Agendas & Minutes

Planning Commission 6/4/2008 Regular Meeting

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3A

Clerk of the Commission requests approval of minutes of the meeting held on:

  1. January 4 and 18,  2006 (All Commissioners were present);
  2. February 1, 2006 (All commissioners were present);
  3. March 1(Commissioner Graves was excused), 15 (Commission Scott was excused)*  and 22, 2006 (All commissioners were present);
  4. April 5, 19 and May 3 (Commissioner Fiddaman was excused from three previous dates)*. May 9 and May 17, 2006 (All commissioners were present);
  5. June 7 (Commission Scott and King were excused)* and 21, 2006 (Vice-Chair Graves was excused)*;
  6. July 5 and 19, 2006 (All Commissioners were present);
  7. August 2, 2006 (All Commissioners were present);
  8. September 6 and 20, 2006 (Commissioner Fiddaman was excused)*;
  9. October 4, 10, (Commissioner Fiddaman was excused)* and 18, 2006 ((2) All Commissioners were present));
  10. November 2 and 15, (All Commissioners were present) and
  11. December 6, 2006 (All Commissioners were present).
  12. February 26, 2008
  13. March 19, 2008

*Excused Commissioners will be recorded as abstained unless Commissioner indicates otherwise.
 


7A

SAGE HILL VINEYARDS, LLC. - VARIANCE #P08-00080-VAR
Request: 
Approval of a Variance from the required winery road setbacks of Napa County Code section 18.104.230 (A) (1) to allow the construction of a winery 153 feet from the centerline of a shared private drive where 300 feet is required.

SAGE HILL VINEYARDS, LLC. - USE PERMIT MODIFICATION, CONSERVATION REGULATION USE PERMIT EXCEPTION, AND ROAD AND STREET STANDARDS EXCEPTION #P07-00348-MOD          
Request: This item requires three approvals: 
a.) A modification to Use Permit #U-457778 and an associated Small Winery Exemption to allow the following: (1) an increase in winery maximum total production from 5,000 gallons per year to 20,000 gallons per year; (2) construction of a 3,458 square foot single story winery building, a 797 square foot covered outdoor work area, and 4,716 square feet of caves for a winery totaling 8,971 square feet; (3) one full-time and two part-time employees; (4) ten parking spaces including one ADA-accessible space; (5) tours and tastings by appointment only with a maximum of six visitors per day with no more than a total of 18 visitors per week; (6) a marketing plan with five 15-person marketing events per year and one 50-person Wine Auction event annually; (7) installation of two additional 10,500 gallon fire flow water tanks; (8) installation of below grade process and domestic wastewater treatment tanks; and, (9) treated wastewater disposal through subsurface disposal fields or via hold and haul. 
b.) A Conservation Regulations Use Permit Exception to allow the construction of the proposed winery facility on a building site slope averaging 39% (A use permit is required for slopes 30% or greater.)
c.) An Exception to the Road and Street Standards to allow a winery access drive with 14 feet of surfaced roadway plus drivable shoulders ranging between three and six feet (18 feet of surfaced roadway plus two foot shoulders required.)
The project is located on a 114.7 acre parcel accessed via a private drive beginning 150 feet northeast of the intersection of Sage Canyon Road (Highway 128) and Long Ranch Road within an AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning district. Assessor’s Parcel  032-010-079, 1535 Sage Canyon Road, St. Helena.

Staff Recommendation:  Adopt the proposed negative declaration and approve the application as conditioned.
Staff Contact:  Chris Cahill 299-4847

Supporting Documents
A Proposed Resolution with Conditions of Approval ( Microsoft Word Document - 113 kb )
B Fire Marshall's Comments ( Adobe PDF Document - 171 kb )
C Public Works Comments ( Adobe PDF Document - 114 kb )
D Public Works' 2006 Letter re. Road & Street Standards Exception ( Adobe PDF Document - 91 kb )
E Environmental Management Comments ( Adobe PDF Document - 105 kb )
F Building Division Comments ( Adobe PDF Document - 98 kb )
G Sheriff's Department Comments ( Adobe PDF Document - 11 kb )
H City of Napa Right of Way Agreement ( Adobe PDF Document - 280 kb )
I CalOSHA Comments ( Adobe PDF Document - 61 kb )
J Application Materials ( Adobe PDF Document - 6196 kb )
K 75% Agreement ( Adobe PDF Document - 18 kb )
L Final Graphics Package ( Adobe PDF Document - 5123 kb )

7B

PERNOD RICARD USA, LLC. (FORMERLY MUMM NAPA ESTATES, LLC.) / JAMES R. MCNEILL / MUMM NAPA ESTATES WINERY - USE PERMIT MODIFICATION #P07-00872-MOD
Request: Approval of use permit modification #P07-00872-UP major modification to use permit nos. U-628687 through 99375-MOD to increase winery maximum total production capacity from 500,000 to 850,000 gallons per year;(2) construct an uncovered outdoor deck totaling 2,250 square feet and 2 new winery storage sheds totaling 3710 square feet for a winery totaling 410,089 square feet; (3) increase the total number of employees from 60 to 72; and (4) expand the existing winery waste water system to accommodate the increased production capacity.  An additional request is to allow outdoor wine tasting on the new deck.  No other changes are being requested. The project is located a 73.16 acre parcel on the west side of Silverado Trail, approximately 3500 south of Sage Canyon Road (State Highway 128) within an AP (Agricultural Preserve) zoning district (Assessor's Parcel Number 030-200-030), St Helena. 

Staff Recommendation: Approve negative declaration and use permit modification with recommended conditions of approval.
Staff Contact:  Mary Doyle 299-1350   

Supporting Documents
A Proposed Resolution with Conditions of Approval ( Microsoft Word Document - 77 kb )
B FIRE comments ( Adobe PDF Document - 19 kb )
C Public Works comments ( Adobe PDF Document - 138 kb )
D Environmental Management Comments ( Adobe PDF Document - 52 kb )
E Application and supplemental information ( Adobe PDF Document - 1916 kb )
F Phase 1 Water Study ( Adobe PDF Document - 149 kb )
G Traffic Study ( Adobe PDF Document - 312 kb )
H Previous Conditions of Approval, U-628687 ( Adobe PDF Document - 113 kb )
I Previous Conditions of Approval, 95675-MOD ( Adobe PDF Document - 25 kb )
J Negative Declaration and Initial Study ( Microsoft Word Document - 408 kb )
K Correspondence ( Adobe PDF Document - 42 kb )
L Grape source ( Adobe PDF Document - 60 kb )
M Graphics ( Adobe PDF Document - 2653 kb )

8A

JAYSON WOODBRIDGE / ONE TRUE VINE - WINERY USE PERMIT #P04-0551-UP
QUARTERLY COMPLIANCE REPORT
Request:
  Status report regarding compliance with Use Permit P04-0551-UP located at 565 Crystal Springs Road, St. Helena, CA.  APN #021-072-044.

Staff Recommendation:  No action necessary
Staff Contact:  John McDowell 299-1354

Supporting Documents
A Kleinfelder May 2008 Quarterly Compliance Report ( Adobe PDF Document - 3639 kb )

8B

DEL DOTTO WINERY - DAVID DEL DOTTO        #02082-UP
Request:  Status report regarding compliance with Use Permit 02082-UP located at 1445 St Helena Highway, St. Helena, CA.  APN #027-160-055.

Staff Recommendation:  No action necessary
Staff Contact:  Robert Nelson  253-4416

Supporting Documents
A Del Dotto COA ( Adobe PDF Document - 892 kb )