MINUTES OF THE
MEETING OF THE
CONSERVATION,
DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION
November 3, 1999
1.
Call to Order.
THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE COUNTY OF NAPA MET IN REGULAR SESSION, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1999 AT 9:00 A.M.
2. Roll Call.
THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: CHAIRMAN JIM KING, COMMISSIONERS, TONY HOLZHAUER, KAREN WYETH, DAVID GRAVES AND GLORIA BEUTLER.
3. Pledge of Allegiance.
SUPERVISING PLANNER SYLVIA TOTH LED THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.
4. Citizen Comments and Recommendations.
NONE
5.
Approval of Minutes.
NO MINUTES
6. Agenda Review.
NUMBERS
7 AND 12 WERE MOVED TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
Public Hearings:
7. Raymond Signorello – Fence Use Permit Request #98525-FE
California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status:
Categorically Exempt.
Request: Approval of construction
of an entry structure, 14 feet maximum height with 24 inch globe lights on the
top of the entry posts and varied fence heights, two to six feet within the 70
foot road setback, located on a 56.74 acre parcel, on the east side of
Silverado Trail approximately 800 feet south of its intersection with Oak Knoll
Avenue within an AP (Agricultural Preserve) zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel 39-400-072)
PUBLIC HEARING OPENED – NO TESTIMONY PRESENTED
PUBLIC HEARING
CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 17, 1999.
TH-GB-KW-DG-JK
8. Carneros Creek Winery-Use Permit
Modification Request #98503-MOD
California
Environmental Quality Act Status (CEQA):
Negative Declaration Prepared.
Request: Approval to
increase the annual production capacity 120,000 to 240,000 gallons of an
existing winery with approved phased expansion, with no changes to the approved
operation except adding three employees and adding leachfield, located on a 9.9
acre parcel on the west side of Dealy Lane approximately 800 feet south of
Henry Road intersection within an AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel #047-370-001) 1285 Dealy
Lane, Napa.
COMMISSIONER GRAVES ADVISED REGARDING
HIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
THE COMMISSION FOUND THAT IT HAS
READ AND CONSIDERED THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION PRIOR TO TAKING ACTION ON SAID
NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND THE PROPOSED PROJECT, THAT THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION IS
BASED ON INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND ADOPTED THE
NEGATIVE DECLARATION. TH-KW-DG-GB-JK
X
THE COMMISSION APPROVED USE
PERMIT MODIFICATION REQUEST #98503-MOD, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
NUMBERED ONE THROUGH FIVE, AS LISTED IN THE STAFF REPORT DATED OCTOBER 20, 1999
AND BASED ON FINDING NUMBER SIX, AS LISTED IN THE SAME STAFF REPORT.
TH-KW-DG-GB-JK
X
CEQA
Status: Negative Declaration Prepared. Request: Approval
to establish a new winery of 10,000 square feet and an annual production
capacity of 50,000 gallons per year (with up to 10,000 gallons per year
produced by one custom production operation involving crushing, fermentation,
aging, and bottling), construct a 1,800 square foot tasting building, convert
an existing 2,400 square foot structure to a crushing and fermenting area, and
add 16,500 square feet of caves for storage, located on a 45.98 acre parcel at
the end of Rapp Lane off Second Avenue within an AW (Agricultural Watershed)
zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel
#052-170-042)
PUBLIC
HEARING HELD
THE
COMMISSION FOUND THAT IT HAS READ AND CONSIDERED THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION WITH
TWO MITIGATION MEASURES PRIOR TO TAKING ACTION ON SAID NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND
THE PROPOSED PROJECT, THAT THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION IS BASED ON THE INDEPENDENT
JUDGEMENT BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND ADOPTED THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION.
APPROVED USE
PERMIT REQUEST #98480-UP, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL NUMBERED ONE
THROUGH FIFTEEN, AS LISTED IN THE STAFF REPORT DATED OCTOBER 20, 1999 AS
MODIFIED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BASED ON FINDING NUMBER SEVEN, AS LISTED IN
THE SAME STAFF REPORT.
DG-GB-TH-KW-JK
10. Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment
#99055-ORD amending Title 18 of the Napa County Code to comprehensively
revise the County’s Sign Regulations last substantially amended in August 1993
and which are effective Countywide.
Specifically, the ordinance, if adopted, will amend Chapter 18.116 of
the County’s zoning ordinance by adding new sections for signs in the Airport
Industrial Area; substantially clarifying procedural requirements; revising the
abatement schedule for nonconforming signs; adding size requirements for
certain winery signs; and prohibiting large billboards. California Environmental Quality Act Status
(CEQA): Categorically Exempt from CEQA
(Class 5).
