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Planning Commission 7/18/2012 Regular Meeting

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8A

RAYMOND VINEYARDS AND CELLAR / RAYMOND VINEYARDS WINERY USE PERMIT MAJOR MODIFICATION APPLICATION NO. P11-00156

CEQA Status: Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared. According to the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration, the project would have potentially significant effects on Transportation/Traffic. The project site is not on any of the lists of hazardous waste sites enumerated under Government Code sec. 65962.5.

Request: Approval of a Use Permit Modification #P11-00156 requesting approval of the following: 1) Increase visitation from 400 to 500 total visitors (400 public and 100 by-appointment only); 2) Increase production from 750,000 gallons per year to 1.5 million gallons per year; 3) Adoption of a marketing plan to allow 50 total events, not to exceed eight per month:(a) 2 events per year for up to 500-people (b) 4 events per year for up to 250-people (c) 6 events per year for up to 150-people (d) 12 events per year for up to 100-people; and (e) 26 events per year for up to 50-people; 4) Improve the existing wastewater treatment ponds and enlarge the spray fields; 5) Expand the domestic wastewater treatment; 6) Construction of 50 additional parking spaces for a total of 130 parking spaces; 7) Inclusion of food and wine pairing as part of tours and tasting; 8) Construction of a left-hand turn lane on Zinfandel Lane; 9) Construction of 210 sq. ft. outdoor restrooms;10) Remodel the existing 855 sq. ft. pool house to be converted to private tasting;11) Remodel the existing 4,070 sq. ft. residence to be converted to partially 2,764 sq. ft. of private tasting and a 1,338 sq. ft. residence; 12) Construction of a vineyard viewing platform; 13) Increase the tours and tastings hours of operation from 10 am to 4 pm to 10 am to 6:30 pm;14) Increase the production hours of operation from 6 am to 6 pm to 6 am to 10 pm 30 weekdays in a calendar year;15) Increase the number of employees by 66 from 24 to 90;16) Construction of 17,400sq. ft. of production space and interior modifications, including the conversion of 10,670 sq. ft. of production space to accessory space, including a commercial kitchen;17) Modify the existing conditions of approval to allow for outdoor events;18) Conversion of the existing swimming pool to landscape, and 19) Display of public art within one-acre of landscape. The project is located on a 60.72 acre lot located on the south side of Zinfandel Lane approximately 0.3 miles east of its intersection SR 29, within the Agricultural Preserve (AP) zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel No's 030-270-013 &-031). 849 Zinfandel Lane, St. Helena, California, 94574.

Staff Recommendation: Drop the item from the agenda for renoticing at a future date to address concerns raised on June 20, 2012.

Contact: Kirsty Shelton, (707) 299-1377, Kirsty.Shelton@countyofnapa.org

(THIS ITEM WILL BE DROPPED FROM THIS AGENDA AND RE-NOTICED FOR A FUTURE DATE.)


8B

WESTCORE-AG NAPA, L.P. - TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP # P12-00138-PM
CEQA Status:
  Categorically Exempt pursuant to Section 15301, Class 1(K), Existing Facilities for subdivision of existing industrial buildings where no physical changes occur, and Section 15315, Class 15, Minor Land Divisions, for division of property in urbanized areas zoned for industrial use into four or fewer parcels when the division is in conformance with the General Plan and zoning. This project site is not on any of the lists of hazardous waste sites enumerated under Government Code Section 65962.5.

Request:
 Approval of a Tentative Parcel Map to subdivide an approximately 6.85 acre lot into two parcels of approximately 1.84 and 5.01 acres on a site that is currently developed with two industrial/office buildings and supporting site improvements.  The project is located on the west side of Airpark Road, approximately 500 feet south of Airport Boulevard, in the IP:AC (Industrial Park : Airport Compatibility Combination) Zoning Districts. (Assessor's Parcel Number: 057-240-013) 615-621 Airpark Road, Napa.

Staff Recommendation:  Find the project Categorically Exempt from CEQA and approve the Tentative Parcel Map with the recommended conditions of approval. 

