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Planning Commission 8/17/2011 Regular Meeting

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9A

JON-MARK CHAPPELLET / CHAPPELLET WINERY, INC. / CHAPPELLET WINERY - USE PERMIT AND ROAD AND STREET STANDARDS EXCEPTION P11-00138
CEQA Status
: Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared. According to the proposed mitigated negative declaration, if mitigation measures are not included, the proposed project would have potentially significant environmental impacts in the following area(s): Geology and Soils. The project site is not on any of the lists of hazardous waste sites enumerated under Government Code section 65962.5.
Request: Use Permit to bring a pre-1974 winery under use permit including the following: 1.) recognize wine production of 150,000 gallons per year; 2.) recognize an existing 19,636 square foot winery building; 3.) alterations within the existing 19,636 square foot winery building to convert 4,431 of production space to office, wine tasting, retail, storage, and commercial kitchen uses; 4.) construction of a +/- 24,000 square foot barrel storage building; 5.) recognize 18 employees and add 6 additional employees, for a total of 24 employees; 6.) recognize 24 parking spaces and install 2 additional ADA-accessible spaces; 7.) recognize hours of winery operation from 6 am to 6 pm daily with public visitation from 10 am to 5 pm; 8.) recognize open-to-the-public tours and tastings with a maximum of 40 visitors per day; 9.) add food and wine parings as a component of tours and tastings visitation; 10.) add on-premise consumption in existing and proposed marketing areas; 11.) add a marketing plan with four 40-person food and wine pairing events monthly, four 75-person wine club/open house events annually, one 125-person large event annually, and participation in Auction Napa Valley; 12.) roadway improvements on parcels 032-010-046 and 032-010-053 including the widening of an existing 12 to 14 foot wide winery access road to 14 to 18 foot wide and construction of a new 20 foot wide driveway providing access to the proposed barrel storage building; and 13.) domestic and process wastewater treatment improvements on parcels 032-010-046 and 032-010-053 including alteration of an existing off-stream reservoir. Road and Street Standards Exception to allow width reductions (18 feet required, 10 to 20 feet proposed) along the existing +/- 1 mile entry drive (APNs: 032-010-078, 032-010-010, and 032-010-053). The 10 acre existing (15 acres proposed) winery parcel is accessed via a private drive beginning 250 feet northeast of the intersection of Sage Canyon Road (State Highway 128) and Long Ranch Road within an AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning district. Winery APN: 032-010-046. 1581 Sage Canyon Road, St. Helena, Calif., 94574. Additionally, roadway and water storage improvements are proposed on portions of APN: 032-010-053.

Staff Recommendation
: Adopt the mitigated negative declaration and approve the requested use permit and road and street standards exception as conditioned.

Staff Contact:
Chris Cahill, 253-4847 or chris.cahill@countyofnapa.org  

Supporting Documents
A Exhibit A - Background ( Microsoft Word Document - 1630 kb )
B Exhibit B - Findings ( Microsoft Word Document - 25 kb )
C Exhibit C - Conditions ( Microsoft Word Document - 38 kb )
D Environmental Management Conditions ( Adobe PDF Document - 197 kb )
E Public Works Conditions ( Adobe PDF Document - 402 kb )
F Fire Conditions ( Adobe PDF Document - 18 kb )
G City of Napa Comments ( Adobe PDF Document - 33 kb )
H CEQA Documents (Including MND, PRS, MMRP) ( Adobe PDF Document - 1739 kb )
I Submitted Application Materials ( Adobe PDF Document - 2470 kb )
J Graphics ( Adobe PDF Document - 5178 kb )

10A

MJA VINEYARDS / ONE YEAR STATUS REPORT - USE PERMIT MODIFICATION #P10-00123-MOD
CEQA Status:
The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulation 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
Request: Use Permit compliance review for MJA Vineyards. Pursuant to the project's adopted conditions of approval, a compliance audit is required one year after approval of the project by the Planning Commission which occurred August 4, 2010. The project site is located on a ±17.8-acre site on the west side of Greenfield Road, approximately 1,700-feet northwest of the Greenfield Road and Conn Valley Road intersection within the AW (Agricultural Watershed0 zoning district.  APN: 025-380-021. 647 Greenfield Road, St. Helena.

Staff Recommendation: Continue the audit for one-year (approximately August 4, 2012)

Staff Contact: Sean Trippi 299-1353 or sean.trippi@countyofnapa.org