Napa County

CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION

MEETING AGENDA

MARCH 6, 2002

COMMISSION MEMBERS
COMMISSIONER	VICE-CHAIRPERSON	CHAIRPERSON	COMMISSIONER	COMMISSIONER
Terry Scott	Larry Schoenke	Jim King	Tony Holzhauer	David Graves
SECRETARY-DIRECTOR Charles Wilson

The Commission welcomes you to its meeting which is regularly scheduled the first and third Wednesday of the month. The Commission meets at 1195 Third Street, Room 305, Napa. The following information is provided to ensure your understanding and participation in the Commission's meeting and decision making process. Your comments and participation in the meeting are invited and would be welcomed. It is our desire to give everyone an opportunity to speak and be heard in a timely manner and within an atmosphere of respect and diplomacy. These procedures are meant to foster an atmosphere of respect .

Assistive listening devices are available for the hearing impaired from the office of the Clerk of the Board. If an ASL interpreter or any other special arrangement is required, please provide the Clerk of the Board with 24-hour notice by calling 253-6088 TDD.

ORDER OF BUSINESS:

Agenda items that do not have a specified hearing time listed on the agenda may be heard at any time during the meeting at the discretion of the Commission. Items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered at the beginning of the meeting. Items that generate a large turnout of interested citizens at a Commission meeting may be heard early in the meeting as an accommodation to the public.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

Consent Agenda Items as identified with a symbol (þ) on the agenda are regular items which are recommended for approval or continuance by staff with the applicant's consent concerning conditions of approval, when the applicant has signed any required project revision statement and when no member of the Commission or public indicates a desire to comment or ask questions about the item. Consent items, regardless of their agenda assigned number will be acted upon by the Commission in one motion at the beginning of the meeting.

Applicants having items listed on the Consent Agenda need not speak unless they disagree with the staff recommendation or wish to comment. Items removed from the Consent Agenda, will be heard in the numerical order listed on the agenda.

If you arrive after the meeting has started and have any question concerning whether or not an agenda item has already been heard by the Commission, please check with the Secretary of the Commission.

PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK CONCERNING AN AGENDA ITEM:

If you wish to speak on an item on the Agenda and under discussion by the Commission, you may do so upon receiving recognition from the Chairperson. After being recognized by the Chairperson, please step to one of the microphones and state your name and address and make your presentation. No comment or testimony shall be shouted from the audience. All comments are to be directed to the Commission, including inquiries requiring staff response.

CONDUCT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND TESTIMONY:

When speaking on an item, try to limit comments and testimony to 5 minutes. If there is a controversial item with many speakers from the public, the Chairperson may set exact time limits to allow everyone time to be heard. For Public hearing items “applicants” are allowed 10 minutes to speak to make their formal presentation of their project and will be given the opportunity to rebut all other testimony.

Written testimony should be limited; any lengthy reports or materials submitted may result in the Commission, upon consideration, continuing the item to a subsequent meeting.

When speaking, please keep to the topic at hand and try not to repeat comments. This is to allow all projects on the agenda to be heard and to allow everyone present time to speak.

STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS:

Copies of all staff reports and recommendations to be considered by the Commission are usually available at the Planning Department Offices on the Friday preceding the meeting and at the meeting. Individual copies of staff reports and recommendations are placed on the table located inside the meeting room door. The red binder, placed on the table, contains copies of all reports. If you are unable to obtain a copy of the report(s) you are interested in or cannot locate the red binder, please contact the Commission Secretary. The secretary is seated on the right hand side in the front of the room.

Items that are shaded, will be heard together.

APPEAL PROCEDURE:

If you do not agree with the Commission's decision or the conditions that may have been imposed by the Commission in approving an agenda item, you may appeal the Commission's action to the Napa County Board of Supervisors. Appeal must be filed within ten (10) working days from the date of the Commission's action. Appeals may be limited to those issues raised at the public hearing relating to the agenda item or to written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at or prior to the public hearing.

For additional information concerning the County's Ordinance requirements for filing an appeal or to obtain the required forms to file an appeal, please stop at the front counter in the Conservation Development and Planning Department, Room 210, 1195 Third Street in Napa. If you have any question concerning the appeals procedure, please call (707) 253‑4416 and request assistance.

CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT and

PLANNING COMMISSION

MEETING AGENDA

MARCH 6, 2002

9:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M.

1195 THIRD STREET, ROOM 305, NAPA

COMMISSION MEMBERS
COMMISSIONER	VICE-CHAIRPERSON	CHAIRPERSON	COMMISSIONER	COMMISSIONER
Terry Scott	Larry Schoenke	Jim King	Tony Holzhauer	David Graves
SECRETARY-DIRECTOR Charles Wilson

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. CITIZEN COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS (10 minutes)

The Commission invites Citizen comments and recommendations concerning current problems and future prospects of a planning nature which are within the jurisdiction of the Conservation, Development & Planning Commission. Anyone who wishes to speak to the Commission on such a matter, if it is not on the agenda, may do so at this time. The Commission may not be able to take action on any such presentation. Commission action or non-action will be based on the specifics of the individual presentation.

5. DIRECTOR’S REPORT

6. AGENDA REVIEW

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE DISCUSSED
AND APPROVED, DENIED OR CONTINUED

Public Hearings:

7. CONSENT AGENDA - item þ

Items listed for the Consent Agenda will be acted upon by the Commission on one motion at the beginning of the public hearings, regardless of their numbered position on the agenda. Persons wishing to speak to any items listed on the Consent Agenda should indicate so during this time.

