MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE
CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING
COMMISSION
October 20, 2004
1.
Call to Order.
THE
CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
2.
Roll Call.
THE
FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: CHAIRMAN
TERRY SCOTT, COMMISSIONERS BOB FIDDAMAN, JIM KING AND DAVID GRAVES. COMMISSIONER JOHN DICKSON WAS EXCUSED.
3.
Pledge of Allegiance.
JEFF
4.
Citizen Comments and Recommendations.
NONE
5.
Approval of Minutes.
APPROVED MINUTES OF
THE MEETING HELD OCTOBER 6, 2004.
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6.
Agenda Review.
STAFF
REQUESTED OAKFORD VINEYARDS / KT WINECO, LLC – USE PERMIT REQUEST #04029-UP BE
CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 3, 2004 AND SHERI HURLEY - USE PERMIT REQUEST #04026-UP
BE REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA AND RENOTICED.
Public Hearings
7.
Items to be decided without
additional testimony.
(SEE ITEMS 8 AND
10)
8.
Oakford Vineyards / KT Wineco, LLC – Use Permit Request #04029-UP
California
Request: Approval
of a Use Permit to establish a new 5,000 gallon per year winery with: (1) a new 13,802 square foot main building
with attached storage buildings, 1,400 square feet of existing agricultural
buildings (to be utilized for storage) and no caves for a winery complex
totaling 15,202 square feet; (2) 3,582 square feet of covered worked areas; (3)
custom crushing activities (crushing, fermentation,
barrel aging, bottling and retail sales) for one custom producer utilizing 30%
(1,666 gallons per year) of the total approved winery production capacity;
(4) two full-time and two part-time (seasonal) employees; (5) six parking
spaces; (6) tours and tasting by
prior appointment only with a maximum of 40 visitors per week; (7) a marketing
plan with three activities per year with a maximum of 24 persons per event and
two activities per year with a maximum of 40 persons per event; (8)
improvements to an existing Agenda Review.
private access road; (9) an engineered wastewater system; and, (10)
demolition of an existing residence and replacement with a winery. The project is located on a 39.96 acre parcel
off a private access road on the south side of Oakville Grade approximately 400
feet north of its intersection from
(Continued from October 6, 2004)
PUBLIC HEARING
CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 3, 2004.
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9.
Putnam
Livermore / Norman B. Livermore & Sons / Montesol Company – Modification #04078-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: Hydrology & Water Quality, and Transportation &
Traffic.
Request: Approval to modify Use Permit #94043-UP to
permit extraction of 185 acre feet per year of spring water from three bore
holes on the Montesol Ranch property.
(The current Use Permit authorizes the extraction of 115 acre-feet per
year from three bore holes.) No site
improvements or new construction are associated with this application. The water will be delivered to an off-site
facility in Calistoga for commercial processing and bottling. The project area includes approximately
800-acres of the ±9,000 acre Montesol Ranch on the east side of
PUBLIC HEARING HELD – TESTIMONY
PRESENTED
9. Continued
THE COMMISSION APPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS 1 THROUGH 6
AND ADOPTED THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION INCLUDING THE PROJECT REVISION
STATEMENT WITH INCORPORATED MITIGATION MEASURES AND ADOPTED THE MITIGATION MONITORING
AND REPORTING PROGRAM. BF-JK-DG-JD-TS
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THE COMMISSION APPROVED USE PERMIT #04078-MOD BASED ON FINDINGS
7 THROUGH 11, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1 THROUGH 7, AS REVISED. BF-DG-JK-JD-TS
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10.
Sheri Hurley -
Use Permit Request #04026-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 an
agricultural processing facility within a proposed 860 square foot replacement
structure for the processing of fruit and herbs grown
on-site into jams, jellies, sauces, chutney and dried herbs and will
include: (1) one full-time employee; (2)
three parking spaces; (3) improvement of the existing access road; (4) construction
of a new wastewater system; and (5) installation of a 12,000 gallon water tank
for fire protection. No retail sales or
marketing events are proposed on the site.
The proposed facility will not be open to the public. The project is located on a 4.07-acre parcel
approximately 570 feet west of Silverado Trail and 850 feet north of
2083 Silverado Trail,
REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA
AND WILL BE RENOTICED.
11.
Schramsberg Vineyards & Cellars /
Schramsberg Vineyards Co. – Use Permit Request #02643-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: hydrology & water quality, transportation
& traffic, cultural.
