Napa County

CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION

MEETING AGENDA

MAY 21, 2003

COMMISSION MEMBERS
COMMISSIONER	COMMISSIONER	CHAIRPERSON	VICE-CHAIRPERSON	COMMISSIONER
David Graves	Jim King	Larry Schoenke	Terry Scott	Bob Fiddaman
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, Suite 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.

ITEMS TO BE DECIDED WITHOUT ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY:

These Items 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. These 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 so listed need not speak unless they disagree with the staff recommendation or wish to comment. If an Item requires discussion, it 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 County Executive Office/Clerk of the Board, 1195 Third Street, Suite 310 in Napa. If you have any question concerning the appeals procedure, please call (707) 253‑4580 and request assistance.

CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT and

PLANNING COMMISSION

MEETING AGENDA

MAY 21, 2003

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

1195 THIRD STREET, SUITE 305, NAPA

COMMISSION MEMBERS
COMMISSIONER	COMMISSIONER	CHAIRPERSON	VICE-CHAIRPERSON	COMMISSIONER
David Graves	Jim King	Larry Schoenke	Terry Scott	Bob Fiddaman
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. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

6. AGENDA REVIEW

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

Public Hearings:

7. ITEMS TO BE DECIDED WITHOUT ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY - item þ 12

Items marked with a þ 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 so listed should indicate so during this time.

8. ARROYO CREEK VINEYARDS / Michael & CHyrle CRANE Tr Etal – USE PERMIT REQUEST #02150-UP
CEQA STATUS: Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared. According to the Mitigated Negative Declaration, the proposed project would have, if mitigation measures are not included, potentially significant environmental impacts in the following areas: aesthetics, biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, hydrology and water quality, noise and transportation/traffic.
REQUEST: Approval of a Use Permit to establish a new 125,000-gallon per year winery with: (1) a 6,400 square foot building for fermentation and bottling, wine laboratory and administration office; a 1,024 square foot hospitality building including a kitchen and tasting area; and 23,050 square feet of caves for barrel storage for a winery totaling 30,474 square feet; (2) a 9,500 square foot work area for a crush pad, crusher and press; (3) custom crushing activities (crushing, fermentation, barrel aging and bottling) for up to seven custom producers utilizing 60% (75,000 gallons per year) of the total approved winery production capacity; (4) two full-time employees with six additional part-time employees during crush and bottling; (5) eight parking spaces; (6) one tour and tasting by appointment only per day with a maximum of 20 people (140 visitors per week); (7) a marketing plan with four wine trade events per month with a maximum of 25 people; two wine trade events per year with a maximum of 40 people and two auction related events per year with a maximum of 250 persons (no events shall occur at the same time); (8) two wastewater ponds; (9) septic and leach field improvements; (10) improvements to the existing access road from Napa Vallejo Highway (State Highway 221) to the winery development areas; and (11) installation of a deceleration lane on the Napa Vallejo Highway and other minor improvements as required by CALTRANS, located on a 86.09 acre parcel on the east side of the Napa Vallejo Highway, approximately 750 feet north and 3,000 feet east of its intersection with Kaiser Road within an AW / AW:AC (Agricultural Watershed / Agricultural Watershed: Airport Compatibility) split zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel #046-370-031). HMc

9. MILAT VINEYARDS / MICHAEL AND CAROLYN MILAT TRUST ETAL – USE PERMIT MODIFICATION REQUEST #02627-MOD
CEQA STATUS: Categorically Exempt.
REQUEST: Approval to modify Use Permit #U-508485 to construct a 2,500 square foot addition to an existing 2,400 square foot winery building for barrel storage resulting in a winery totaling 4,900 square feet and cover a crush pad area of 440 square feet. No increase in the existing 20,000 gal per year in production capacity, marketing or other activities (as previously modified and approved) is requested. The project is located on a 10.50-acre parcel west of St. Helena Highway (State Highway 29) approximately 1,000 feet north of Zinfandel Lane within an AP (Agricultural Preserve) zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel #027-160-001) 1091 St. Helena Highway, St. Helena. HMc

