MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE

CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION

COUNTY OF NAPA

 

April 17, 2002

 

 

1.                  Call to Order.

THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE COUNTY OF NAPA MET IN REGULAR SESSION, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2002, AT 9:00 A.M.

 

 

2.                  Roll Call.

THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: CHAIRMAN DAVID GRAVES, COMMISSIONERS TONY HOLZHAUER, LARRY SCHOENKE, TERRY SCOTT AND JIM KING. 

 

 

3.                  Pledge of Allegiance.

DAVID MEYERS, ATTORNEY, LED THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.

 

 

4.                  Citizen Comments and Recommendations.

NONE

 

 

5.                  Closed Session.
A.        Conference With Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (GC
§ 54956.9(A) (1 Case).

CLOSED SESSION - NOT HELD

 

 

6.                  Closed Session.
A.        Conference With Legal Counsel - Potential Litigation (GC
§ 54954.5(C) (1 Case).

CLOSED SESSION HELD – NO REPORTABLE ACTION

 

 

7.                  Approval of Minutes.

NONE

 

 

8.                  Agenda Review.

BON NELSON, SUPERVISING PLANNER, ADVISED THAT A REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE WAS RECEIVED FROM PAUL CAREY, ATTORNEY, REPRESENTING MR. & MRS. CAKEBREAD AND MR. & MRS. VAN MOLLER REGARDING THE STAGLIN FAMILY PARTNERS/STAGLIN TRUST ETAL - USE PERMIT MODIFICATION REQUEST #02044-MOD.  FOLLOWING DISCUSSION, THE ITEM WAS CONTINUED TO MAY 15, 2002.                                  

Public Hearings

9.                  Consent Agenda.

NONE

10.              Eagle & Rose Café - Deli-Wine Tasting Shop/Norman Alumbaugh Company, Inc. - Use Permit Modification Request #01145-MOD           
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status:  Negative Declaration Prepared.   
Request:  Approval to modify Use Permit #92020 from an 85-seat restaurant to a café-deli-wine sales and tasting shop in an existing structure currently being used as an antique store with indoor and outdoor seating totaling 65; construct the previously approved 900 square foot deck allowing  a maximum of 20 seats, and the previously approved 46-space parking lot, and relocate the existing house to the AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning district portion of the parcel.  Reduce hours of operation for the facility as follows:  the café-deli will operate from 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and the wine shop/tasting from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., located on a 3.49-acre parcel on the southeast side of the intersection at Lodi Lane and State Highway 29 within an AW (Agricultural Watershed) and CL (Commercial Limited) split zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel #022-220-028)  3000 St. Helena Highway, St. Helena.

(Continued from April 3, 2002)

PUBLIC HEARING HELD – TESTIMONY PRESENTED

 

THE COMMISSION APPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS 1 THROUGH 5 AND ADOPTED THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION, AS INDICATED IN THE STAFF REPORT DATED MARCH 20, 2002.                                                 

                                                                        TH-LS-TS-JK-DG

 

THE COMMISSION APPROVED USE PERMIT #01145-MOD BASED ON FINDINGS 11 THROUGH 22, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1 THROUGH 21, AS AMENDED.  THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ADOPTED TODAY SUPERCEDE ANY OTHER CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.

                                                                        TH-LS-TS-JK-DG

 

 

11.              Pahlmeyer Vineyards, LLC – Use Permit Request #00256-UP     
CEQA Status:  Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared.         
Request:   Approval to establish a new 100,000 gallons/year winery of approximately 40,378 square feet with: (1) a 15,679 square foot outdoor covered area; (2) a tower 47 feet high, 14 feet long by 10 feet wide; (3) 16 full-time employees and 8 part-time employees; (4) private tours and tastings by appointment only (average 10 persons/day); (5) a marketing plan with 24 marketing events (average 15 persons/event) and 1 wine auction event per year; (6) construction of a wastewater pond; (7) installation of turn-outs and widening of both Waters Road and the on-site access road to the winery; and (8) proposed installation of acceleration/deceleration lanes at the Waters Road and Monticello Road intersection (pending CALTRANS approval), located on a 221.78 acre parcel at the terminus of Waters Road west of Monticello Road, approximately 1.8 miles north of Wooden Valley Road within an AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning district.  (Assessor’s Parcel #033-010-065) 

