MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE
CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF NAPA
February 20, 2002
1.
Call to Order.
THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE COUNTY OF NAPA MET IN REGULAR SESSION, WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 20, 2002, AT 9:00 A.M.
2.
Roll Call.
THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: CHAIRMAN JIM
KING, COMMISSIONERS TONY HOLZHAUER, LARRY SCHOENKE, TERRY SCOTT AND
DAVID GRAVES.
3.
Pledge of Allegiance.
JOE FOLKARD, DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL, LED THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.
4.
Citizen Comments and Recommendations.
5.
Approval of Minutes.
6.
Director’s Report.
HELD LATER IN THE DAY IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITEM NUMBER 15.
7.
Agenda Review.
8.
Consent Agenda.
NONE
9.
Bighorn Cellars,
LLC/Alfred & Mary Bishop – Use Permit
Request #00275-MOD
California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) Status: Negative Declaration Prepared.
Request: Approval to modify Use permit #95036-UP, to increase annual production
from 15,000 to 30,000 gallons, add on-site bottling and to allow the use of
3,500 square feet for wine storage by others entities, located on an 1.16 acre
parcel on the south of State Highway 121, approximately 800 feet west of its
intersection with Atlas Peak Road within a CL (Commercial Limited) zoning
district. (Assessor’s Parcel
#049-110-003) 1821 Monticello Road,
Napa. (Continued from January 16, 2002)
9. Continued
PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, AN
INITIAL STUDY HAS BEEN PREPARED AND A NEGATIVE DECLARATION IS RECOMMENDED. A NEGATIVE DECLARATION WAS ADOPTED FOR
#95036-UP. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES
TO THE EXISTING CONDITIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE A NEGATIVE DECLARATION NOT TO BE
APPLICABLE.
DG-LS-TH-TS-JK
THE COMMISSION APPROVED USE PERMIT MODIFICATION
#00275-MOD, BASED ON FINDING 7, SUBJECT TO REVISED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1
THROUGH 4 AS LISTED IN THE STAFF REPORT DATED FEBRUARY 20, 2002, AS MODIFIED.
10.
Calistoga Cellars
Winery/Calistoga Partners – Use Permit Request #01074-UP CEQA Status:
Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared.
Request: Approval to establish a 20,000
gallon/year winery of approximately 3,043 square feet; allow for custom crush
activities (crushing, fermentation, barrel ageing, bottling, retail wine sales,
tasting, distribution and shipping) for 2 custom producers utilizing 25% (5,000
gallons/year) of the winery production capacity; tours and tasting by
appointment only; retail wine sales; a business identification sign and two
off-site directional signs and to implement a marketing plan with 14 marketing
events, located on a 36.26 acre parcel on the south side of Tubbs Lane
approximately 800 feet northeast of its intersection with State Highway 128
within an AP (Agricultural Preserve) zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel #17-210-008, 013, 017 and 018) Calistoga.
PUBLIC HEARING HELD – TESTIMONY PRESENTED
THE
COMMISSION HAS READ AND CONSIDERED THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION PRIOR TO
TAKING ACTION ON SAID NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND THE PROPOSED PROJECT, FINDS THE
MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION IS BASED ON THE INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT OF THE
COMMISSION AND FURTHER FINDS THAT THIS DOCUMENT IS PREPARED IN CONFORMITY AND
COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT; THEREFORE, THE
COMMISSION ADOPTS THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION INCLUDING THE PROJECT REVISION
STATEMENT WITH FIVE (5) SIGNED MITIGATION MEASURES. LS-TH-TS-DG-JK
THE COMMISSION APPROVED USE
PERMIT #01074-UP BASED ON FINDINGS 15 THROUGH 20, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF
APPROVAL 1 THROUGH 14, AS AMENDED. LS-TH-TS-DG-JK
11.
Honig Vineyards And Winery LLC - Use Permit Request
#02009-MOD
CEQA Status:
Categorically Exempt
Request: Approval to
modify Use Permit #U-38485 to construct a 480 square foot tasting room and a
480 square foot mezzanine above the tasting room for two offices and a meeting
room within the existing 10,000 square foot winery structure and add daily
tours and tasting by appointment only located on a 67.0 acre parcel on a
private road approximately 0.5 miles north of Rutherford Road within an AP
(Agricultural Preserve) zoning district.
(Assessor’s Parcel #030-090-003)
850 Rutherford Road.
PUBLIC HEARING HELD –
TESTIMONY PRESENTED
ENVIRONMENTAL
DETERMINATION: NONE (CATEGORICALLY
EXEMPT, CLASS 1, MINOR ALTERATION OF EXISTING STRUCTURES).
