MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE

CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION

COUNTY OF NAPA

 

May 19, 2004

 

 

1.                  Call to Order.

THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE COUNTY OF NAPA MET IN REGULAR SESSION, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2004, AT 9:00 A.M.  THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY VICE-CHAIR FIDDAMAN AT 9:03 A.M.

 

 

2.                  Roll Call.

THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT:  VICE-CHAIRPERSON BOB FIDDAMAN, COMMISSIONERS DAVID GRAVES AND JOHN DICKSON.   CHAIRPERSON TERRY SCOTT AND COMMISSIONER JIM KING WERE EXCUSED.

 

 

3.                  Pledge of Allegiance.

STEVE LEDERER, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING DEPARTMENT, LED THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.

 

 

4.                  Citizen Comments and Recommendations.

NONE

 

 

5.                  Approval of Minutes.

APPROVED MINUTES OF MEETING HELD APRIL 7, 2004.

                                                                        JD-DG-BF-JK-TS

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6.                  Agenda Review.

NO CHANGES

 

Public Hearings

 

 

7.                  Items to be decided without additional testimony.

(SEE ITEM 10)

 

8.                  George Bravante Winery / Howell Mountain Vineyard Company LLC – Use Permit Request #03002-UP      
California Environmental Quality Act (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 20,000 gallon per year winery with: (1) 10,000 square feet building and 12,500 square feet of caves for a winery totaling 22,500 square feet; (2) 1,200 square feet crush pad located within the winery building; (3) custom crushing activities (crushing, fermentation, barrel aging, bottling and marketing (included in marketing plan)) for up to two custom producers utilizing 35% of the total approved winery production capacity; (4) two full and two part-time employees; (5) five parking spaces; (6) tours and tasting by appointment only with a maximum of four visitors per day not to exceed 20 per week; (7) a marketing plan with three activities with a maximum of 15 people, three activities with a maximum of 25 people, and two activities with a maximum of 50 people (harvest event and wine auction) per year; and (8) construction of a special design sewage system.  This project is located on a 20.45 acre parcel at the terminus of Stone Ridge Road approximately ˝ mile from its intersection with White Cottage Road within the AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning district.  (Assessor’s Parcel #024-450-008)

330 Stone Ridge Road, Angwin.

PUBLIC HEARING HELD – TESTIMONY PRESENTED

 

THE COMMISSION APPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS 1 THROUGH 6 AND ADOPTED THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION.

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THE COMMISSION APPROVED USE PERMIT #03002-UP BASED ON FINDINGS 10 THROUGH 14, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1 THROUGH 21, AS REVISED.                                                 JD-DG-JK-TS-BF

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9.                  Joseph Phelps / Stone Bridge Cellars, Inc. – Use Permit Modification Request

#03467-MOD

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 areas:  Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Hydrology and Water Quality and Noise.          
Request:  Approval to modify Use Permit #U-67374 to: (1) construct a new barrel storage building (Insignia Building) of 37,873 square feet; (2) remodel and add 2,352 square feet to the existing Innisfree building and remodel the existing JPV building to add 7,625 square feet of new interior space for a winery totaling 92,218 square feet; (3) relocate the existing crush pad area from the west side of the Innisfree building to the east side; (4) add 4 full-time and 2 part-time employees; (5) add 47 visitor and employee parking spaces to the north side of the Innisfree building; (6) expand the parking area adjacent to the JPV building from 33 parking spaces to 60 parking spaces; (7) widen the existing access driveway to the Innisfree building and new Insignia building; (8) improve and expand the wastewater system to accommodate both domestic and winery wastewater; and (9) allow 2 to 4 temporary office/storage trailers during construction.  This project is located on two parcels totaling 478.50 acres on the north side of Taplin Road,

9.         Continued

 

approximately 1,000 feet from its intersection with Silverado Trail within an AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning district.  (Assessor’s Parcel #025-070-058 SFAP & 025-410-005 SFAP)

200 Taplin Road, Saint Helena.

PUBLIC HEARING HELD – TESTIMONY PRESENTED

 

THE COMMISSION APPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS 1 THROUGH 6 AND ADOPTED THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION INCLUDING THE PROJECT REVISION STATEMENT WITH INCORPORATED MITIGATION MEASURES AND THE MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM.                                 JD-DG-JK-TS-BF

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THE COMMISSION APPROVED USE PERMIT #03467-MOD BASED ON FINDINGS 8 THROUGH 12, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1 THROUGH 15, AS REVISED.                                                   JD-DG-JK-TS-BF

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10.              Professional Balloon Pilots Association & Balloons Above the Valley / County of Napa – Use Permit Request #P04-0179-UP

CEQA Status:  Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared.  According to the Mitigated Negative Declaration, the proposed project would have, if mitigation measures are not included, a potentially significant environmental impact in the following area:  traffic.  This project site is on the lists of hazardous waste sites enumerated under Government code section 65962.5.      
Request:  Approval of a Use Permit to establish a hot air balloon launch site for a maximum 15 balloon launches per day between the hours of 5:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., 7 days per week. The project is located on a 5.73 acre parcel on the east side of Silverado Trail, approximately 1 mile north from its intersection with Oakville Cross Road within the AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning district.  (Assessor’s Parcel #031-110-008)  (Notice correction – no action to be taken.  Re-noticed for June 02, 2004)

REMOVED FROM AGENDA.

 

Other Business

11.              City Referrals.

NONE

 

 

12.              Discussion of items for the June 02, 2004 meeting.

MR. LEDERER ADVISED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THE JUNE 2, 2004 MEETING:

 

BALLOONS ABOVE THE VALLEY, INC. / ROBERT BARBARICK TRUST ETAL – USE PERMIT MODIFICATION REQUEST #03476-MOD.