PUBLIC HEARING HELD – TESTIMONY PRESENTED

 

11.              Continued

 

THE COMMISSION APPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS 1 THROUGH 6 AND ADOPTED THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION INCLUDING THE PROJECT REVISION STATEMENT WITH TWO SIGNED MITIGATION MEASURES.                       LS-JK-TH-TS-DG

 

THE COMMISSION APPROVED USE PERMIT #00256-UP BASED ON FINDINGS 10 THROUGH 14, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1 THROUGH 15, AS AMENDED.                                                   TH-LS-TS-JK-DG

 

 

12.              Newlan Vineyards and Winery/Koves-Newlan, LLC –  Variance Request #02105-VAR CEQA Status:  Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared.        
Request:  Approval of a second variance from the 300 foot winery road setback regulations (Section 18.104.230 (B) of the County Code) to allow for modifications and additions to an existing winery building that has a previously approved variance within the winery setbacks.  The setback request applies to Solano Avenue, Darms Lane and a private road located on a 13.68 acre parcel, west of Solano Avenue approximately 0.8 miles north of Oak Knoll Avenue within the AP (Agricultural Preserve) zoning district.  (Assessor’s Parcel # 034-212-030)   5225 Solano Avenue, Napa.          

(HELD CONCURRENTLY WITH ITEM 13)

 

 

13.              Newlan Vineyards and Winery/Koves-Newlan, LLC – Use Permit Request #01093-UP CEQA Status: Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared.

Request:  Approval to modify Use Permit #U-90-13 to:  (1) construct a 18,400 square foot addition to an existing 7,200 square foot winery building, and remove 2,500 square feet of smaller existing winery buildings, outside wine storage tanks and work areas resulting in a total winery area of 25,600 square feet; (2) increase full-time employees to a total of 8 persons and reduce part-time employees to a total of 6;  (3) increase the marketing plan to a total of 18 marketing events per year; (4) add 39 parking spaces for a total of 50 spaces; (5) approve an entry structure and a comprehensive sign plan; and (6) reconfigure three parcels with a lot line adjustment.  Located on a 13.68 acre parcel west of Solano Avenue approximately 0.8 miles north of Oak Knoll Avenue within an AP (Agricultural Preserve) zoning district.

(Assessor’s Parcel # 034-212-030) 5225 Solano Avenue, Napa.

PUBLIC HEARING HELD – TESTIMONY PRESENTED

 

THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS 1 THROUGH 6 AND ADOPTS THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION.                    TS-TH-LS-JK-DG

 

THE COMMISSION APPROVED VARIANCE #02105-UP BASED ON FINDING 22.

                                                                        TS-TH-LS-JK-DG

 


13.       Continued

 

THE COMMISSION APPROVED USE PERMIT #01093-UP, ENTRY STRUCTURE AND WINERY COMPREHENSIVE SIGN PROGRAM BASED ON FINDINGS 23 THROUGH 25, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1 THROUGH 23, AS AMENDED.                                                      TS-JK-TH-LS-DG

 

 

14.              Staglin Family Partners/Staglin Trust Etal - Use Permit Modification Request

#02044-MOD                                                                                                                           
CEQA Status:  Negative Declaration Prepared.                                                                           
Request:  Approval to modify Use Permit #98072-UP to:  (1) crush, press and conduct fermentation of red grapes within the previously allocated production capacity of 36,000 gallons; and, (2) conduct bottling of all wine produced at the winery in a permanent bottling facility of 546 square feet within the approved cave, located on a 40.07 acre parcel between Bella Oaks Lane and Manley Lane approximately 5,000 feet southwest of State Highway 29 within an AP (Agricultural Preserve) zoning district.  (Assessor's Parcels #27-250-057) 1570 Bella Oaks Lane, Napa.

PUBLIC HEARING HELD – TESTIMONY PRESENTED

 

PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED TO MAY 15, 2002.

