NAPA COUNTY
 

 


CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION

MEETING AGENDA

FEBRUARY 21, 2001
 

 

 


COMMISSION MEMBERS

COMMISSIONER

VICE-CHAIRPERSON

CHAIRPERSON

COMMISSIONER

COMMISSIONER

Gloria M. Beutler

David Graves

Jim King

Tony Holzhauer

Larry Schoenke

 

SECRETARY-DIRECTOR

Jeffrey R. Redding

 

The Commission welcomes you to its meeting which is regularly scheduled the first and third Wednesday of the month.  The Commission meets at 1195 Third Street, Room 305, Napa.  The following information is provided to ensure your understanding and participation in the Commission's meeting and decision making process.  Your comments and participation in the meeting are invited and would be welcomed. It is our desire to give everyone an opportunity to speak and be heard in a timely manner and within an atmosphere of respect and diplomacy.  These procedures are meant to foster an atmosphere of respect .

 

Assistive listening devices are available for the hearing impaired from the office of the Clerk of the Board.  If an ASL interpreter or any other special arrangement is required, please provide the Clerk of the Board with 24-hour notice by calling 253-6088 TDD.

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS:

            Agenda items that do not have a specified hearing time listed on the agenda may be heard at any time during the meeting at the discretion of the Commission.  Items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered at the beginning of the meeting.  Items that generate a large turnout of interested citizens at a Commission meeting may be heard early in the meeting as an accommodation to the public.

 

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

            Consent Agenda Items as identified with a symbol (§) on the agenda are regular items which are recommended for approval or continuance by staff with the applicant's consent concerning conditions of approval, when the applicant has signed any required project revision statement and when no member of the Commission or public indicates a desire to comment or ask questions about the item.  Consent items, regardless of their agenda assigned number will be acted upon by the Commission in one motion at the beginning of the meeting.

 

            Applicants having items listed on the Consent Agenda need not speak unless they disagree with the staff recommendation or wish to comment.  Items removed from the Consent Agenda, will be heard in the numerical order listed on the agenda.

 

            If you arrive after the meeting has started and have any question concerning whether or not an agenda item has already been heard by the Commission, please check with the Secretary of the Commission.

 

PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK CONCERNING AN AGENDA ITEM:

            If you wish to speak on an item on the Agenda and under discussion by the Commission, you may do so upon receiving recognition from the Chairperson.  After being recognized by the Chairperson, please step to one of the microphones and state your name and address and make your presentation. No comment or testimony shall be shouted from the audience. All comments are to be directed to the Commission, including inquiries requiring staff response.

 

CONDUCT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND TESTIMONY:

            When speaking on an item, try to limit comments and testimony to 5 minutes. If there is a controversial item with many speakers from the public, the Chairperson may set exact time limits to allow everyone time to be heard. For Public hearing items “applicants” are allowed 10 minutes to speak to make their formal presentation of their project and will be given the opportunity to rebut all other testimony.

 

            Written testimony should be limited; any lengthy reports or materials submitted may result in the Commission, upon consideration, continuing the item to a subsequent meeting.

 

            When speaking, please keep to the topic at hand and try not to repeat comments. This is to allow all projects on the agenda to be heard and to allow everyone present time to speak.

 

STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS:

            Copies of all staff reports and recommendations to be considered by the Commission are usually available at the Planning Department Offices on the Friday preceding the meeting and at the meeting.  Individual copies of staff reports and recommendations are placed on the table located inside the meeting room door.  The red binder, placed on the table, contains copies of all reports.  If you are unable to obtain a copy of the report(s) you are interested in or cannot locate the red binder,  please contact the Commission Secretary.  The secretary is seated on the right hand side in the front of the room.           

 

Items that are shaded, will be heard together.

 

APPEAL PROCEDURE:

            If you do not agree with the Commission's decision or the conditions that may have been imposed by the Commission in approving an agenda item, you may appeal the Commission's action to the Napa County Board of Supervisors.  Appeal must be filed within ten (10) working days from the date of the Commission's action.  Appeals may be limited to those issues raised at the public hearing relating to the agenda item or to written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at or prior to the public hearing.

 

            For additional information concerning the County's Ordinance requirements for filing an appeal or to obtain the required forms to file an appeal, please stop at the front counter in the Conservation Development and Planning Department, Room 210, 1195 Third Street in Napa.  If you have any question concerning the appeals procedure, please call (707) 253‑4416 and request assistance.                     


CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT and

 

 
PLANNING COMMISSION

MEETING AGENDA

 

FEBRUARY 21, 2001
 

 


9:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M.