PUBLIC
HEARING HELD
THE COMMISSION FOUND THAT ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT #99055-ORD IS
CONSISTENT WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE NAPA COUNTY GENERAL AND
SPECIFIC PLANS AND RECOMMENDED ADOPTION OF ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
#99055-ORD TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
KW-TH-DG-GB-JK
11. Darryl
Sattui/Villa Amorosa - Use Permit Request #97445-UP
CEQA
Status: Negative Declaration
Prepared. Request: Approval
for a modification of Use Permit #U-278485 to make certain changes to an
approved and partially constructed 96,000 square foot, 250,000 gallon per year
winery consisting of (1) an increase in square footage of the wine storage
building from 13,187 square feet to 25,600 square feet, (2) the addition of
bottling, office, workshop and miscellaneous storage areas within the wine storage
building, (3) expansion of the wine storage caves from 24,749 square feet to
30,000 square feet, (4) the establishment of additional access and outdoor work
area on the northeast side of the storage building, and (5) a revision of
project phasing, located on 108.9 acres on the west side of State Highway 29
approximately 300 feet south of Maple Lane in an AW (Agricultural Watershed)
zoning district. (Assessor's Parcels
#20-230-001 and 20-390-006) 4045 St.
Helena Highway, Calistoga.
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
THE
COMMISSION FOUND THAT IT HAS READ AND CONSIDERED THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION PRIOR
TO TAKING ACTION ON SAID NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND THE PROPOSED PROJECT, THAT
THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION IS BASED ON THE INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT OF THE
COMMISSION AND ADOPTED THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION. TH-KW-DG-GB-JK
THE COMMISSION APPROVED USE PERMIT
REQUEST #97445-UP WITH FINDINGS NUMBERED ONE THROUGH THREE, AS LISTED IN THE
STAFF REPORT DATED NOVEMBER 3, 1999 AND BASED ON CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
NUMBERED ONE THROUGH TWELVE, AS LISTED IN THE SAME STAFF REPORT, AMENDING
CONDITION NUMBER TEN (C) TO INDICATE THE DATE OF OCTOBER 18, 1999 (RATHER THAN
OCTOBER 19, 1999). TH-KW-DG-GB-JK
12.
Darioush Khaledi - Use Permit Request
#99008-MOD
California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status:
General Rule. Request:
Approval to modify an approved
100,000 gallon/year winery with public tours and tasting by relocating and
redesigning the remaining portion of the winery with a reduction in size from
21,252 to 17,611 square feet; relocating and reducing the number of approved
parking spaces from 45 to 30 spaces; and deleting Condition #10 of the original
use permit requiring design and color of the winery structure be compatible
with the rural surroundings located on a 28.45± acre parcel on the northeast side of Silverado Trail
approximately 3800 feet northwest of Soda Canyon Road within an AP
(Agricultural Preserve) zoning district.
(Assessor's Parcel #39-400-075)
PUBLIC HEARING
OPENED – NO TESTIMONY PRESENTED
PUBLIC HEARING
CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 17, 1999
TH-GB-KW-DG-JK
Other
Business:
13.
City Referrals: None.
14.
Discussion of Items for the November 17, 1999 Meeting.
RUST RIDGE RANCH/SUSAN MEYER - USE PERMIT REQUEST #98505-UP (CONTINUED FROM OCTOBER 20, 1999) (FINAL ADOPTION OF FINDINGS)
RAYMOND SIGNORELLO – FENCE USE PERMIT REQUEST #98525-FE (CONTINUED FROM
NOVEMBER 3, 1999)
15.
Commissioner
Comments.
ATTENDANCE AND REGISTRATION FOR THE UPCOMING ANNUAL PLANNING SEMINAR WERE DISCUSSED.
CHAIRMAN KING THANKED VICE-CHAIR WYETH FOR CHAIRING THE OCTOBER 20, 1999 MEETING.
COMMISSIONER WYETH QUESTIONED THE POSSIBILITY OF THE COMMISSION BEING INFORMED AS TO THE STAFF PERSON WORKING ON A PARTICULAR MATTER.
STAFF INDICATED THAT INITIALS OF THE STAFF PERSON
APPEAR IN BOLD AT THE RIGHT MARGIN BELOW THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION ON THE AGENDA.
16.
Director's Report on Board of Supervisors' Actions.
17. Zoning Administrator Actions for October
1999.
18. Future Agenda Items.
STUDY SESSION - “MONTALCINO AT NAPA VALLEY” HOTEL PROJECT AND FUTURE
HOTEL PROJECTS. (DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT TO BE DISTRIBUTED WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.)
TURNBULL WINERY USE PERMIT REQUEST #98327-MOD
OAKVILLE GROCERY
SHAFER VINEYARDS, INC. – USE PERMIT REQUEST #99052
COMMISSION REVIEW OF THE FOLLOWING:
USE PERMIT #518687 AND USE PERMIT MODIFICATION #93362, COSENTINO WINERY
USE PERMIT #128889 AND USE PERMIT MODIFICATION #96510, MUSTARD’S GRILL
Adjournment
ADJOURNED TO CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND
PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1999 AT 9:00 A.M.
___________________________
JIM
KING
Chairman
ATTEST:
JEFFREY REDDING
Secretary – Director
MARY JEAN MCLAUGHLIN
Clerk of the
Commission
____________________________
TERI SISSON
Supervising Clerk of
the Board
Key
Vote: JK
= Jim King; TH = Tony Holzhauer; KW = Karen Wyeth; GB = Gloria Beutler;
DG
= David Graves
Notations
under vote: N = No A = Abstain X = Excused