THE
COMMISSION APPROVED USE PERMIT #02009-UP BASED ON FINDING 11, SUBJECT TO
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1 THROUGH 11.
LS-TH-TS-DG-JK
12.
Round Pond/Macdonnell
Trust - Use Permit Request #01013-UP
CEQA Status: Negative Declaration
Prepared.
Request: Approval to establish a 2,000
gallon/year olive oil production facility inside an existing 4,806 square foot
structure with accessory retail sales by appointment only, including 11 parking
spaces, an expanded septic system, a new awning and a reconfigured access road,
located on a 3.51 acre parcel on a private road approximately 100 yards north
of Rutherford Road approximately 1,600
feet west of its intersection with Conn Creek Road within an AP (Agricultural
Preserve) zoning district. (Assessor’s
Parcel #030-090-023) 884 Rutherford
Road.
PUBLIC HEARING HELD –
TESTIMONY PRESENTED
THE
COMMISSION HAS READ AND CONSIDERED THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION PRIOR TO TAKING
ACTION ON SAID NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND FINDS THE
NEGATIVE DECLARATION IS BASED ON THE INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT OF THE COMMISSION AND
ADOPTS THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION. TH-LS-TS-DG-JK
THE COMMISSION
APPROVED USE PERMIT #00446-UP BASED ON FINDING 16, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF
APPROVAL 1 THROUGH 18, AS AMENDED.
TH-LS-TS-DG-JK
Other Business
13.
City
Referrals: None
14.
Discussion
of Items for the March 6, 2002 Meeting.
·
ROSSINI WINERY/VEN-CAL PARTNERSHIP – VARIANCE REQUEST
#00230-VAR
·
ROSSINI WINERY/VEN-CAL PARTNERSHIP – USE PERMIT REQUEST #00227-UP
·
HMS VINEYARDS, LLC – VARIANCE REQUEST #00502-VAR
·
HMS VINEYARDS, LLC – USE PERMIT REQUEST #00501-UP
·
SNOWDEN VINEYARDS LLC/RANDOLPH SNOWDEN, ET AL – USE PERMIT REQUEST
#01261-UP
·
PROPOSED ORDINANCE CHANGE #01283-ORD
15.
Commissioner
Comments.
CHAIRMAN KING
ADVISED THAT A JOINT MEETING OF THE SONOMA COUNTY AND NAPA COUNTY PLANNING
COMMISSIONS IS BEING SCHEDULED FOR MID TO LATE SPRING TO DISCUSS CONCERNS THAT
CROSS JURISDICTIONAL LINES.
COMMISSIONER GRAVES INQUIRED ABOUT AN ITEM RECENTLY
CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGARDING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 18.124 OF THE NAPA COUNTY CODE PERTAINING TO THE ISSUANCE OF USE
PERMITS, MAKING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THE DECISION-MAKING BODY FOR USE
PERMITS AND CEQA DETERMINATIONS WHEN THE BOARD IS THE DECISION-MAKING BODY FOR
ANY NECESSARY COMPANION ACTION, SUCH AS A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT.
THE DIRECTOR OF
THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING DEPARTMENT CHARLES WILSON
RESPONDED THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WAS INITIATED BY COUNTY COUNSEL’S OFFICE
IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THE WAY APPEALS, USE PERMITS AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORTS ARE CONSIDERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHEN THERE IS AN ACTION THAT
ALSO REQUIRES AN ACTION BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. FOLLOWING THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION
WOULD RECOMMEND ACTION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN THESE TYPES OF CASES
RATHER THAN MAKING A FINAL DETERMINATION ON A PORTION OF THE CASE.
COMMISSIONER
SCOTT INQUIRED ABOUT THE STATUS OF CREATING A DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE.
THE PLANNING DIRECTOR
RESPONDED THAT THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE WAS ONE OF THE THREE ITEMS AGENDIZED
FOR DISCUSSION AT THE JOINT MEETING WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
16.
Director's
Report on Board of Supervisors' Actions.
THE DIRECTOR
REPORTED ON THE FOLLOWING:
·
GENERAL PLAN UPDATE
THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WILL BE WORKING WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THE COUNTY EXECUTIVES OFFICE TO ESTABLISH A BUDGET TO BEGIN THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE. THE PROJECTED COST TO UPDATE THE GENERAL PLAN IS ESTIMATED AT $1 MILLION TO $1.5 MILLION, AND THE PROCESS WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 YEARS.
