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WINE INDUSTRY TRENDS: DIRECT TO CONSUMER SALES PRESENTATION
Request: Informational presentation on wine industry trends. Two experts in the field will present their perspectives on direct to consumer sales by wineries. The experts include Paul Mabray, Chief Strategy Officer of VinTank - Powering Social Intelligence for the Wine Industry, and Michael Honig, Honig Vineyard & Winery and Board of Director Member of the Napa Valley Vintners Association.
Staff Recommendation: Informational Item. No action necessary.
Staff Contact: Hillary Gitelman, 253-4805 or hillary.gitelman@countyofnapa.org.
(THIS ITEM IS SET TO BE DISCUSSED AT 9:00 A.M.)
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ROBERT KEENAN WINERY/ MICHAEL C. KEENAN / USE PERMIT P12-00438
CEQA Status: Consideration and possible adoption of a Categorical Exemption. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, Section Section 15301 - Existing Facilities Class 1 & Napa County's Local CEQA Procedures, Appendix B, Class 4: Minor Alterations in Land, Number 13: New access roads and driveways. This 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 to: 1) Acknowledge an existing winery with an annual production of 50,000 gallons per year and a 5,841 sq. ft. winery building with a 615 sq. ft. office, 1061 sq. ft. tasting room, and 4,165 sq, ft, barrel storage building, six on-site parking spaces, tours and tastings by appointment only for a maximum of 35 visitors per weekday and 245 visitors per week, a marketing plan, the hours of operation from 10 AM to 4 PM (tasting) and 8 AM to 5 PM (production), 7 days a week, and 10 or fewer employees; 2) allow on-site consumption pursuant to the Evans Bill (AB 2004); 3) allow food and wine tasting; 4) construction of a 540 sq. ft. outdoor cover and a 263 sq. ft. second floor deck, 346 sq. ft. new office and remodeling of the interior floor area removing the wine lab and replacing it with two ADA accessible bathrooms; and 5) approval of an exception to the road and street standards to allow for a reduced driveway width, improvements and signage. The 147.39-acre project site is located on the east side of Spring Mountain Road 3.6 miles of its intersection with Madrone Avenue located in the City of St. Helena, 1,035 feet west of its intersection with SR-29, within the Agricultural Watershed (AW) Zoning district at 3656 Spring Mountain Road, St. Helena, CA (APN: 022-150-036).
Staff Recommendation: Find the project Categorically Exempt from CEQA and approve the requested use permit and associated road exception as conditioned.
Staff Contact: Kirsty Shelton, Kirsty.Shelton@countyofnapa.org, (707) 299-1377
Applicant Contact: Jon M. Webb, Albion Surveys, jwebb@albionsurveys.com, (707) 963-1217
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VINTAGE WINE ESTATES / COSENTINO WINERY / USE PERMIT P13-00058
CEQA Status: Consideration and possible adoption of a Categorical Exemption. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, Section 15301 - Existing Facilities, 15303 - New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures, & 15304, Minor alterations to the land.
Request: Approval of a Minor Modification to Use Permit #U-518687 et. seq. to: 1) construct a 2,754 square foot patio with landscaping and outdoor seating on the east side of the winery adjacent to the building on either side of the front public access; 2) replace the existing landscaping in the front setback with water efficient landscaping; 3) replace the winery sign; 4) re-surface and re-stripe the existing parking lot and sidewalk, 5) recognize an additional two (2) parking spaces for a total of 29 spaces, and; 6) allow on-site consumption of wines in accordance with AB2004. The 4.29 acre project site is located on the west side of State Highway 29, 0.23 miles south of its intersection with Yount Mill Road within the Agricultural Preserve (AP) Zoning District at 7415 St. Helena Hwy., Napa (APN: 027-540-013).
Staff Recommendation: Find the project Categorically Exempt from CEQA and approve the requested use permit as conditioned.
Staff Contact: Linda St. Claire, Planner linda.stclaire@countyofnapa.org (707) 299.1348
Applicant Contact: Pat Roney (707) 836-5000
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PETER KITCHAK / KITCHAK WINERY - USE PERMT MODIFICATION (P13-00062-MOD).
CEQA Status: Consideration and possible adoption of a Statutory Exemption pursuant to Section 15270, "Projects Which Are Disapproved" of the California Environmental Quality Act.
Request: Approval of Use Permit Modification (P13-00062) to modify prior Use Permits (P09-00148-UP; P10-00151-VMM) to allow the following: (a) increase in annual production of 5,000 to 15,000 gallons per year; (b) construction winery barrel storage building of approximately 2,701 square feet including 759 square feet of conference/tasting room, balcony area, and storage; (c) Increase the size of the 640 square foot covered crush pad to 711 square feet. No other changes proposed to the existing winery building or use of hospitality patio; (d) increase tours and tastings visitations with catered food by appointment from twelve (12) per day to a maximum of 20 visitors per day (with no more than 12 persons per tasting tour; (e) increase in marketing plan from six (6) 20-person promotional events with catered meals per year; four (4) 30-person release event per year with No Tours & Tasting Appointments or Marketing Events to be held on the same day to twelve (12) promotional wine tastings per year with catered food per year with a maximum of twenty (20) guests and four (4) wine release events per year with catered food with a maximum of fifty (50) guests (No Tours & Tastings and other marketing event will be held on the same day); (f) increase hours of operation from 10 am to 4 pm to 10 am to 6:00 pm seven days a week for visitation. No changes proposed for winery operations; (g) increase the number of parking spaces from 6 to 8; (h) increase full-time employees from one (1) to two (2) (the number of part-time employees will remain at 2); and (i) increase the Hold-and-Haul winery process wastewater treatment system to accommodate the increased production capacity. The application also includes a Napa County Road and Street Standards Exception request. The 20.01-acre project site is located on north side of Hardman Avenue, approximately 1,500 feet east of its intersection with Silverado Trail within the Agricultural Preserve (AP) and Agricultural Watershed (AW) Zoning Districts at 1094 Hardman Avenue, Napa (APN: 039-190-055)
Staff Recommendation: Staff is recommending denial of the Use Permit Modification due to the Engineering Services Division's and the Fire Department's determination that the associated Road Exception request does not meet the required findings and provide the same overall practical effect as the Napa County Roads & Street Standards towards providing defensible space, and consideration towards life, safety and public welfare.
Staff Contact: Charlene Gallina, (707) 299-1355; charlene.gallina@countyofnapa.org
Applicant Contact: Peter Kitchak, (707) 226-1668
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