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HARTWELL VINEYARDS, LLC / ROBERT & BLANCA HARTWELL – HARTWELL VINEYARDS USE PERMIT MODIFICATION - USE PERMIT MAJOR MODIFICATION # P11-00389-MOD
CEQA Status: Subsequent Negative Declaration Prepared. New environmental effects resulting from proposed changes, altered conditions or new information are addressed in the Initial Study; there are no changes proposed in this project which require major revisions to the previous environmental document. This project site is not on any of the lists of hazardous waste sites enumerated under Government Code Section 65962.5.
Request: Approval to modify prior Use Permit # 95608-UP to: 1) Increase annual wine production from 12,000 gallons/year to 36,000 gallons/year; 2) Increase daily, appointment-only tours and tastings from three tours/16-people/day to five tours/24-people/day with pre-packaged or caterer-prepared food pairings; 3) Expand the winery marketing plan to increase the allowable number of people at catered events from one End of Harvest 16-20 person event to one with 20-40 persons; two Wine Release Events with 16-20 people to 80-100 people events; one holiday (Christmas) party with 30-36 people to one event with 80-100 people; no changes to the three Wine & Food events of 20-25 people or one Wine Auction Weekend event with 30-50 people are proposed; 4) Increase the days of operation from Wednesday-Sunday to Monday-Sunday; 5) Increase the number of employees from 3.5 full-time to 6 full-time and two part-time, up to 10 total; 6) Increase on-site parking from 10 to 23 spaces; and 7) Allow on-site sale and consumption of wine pursuant to AB 2004. No changes to the existing winery buildings, accessory-to-production use ratio or hours of operation are proposed. The project is located on an approximately 29.81 acre parcel on the west side of Silverado Trail, approximately 1.95 mile (10,315 feet) south of the intersection with Yountville Cross Road, 5795 Silverado Trail, Napa, CA 94558, APN 039-040-004.
Staff Recommendation: That the Planning Commission adopt the Subsequent Negative Declaration and approve the Use Permit Modification as conditioned.
Staff Contact: Ronald Gee, (707) 299-1351, ronald.gee@countyofnapa.org
Representative Contact: Sudhir Chaudhary, (707) 255-2729
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INGLENOOK WINERY / NIEBAUM-COPPOLA ESTATE WINERY L.P. (KRISTEN SULLIVAN) - VARIANCE (P13-00072) & USE PERMIT MODIFICATION (P12-00136)
CEQA Status: Categorically Exempt, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, Section 15301, Class 1 - Existing Facilities, Section 15303, Class 3 - New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures, Section 15305, Class 5 - Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations, Section 15331, Class 31 - Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation, and Napa County’s Local CEQA Procedures, Appendix B, Section 3 (Class 1 - Minor Modifications to Existing Wineries).
Request: Approval of a Minor Modification application modifying previous use permits and use permit modifications to allow: 1) the relocation of an existing 1,685 sq. ft. winery office building (the "White House"; 2) the relocation and restoration of the 770 sq. ft. historic observation pavilion and tank house (“Tank House”); 3) conversion of the Tank House to an information center for visitors to the winery; 4) demolition of two existing winery storage buildings totaling 907 sq. ft.(the "Vinegar House" and the "Vinegar Shed") and a 1,000 sq. ft. basement below the White House; 5) increasing parking from 6 spaces to 11 parking spaces; 6) replacing the entry structure with a new entry structure; and, 7) landscape and other site improvements. The request also includes a Variance to allow the White House and the Tank House to be located approximately 208-feet and 300-feet from the centerline of State Route 29, respectively, where a 600-foot setback is required. The project is located on two parcels totaling approximately 95.3 acres parcel on the west side of State Route 29, opposite State Route 128, within an Agricultural Preserve (AP) and Agricultural Watershed (AW) zoning districts. Assessor’s Parcel No's. 027-210- 018 & 024, 1991 St. Helena Highway, Rutherford.
Staff Recommendation: Find the project categorically exempt from CEQA and approve the requested variance and use permit modification as conditioned.
Staff Contact: Sean Trippi, (707) 299-1353 or sean.trippi@countyofnapa.org
Applicant Contact: Tom Adams, Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty, (707) 252-7122
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