Agendas & Minutes

Planning Commission 10/20/2010 Regular Meeting

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9A

SUSANNA ROGERS KELHAM TR/ KELHAM VINEYARDS - KELHAM VINEYARDS WINERY USE PERMIT MODIFICATION #P010-00177-MOD
CEQA Status: Negative Declaration has been prepared. According to the proposed Negative Declaration, the proposed project would not have any potentially significant environmental impacts. The project site is not on any of the the lists of hazardous waste sites enumerated under Government Code Section 65962.5
Request: Approval of a major modification to Use Permit # 98372-UP to 1) convert an existing 1,576 sq. ft. residence to be used for wine tasting, sales, and marketing; 2) convert 1,641 sq. ft. of second floor area of the existing winery to be used as a residence; 3) include a 1,254 sq. ft. outdoor trellised area for wine tasting and marketing; and 4) adoption of a marketing plan that proposes ten additional visitors per day, for a maximum of 20 per day/140 per week for food and wine pairing, and six events per year for up to 80 people. The project site is located on a 10.9 acre parcel on the north side of Zinfandel Lane, approximately 0.75 of a mile east of its intersection with State Route 29 within an Agricultural Preserve (AP) Zoning District (Assessor's Parcel Number 030-260-029) 360 Zinfandel Lane, St. Helena.

Staff Recommendation: Adopt the Negative Declaration and approve the Use Permit Modification with the recommended conditions of approval.

Staff Contact: Kirsty Shelton, Project Planner, 707-299-1377, or kirsty.shelton@countyofnapa.org

Supporting Documents
A Exhibit A - Findings ( Microsoft Word Document - 78 kb )
B Exhibit B - Conditions of Approval ( Microsoft Word Document - 78 kb )
C Department Comments ( Adobe PDF Document - 329 kb )
D CEQA document - Negative Declaration ( Microsoft Word Document - 312 kb )
E Entitlement Application ( Adobe PDF Document - 777 kb )
F Graphics ( Adobe PDF Document - 1804 kb )

9B

SMALL WIND ENERGY SYSTEM ZONING ORDINANCE, COUNTY-INITIATED ZONING CODE TEXT AMANDMENT P10-00243-ORD
CEQA Status: Negative Declaration Prepared. According to the proposed negative declaration, the project would not have any potentially significant environmental impacts. This project is applicable to parcels greater than 2 acres in size zoned Agricultural Preserve (AP), Agricultural Watershed (AW) and Industrial District (I), a number of which are included on the lists of hazardous waste sites enumerated under Government Code §65962.5.
Request: First reading and recommendation of adoption of an ordinance, as provided for under California Assembly Bill 45 (Blakeslee. Distributed generation: Small Wind Energy Systems (2009)), permitting the installation of small wind energy systems in the unincorporated areas of Napa County that are outside urbanized areas, on parcels greater than 2 acres in size in the AP, AW, I zoning districts. The ordinance establishes a process for the issuance of administrative and conditional use permits for these systems, subject to specified conditions regarding aspects of the system’s location so as to be protective of Napa County's unique and diverse environmental resources. By providing for the safe and effective use of small wind energy systems to foster the local production of renewable energy, there should be reduced local consumption of centralized utility-supplied electricity.

Ordinance Title: AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF NAPA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, REPLACING REPEALED CHAPTER 18.117 WITH A NEW CHAPTER 18.117 TO TITLE 18 OF THE NAPA COUNTY CODE REGULATING THE INSTALLATION AND USE OF SMALL ENERGY WIND SYSTEMS OUTSIDE URBANIZED AREAS IN THE UNINCORPORATED PORTIONS OF NAPA COUNTY

Resolution Title: A RESOLUTION OF THE NAPA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF NAPA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING PROCESSING FEES FOR PERMITTING SMALL WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS IN THE UNINCORPORATED PORTIONS OF NAPA COUNTY

Staff Recommendation: That the Planning Commission conduct a public hearing and recommend that the Board of Supervisors adopt the proposed negative declaration, adopt the proposed ordinance, and adopt the proposed resolution.

Staff Contact: Jeff Sharp, (707) 259-5936, jeff.sharp@countyofnapa.org or Hillary Gitelman, (707) 253-4805, hillary.gitelman@countyofnapa.org

Supporting Documents
A Proposed Ordinance ( Microsoft Word Document - 121 kb )
B Summary of Ordinance Revisions after NOI ( Microsoft Word Document - 30 kb )
C Proposed Resolution ( Microsoft Word Document - 74 kb )
D Comment - Bulding Division 10.11.10 ( Adobe PDF Document - 81 kb )
E Comment - Mike Bergey 10.06.10 ( Adobe PDF Document - 65 kb )
F Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact ( Adobe PDF Document - 2015 kb )