MINUTES OF THE
MEETING OF THE
CONSERVATION,
DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF NAPA
May 2, 2001
1.
Call
to Order.
THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE COUNTY OF NAPA MET IN REGULAR SESSION, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2001 AT 9:00 A.M.
2.
Roll
Call.
THE FOLLOWING
MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: CHAIRMAN JIM KING, COMMISSIONERS TONY HOLZHAUER, LARRY
SCHOENKE, TERRY SCOTT AND DAVID GRAVES.
3.
Pledge
of Allegiance.
4.
Citizen
Comments and Recommendations.
5.
Approval
of Minutes.
APPROVED MINUTES
OF MEETING OF APRIL 4, 2001.
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6.
Agenda
Review.
MOVE ITEM 12 - MICHAEL SINATRA AND ROBERT COUCH, JR. – USE PERMIT
REQUEST #00308-UP TO CONSENT CALENDAR AND CONTINUE TO JUNE 6, 2001.
MOVE ITEM 16 - KATHRYN HALL
WINERY – USE PERMIT REQUEST #00166-UP TO CONSENT CALENDAR AND CONTINUE TO MAY
16, 2001.
MOVE AGENDA ITEM 17 - REVIEW DRAFT VIEWSHED
ORDINANCE TO CONSENT CALENDAR AND SET MATTER FOR PUBLIC HEARING AT A SPECIAL
MEETING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2001.
Public
Hearings
7.
Consent
Agenda.
(SEE ITEMS 11*, 12*, 16*, 17*)
8.
Azalea
Springs Winery/Stone – Use Permit Request #00167-UP
California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) Status: Negative
Declaration Prepared.
Request: Approval to establish a 8,591square foot
winery with 3,016 feet of caves with a maximum annual production capacity of
12,500 gallons with custom production accounting for up to 4,000 gallons per
year from as many as five separate entities, located on a 16.04 acre parcel on
a private road approximately 1,000 feet south of Azalea Springs Way off of
State Highway 29 within an AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel #20-210-010) 4301 Azalea Springs Way. (Continued from April 18, 2001)
8. Continued
THE
COMMISSION HAS READ AND CONSIDERED THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION PRIOR TO TAKING
ACTION ON SAID NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND FINDS THE
NEGATIVE DECLARATION IS BASED ON THE INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT OF THE COMMISSION
AND ADOPTS THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION. TH-LS-TS-DG-JK
THE
COMMISSION APPROVED USE PERMIT #00167-UP, BASED ON FINDING 10, SUBJECT TO
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1 THROUGH 16, AS AMENDED.
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9.
Dennis
Fife – Use Permit Request #99218-UP
CEQA Status: Negative Declaration Prepared.
Request: Approval to expand the annual production
capacity at an existing winery from 12,000 to 100,000 gallons per year and for
the following: (a) utilize 28,000± square
feet of caves as part of the winery, add a 900 square foot covered work area,
increase the size of the existing outdoor tank area to 2,970± square
feet, expand and pave the existing outdoor work area for a total of 4,260± square
feet; (b) marketing activities; (c) increase the number of employees to 15; (d)
up to three custom wine producers with a combined capacity of 17,000 gallons of
annual production level; and (e) implement erosion control measures associated
with cave spoils, slope stabilization, vineyard replant, and road/parking
improvements, located on 75.72 acres on Spring Mountain Road approximately
4,100± feet
west of its intersection with Langtry Road within an AW (Agricultural
Watershed) zoning district. (Assessor’s
Parcels #22-140-033 sfap and 032 sfap)
3787 Spring Mountain Road. (Continued from April 4, 2001)
THE
COMMISSION HAS READ AND CONSIDERED THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION PRIOR TO TAKING
ACTION ON SAID NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND FINDS THE
NEGATIVE DECLARATION IS BASED ON THE INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT OF THE COMMISSION
AND ADOPTS THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION. TS-LS-TH-DG-JK
THE COMMISSION APPROVED USE PERMIT
#99218-UP, BASED ON FINDING 13, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1 THROUGH 12,
AS AMENDED.
10.