11. Continued
Request: Approval to modify Use Permit(s) U-757576 and
U-568081 to: (1) increase production capacity from 120,000 gallons to 180,000
gallons per year; (2) construct a 3,530 square
foot building for bottling; a 1,230 square foot addition to the
Finishing Building for offices and employee area; convert the first floor of
the Sales Building from a bottling room to additional storage/office/kitchen
space, and the existing 6,389 square foot historic barn from wine storage to an
office space and assembly room for marketing events; utilize an existing 1,242
square foot historic residence (foreman’s residence) for a tasting room,
storage and office space and an existing 643 square foot historic bunk house
for storage and office space; and, construct an
additional 24,200 square feet of caves (to the existing 29,871 square feet of
caves) for a winery totaling 94,866 square feet; (3) add 1,136 square feet of
covered work and storage areas; (4) increase
full-time employees from 8 to 36; (5) increase
Tours/Tasting by appointment only from a maximum of 64 visitors per day to 96
visitors per day; (6) recognize an existing
Marketing Plan consisting of: 1 event
per year for a maximum of 80 persons, 20 events with a maximum of 70
persons per event, 20 events with a maximum of 10 persons per event, and 1 Wine
Auction event per year with a maximum of 50 persons; (7) expand the existing engineered septic system; and,
(8) construct improvements to Schramsberg Road and
install a left-turn lane. This
project is located on a 39.30 acre parcel at the
terminus of
PUBLIC HEARING HELD – TESTIMONY PRESENTED
THE COMMISSION
APPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS 1 THROUGH 5 AND ADOPTED THE
MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION INCLUDING THE PROJECT REVISION STATEMENT WITH
INCORPORATED MITIGATION MEASURES AND ADOPTED THE MITIGATION MONITORING AND
REPORTING PROGRAM. JK-BF-DG-JD-TS
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THE COMMISSION
APPROVED USE PERMIT MODIFICATION #02643-MOD BASED ON FINDINGS 10 THROUGH 14,
SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1 THROUGH 17, AS REVISED.
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Other Business
12.
Review and adoption of
Commission 2005 Schedule.
COMMISSIONER KING
REQUESTED STAFF LOOK INTO POTENTIAL DATES FOR THE JOINT MEETING WITH THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS.
ADOPTED COMMISSION
2005 SCHEDULE.
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13.
City Referrals.
NONE
14.
Discussion of items for the November 3, 2004 Meeting.
MR. LEDERER ADVISED
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS
WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THE NOVEMBER 3, 2004 MEETING:
OAKFORD VINEYARDS / KT WINECO, LLC – USE PERMIT
REQUEST
#04029-UP.
LINDSTROM WINERY.
EAGLE ROSE DELI NOW KNOWN
AS HIGHWAY 29 CAFÉ.
FINAL REPORT FOR THE
SIGNORELLO LEFT TURN LANE.
15.
Commissioner Comments.
CHAIR SCOTT ADVISED THE
MR. LEDERER RESPONDED THAT
THE NEW COMMISSIONER IS NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL HE OR SHE IS NOMINATED AND APPOINTED
BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, BUT A POTENTIAL COMMISSIONER IS WELCOME TO ATTEND THE
CONFERENCE ON THEIR OWN.
16.
Director's Report.
·
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ACTIONS
MR. LEDERER REPORTED
ON THE FOLLOWING:
THE BOARD
ADOPTED A RESOLUTION CREATING AN AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL AREA ADVISORY COMMITTEE,
WHICH WILL BE COMPRISED OF MEMBERS FROM THE COUNTY, CITY OF
16. Continued
COMMISSIONER
KING SUGGESTED THERE BE AN
MR. LEDERER
COMMENTED THE PROJECTS CONSIDERED BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ARE GENERALLY GOING
TO BE
THE BOARD
DISCUSSED THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE LAST WEEK AND THEY CONTINUE TO MOVE THE
PROCESS FORWARD WITH SIX PUBLIC MEETINGS.
THE MEETINGS WILL BE HELD IN EACH OF THE JURISDICTIONS, AS WELL AS IN
THE
THE BOARD DISCUSSED
THE TRANSPORTATION TAX. RECENTLY, THE
THE BOARD
APPROVED $10,000 FOR THE COUNTY’S SHARE OF A TOURISM STUDY THAT IS BEING CONDUCTED
AS PART OF A LEADERSHIP
THE BOARD
AUTHORIZED STAFF TO APPLY FOR FUNDING FOR THE SOILS STUDY IN ASSOCIATION WITH
THE RUMSEY FIRE.
·
COMPLIANCE REPORT
NONE
·
OTHER DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES
NONE
17.
Future
Agenda Items.
- #02082-UP,
1 YEAR AFTER OPENING
- #03457-UP, 1 YEAR AFTER OPENING
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CRESTWOOD
CENTER REVIEW, NOVEMBER 17, 2004
THE
Adjournment.
ADJOURNED TO
THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION,
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2004 AT 9:00 A.M.
TERRY
SCOTT, Chairperson
ATTEST: PATRICK LYNCH
Acting 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