 

REPORT ON COMPLIANCE ISSUES AT THE STANLEY LANE PUMPKIN PATCH.

12.       Continued

 

MICHAEL HARRISON / MICHAEL AND LYNDSEY HARRISON – USE PERMIT MODIFICATION REQUEST #03383-MOD.

 

PETER A. AND VERNICE H. GASSER FOUNDATION – TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP REQUEST #03484-PM.

 

PROFESSIONAL BALLOON PILOTS ASSOCIATION & BALLOONS ABOVE THE VALLEY / COUNTY OF NAPA – USE PERMIT REQUEST #P04-0179-UP.

 

JOINT MEETING WITH THE CITY OF ST. HELENA PLANNING COMMISSION.

 

 

13.              Commissioner Comments.

COMMISSIONER DICKSON COMMENTED THAT HE AND COMMISSIONER KING ATTENDED THE FIREWISE TRAINING FACILITATED BY KATE DARGAN, FIRE MARSHAL.   HE STATED THE TRAINING WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND IT PROVIDED A GOOD OUTLINE OF THE INFORMATION MS. DARGAN WILL PROVIDE TO THE PEOPLE OF NAPA COUNTY IN ORDER TO BE FIRE WISE.  COMMISSIONER DICKSON ALSO COMMENTED THAT HE AND COMMISSIONER KING RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION AFTER ATTENDING SIX HOURS OF TRAINING.

 

COMMISSIONER GRAVES COMMENTED THAT THERE ARE INTERESTING THINGS OCCURRING IN REGARD TO WATER RECYCLING AND THERE COULD BE ADDITIONAL WORK DONE ON GROUNDWATER IN THE CARNEROS AREA TO MATCH THE WORK DONE IN THE MILLIKEN-SARCO-TULOCAY (MST) AREA.  COMMISSIONER GRAVES FURTHER COMMENTED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF COOPERATION BETWEEN WASTEWATER AGENCIES OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTY, NAPA SANITATION DISTRICT AND THE COUNTY OF NAPA, AND THINKS EVERYONE APPRECIATES THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE WATER SUPPLY FOR THE COUNTY’S AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC USE.

 

VICE-CHAIR FIDDAMAN APOLOGIZED FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO ATTEND THE FIREWISE TRAINING.  HE STATED HE WAS ATTENDING A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR A NON-PROFIT HOUSING PROJECT THAT HE HAD BEEN WORKING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

 

VICE-CHAIR FIDDAMAN COMMENTED ON THE ACTION AGENDA FROM THE MAY 5, 2004 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING REGARDING ITEM

8 - ROBERT PECOTA / TWO SISTERS WINERY – USE PERMIT REQUEST #03457-UP AND INDICATED AN IMPORTANT CONDITION OF APPROVAL WAS LIMITING THE WINERY TO 15,000 GALLONS (RATHER THAN THE 25,000 GALLONS APPLIED FOR) WITH REVIEW OF THE USE PERMIT TO TAKE PLACE ONE YEAR AFTER OPENING.  HE WOULD LIKE THIS CONDITION OF APPROVAL ADDED TO THE ACTION AGENDA.

 

MR. LEDERER RESPONDED THE CHANGES WILL BE MADE.

14.              Director's Report on Board of Supervisors' Actions.

MR. LEDERER REPORTED ON THE FOLLOWING:

 

THE BOARD COMPLETED THE THOMAS WEINERT/WEINERT REQUEST REZONING THE CHRISTMAS TREE FARM FROM TP (TIMBER PRESERVE) TO AN AP (AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE) ZONING DISTRICT.

 

THE BOARD RECEIVED A PRESENTATION FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WITH SUPPORT FROM ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING DEPARTMENTS REGARDING THE NATIONAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES).

                                                                                                              

MR. LEDERER  COMMENTED THAT THE COMMISSION WILL RECEIVE A SIMILAR PRESENTATION ON JUNE 16, 2004 FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES REGARDING THE NPDES PROGRAM.

 

THE BOARD HEARD THE HELICOPTER ORDINANCE ON MAY 18, 2004 AND SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION OCCURRED.   ULTIMATELY THE BOARD REFERRED THE MATTER BACK TO THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING COMMISSION.  PLANNING STAFF WAS DIRECTED TO WORK WITH THE PARTIES INVOLVED TO DEVELOP AN EXCEPTION PROCESS TO THE ORDINANCE FOR LIMITED USE EITHER THROUGH A SPECIAL PERMIT PROCESS OR A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT.               

 

 

15.              Future Agenda Items.

·        #02082-UP, 1 YEAR AFTER OPENING; HOUSING ELEMENT (June)

·        #03457-UP, 1 YEAR AFTER OPENING

 

COMMISSIONER DICKSON ASKED STAFF WHEN THE BAY LEAF RESTAURANT WOULD COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION.

 

MR. LEDERER RESPONDED THAT IT WAS BAY LEAF RESTAURANT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO SUBMIT A USE PERMIT MODIFICATION WITHIN 30 DAYS FOR REVIEW BY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

 

Adjournment.

ADJOURNED TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2004 AT 9:00 A.M.

 

 

 

 


BOB FIDDAMAN, Vice-Chairperson

 

 

ATTEST:                     CHARLES WILSON, Secretary - Director

 

 


MICHELLE PRICE, Deputy Clerk

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key

Vote:    DG = David Graves; JD = John Dickson; TS = Terrence Scott; BF = Bob Fiddaman; JK = Jim King

The maker of the motion and second are reflected respectively in the order of the recorded vote.

Notations under vote:  N = No; A = Abstain; X = Excused