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ROMBAUER VINEYARDS WINE PRODUCTION FACILITY / ROMBAUER VINEYARDS, INC. / USE PERMIT MAJOR MODIFICATION # P19-00109-MOD
CEQA Status: Consideration and possible adoption of a Negative Declaration. According to the proposed Negative Declaration, the proposed project would not have any potentially significant environmental impacts. The project site is not included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5.
Request: Approval of Use Permit Modifications to allow the following at an existing 100,800 sq.ft. warehouse building to: (1) increase annual production capacity by 320,000 gallons to a total of 1,200,000 gallons per year (up from 880,000 gallons per year); and (2) add five full-time and 10 part-time employees (total of 35 full-time and 10 part-time employees). Rombauer Vineyards is currently operating a crush, barrel storage and bottling facility from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, Monday through Friday in the Napa Valley Gateway Business Park. The project site has 77 total parking spaces. No tours and tastings or marketing events are included in the proposal. There are no proposed changes to the interior or exterior of the building. The project is located on an approximately 5.95-acre site at the intersection of Airport Boulevard and Airpark Road, and is in the Napa Valley Business Park Specific Plan (NVBPSP) and (IP/AC) Industrial Park/Airport Compatibility Combination Zoning District. 601 Airpark Road, Napa; Assessor’s Parcel Number: 057-240-015
Staff Recommendation: Adopt the Negative Declaration and approve the requested Major Modification as conditioned.
Staff Contact: Sean Kennings, Contract Planner, (415) 533-2111, or sean@lakassociates.com
Applicant: Rombauer Vineyards, Inc, Lynn Sletto, 707-963-6629 or lynn@rombauer.com
Applicant Representative: Beth Painter (707) 337-3385, or beth@bpnapa.com
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LANCE ELLMAN, JLE GROUP, LLC / ELLMAN FAMILY WINEREY / USE PERMIT #P18-00249
CEQA Status: Consideration and possible adoption of a Negative Declaration. According to the Negative Declaration, the proposed project would not have any potentially significant impacts. The project site is not on any of the lists of hazardous waste sites enumerated under Government Code Section 65962.5.
Request: Approval of a Use Permit for a new 30,000 gallon per year winery to allow the following: (a) construction of a 6,104 sq. ft. one-story winery building, including 4,356 sq. ft. of production floor area and 1,748 sq. ft. of accessory floor area (1,205 sq. ft. tasting room and commercial kitchen), with a 1,115 sq. ft. outdoor covered work area, and a 552 sq. ft. covered terrace outside the tasting room; (b) installation of two water storage tanks totaling 100,000 gallons for fire suppression, and two water storage tanks totaling 21,000 gallons for domestic and irrigation; (c) on-site parking for 8 vehicles; (d) ten or fewer full and part-time employees; (e) hours of operation seven days a week: production 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM (non-harvest) and visitation 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM; (f) tours and tastings by appointment only (wine and food parings) for a maximum of 15 visitors per day, 70 maximum per week; (g) establishing a marketing program, which may include catered events, to host two events per month for up to 10 guests at each event; one event per year with up to 100 guests at each event; one event per year with up to 125 guests at each event; and, one event per year with up to 200 guests at each event (665 guests per year); (h) on-premise consumption of wines produced on site in the tasting room and outdoor covered terrace in accordance with Business and Professions Code Sections 23358, 23390 and 23396.5; (i) installation of a left turn lane and right turn deceleration lane on Silverado Trail ; (j) on-site domestic and process wastewater treatment systems; and, (k) driveway improvements, entry gate/signage, and landscape improvements. The winery is proposed on a 13.52 acre property located on the east side of the Silverado Trail, south of the Silverado Trail/Soda Canyon Road intersection, within the Agricultural Watershed (AW) zoning district. APN: 039-610-001, 3286 Silverado Trail, Napa.
Staff Recommendation: Adopt the Negative Declaration and approve the Use Permit, as conditioned.
Staff Contact: Sean Trippi, Principal Planner, (707) 299-1353 or sean.trippi@countyofnapa.org
Applicant: Lance Ellman, JLE Group, LLC; (954) 646-5464 or lance@jlegroup.com
Applicant Representative: Donna Oldford, Plans4Wine; (707) 963-5832 or dboldford@aol.com
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ALSACE COMPANY, LTD / SCARLETT WINERY / USE PERMIT #P16-00428-UP
CEQA Status: Consideration and possible adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration. According to the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration, the proposed project would not have any potentially significant environmental impacts after implementation of mitigation measures (or MM’s). MM’s are proposed for the following area(s): Transportation. The project site is not included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5.
Request: Approval of a Use Permit for a new 30,000 gallon per year winery to allow the following: a) construction of a winery building consisting of two detached structures (a two story 4,514 sf hospitality/administration building and a one story 18,022 sf production building) separated between the east outdoor terrace area and a landscaped area; b) construction of a 4,725 sf covered outdoor crush pad - crush will occur inside the winery production building; c) tours and tastings by appointment only with a maximum of 15 visitors per day and a weekly maximum of 80 visitors; d) a marketing program of two (2) food and wine pairing lunch event per month with a maximum of 10 persons; one (1) wine club release event per year with a maximum of 100 guests; one (1) large event per year with a maximum of 125 guests; and one (1) wine club release event per year for groups of up to 200 guests with up 10 event staff. Events to be held between 10 am and 6 pm or 6 pm to 10 pm. Larger events (100, 125, and 200 guests) to be held on weekends only. Portable toilets to be utilized during any event hosting greater than 75 guests. Shuttle service used for events over 100 guests; e) six (6) full-time, two (2) part-time employees and two (2) employees during harvest for vineyard activities only; f) a commercial kitchen for some food preparation and use as a caterers’ staging area for some of the marketing events; g) on-premises consumption of wines produced on-site within the east and west outdoor terraced areas, outdoor picnic area and hospitality building designated tasting areas in accordance with Business and Professions Code Sections 23358, 23390 and 23396.5 (AB2004-Evans Bill); h) winery hours of operation daily 6 am – 6 pm (Non-harvest production hours) and daily visitation hours of operation daily 10 am –6 pm; i) construction of seven (7) visitor and five (5) employee parking spaces both with a handicapped space and one area for a high occupancy vehicle for a total of 13 spaces; j) installation of a wastewater system; k) installation of a regulated transient non-community water system; l) installation of two (2) 20,000-gallon domestic water storage tank and one (1) 100,000-gallon fire water storage tank; m) installation of an entry gate and winery sign; and n) all project spoils to be disposed on-site. The project is located on an approximately 47.88 acre site at 1052 Ponti Road, which intersects with Skellenger Lane just west of Silverado Trail, within the Agricultural Preserve (AP) & Agricultural Watershed (AW) Zoning Districts, St. Helena, CA; APN: 030-280-010.
Staff Recommendation: Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and approve the Use Permit. as conditioned.
Staff Contact: Charlene Gallina, Supervising Planner, (707) 299-1355; charlene.gallina@countyofnapa.org
Applicant: Sherrett Reicher, Alsace Company LTD; (925) 314-0193; mcooper@scarlettwines.com
Applicant Representative: Donna B. Oldford, Plans4Wine; (707) 963-5832; dboldford@aol.com
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