·
HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER WIGGINS CREATED THE COUNTYWIDE LAND USE AND HOUSING STRATEGY COMMITTEE, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS FROM THE NAPA COUNTY LEAGUE OF GOVERNMENTS TO REVIEW THE COUNTY’S NEEDS RELATIVE TO THE NUMBER OF AFFORDABLE TO MODERATE HOUSING UNITS THAT MUST BE DESIGNATED THROUGH THE YEAR 2006.
THE PROCESS WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY FOUR TO SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE AND WILL FOCUS ON TWO COMPONENTS: 1) SHORT-TERM NEEDS – 1900 UNITS; 2) NEXT CYCLE OF HOUSING NEEDS AFTER 2006.
THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS MARCH 14, 2002 AT YOUNTVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER.
·
NAPA COUNTY AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL AREA SPECIFIC PLAN UPDATE
NO DECISION HAS
BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME TO PROCEED WITH A NEW OR UPDATED 1998 PLAN OR WHETHER OR
NOT TO UPDATE THE 1986 PLAN. THE
GENERAL PLAN AND HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE SHOULD BE COMPLETED FIRST AND THEN
PROCEED WITH THE UPDATE OF THE SPECIFIC PLAN.
CHAIRMAN KING
WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THE ROLE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION WOULD BE DURING THE
GENERAL PLAN UPDATE.
THE DIRECTOR
RESPONDED THAT A STEERING COMMITTEE WOULD BE ESTABLISHED TO BEGIN THE PROCESS
AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE
ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE. IN ADDITION,
THE COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE AT THE COMMISSION LEVEL.
16.
Continued
THE PLANNING
DIRECTOR REPORTED ON THE FOLLOWING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ ACTIONS:
·
THE BOARD AUTHORIZED FORMATION OF A BED AND BREAKFAST ENFORCEMENT TASK
FORCE TO SEEK OUT AND FINE BED AND BREAKFAST OPERATORS WHO ARE OPERATING
WITHOUT A USE PERMIT OR OUTSIDE OF THEIR APPROVED USE PERMIT AND TO DETERMINE
WHETHER OR NOT OPERATORS ARE PAYING THE APPROPRIATE TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX.
·
THE FARMWORKER HOUSING ORDINANCE PASSED AND A USE PERMIT APPLICATION
FOR THE PHELPS FACILITY HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.
THE PROJECT SHOULD COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION SOME TIME IN APRIL, BUT IS
CONTINGENT ON MEASURE L PASSING IN MARCH.
·
PATRICK LOWE WAS APPOINTED AS THE NAPA RIVER WATERSHED TASKFORCE
COORDINATOR ON AN INTERIM BASIS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE TASK FORCE PHASE II
REPORT.
·
THE COUNTY RETAINED JONES & STOKES TO ASSIST WITH THE REWRITE OF
THE CONSERVATION REGULATIONS AND TO PERFORM RECONNAISSANCE OF COMMUNITY DESIRES
RELATIVE TO THE PROGRAMMED EIR OR THE MASTER ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.
·
THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERING ESTABLISHING A WATERSHED
CONSERVANCY BOARD, WHICH WILL BE DISCUSSED AT ITS NEXT MEETING.
·
THE BOARD DECLARED ITS INTENT TO REMAND THE MONTALCINO PROJECT BACK TO
THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR REVIEW AND
CONSIDERATION OF THE REVISED PLAN. THE
BOARD DID NOT CERTIFY THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT. THE REVIEW PROCESS COULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY
NINE MONTHS.
·
THE BERINGER APPEAL IS SCHEDULED TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD FEBRUARY
26, 2002.
·
THE DOCTOR’S COMPANY PROJECT IS ON HOLD PENDING REVISION TO THEIR PLAN
DUE TO INTERCHANGE ISSUES AT HIGHWAY 12/29.
16. Continued
·
THE MAI/CHARDONNAY HOTEL PROJECT IS CURRENTLY BEING REVIEWED BY THE
PROPERTY OWNER/DEVELOPER AND THE PROJECT MAY BE MODIFIED.
·
THE CARNEROS LODGE APPEAL IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD BY THE
BOARD MARCH 12 OR 19, 2002.
17.
Future
Agenda Items.
NONE
Adjournment.
ADJOURNED TO REGULAR
CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION
MEETING, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2002
AT 9:00 A.M.
___________________________
JIM
KING
Chairman
ATTEST:
CHARLES WILSON
Acting Secretary – Director
____________________________
MICHELLE PRICE, Deputy Clerk of the Board
TERI SISSON, Supervising Clerk of the Board
Key
Vote: JK = Jim King; TH = Tony Holzhauer; LS = Larry Schoenke; DG =
David Graves; TS = Terrence Scott
Notations under vote: N = No A = Abstain X
= Excused