1195 THIRD STREET, ROOM 305, NAPA

 

COMMISSION MEMBERS

COMMISSIONER

VICE-CHAIRPERSON

CHAIRPERSON

COMMISSIONER

COMMISSIONER

Gloria M. Beutler

David Graves

Jim King

Tony Holzhauer

Larry Schoenke

 

SECRETARY-DIRECTOR

Jeffrey R. Redding

 

1.                                    CALL TO ORDER

2.                                    ROLL CALL

3.                                    PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.                                    CITIZEN COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS (10 minutes)

The Commission invites Citizen comments and recommendations concerning current problems and future prospects of a planning nature which are within the jurisdiction of the Conservation, Development & Planning Commission.  Anyone who wishes to speak to the Commission on such a matter, if it is not on the agenda, may do so at this time.  The Commission may not be able to take action on any such presentation. Commission action or non-action will be based on the specifics of the individual presentation.

5.                                    APPROVAL OF MINUTES

6.                                    AGENDA REVIEW

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE DISCUSSED
AND APPROVED, DENIED OR CONTINUED

Public Hearings:

7.                                    CONSENT AGENDA - item § 8, 11, 12 & 13

Items listed for the Consent Agenda will be acted upon by the Commission on one motion at the beginning of the public hearings, regardless of their numbered position on the agenda. Persons wishing to speak to any items listed on the Consent Agenda should indicate so during this time.

8.                     § VINEYARD 29/CHARLES MCMINN - USE PERMIT REQUEST #00146-UP

CEQA STATUS:  Negative Declaration Prepared.                                                         
REQUEST:  Approval to establish a 48,500 gallon/year winery and the construction of a 20,543 square foot wine production facility with 16,110 square feet of caves for barrel storage; marketing activities; and a maximum 24,250 gallons of production capacity to be utilized by up to five (5) custom production operations involving crushing, fermentation, barrel ageing, and bottling on a 24.6
± acre parcel located on the southwest side of State Highway 29 approximately 1,500 feet north of Deer Park Road within an AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning district.  (Assessor's Parcel #22-200-027)  2929 St. Helena Highway North.                                                                  WB
(Continued from February 7, 2001)

9.                                    NAPA SANITATION DISTRICT – GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT REQUEST #GPA 95-06                                                                                                                           
CEQA STATUS:
  Environmental Impact Report                                                               
REQUEST:  General Plan amendment on 306 acres of property owned by the Napa Sanitation District, to change the land use map in the County General Plan from Public Institutional to Agriculture Watershed and Open Space.  The land use map change will allow a golf course as a use with an approved use permit for same.  The golf course is not an allowable use in the current Public Institutional land use designation.  The site is located west of Devlin Road, south of Soscol Ferry Road, north of Sheehy Creek, and east of the California Northern railroad tracks within the AW:AC (Agricultural Watershed: Airport Compatibility Combination) zoning district.  (Assessor’s Parcels #46-400-015; 46-400-016; 57-010-036 and 57-010-037)                                          DO
[The Public Hearing on this item is CLOSED; The Commission will consider findings by which to recommend approval of the General Plan Amendment to the Board of Supervisors]                (Continued from February 7, 2001)

10.                                HCV NAPA ASSOCIATES LLC - USE PERMIT REQUEST #98177-UP                   
CEQA STATUS
:  Environmental Impact Report                                                               
REQUEST:  Approval of a development plan to construct a resort, golf course, and convention center on a 405-acre site located within and adjacent to the Napa Airport Industrial Area Specific Plan business park.  The resort consists of 458 guest rooms and 36 guest villas, for a total of 494 guest rooms and suites; two restaurants, a bar, a wine shop, and a deli, for a combined seating capacity of 450; a total of 120,580 sq. ft. of conference space with 52,380 sq. ft. in Phase One and 68,200 sq. ft. in Phase Two (including a freestanding 45,500 sq. ft. conference building) a 9,528-sq. ft. spa facility; and two pools. Total building area would be approximately 564,513 sq. ft. The proposed golf course is an 18-hole championship course, with pro shop, driving range, parking, and access roads, located on land owned by the Napa Sanitation District, and would utilize treated effluent from the District for irrigation purposes.  The project also includes bicycle/pedestrian paths, 40 acres of landscaping, 61 acres of vineyards, and a total of 771 parking spaces in Phases One and Two.  The use permit also includes a request to allow various architectural features to exceed the 35-foot height limit set forth in Section 18.80.050.E of the Airport Compatibility zoning district.  The project site is located west of Devlin Road, south of Soscol Ferry Road, north of Sheehy Creek, and east of the California Northern railroad tracks within the IP:AC (Industrial Park: Airport Compatibility Combination) and AW:AC (Agricultural Watershed: Airport Compatibility Combination) zoning districts.  (Assessor’s Parcels #46-400-015 and 016; 57-010-036 and 037; 57-020-006, 017, 018, 020 and 025; 57-170-001 and 010; 57-210-002)                                                                                      DO
[The Public Hearing on this item is OPEN; continued from October 18, December 6, 20, February 7, 2000]
                                                                                 

