PICKETT ROAD WINE COMPANY / PICKETT ROAD WINE COMPANY / USE PERMIT MAJOR MODIFICATION NO. P19-00172-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 a Use Permit Major Modification to an existing 12,000 gallon per year winery to allow the following: A. Components Necessary to Remedy Existing Violations: (1) Recognition of six (6) full-time on-site employees. The winery has approval for three (3) full-time on-site and two (2) part-time on-site employees. B. Expansion Beyond Existing Entitlements (as revised from Applicant’s original request): (1) Increase employment of part-time employees from two (2) to four (4) part-time on-site employees; (2) Increase tours and tastings by appointment only from the existing eight (8) visitors per day and 60 visitors per week maximum to 24 visitors per day and 120 visitors per week maximum. No change to existing approved tours and tastings hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The proposed modifications to tours and tasting would increase the total number of visitors from 3,120 to 6,240 for a net increase in 3,120 visitors a year; (3) Modification of the existing Marketing Program consisting of six (6) events per year, including four (4) events with a maximum attendance of 60 visitors between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. and two (2) events with a maximum attendance of 125 visitors between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.) to allow the following: one (1) event per year with a maximum attendance of 125 visitors between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., 10 two (2) events per year with a maximum attendance of 60 visitors between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., three (3) events per year with a maximum attendance of 60 visitors between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., 10 eight (8) events per year with a maximum attendance of 24 visitors between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., and three (3)one (1) wine release events per year with a maximum of 50 visitors between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.; and two (2) wine release events per year with a maximum of 50 visitors between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.; (4) Construction of a crush pad canopy to cover an existing 1,000 square foot uncovered crush pad; (5) Conversion of the existing cave from a Type I to a Type III and approval of Tours and Tastings within 1,654 square feet of the converted cave; (6) Width expansion for sections of the private roadway/project driveway in order to bring them into compliance with the current Napa County Road and Street Standards; and (7) Expansion of the winery’s Domestic Wastewater Treatment and Dispersal System. The project is located on an approximately 83.14 acre site within the AW(Agricultural Watershed) zoning district with a General Plan land use designation of AR (Agricultural Resources) and AWOS (Agriculture, Watershed, and Open Space) at 2339 Pickett Road, Calistoga, CA 94515; APN: 018-050-067.

Staff Recommendation: Adopt the Negative Declaration and approve the Use Permit Major Modification, as conditioned.

Staff Contact: Trevor Hawkes, Planner III, (707) 253-4388, trevor.hawkes@countyofnapa.org

Applicant Contact: Kelly Fleming, Pickett Road Wine Company, (707) 942-6849, kelly@kellyflemingwines.com

Applicant Representative Contact: Jon Webb, Albion Surveys, Inc., (707) 963-1217, jwebb@albionsurveys.com

CONTINUED FROM THE JUNE 2, 2021, COMMISSION MEETING

NEW VAVIN, INC / EHLERS ESTATE WINERY/ USE PERMIT MAJOR MODIFICATION # P19-00146

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. Mitigation measures are proposed for the following area: Transportation. This project is not on any lists of hazardous waste sites enumerated under Government Code Section 65962.5.

Request: Approval of a Use Permit Major Modification to an existing 25,000 gallon per year winery to allow the following: A. Components Necessary to Remedy Existing Violations: (1) Recognition of an existing annual production capacity of 29,000 gallons. Currently authorized for an annual production capacity of 25,000 gallons; (2) Recognition of daily tastings of 90 persons per day, 630 visitors maximum per week by appointment. Currently authorized for 11 visitors maximum per week; (3) Recognition of an existing marketing program of: a) one event per year with up to 300 guests; b) two events per year with up to 100 guests; c) one event per year with up to 70 guests; and d) 10 events per year with up to 20 guests. (770 total guests for existing marketing program). Currently authorized for three events per year with up to 75 guests and eight events per year with up to 35 guests (505 total guests for approved marketing program); and (4) Recognition of 12 full-time employees and two part-time employees. Currently authorized for eight full-time employees. B. Expansion Beyond Existing Entitlements: (1) Increase in maximum annual permitted wine production from 29,000 to 35,000 gallons (existing conditions to be recognized via the County’s Code Compliance program); (2) Increase existing daily tastings from 90 persons per day, 630 visitors maximum per week (existing conditions to be recognized via the County’s Code Compliance program) to 100 persons per day, 700 visitors maximum per week. All visitation would be by appointment only; (3) Modification of an existing Marketing Program to increase events from 14 events per year (770 guests) (existing conditions to be recognized via the County’s Code Compliance program) to 14 events per year (800 guests) as follows: (a) One annual event for up to 300 guests; (b) Three annual events for up to 100 guests; and (c) 10 annual events for up to 20 guests. (4) On-premises consumption of wines produced on site in the olive grove adjacent to the winery building in accordance with Business and Professions Code Sections 23358, 23390 and 23396.5; (5) Change the winery’s tasting room hours of operation from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM to 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM (Seven days a week); (6) Relocate the existing parking area and construct a new parking area with 22 parking spaces which would require the removal of approximately 0.3 acres of existing vineyards; (7) Increase the number of employees from 12 full-time employees and two part-time employees (existing conditions to be recognized via the County’s Code Compliance program) to 14 full-time employees, four part-time employees and two harvest season employees; (8) Re-configure the existing on-site circulation pattern; (9) Installation of a 100,000 gallon water irrigation storage tank; (10) Upgrade the existing wastewater system consistent with County and Regional Water Quality Control Board standards; and (11) Creation of a right-turn pocket via striping on the Ehlers Lane approach to State Highway 29. The project is located on an approximately 13.83 acre site within the AP (Agricultural Preserve) zoning district with a General Plan land use designation of AR (Agricultural Resources) at 3200 Ehlers Lane, Saint Helena, CA; APN: 022-100-029.

Staff Recommendation: Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and approve the Use Permit Major Modification, as conditioned.

Staff Contact: Jason R. Hade, Principal Planner, (707) 259-8757 or jason.hade@countyofnapa.org

Applicant Contact: Scott Greenwood-Meinert, 700 Main Street, Suite 301, Napa, CA 94559; (707) 603-2722 or sgreenwood-meinert@coblentzlaw.com