                                                                        LS-TH-TS-JK-DG                                                                                                    

 

15.              Complete Welders/Mike and Melissa Kowaleski – Use Permit Request #02026-UP                            
CEQA Status: Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared.                                                                                
Request:  Approval of a use permit to construct a 5,000 square foot office/warehouse building consisting of 2,000 square feet of office and 3,000 square feet of warehouse with a fenced outdoor storage yard and eleven parking spaces with driveway access from an existing shared drive fronting Camino Dorado, located on a 0.44 acre site on the northwest side of Camino Dorado approximately 250 feet southwest of North Kelly Road, within the GI:AC (General Industrial: Airport Compatibility Combination) zoning district. 

(Assessor’s Parcel # 057-151-027).

PUBLIC HEARING HELD – TESTIMONY PRESENTED

 

THE COMMISSION APPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS 1 THROUGH 6 AND ADOPTED  THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION.

                                                                        LS-TS-TH-JK-DG

 

THE COMMISSION APPROVED USE PERMIT #02026-UP BASED ON FINDING 16, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1 THROUGH 28.

                                                                        LS-TS-TH-JK-DG

 


16.              City Referrals.

NONE

 

17.              Discussion of Items for the May 1, 2002 Meeting.

ROBERT NELSON, SUPERVISING PLANNER, ADVISED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THE MAY 1, 2002 MEETING:

 

ROY ESTATE WINERY/CHATEAU ROY, LLC – USE PERMIT REQUEST
#01276-UP

PHELPS FARMWORKER HOUSING PROJECT - STONEBRIDGE CELLARS/NAPA COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY – USE PERMIT REQUEST #02028-FLD

PHELAN WINERY/GERALD & ARLENE PHELAN – USE PERMIT REQUEST #02066-UP

PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT #02133-ORD  REGARDING SMALL, WIND-POWERED GENERATORS.

STEVEN GROVER WINERY/JOHN STEFFANS – USE PERMIT REQUEST #00325-UP

 

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPOINT A MEMBER OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO SERVE ON THE WILDLIFE COMMISSION.

 

 

18.              Commissioner Comments.

COMMISSIONER KING COMMENTED THAT THE CITY OF NAPA’S HOUSING ELEMENT WAS CERTIFIED, AND HE HAS NOMINATED THEM FOR AN AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION (APA) AWARD FOR THEIR HOUSING ELEMENT.

 

 

19.              Director's Report on Board of Supervisors' Actions.

COMMISSIONER SCOTT REQUESTED AN UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS TO ESTABLISH A DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE: 

CHARLEY WILSON, DIRECTOR, CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING DEPARTMENT RESPONDED THAT DESIGN REVIEW WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AS PART OF THE PROGRAM FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION.


19.       Continued

MR. WILSON REPORTED THE FOLLOWING:

THE COUNTYWIDE LAND USE AND HOUSING STRATEGY COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE BEING HELD UNDER THE NAPA COUNTY LEAGUE OF GOVERNMENTS (NCLOG).  THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM EACH OF THE FIVE CITY COUNCILS AND TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.  

MR. WILSON ALSO ADVISED THAT AT A COMMITTEE MEETING TODAY, MOORE, IACOFANO & GOLTZMAN, INC. WAS HIRED AS THE FACILITATOR.  THE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN MEETING SINCE NOVEMBER AND THERE IS A COLLECTIVE DESIRE TO WORK TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS COMMON ISSUES; SUCH AS, THE JOBS-HOUSING IMPACTS, TOURISM, HOTEL ISSUES, THE ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS (ABAG) 2020 PROJECTIONS, WHICH  PROJECTS 30,000 NEW JOBS IN NAPA COUNTY, AND HOW WILL THE COUNTY HANDLE THE HOUSING NEEDS BASED ON ABAG’S PROJECTIONS.

THE COMMITTEE HAS FIVE MEETINGS PLANNED BETWEEN NOW AND NOVEMBER; AND BY THE END OF NOVEMBER, THE COMMITTEE HOPES TO HAVE DEVELOPED GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND PHILOSOPHIES TO BE COMPILED FOR PRESENTATION TO THE CITY COUNCILS AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR CONSIDERATION AND IMPLEMENTATION.

