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STAGS LEAP WINERY USE PERMIT / TREASURY WINE ESTATES WINERY MAJOR MODIFICATION APPLICATION NO. P12-00110
CEQA Status: Categorically Exempt from the provisions of CEQA, pursuant to Section 15303, Class 3, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures and Section 15304, Class 4, Minor Alterations in Land. 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 Modification #P12-00110 requesting approval of the following: 1) Converting an existing residence and bed and breakfast to allow a winery tasting and visitation space; 2) Increase visitation from 10 people per day to 40 people per day by-appointment only; 3) Inclusion of food and wine pairing as part of tours and tasting; 4) Allow on-site bottle consumption as per AB 2004; 5) Establishing the tours and tastings hours of operation from 10 am to 6 pm; 6) Construction of an ADA pathway connecting the parking with the tasting room; 7) Construction of an outdoor ADA accessible restroom; 8) Minor interior improvements to the doorway for compliance with ADA; 9) Increase the number of employees from two full time and one part time to three full time and one part time; 10) Installation of underground fire suppression pipes to connect to the neighboring system; and 11) Approval of a road modification to allow portions of the driveway to have a reduced width. The project is located on a 10.7 acre lot and connected to an adjacent 107.5 acre parcel for fire suppression located on the east side of Silverado Trail approximately 0.65 miles south of its intersection with Yountville Crossroad, within a split Agricultural Preserve (AP) and Agricultural Watershed (AW) zoning district (Assessor’s Parcel No 032-530-034 & -024) 6150 Silverado Trail, Napa, California, 94558.
Staff Recommendation: Continue this project to the meeting of April 3, 2013.
Contact : Kirsty Shelton, (707) 299-1377, Kirsty.Shelton@countyofnapa.org
TO BE CONTINUED TO APRIL 3, 2013 REGULAR MEETING.
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B-CELLARS WINERY / 26 BRIX LLC - USE PERMIT MAJOR MODIFICATION #P12-00371-MOD.
CEQA Status: Negative Declaration Prepared. 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 to modify previous project approval (Use Permit #04047 – formerly named Miller Winery) to allow the following for B-Cellars Winery (new owner): 1) increase annual production from 10,000 to 45,000 gallons per year; 2) the relocation and expansion of the approved 6,300 sq.ft. winery (conversion of an existing barn) of which 1,000 sq.ft. is covered crush pad winery to 9,937 sq.ft.+/- to be located within two (2) buildings (Hospitality Building – 5,328 sq/ft/ and Wine Production Building – 4,609 sq.ft.); 3) a 1,184 sq.ft.+/- covered crush pad; 4) construction of a 1,110 sq.ft. +/- Maintenance & Wine Equipment Barn with 9,321 sq.ft.+/- in enclosure areas designated for employee parking, mechanical equipment, water storage, trash/recycling, debris and other outdoor storage; 5) construction of a 22,946 sq.ft.+/- cave and four (4) associated portals for barrel storage and marketing events. An elevator to access the cave from the existing residence. All cave spoils to be disposed on site; 6) increase in employees from one (1) full-time and five (5) part-time to eight (8) full-time and five (5) part-time; 7) increase in the approved daily visitation from a maximum of ten (10) persons per day to a maximum of sixty (60) persons per day; 8) modification to the approved winery hours of operation from 8 am to 5 pm daily to 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, Monday-Sunday for visitation and 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, Monday-Friday for production. Marketing events are proposed to occur during the day, evening or weekend. Evening marketing events are required by the County to cease by 10:00 PM, including cleanup; 9) modification to the approved marketing plan from five (5) food and wine parings per year for a maximum of ten (10) guests and one dinner per year for a maximum of 30 guests) limited 11:00 am to 10:00 pm with a four hour maximum to two (2) release events per year @ 100 persons maximum; two (2) events per year @ 150 persons maximum; twelve (12) events per year @ 30 person maximum; and participation in Wine Auction Week; 10) increase on-site parking from four (4) spaces to eighteen (18) visitor spaces including two (2) handicapped spaces and twelve (12) employee spaces including one (1) handicapped space for a total of thirty (30) spaces. Temporary event parking to be provided on-site via valet parking service; 11) installation of landscape improvements including water features, an herbal garden, a picnic area and an outdoor lawn adjacent to the cave portal. The lawn area to be available for some larger marketing events; 12) removal of 19 cultivated common walnut (Juglans Regia – a non-native English Walnut) mature trees ranging in size 10 to 26 inches (diameters at breast height, or dbh), and approximately 0.18 acres of vineyard to accommodate construction of the proposed cave entry portal #2/truck access area, cave entry portal #1/outdoor event area; 13) installation of appurtenant wastewater, water and fire protection systems and water tanks; 14) modification of existing access driveway to accommodate the relocated winery and construction of the cave/portals; 15) installation of a new well; 16) installation of a new winery process and domestic wastewater system. The existing septic system that serves the main residence and farm labor dwelling will be abandoned and relocated due to the proposed cave location; and 17) demolition and removal of a private equestrian facility. The 11.53 acre project site is located on the south side of the Oakville Cross Road approximately 3,200 feet west of its intersection with Silverado Trail within the Agricultural Preserve (AP) Zoning District at 701 Oakville Cross Road, Napa (APN: 031-070-026).
Staff Recommendation: Adopt the Negative Declaration and approve the Use Permit Modification as conditioned.
Staff Contact: Charlene Gallina (707) 299-1355 or charlene.gallina@countyofnapa.org
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