Napa County

CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION

MEETING AGENDA

AUGUST 15, 2001

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 (§ ) 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

AUGUST 15, 2001

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)
    5. 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.

    6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
    7. DIRECTOR’S REPORT
    8. AGENDA REVIEW
    9. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE DISCUSSED
      AND APPROVED, DENIED OR CONTINUED

      Public Hearings:

    10. CONSENT AGENDA - item §
    11. 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.

    12. DRAFT UPDATE OF NAPA COUNTY GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT- PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT #GPA 01-02
      CEQA STATUS: Initial Study Pending.
      REQUEST: To initiate public review and receive comments on the draft Napa County Housing Element Update and scope of any necessary CEQA actions, and take possible action to forward the draft Housing Element as modified by the Commission to the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for their comments within the statutory 60-day review period.
      FUTURE ACTIONS: Following receipt of comments by HCD, the Commission will conduct additional public hearings to receive comments on the Draft Housing Element Update including possible revisions in response to comments submitted by HCD and to consider and take required actions pursuant to CEQA anticipated in October, 2001. After the public hearing, the Planning Commission will make a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors regarding action on the proposed environmental determination and General Plan Housing Element Update. The Board will schedule separate public hearings. HS
      (Continued from July 18 & August 1, 2001)
    13. PARADUXX (DUCKHORN) – VARIANCE REQUEST #00165-VAR
      CEQA STATUS:
      See item below
      REQUEST: Approval of a
      variance from the 600-foot winery road setback regulations (Section 18.104.230(A)(1)) to permit the modification and utilization of 7,878 square feet of existing structures located 402 feet from the centerline of Silverado Trail for winery tasting, hospitality, offices and storage located a 45.56 acre parcel on the west side of Silverado Trail, north of Yountville Cross Road and south of Rector Creek within an AP (Agricultural Preserve) zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel #31-170-019) 7257 Silverado Trail. JS/MM
      (Continued from August 1, 2001)
    14. PARADUXX (DUCKHORN) – USE PERMIT REQUEST #00164-UP
      CEQA STATUS:
      Negative Declaration Prepared. According to the Negative Declaration, the proposed project would have, if mitigation measures are not included potentially significant environmental impacts in the following areas: aesthetics/light & glare, biological resources, cultural resources, hydrology & water quality and noise.
      REQUEST: Approval to establish a 156,000-gallon per year winery facility utilizing existing and proposed structures with a total developed and modified floor area of 38,592-square feet, including scheduled tours and marketing events for invited guests only, 5 full-time and 2 part-time employees and a new well, located on a 45.56 acre parcel on the west side of Silverado Trail north of Yountville Cross Road and south of Rector Creek within an AP (Agricultural Preserve) zoning district, (Assessor’s Parcel #31-170-019) 7257 Silverado Trail. JS/MM
      (Continued from August 1, 2001)
    15. BRUCE SCHMITZ - USE PERMIT REQUEST #00216-UP
      CEQA STATUS:
      Negative Declaration Prepared. According to the Negative Declaration, the proposed project would have, if mitigation measures are not included, potentially significant environmental impacts in the following areas: none.
      REQUEST: Approval to establish a contractor’s office with 40 full-time employees; to construct a 16,000 square foot building and a 39-space parking lot with an outdoor equipment storage yard on a 2.36 acre parcel located on the east side of Camino Oruga southeast of its intersection with Camino Dorado within a GI:AC (General Industrial: Airport Compatibility Combination) zoning district. (Assessor's Parcel #57-152-007) WB
    16. Other Business: (The following matters, unless otherwise noted, may be heard at any time during the meeting at the discretion of the Chairperson).

    17. READING AND PRESENTATION OF STAFF RETIREMENT RESOLUTION TO MICHAEL MILLER
    18. CITY REFERRALS: None
    19. DISCUSSION OF ITEMS FOR THE AUGUST 22 & SEPTEMBER 5, 2001 MEETINGS
    20. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
    21. DIRECTOR'S REPORT ON BOARD OF SUPERVISORS' ACTIONS
    22. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMISSION CALENDAR

 

August 22, 2001 ! Special Commission Meeting 9:00 A.M.
(Viewshed)

September 5, 2001 ! Regular Commission Meeting 9:00 A.M.

September 19, 2001 ! Regular Commission Meeting 9:00 A.M.

October 3, 2001 ! Regular Commission Meeting 9:00 A.M.

October 17, 2001 ! Regular Commission Meeting 9:00 A.M.