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Planning Commission 10/17/2012 Regular Meeting

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9A

ODETTE WINERY / OVERTURE VINEYARDS LLC - USE PERMT MAJOR MODIFICATION, P12-00141-MOD.
CEQA Status: Negative Declaration prepared. According to the proposed negative declaration the proposed project would not have 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 to modify previous use permit approvals for the Odette Winery to: (1) construct a new winery production building with approximately 15,985 sq. ft. of floor area plus another 1,695 sq. ft of equipment pads; (2) construct a new addition to the existing winery administration/hospitality building with approximately 3,590 sq. ft. of floor area including a 2,420 sq. ft. lecture hall, a 650 sq. ft. commercial kitchen, restrooms with 315 sq. ft. of floor area and a 250 sq. ft. breezeway; (3) increase on-site parking from 8 to 28 spaces; (4) extend an existing cave tunnel approximately 40-feet to connect to an existing vineyard road to the north of the existing winery building and construct a new cave portal; (5) convert a 2,620 sq. ft storage area within the existing cave to hospitality uses; (6) demolish existing hospitality uses within the cave and convert to storage uses; (7) establish a Marketing Plan with 4 events per month for a maximum of 50 guests at each event, 3 events per month for a maximum of 100 guests at each event, and 1 event per month for a maximum of 150 guests; food served at the events will either be catered or prepared in the proposed commercial kitchen; (8) increase tours and tastings with food paring(s) by appointment only to a maximum of 131 visitors per day, with a maximum of 917 visitors per week; (9) increase full time employees from 6 to 11 and decrease part time employees from 10 to 6; and, (10) install a new winery process and domestic wastewater system.  The project is located on a 49.26 acre parcel on the east side of the Silverado Trail, approximately 1.5 miles south of the Silverado Trail/Yountville Cross Road intersection within the Agricultural Watershed (AW) zoning district. APN: 032-400-023. 5998 Silverado Trail, Napa.

Staff Recommendation: Adopt the negative declaration 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 ( Adobe PDF Document - 89 kb )
B Conditions of Approval ( Adobe PDF Document - 498 kb )
C Review Agency Comments ( Adobe PDF Document - 713 kb )
D Initial Study-Negative Declaration ( Adobe PDF Document - 1633 kb )
E Green House Gas Analysis ( Adobe PDF Document - 1139 kb )
F Traffic Analysis ( Adobe PDF Document - 4297 kb )
G Previous Conditions of Approval ( Adobe PDF Document - 295 kb )
H Application Materials ( Adobe PDF Document - 764 kb )
I Graphics ( Adobe PDF Document - 4575 kb )

9B

RUDD FAMILY PRIVATE CEMETERY / EDGE HILL VINEYARD CO - USE PERMIT #P12-00266-UP

CEQA Status: The project is Categorically Exempt pursuant to Section 15304 of the California Environmental Quality Act (Class 4 - Minor public or private alterations to land) and Appendix B, Class 4 #13) of the Napa County's Local Procedures for Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act.  A Class 4 exemption allows minor alterations to the conditions of land under which this small private cemetery with a maximum of 16 burial plots qualifies.   This project is not on any of the lists of hazardous waste sites enumerated under Government Code Section 65962.5.

Request:  Approval of a use permit to establish a small private cemetery to include the following: (1)  6,534 square feet (0.15-acre) earth interment area for a maximum of 16 burial plots; (2) native, drought resistant landscaping, (3) burial or grave markers; and (4) State of California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau required cemetery identification signs. No trees will be removed. 

The cemetery site is located on a small knoll in the southern portion of a 23.4-acre parcel on the south side of Sulphur Springs Avenue, approximately 0.63 miles west of State Highway 29, within the Agricultural Watershed (AW) zoning district.  (Assessor's Parcel Number: 027-020-070-000)  2585 Sulphur Springs Avenue, St. Helena, Ca.   

Staff Recommendation: Find the project categorically exempt and approve the Use Permit with proposed conditions of approval.

Staff Contact:  Linda St. Claire, 299-1348 or linda.stclaire@countyofnapa.org

Supporting Documents
A Proposed Findings ( Microsoft Word Document - 24 kb )
B Proposed Conditions of Approval ( Microsoft Word Document - 21 kb )
C Comments ( Adobe PDF Document - 525 kb )
D Environmental Documents ( Adobe PDF Document - 50 kb )
E Application ( Adobe PDF Document - 1083 kb )
F Graphics ( Adobe PDF Document - 3361 kb )
G Supplemental Application Material ( Adobe PDF Document - 1322 kb )
H Site Photo ( Image File Format - 170 kb )