8. PROPOSED ORDINANCE #01283-ORD of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Napa, State of California, amending Sections 3.10.050, 8.44.030, 13.12.010, 15.08.040, 15.60.010, 17.14.265, 17.22.110, 18.20.040, 18.40.020, 18.40.040, 18.40.050, 18.40.060, 18.40.100, 18.40.110, 18.40.130, 18.80.020, 18.80.050, 18.80.060, 18.80.070 and 18.116.060 pertaining to Technical Corrections, Section 17.06.050 pertaining to Parcel Map Exemption procedures, Section 17.02.320 pertaining to the definition of lots, and Chapter 17.46 of the Napa County Code pertaining to Lot Line Adjustments .
CEQA STATUS: Exempt (General Rule) PL/MW

ITEMS # 9 AND 10 WILL BE HEARD TOGETHER .

9. ROSSINI WINERY/VEN-CAL PARTNERSHIP - VARIANCE REQUEST #00230-VAR
CEQA STATUS: Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared..
REQUEST: Approval of a variance from the 300 foot winery road setback regulations (Section 18.104.230 (A)(2) of the Napa County Code) to permit the modification and utilization of an existing 2,520 square foot historic winery located approximately 105 feet from the centerline of an unnamed 40-foot right-of-way, on a 62.92 acre parcel on the north side of Crystal Springs Road, approximately one mile east of its intersection with Silverado Trail within an AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning district. (Assessor's Parcel #021-420-035 SFAP) 400 Crystal Springs Road, St. Helena. BB

10. ROSSINI WINERY/VEN-CAL PARTNERSHIP - USE PERMIT REQUEST #00227-UP
CEQA STATUS: Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared.
REQUEST: Approval to establish a 20,000 gallon/year winery within an existing 2,520 square foot historic winery building; to add 2,060 square feet of new construction and 6,110 square feet of new cave barrel storage; to allow tours and tasting by appointment only; to implement a marketing plan with ten marketing events; and to allow for retail sales to members of the wine trade by prior appointment located on a 62.92 acre parcel on the north side of Crystal Springs Road, approximately one mile east of its intersection with Silverado Trail within an AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning district. (Assessor's Parcel # 021-420-035 SFAP) 400 Crystal Springs Road, St. Helena. BB

ITEMS # 11 AND 12 WILL BE HEARD TOGETHER .

11. HMS VINEYARDS, LLC - VARIANCE REQUEST #00502-VAR
CEQA STATUS: Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared
REQUEST: Approval of a variance from the 300 foot winery road setback regulations for Meadowood Lane and the 600 foot winery road setback regulations for Silverado Trail (Section 18.104.230 (A)(1)(2) to permit the construction of five new buildings totaling approximately 22,440 square feet and 19,935 square feet of caves, located on a 20.01 acre parcel on the east side of Silverado Trail approximately 1,600 feet north of its intersection with Howell Mountain Road within an AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel #025-110-053) 1030 Silverado Trail, St. Helena. BH

12. HMS VINEYARDS, LLC - USE PERMIT REQUEST #00501-UP
CEQA STATUS: Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared
REQUEST: Approval to establish a 48,000 gallon/year winery of approximately 22,440 square feet with approximately 19,935 square feet of caves, for a total winery facility size of 42,375 square feet, allow for tours and tastings by appointment only, allow retail wine sales, implement a marketing plan with 42 marketing activities per year, allow for the construction of a new road connecting Silverado Trail and Meadowood Lane and approve an exception to the Conservation Regulations to permit the conversion of approximately one acre of existing orchard to vineyard on slopes greater than 30%, located on a 20.01 acre parcel on the east side of Silverado Trail approximately 1,600 feet north of its intersection with Howell Mountain Road within an AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel #025-110-053) 1030 Silverado Trail, St. Helena. BH

13. SNOWDEN VINEYARDS LLC/RANDOLF SNOWDEN, ETAL – USE PERMIT REQUEST #01261-UP
CEQA STATUS: Negative Declaration prepared.
REQUEST: Approval to establish a 30,000 gallon/year winery of approximately 8,025 square feet with 18,900 square feet of caves, allow custom crushing activities (crushing, fermentation, barrel aging and bottling) for up to two (2) custom producers utilizing 29 % (8,800 gallons per year) of the total winery production, allow limited retail wine sales, tours and tasting by appointment only, and to implement a marketing plan with a maximum of 12 marketing activities per year, located on a 160 acre parcel 306 feet north of Auberge Road, approximately 0.5 miles from its intersection with Rutherford Hill Road within an AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel #025-180-057) Auberge Road, St. Helena. BK

Other Business: (The following matters, unless otherwise noted, may be heard at any time during the meeting at the discretion of the Chairperson).

14. CITY REFERRALS: None

15. DISCUSSION OF ITEMS FOR THE MARCH 20, 2002 MEETING

16. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

17. DIRECTOR'S REPORT ON BOARD OF SUPERVISORS' ACTIONS

18. ZONING ADMINISTRATOR ACTIONS FOR FEBRUARY 2002

19. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

COMMISSION CALENDAR

March 20, 2002 !Regular Commission Meeting 9:00 A.M.

(Election of Officers)

April 3, 2002 !Regular Commission Meeting 9:00 A.M.

April 17, 2002 !Regular Commission Meeting 9:00 A.M.

May 1, 2002 !Regular Commission Meeting 9:00 A.M.