Frank
Family Vineyards (Kornell Cellars) – Review of Condition #10 of Use Permit
#95661-MOD regarding evaluation of conformance with approved project
water use, wastewater flow, and traffic generation. Use Permit Modification #95661-MOD was approved to expand the
annual production capacity of the existing winery and establish custom
production operations; water use was required not to exceed 11,303 gallons on
any day; wastewater flows were required to be reported monthly; and various
traffic conditions were attached to the permit. The winery is on a 5.15-acre parcel on the east side of Larkmead
Lane approximately 2000 feet from its intersection with State Highway 29 within
an AP (Agricultural Preserve) zoning
district. (Assessor’s Parcel
#20-290-007) (Continued from February 21, March 21 and
April 4, 2001)
THE COMMISSION APPROVED STAFF
RECOMMENDATION TO ADVERTISE PROPOSED MODIFICATION OF CONDITIONS 2, 3, 4, 5, 13
AND 14 FOR REVIEW BY THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AT ITS MEETING MAY 25, 2001.
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*11. Hillman
Tobacco Co./Land Co.-Frontier Storage – Use Permit Request #99294-UP
CEQA Status: This activity is within the scope of the
1998 Napa County Airport Industrial Park Specific Plan Update program approved
on October 20, 1998, and the 1998 Napa County Airport Industrial Area Specific
Plan Update Program EIR, adopted on October 20, 1998, adequately describes the
activity for the purposes of CEQA.
Request: Approval to construct Napa Commercial
Center, a 22,820 square foot warehouse and a 103,350 square foot self-storage
facility on two parcels totaling 4.82 acres located on the southwest side of
Devlin Road approximately 2,000 feet southeast of Soscol Ferry Road within an
IP:AC (Industrial Park: Airport Compatibility Combination) zoning
district. (Assessor’s Parcels
#57-020-034 and 035) (Continued from February 7,
2001)
THE
COMMISSION HAS READ AND CONSIDERED THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION PRIOR TO TAKING
ACTION ON SAID NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND FINDS THE
NEGATIVE DECLARATION IS BASED ON THE INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT OF THE COMMISSION
AND ADOPTS THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION.
THE
COMMISSION ALSO FINDS THAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT FALLS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE
DEVELOPMENT ENVISIONED UNDER THE 1998 NAPA COUNTY AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL AREA
SPECIFIC PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND THAT THERE ARE NO CHANGES IN THE
CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE PROJECT IS UNDERTAKEN WHICH WOULD RESULT IN NEW ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTS OR THE NEED FOR NEW MITIGATION MEASURES.
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THE
COMMISSION APPROVED USE PERMIT #99294-UP, BASED ON FINDINGS 6 AND 7, SUBJECT TO
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1 THROUGH 14.
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*12. Michael Sinatra And Robert Couch, Jr. – Use Permit
Request #00308-UP
CEQA Status: Negative Declaration Prepared.
Request: Approval to establish a paintball
recreational operation on a 10 acre portion of a 165± acre
parcel located on the north side of Eucalyptus Drive approximately 4,000 feet
west of State Highway 29 within an AW:AC (Agricultural Watershed: Airport
Compatibility Combination) zoning district.
(Assessor’s Parcel # 58-030-017) (Continued from
April 18, 2001)
PUBLIC HEARING OPENED – NO TESTIMONY PRESENTED
PUBLIC
HEARING CONTINUED TO JUNE 6, 2001.
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13. Biale Estate Winery – Variance Request #00272-VAR
CEQA Status: Negative
Declaration Prepared
Request: Approval of a variance to
allow the construction of a new winery structure within 300 feet of an existing
private road, located on a 10.84 acre parcel on the east side of Big Ranch Road
at its intersection with Salvador Avenue, within the AP (Agricultural Preserve)
zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel #36-190-007)
(HELD
CONCURRENTLY WITH 14)
14.
Biale
Estate Winery – Use Permit Request #00271-UP
CEQA Status: Negative Declaration Prepared.