Staff Contact:  Ronald Gee, 707-299-1351, or ronald.gee@countyofnapa.org

Supporting Documents
A Exhibit A - Findings ( Adobe PDF Document - 327 kb )
B Exhibit B - Conditions of Approval ( Adobe PDF Document - 181 kb )
C Public Works Department Comments ( Adobe PDF Document - 66 kb )
D Department of Environmental Management Comments ( Adobe PDF Document - 81 kb )
E Fire Department Comments ( Adobe PDF Document - 91 kb )
F Building Division Comments ( Adobe PDF Document - 84 kb )
G City of American Canyon Will-Serve Letter ( Adobe PDF Document - 1695 kb )
H City of American Canyon Water Supply Report ( Adobe PDF Document - 4378 kb )
I Napa Sanitation District Will-Serve Letter ( Adobe PDF Document - 71 kb )
J Application Materials ( Adobe PDF Document - 727 kb )
K Graphics ( Adobe PDF Document - 1086 kb )

9A

DELICATO BOTTLING FACILITY / E & P PROPERTIES - USE PERMIT MODIFICATION (P12-00144-MOD)
CEQA Status: Addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration, adopted on February 16, 2012, for the Metropolitan Van & Storage facility (CEQA Guidelines Section 15164.) The previously adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration adequately describes the activity for purposes of CEQA. No new effects would occur and no new mitigation measures would be required as discussed more fully in the Addendum which was prepared for this project.  This project site is not on any of the lists of hazardous waste sites enumerated under Government Code Section 65962.5.

Request:
 Approval to modify the Metropolitan Van & Storage Use Permit (P10-00348-UP) to allow Delicato Family Vineyards to establish a bottling facility with ancillary office space consisting of approximately 33,526 sq. ft. of floor area, including 2,503 sq. ft. of office, within an existing 107,424 sq. ft. building.  Access is provided from driveways on Airpark Road and Alexis Court. The site includes parking for 51 vehicles with the installation of an additional 55 spaces deferred until needed. The existing building is connected to municipal water and sewer services provided by the City of American Canyon and the Napa Sanitation District, respectively. The proposed project is located on a 6.2 acre site on the northeast corner of Airport Boulevard and Airpark Road within an Industrial Park: Airport Compatibility (IP:AC) zoning district. APN: 057-220-032. 1560 Airport Boulevard, Napa.

Staff Recommendation: Consider the previously adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and the associated addendum, and approve the use permit modification with the proposed conditions of approval.

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

Supporting Documents
A Findings ( Microsoft Word Document - 52 kb )
B Conditions of Approval ( Microsoft Word Document - 363 kb )
C Review Agency Comments ( Adobe PDF Document - 1388 kb )
D Previous Conditions of Approval ( Adobe PDF Document - 46 kb )
E CEQA Document - Addendum ( Adobe PDF Document - 485 kb )
F CEQA Document - Adopted IS/MND & MMRP ( Adobe PDF Document - 1543 kb )
G Application Materials ( Adobe PDF Document - 477 kb )
H Graphics ( Adobe PDF Document - 1299 kb )

10A

2011 WINERY PRODUCTION AUDIT
Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding the outcome of a confidential review of wine production capacity and visitation at wineries selected randomly by the Planning Commission in 2011, followed by selection of 2012 audit participants.

Staff Recommendation:  Review and comment on the results of the 2011 winery production monitoring program and select 2012 participants. 

Staff Contact: Linda St. Claire, 299-1348; Linda.StClaire@countyofnapa.org

Supporting Documents
A Winery Production Process Flow Chart ( Adobe PDF Document - 174 kb )
B Department of the Treasury Alcohol Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) ( Adobe PDF Document - 105 kb )
C Request Letter to Wineries ( Adobe PDF Document - 129 kb )
D Visitation Questionnaire ( Adobe PDF Document - 71 kb )
E Grape Source Questionnaire ( Adobe PDF Document - 72 kb )
F California Department of Food and Agriculture Grape Sourcing Worksheet ( Adobe PDF Document - 1591 kb )
G 2011 Wine Production Compliance Summary Table 8x11 ( Adobe PDF Document - 122 kb )
H 2011 Wine Production Compliance Summary Table 11x17 ( Adobe PDF Document - 77 kb )