Napa County

CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION

MEETING AGENDA

SEPTEMBER 03, 2003

COMMISSION MEMBERS
COMMISSIONER	COMMISSIONER	CHAIRPERSON	VICE-CHAIRPERSON	COMMISSIONER
David Graves	Jim King	Terry Scott	Bob Fiddaman	Vacant
SECRETARY-DIRECTOR Charles Wilson

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, Suite 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.

ITEMS TO BE DECIDED WITHOUT ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY:

These Items identified with a symbol (þ) 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. These 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 so listed need not speak unless they disagree with the staff recommendation or wish to comment. If an Item requires discussion, it 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 County Executive Office/Clerk of the Board, 1195 Third Street, Suite 310 in Napa. If you have any question concerning the appeals procedure, please call (707) 253‑4580 and request assistance.

CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT and

PLANNING COMMISSION

MEETING AGENDA

SEPTEMBER 03, 2003

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

1195 THIRD STREET, SUITE 305, NAPA

COMMISSION MEMBERS
COMMISSIONER	COMMISSIONER	CHAIRPERSON	VICE-CHAIRPERSON	COMMISSIONER
David Graves	Jim King	Terry Scott	Bob Fiddaman	Vacant
SECRETARY-DIRECTOR Charles Wilson

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. ITEMS TO BE DECIDED WITHOUT ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY - item þ

Items marked with a þ 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 so listed should indicate so during this time.

8. PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Napa amending chapters 13.15, 15.08, 18.124 and 18.128 of the Napa County code establishing permit requirements for the extraction and use of pumped groundwater as a water source on affected properties and exemption from said permit requirements.

CEQA STATUS: Categorically Exempt, Class 8 (California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15308). (Continued from August 06, 2003). CS(E.Man.)

9. CE2V WINERY, LLC. – USE PERMIT REQUEST #00340-UP
CEQA STATUS: Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared. According to the Mitigated Negative Declaration, the proposed project would have, if mitigation measures are not included, potentially significant environmental impacts in the following area: cultural resources.
REQUEST: Approval of a Use Permit to establish a new 100,000-gallon per year winery in two phases. (A) Phase One includes: (1) use of an existing 2,773 square foot building for production and barrel storage, and temporary conversion of an existing 1,088 square foot residence to offices and laboratory for a winery totaling 3,861 square feet; (2) use of an existing 1,440 square foot covered crush pad and a 600 square foot area for equipment storage related to production; (3) a maximum of four full-time employees and two part-time employees; and, (4) four parking spaces. Neither tours and tasting nor a marketing plan is requested as part of Phase One. (B) Phase Two includes: (1) construction of a new 12,070 square foot building for marketing events, administrative offices and barrel storage, a 150 square foot mechanical room, 12,000 square feet of caves for barrel storage, and conversion of the 1,088 square foot office/laboratory back to a residence for a Phase I & II total winery square footage of 28,081; (2) an additional 3,674 square foot covered outside production area; (3) retail wine sales; (4) a marketing plan with a maximum of three private tours and tasting for invited wine industry representatives and business associates per month with a maximum of 24 people per tour; (5) 11 additional parking spaces for a total of 15 spaces; and, (6) improvements to the existing access road from Pope Canyon Road to the development areas. Neither tours and tasting nor visitors are proposed for Phase II. The project is located on two parcels totaling 152.36 acres on the east side of Pope Canyon Road about 1,000 feet northeast of its intersection with Chiles-Pope Valley Road, within an AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning district (Assessor’s Parcels #018-140-009 and #018-150-016); 1784 Pope Canyon Road, St. Helena. CH

10. James PRAGER / PRAGER Winery & Port Works, INC. – USE PERMIT REQUEST #02616-UP
CEQA STATUS: Negative Declaration Prepared. According to the proposed Negative Declaration, the proposed project would have no potentially significant environmental impacts.
REQUEST: Approval of a Use Permit to establish a new 75,000-gallon per year winery with: (1) 22,960 square feet of new buildings, no caves, for a winery totaling 22,960 square feet; (2) custom production activities (crushing, fermentation & barrel aging) for up to four custom producers utilizing 33.3% (25,000 gallons per year) of the total approved winery production capacity; (3) five full-time employees and two part-time employees; (4) 22 parking spaces and two loading zones; (5) tours and tasting by appointment only for a maximum of 15 visitors per day and 100 maximum visitors per week; (6) a marketing plan with 12 private promotional tastings and meals per year with an average of 35 and a maximum of 40 people per event and two events per year (one may be the Wine Auction Open House) with an average of 150 people per event and a maximum of 200 people per event; (7) construction of a wastewater pond, located on a 15.6-acre parcel on the northeast side of State Highway 128 approximately 1,200 feet north of its intersection with Tubbs Lane within an AP (Agricultural Preserve) zoning district (Assessor’s Parcel # 017-160-013) 3180 State Highway 128, Calistoga. BZ

11. PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT #03175-ORD amending portions of Title 18.106 of the Napa County Code, Viewshed Protection Program; to incorporate the fees for compliance with CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act); to clarify definitions in the ordinance; to add Jameson Canyon Road (from State Highway 29 to the Solano County line), American Canyon Road (from Flosden Road to Interstate-80), State Highway 29 in its entirety, Mt. Veeder Road, Lokoya Road, Wall Road, Partrick Road as new roads to the Program and delete Gordon Valley Road and Wooden Valley Road from the Program.

CEQA STATUS: Negative Declaration Prepared. According to the proposed Negative Declaration, the proposed project would have no potentially significant environmental impacts. HMc

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

12. CUVAISON CARNEROS WINERY/CUVAISON INC. #01254-UP - Request to review and provide direction on proposed building colors for compliance with the approved project conditions of approval. JMc

13. CITY REFERRALS: None

14. DISCUSSION OF ITEMS FOR THE SEPTEMBER 17, 2003 MEETING

15. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

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

17. ZONING ADMINISTRATOR ACTIONS FOR AUGUST 2003

18. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

· COMPLIANCE REVIEWS (#02339-UP, FEBRUARY 04, 2004) (#02362-MOD, 6 MONTHS AFTER OPENING) (#02082-UP, 1 YEAR AFTER OPENING)

· PREPARE FOR NEXT MEETING WITH BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (APPROXIMATELY DECEMBER, 2003)

19. ADJOURNMENT

COMMISSION CALENDAR

SEPTEMBER 17, 2003 !Regular Commission Meeting 9:00 AM

OCTOBER 01, 2003 !Regular Commission Meeting 9:00 AM

OCTOBER 15, 2003 !Regular Commission Meeting 9:00 AM

NOVEMBER 05, 2003 !Regular Commission Meeting 9:00 AM

Airport Land Use Commission Meeting

NOVEMBER 19, 2003 !Regular Commission Meeting 9:00 AM