10. CHRISTINA WINERY / CHRISTINA VINEYARDS – USE PERMIT REQUEST #03004-UP
CEQA STATUS: Negative Declaration Prepared. According to the proposed Negative Declaration, the proposed project would have no potentially significant environmental impacts.
REQUEST: Approval of a Use Permit to establish a new 20,000 gallon per year winery with: (1) a 4,705 square foot winery building within an existing barn and construct a ±160 square foot addition for a bathroom and laboratory for a winery totaling ±4,865 square feet; (2) ±801 square foot covered work area; (3) two full-time employees; (4) tours and tasting by appointment only with a maximum of 10 visitors per day; (5) four parking spaces; (6) a marketing plan with 12 private events per year with a maximum of 30 people per event, two release events per year with a maximum of 100 people per event; and (7) the construction of an engineered septic system, located on a 13.52-acre parcel on the north side of Oak Knoll Avenue approximately 1/4 of a mile west of its intersection with Big Ranch Road within an AP (Agricultural Preserve) zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel #036-150-052) 1300 Oak Knoll Avenue, Napa. NB

11. CUCINA ITALIAN RESTAURANT (SHARYN SIMMONS & STEFANO GUSBERTI – PROPRIETORS) / CHARLES GARDYN - USE PERMIT REQUEST #03077-UP
CEQA STATUS: Categorically Exempt.
REQUEST: Approval of a Use Permit to convert an existing 1,505 square foot commercial building to a 38 seat restaurant that includes: (1) a limited number of outside dining tables (no meeting room or bar); (2) construction of a 120 square foot outside trellis; (3) days and hours of operation: five days per week (Wed – Sun) from 11 AM to 9 PM; (4) two part-time employees; and, (5) 16 on-site existing parking spaces, located on a 0.43-acre parcel on the northeast corner of Berryessa-Knoxville Road and the southern entry of Spanish Flat Loop Road within a CN (Commercial Neighborhood) zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel # 019-261-022) 4310 Knoxville Road, Napa. BZ

12. þ BIALE ESTATE WINERY / ROBERT BIALE ETAL – USE PERMIT REQUEST #03088-UP
CEQA STATUS: Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared and Adopted. A Mitigated Negative Declaration was previously adopted by the Planning Commission on May 2, 2001.
REQUEST: Approval of a Use Permit to establish a new 40,000 gallon per year winery with: (1) 15,412 square feet of building (s) for a winery totaling 15,412 square feet; (2) 5,849 square feet of covered work areas; (3) four full-time and three part-time employees; (4) ten parking spaces; (5) tours and tasting by appointment only with a maximum of ten visitors per week; (6) a marketing plan with two activities per year with a maximum of 100 people per event; and, (7) construction of a special design wastewater system, located on a 10.84 acre parcel on the northeast corner of Big Ranch Road and Salvador Avenue within an AP (Agricultural Preserve) zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel #036-190-007) 4024 Big Ranch Road, Napa. NB

13. PROPOSED ORDINANCE #03109-ORD making technical corrections to Sections 18.12.010, 18.104.230, 18.104.305 and 18.140.050 and amending Sections 18.104.270, 18.116.020 and 18.124.120 of the Napa County Code relating to standards and permits for fences, signs for agricultural parcels, setbacks for wineries located in open space areas, and revocation of use permits due to abandonment of use.

CEQA STATUS: Categorical exemption pursuant to Class 5 (CEQA Guidelines Section 15303), Minor alterations to land use limitations. SL

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 JUNE 04, 2003 MEETING

16. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

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

18. DISCUSS THE NEED FOR REVIEWING USE PERMIT #00314 AND VARIANCE #00315 FOR REVANA WINERY

19. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

· COMPLIANCE REVIEWS (BORGE, FEBRUARY 04, 2004) (BAYLEAF, 6 MONTHS AFTER OPENING) (DEL DOTTO, 1 YEAR AFTER OPENING)

COMMISSION CALENDAR

JUNE 04, 2003 !Regular Commission Meeting 9:00 AM

(ALUC Special Meeting)

JUNE 10, 2003 !Joint Board of Supervisors and 9:00 AM

Planning Commission Meeting

JULY 02, 2003 !Regular Commission Meeting 9:00 AM

(ALUC Special Meeting)

JULY 16, 2003 !Regular Commission Meeting 9:00 AM