Agendas & Minutes

Planning Commission 10/16/2013 Regular Meeting

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9A

BLACK CAT WINERY / RICHARD & TRACEY REICHOW / USE PERMIT MODIFICATION #P13-00254-MOD
CEQA status:
Consideration and possible adoption of a Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15301 of the California Environmental Quality Act, Class 1, which exempts alterations to existing facilities and Section 15303, Class 3, which exempts the conversion of existing small structures from one use to another where only minor modifications are made in the exterior of the structure. 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 modification to allow the following: (1) conversion of a 3,350 sq. ft. warehouse space within a 11,996 sq. ft. building to a winery with an annual production capacity of 12,500 gallons; 2) three full-time employees (including the two owners); (3) tours and tastings by appointment only with a maximum of 20 people per day (10 per day on average); (4) four (4) marketing events per year for up to 30 guests, with catered food; (5) hours of operation from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM seven days per week (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM for tours and tastings); and, (6) a hold and haul wasterwater system for process waste.  The City of American Canyon and the Napa Sanitation District provide water service and sanitary sewer service to the site, respectively.  The project is located on the east side of Camino Oruga, on a 1.01 acre site approximately 4,000 feet south of its intersection with South Kelly Road and State Highway 12 within an IP:AC (Industrial Park: Airport Compatibility Combination) overlay zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel #: 057-270-009,  194 Camino Oruga Road, Suite 17-20, Napa.

Staff Recommendation: Find the project categorically exempt and approve the requested use permit modification as conditioned.

Staff Contact: Sean Trippi, 707-299-1353 or sean.trippi@countyofnapa.org

Applicant Contact: Richard & Tracey Reichow (707) 321-4403 or rickreichow@gmail.com

Supporting Documents
A Findings ( Microsoft Word Document - 54 kb )
B Conditions of Approval ( Microsoft Word Document - 42 kb )
C Review Agency Comments ( Adobe PDF Document - 575 kb )
D Application Materials ( Adobe PDF Document - 1282 kb )
E Graphics ( Adobe PDF Document - 1620 kb )

10A

PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ON MARKET TRENDS AFFECTING SOUTH COUNTY INDUSTRIAL AND BUSINESS PARK AREAS
Request: 
William Kampton, Commercial Real Estate Broker with Colliers International, will brief the Commission on current market trends and conditions within the business and industrials areas of Southern Napa County.

CEQA Status: The presentation and discussion is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.

Staff Recommendation:  Information item - no action required.

Staff Contact.  John McDowell, 299-1354 or john.mcdowell@countyofnapa.org

Supporting Documents
A Business Parks Market Summary ( Adobe PDF Document - 709 kb )
B Business Parks Statistics Summary ( Adobe PDF Document - 24 kb )