Request: Approval to establish a 40,000 gallon/year
winery within a proposed 15,412 square foot winery structure with marketing
activities, and retail wine sales by appointment only, located on a 10.84 acre
parcel on the east side of Big Ranch Road at its intersection with Salvador
Avenue, within the AP (Agricultural Preserve) zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel #36-190-007)
PUBLIC HEARING HELD – TESTIMONY PRESENTED
THE COMMISSION HAS READ AND CONSIDERED THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION PRIOR TO
TAKING ACTION ON SAID NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND FINDS
THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION IS BASED ON THE INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT OF THE
COMMISSION AND ADOPTS THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION (INCLUDING THE PROJECT REVISION
STATEMENT WITH 4 SIGNED MITIGATION MEASURES).
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THE COMMISSION APPROVED VARIANCE #00272-VAR, BASED
ON FINDINGS 11 THROUGH 14 AND USE PERMIT #00271-UP, BASED ON FINDINGS 15
THROUGH 20, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1 THROUGH 15.
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15.
Tom Eddy – Use Permit Request #00175-UP
CEQA Status: Negative Declaration Prepared.
Request: Approval to establish a 48,000 gallon/year
winery within a proposed 10,200 square foot winery structure with retail sales
by appointment only, a marketing plan, and custom production activities for 3
custom producers involving crushing, fermentation, barrel aging, bottling and
utilizing up to 15,400 gallons/year of the proposed total production capacity,
located on a 4± acre parcel on the northeast side of
State Highway 128, at the Napa/Sonoma County line within the AW (Agricultural
Watershed) zoning district. (Assessor’s
Parcel #17-110-001) 3870 Highway 128.
PUBLIC HEARING HELD – TESTIMONY PRESENTED
THE
COMMISSION HAS READ AND CONSIDERED THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION PRIOR TO TAKING
ACTION ON SAID NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND FINDS THE
NEGATIVE DECLARATION IS BASED ON THE INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT OF THE COMMISSION
AND ADOPTS THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION. DG-LS-TH-TS-JK
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15. Continued
THE
COMMISSION APPROVED USE PERMIT #00175-UP BASED ON FINDINGS 12 THROUGH 17,
SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1 THROUGH 14.
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16.
Kathryn Hall Winery – Use Permit Request #00166-UP
CEQA Status: Negative Declaration Prepared.
Request: Approval to establish a winery with an
annual production of 18,000 gallons per year within a proposed 4,600 square
feet winery building and for the following:
(a) 6,400± square feet of proposed caves attached to the winery; (b)
private marketing activities; and (c) to utilize an existing off-site
wastewater pond. The winery site is
40.03 acres, located on Auberge Road, a private road off of Rutherford Hill
Road, 7,000± feet north of Silverado Trail within an
AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning district (Assessor’s Parcel #30-300-033);
the wastewater pond is located on Assessor’s Parcel #30-300-026 sfap, owned by
Rutherford Hill Winery; and crosses Assessor’s Parcel #30-300-034 sfap.
PUBLIC HEARING OPENED – NO TESTIMONY PRESENTED
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17.
Review
Draft Viewshed Ordinance and Set Matter for Public Hearing.
(Continued from February 21 and March
7, 2001)
CONTINUED
TO SPECIAL MEETING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2001.
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18.
City Referrals: None
19.
Discussion of Items for the May 16, 2001
Meeting.
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KATHRYN HALL WINERY – USE PERMIT REQUEST #00166-UP
20.
Commissioner Comments.
COMMISSIONER SCOTT REQUESTED ITINERARY FOR UP-COMING
CONFERENCE IN HEALDSBURG.
21.
Director's Report on Board of
Supervisors' Actions.
CHARLEY WILSON,
ACTING DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING, ADVISED THAT ON MAY
8, 2001 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL BE DISCUSSING THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT’S
CRITERIA USED IN THE REVIEW OF A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT REGARDING A MEASURE J
EXEMPTION.
22.
Zoning Administrator Actions for April 2001.
NOT
DISCUSSED
23.
Future Agenda Items.
Adjournment
ADJOURNED TO REGULAR
CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION
MEETING, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16,
2001 AT 9:00 A.M.
___________________________
JIM KING
Chairman
ATTEST:
CHARLES
WILSON
Acting Secretary –
Director
____________________________
MICHELLE PRICE
Deputy
Key
Vote: JK
= Jim King; TH = Tony Holzhauer; LS = Larry Schoenke; DG = David Graves;
TS
= Terrence Scott
Notations under vote: N = No A = Abstain X = Excused