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G3 ENTERPRISES / MARTINI WINERY / USE PERMIT MODIFICATION P12-00202
CEQA Status: Consideration and possible adoption of a Negative Declaration. According to the Negative Declaration the project would not have a potentially significant environmental impact. 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 Modification to Use Permit U-298283 etal., to: 1) construct a 28,600 square foot addition (Building D) to the existing cooperage; 2) construct an 8,385 square foot tank pad/production area on the east side of the cooperage addition and an approximately 20,000 square foot tank pad/production area on the east side of Building B; 3) construct a 8,116 square foot canopy over an existing crushpad; 4) demolish the existing 10,000 square foot office/laboratory/tasting room addition to the historic winery building (Building A) and relocate these uses; 5) demolish the 5,000 square foot metal building south of the Monte Rosso Building; 6) demolish the 800 square foot shed east of Building B; 7) remove the existing temporary employee bathroom/locker room trailers and relocate the uses temporarily to Building E until completion of Building C; 8) installation of a left turn lane (installation of the TWLTL on SR-29 in 2014 will satisfy this condition); 9) relocate the existing northern access road 180 feet to the south, to serve as the main entrance; 10) relocate the existing monument sign as part of the road realignment; 11) realign the existing southern access road for winery truck traffic; 12) relocate visitor and employee parking; 13) reduce public tours and tastings from 1500 per week to a maximum of 1400 visitors per week; 14) add tours and tastings by appointment only for a maximum of 294 visitors per week; 15) establish the marketing plan to include one (1) event per year with a maximum of 75 guests, one (1) event per year with a maximum of 200 guests, one (1) event per year with a maximum of 225 guests, and one (1) harvest event per year with a maximum of 500 guests; 16) allow a commercial kitchen; 17) increase employees from 32 full-time and 10 part-time to 69 employees; 18) increase parking from 104 to 109 spaces with five ADA spaces; 19) changes the hours of operation from 7:30am-5:00pm to 7:00am-6:00pm; 20) upgrade to the landscaping; 21) replace and relocate the septic system; 22) allow Evans Bill (AB2004) on-premise consumption, adjacent to the existing winery structures, and; 23) re-instate the historic winery wall sign on the west face of the original winery structure.
The 27.83 acre project site is located at the southeastern corner of State Highway 29 and Chaix Lane, bordering the City of St. Helena limits within the Agricultural Preserve (AP) Zoning District at 254 St. Helena Hwy, St. Helena, CA. (APNs: 030-020-032 & 030-240-033).
Staff Recommendation: Continued the item to the December 4, 2013 Planning Commission hearing.
Staff Contact: Linda St. Claire, Planner linda.stclaire@countyofnapa.org (707) 299-1348
Applicant Contact: Chuck Conner (707) 431.5536
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9B
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AT&T WIRELESS/BIG RANCH ROAD SITE—USE PERMIT (#P12-00419-UP)
CEQA Status: Consideration and possible adoption of a Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15303 (d) of the California Quality Act,Class 3, which exempts the construction of new small structures or conversion of small structures. This project is not on any lists of hazardous waste sites enumerated under Government Code Section 65962.5.
REQUEST: Approval to: 1) construct an 85 foot tall monopole disguised as a pine type tree; 2) install twelve (12) panel antennas: 73.4” in length, 11.9” in width and 7.1” in depth, one (1) GPS antenna on shelter, as well as, fifteen (15) small RRUs (remote radio units) behind the antennas; 3) place the monopole and associated ground-mounted equipment on a 45’ by 20’ lease area on the southeast corner of the property; and 4) construct a 6 foot tall wooden fence to screen the equipment building to house AT&T’s equipment; 5) install a 24-hour emergency diesel-powered back-up generator within the fenced lease area; 6) trench for installation of underground power and telecommunication lines; and 7) install emergency notification signs on the site. The facility would be located on the far southeast portion of an approximately 6-acre site on the east side of Big Ranch Road, north of Trancas Road, within the Agricultural Preserve (AP) zoning district at 2046 Big Ranch Road, Napa CA, 94558. (APN 038-190-008)
Staff Recommendation: Find the project Categorically Exempt and approve the Use Permit subject to recommended conditions.
Staff Contacts: Terri Abraham, (707) 299-1333, terri.abraham@countyofnapa.org; or Jerry Haag, staff planning consultant, (510) 644-2106, jphaag@pacbell.net
Applicant Contact: Christy Beltran Roberts, (415) 806-2323
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9C
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VERIZON WIRELESS/CAPELL VALLEY SITE—USE PERMIT (#P13-00186-UP)
CEQA Status: Consideration and possible adoption of a Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15303 (d) of the California Quality Act,Class 3, which exempts the construction of new small structures or conversion of small structures. This project is not on any lists of hazardous waste sites enumerated under Government Code Section 65962.5.
Request: Approval to: 1) construct a 120-foot tall lattice telecommunication tower; 2) install twelve (12) panel antennas: 71.1” in length, 23.9” in width and 7.9” in depth; 2) GPS antennas and two (2) four-foot diameter microwave mesh dish antennas; 3) place the tower and associated ground-mounted equipment on a 30’ by 30’ lease area on the southern portion of the property; 4) construct a 6’ tall wooden fence to screen the equipment building to house ground-mounted equipment; 5) install a 24-hour emergency diesel-powered back-up generator and associated ground-mounted equipment within the fenced lease area; 6) trenching for installation of underground power and telecommunication lines; and 7) install emergency notification signs on the site. The facility would be located on the far southeast portion of an approximately 41.26-acre site on the west side of Capell Valley Road, south of the intersection of Capell Valley Road and Lake Berryessa-Knoxville Road, within the Agricultural Watershed (AW) zoning district at 1998 Capell Valley Road, Napa CA, 94559. (APN 025-330-019)
Staff Recommendation: Find the project Categorically Exempt and approve the Use Permit subject to recommended conditions.
Staff Contacts: Terri Abraham, (707) 299-1333, terri.abraham@countyofnapa.org; or Jerry Haag, staff planning consultant, (510) 644-2106, jphaag@pacbell.net
Applicant Contact: Pamela Nobel, (707) 486-7252
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DENSITY BONUS ORDINANCE ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT P13-00376-ORD
CEQA Status: General Rule. 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. The proposed Ordinance implements State density bonus law and merely incorporates provisions of existing State law, and is required by the judgment in LUNA v. County of Napa. [See Guidelines For the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act, 14 CCR 15061(b)(3)].
Request: Technical revisions to the County's zoning ordinance to make it consistent with the state density bonus law as interpreted by the appellate court in Latinos Unidos del Valle de Napa y Solano ("LUNA") v. County of Napa et. al. (Napa County Superior Court Case No. 26-50568).
Ordinance Title: AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF NAPA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS 18.82.050 (SITE DENSITY), 18.107.080 (RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS - BASIC INCLUSIONARY REQUIREMENT), 18.107.150 (STATE INCENTIVES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING-DENSITY BONUS), 18.107.160 (STATE INCENTIVES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING—STATE-DEFINED INCENTIVES), 18.107.170 (STATE INCENTIVES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING—APPLICATION PROCEDURES) AND 18.107.230 (GENERAL - DEFINITIONS) OF THE NAPA COUNTY CODE AS THEY RELATE TO THE STATE DENSITY BONUS LAW
Staff Recommendation: That the Planning Commission conduct a public hearing and forward a recommendation of approval to the Board of Supervisors.
Staff Contact: Shaveta Sharma, 299-1358 or shaveta.sharma@countyofnapa.org
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