7) a new 738 sq. ft. covered fruit sorting and loading and staging areas; 8) new 682 square foot covered deck; and 9) grading resulting in removal of approximately 500 cubic yards of soils to be deposited off site. The proposal also includes a Variance request for the two new production buildings to encroach 474 feet into the required 600 foot setback from Silverado Trail. There are no changes to production, daily visitation, or the number of employees. The project is located on a 40.22 acre site at 5766 Silverado Trail, Napa, approximately 3.2 miles south of Yountville Cross Road, designated Assessor’s Parcel Number: 039-030-040.
Staff Recommendation: Continue the item to the next regular Planning Commission Meeting of May 20, 2015.
Staff Contact: Shaveta Sharma; (707) 299-1358; shaveta.sharma@countyofnapa.org
Applicant Contact: Jeffrey Redding, 2423 Renfrew Street, Napa, CA 94558; (707) 255-7375; jreddingaicp@comcast.net
CONTINUED FROM THE MAY 6, 2015 REGULAR MEETING;
REQUEST TO BE CONTINUED TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 3, 2015;
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MARKHAM VINEYARDS-DAVID W. FLANARY- USE PERMIT MAJOR MODIFICATION NO. P14-00100-MOD
CEQA Status: Consideration and possible adoption of a Negative Declaration. According to the proposed Negative Declaration, the project would not have any potentially significant environmental impacts. The project site is not on any of the lists of hazardous waste sites enumerated under Government Code Section 65962.5.
Request: Approval to modify previous project approvals (Use Permit #U-157879, Use Permit #U-28889, Use Permit #U-89-33, and Use Permit #96075-MOD) for an existing Winery to allow the following:
1) Increase production from 300,000 gallons per year up to 429,000 gallons per year. No expansion or increase in floor area, visitation, number of employees, parking spaces, or marketing is proposed.
The project is located on an 9.97 acre site at 2812 St. Helena Highway, St. Helena, approximately 300 feet north of its intersection with Deer Park Road, within the Agriculture Preserve (AP) zoning district, designated Assessor’s Parcel Number: 022-200-008.
Staff Recommendation: Adopt the negative declaration and approve the Use Permit major modification, as conditioned.
Staff Contact: Shaveta Sharma, (707) 299-1358 or shaveta.sharma@countyofnapa.org
Applicant Contact: Jeff Redding, 2423 Renfrew Street, Napa, CA 94558; (707) 255-7375
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PROPOSED METHOD FOR EVALUATING FUTURE WINERY VISITATION PROPOSALS
CEQA Status: Procedures by definition do not change the law, but provide for its implementation. Therefore the proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and CEQA is not applicable. Also, 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 pursuant to the General Rule contained in the Guidelines For the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act, 14 CCR 15061(b)(3).
Request: Study session and possible action item to review staff proposed guidelines for evaluating the levels of visitation and marketing events for winery use permit proposals. The Planning Commission has previously requested that staff provide a framework that would allow a more informed and detailed discussion of comparing applications for winery visitation.
Staff Recommendation: Take public comment on and provide direction regarding the preparation of draft guidelines that would do the following:
Create a baseline for total annual visitation (including both tasting room and marketing events), based on the median of all post-WDO wineries that are within ten percent of the application's proposed production
Establish a list of modifying factors that the Commission may use in their discretion to adjust the visitation baseline, taking into account any unique locational and/or operational characteristics of the application.
Staff Contact: David Morrison, Director; (707) 253-4805; david.morrison@countyofnapa.org
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