11.                 § G AND W MANAGEMENT COMPANY -  USE PERMIT REQUEST #99304-UP

CEQA STATUS:  Negative Declaration prepared.                                                          
REQUEST:  Approval to construct two industrial buildings totaling 79,060 square feet to be used for any of those office, research/development, manufacturing or warehouse uses allowed by the Industrial Park zoning district on two parcels totaling 5.18 acres located at the northwest corner of Technology Way and Technology Court within an IP:AC (Industrial Park: Airport Compatibility Combination) zoning district.  (Assessor's Parcels #57-210-025 and 031)                                                                                      MD
[WILL BE RE-NOTICED FOR ZONING ADMINISTRATOR]

12.                 § JOHN LIVINGSTON – USE PERMIT MODIFICATION REQUEST

#99543-MOD
CEQA STATUS:  Negative Declaration Prepared.                                                          
REQUEST:  Approval to increase the production capacity of an existing winery from 10,000 to 20,000 gallons; increase the winery building to 12,670 square feet; recognize the cave of 2800 square feet; add two full-time employees; add two customer parking spaces; expand existing leach field; and add tours and tasting by appointment, retail sales, and a marketing plan located on a 27.9 acre parcel at the terminus of Cabernet Lane approximately 850 feet west of Whitehall Lane within AP and AW (Agricultural Preserve and Agricultural Watershed) zoning districts.  (Assessor’s Parcel #27-440-007)   1895 Cabernet Lane.                                          RN

13.                 § A. HOVIK TOROSSIAN – USE PERMIT REQUEST #00125-UP

CEQA STATUS:  Negative Declaration Prepared.                                                          
REQUEST:  Approval to establish an automobile repair and body shop within an existing 4,140 square foot structure located on a 4.83 acre parcel, on east side of Sky Oaks Drive near its intersection with Circle Drive, within a CN (Commercial Neighborhood) zoning district.  (Assessor’s Parcel #24-163-010)                           WB


14.                                TIM HERMAN – VARIANCE REQUEST #00036-VAR AND USE PERMIT REQUEST #99532-UP                                                                                                       
CEQA STATUS:  None.                                                                                                       
REQUEST:  Approval of a variance to the 600-foot winery road setback requirement from the centerline of Big Ranch Road, and to establish a 100,000 gallon per year winery totaling 6,908 square feet within two existing structures and one proposed structure, with custom production activities encompassing 20,000 gallons of the annual production located on a 20.0 acre parcel on the east side of Big Ranch Road approximately 2000 feet north of Trancas Street within an AP (Agricultural Preserve) zoning district.  (Assessor’s Parcel #38-190-001)                                                       RN

 

Other Business:  (The following matters, unless otherwise noted, may be heard at any time during the meeting at the discretion of the Chairperson).

15.                                KORNELL CELLARS – REVIEW OF CONDITION #10 OF USE PERMIT #95661-MOD regarding evaluation of conformance with approved project water use, wastewater flow, and traffic generation.  Use Permit Modification #95661-MOD was approved to expand the annual production capacity of the existing winery and establish custom production operations; water use was required not to exceed 11,303 gallons on any day; wastewater flows were required to be reported monthly; and various traffic conditions were attached to the permit.  The winery is on a 5.15-acre parcel on the east side of Larkmead Lane approximately 2000 feet from its intersection with State Highway 29 within an AP  (Agricultural Preserve) zoning district.  (Assessor’s Parcel #20-290-007)                                                                                 BK

16.                                CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION TO REVIEW DRAFT VIEWSHED ORDINANCE, RECOMMEND ANY CHANGES AND SET MATTER FOR PUBLIC HEARING.                                                                          JRR

17.                                CITY REFERRALS:  None

18.                                DISCUSSION OF ITEMS FOR THE MARCH 7, 2001 MEETING

19.                                COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

20.                                DIRECTOR'S REPORT ON BOARD OF SUPERVISORS' ACTIONS

21.                                FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       COMMISSION CALENDAR

 

March 7, 2001                      !Regular Commission Meeting and                             9:00 A.M.
                                                  Airport Land Use Commission Meeting

 

March 21, 2001                   !Regular Commission Meeting                                    9:00 A.M.

 

April 4, 2001                        !Regular Commission Meeting                                    9:00 A.M.

 

April 18, 2001                      !Regular Commission Meeting and                             9:00 A.M.

                                                  (Tentative) Airport Land Use Commission Meeting