MR. WILSON ENCOURAGED A MEMBER OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO VOLUNTEER TO ATTEND THE NEXT COUNTYWIDE LAND USE AND HOUSING STRATEGY COMMITTEE MEETING JUNE 14, 2002 AT 8:00 A.M. AT  THE YOUNTVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER.

COMMISSIONER KING REQUESTED A STATUS REPORT REGARDING THE UPDATE OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT.

MR. WILSON RESPONDED THAT THE UPDATE OF THE COUNTY’S HOUSING ELEMENT IS ON HOLD IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE COUNTYWIDE LAND USE AND HOUSING STRATEGY COMMITTEE TO WORK THROUGH THEIR PROCESSES.  MR. WILSON FURTHER COMMENTED THAT HE AND HOWARD SIEGEL, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP MANAGER, WILL BE MEETING WITH THE STATE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PERSONNEL REGARDING THE COUNTY’S PROCESS AND  PROBABLY WILL NOT REPORT BACK TO THE COMMISSION UNTIL FALL. 


19.       Continued

MR. WILSON UPDATED THE COMMISSION REGARDING THE THIRD ROUND OF SMART GROWTH WORKSHOPS.  THE WORKSHOP IS BEING HELD AT THE LOS FLORES COMMUNITY CENTER ON SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2002 BEGINNING AT 8:30 A.M.  THE WORKSHOP FACILITATORS WILL TAKE THE DATA GATHERED DURING THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS AND USE IT TO REFINE THE AREAS OF NAPA COUNTY WHERE CITIZENS BELIEVE GROWTH SHOULD OCCUR. 

MR. WILSON REPORTED THE SUMMARY OF THE DRAFT TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD (TMDL) STUDY HAS BEEN RELEASED AND MIKE NAPOLITANO, STATE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE, WILL BE MAKING A PRESENTATION TO THE NAPA RIVER WATERSHED OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING APRIL 25, 2002.

IN ADDITION, PATRICK LOWE, INTERIM WATERSHED COORDINATOR, WILL GIVE A PRESENTATION REGARDING THE NAPA RIVER WATERSHED EFFORTS TO DATE, INCLUDING THE STATUS OF THE CONSERVATION REGULATIONS BEING REWRITTEN BY JONES & STOKES, THE PROGRAMMATIC EIR FOR THE NAPA RIVER WATERSHED AND THE WATERSHED INFORMATION CENTER AND CONSERVANCY.           

MR. WILSON REPORTED ON THE STATUS OF EROSION CONTROL PLANS (ECP) AND THE PROCESSING OF THOSE ECP’S.  STAFF RECENTLY GAVE A PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, WHICH INCLUDED DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE TYPES OF ECP’S THAT CAN BE APPROVED THROUGH THE PEIR OR UNDER THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION PROCESS.  STAFF ANTICIPATES THAT MANY ECP PLANS WILL BE APPEALED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

IN ADDITION, AN EROSION CONTROL PLAN UNIT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND WILL BE HEADED BY MARY DOYLE, PRINCIPAL PLANNER.  THERE WILL BE FOUR  PLANNERS ASSIGNED TO THIS UNIT, AND THEY WILL WORK STRICTLY ON ECP’S FOR THE NEXT THREE TO FOUR MONTHS.

STAFF IS CONTINUING TO WORK ON SETTING A DATE TO SCHEDULE  A JOINT MEETING WITH THE COUNTY OF SONOMA PLANNING COMMISSION.


20.              Future Agenda Items.

NOT DISCUSSED

 

 

Adjournment.

ADJOURNED TO REGULAR CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION

MEETING, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2002 AT 9:00 A.M.

 

 

 

                                                           

 


                                                                                    DAVID GRAVES, Chairperson

 

 

ATTEST:         CHARLES WILSON, Acting Secretary – Director

 

 


MICHELLE PRICE, Deputy Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key

 

Vote:    DG = David Graves; TH = Tony Holzhauer; LS = Larry Schoenke; TS = Terrence Scott; JK = Jim King

The maker of the motion and second are reflected respectively in the order of the recorded vote.

Notations under vote:                 N = No             A = Abstain           X = Excused