MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE
CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF NAPA
September 4, 2002
1.
Call to Order.
THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE COUNTY OF NAPA MET IN REGULAR SESSION, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2002,
AT 9:00 A.M.
2.
Roll Call.
THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: CHAIRPERSON DAVID GRAVES, COMMISSIONERS
TONY HOLZHAUR, LARRY SCHOENKE, TERRY SCOTT AND JIM KING.
3.
Pledge of Allegiance.
MR. SLOAN LED THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.
4.
Citizen Comments and Recommendations.
NONE
5.
Agenda Review.
PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
REQUEST (#02304-ORD) REGARDING SETBACKS WILL BE HELD AT 1:30 P.M. TODAY.
6.
Consent Agenda.
SEE ITEMS 7 AND 8.
7.
Verizon Wireless & Nextel
Communications I-80 Site/Joseph Hensley - Use Permit Request #01097-UP
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status: Categorical
Exemption.
Request: To establish an unmanned communications
facility on a 20 by 30 foot leased area on the west side of the I-80 Freeway
consisting of: (1) a 49 foot tall
ground-mounted structure designed as a water tank with 12 sector panel arrays
attached inside the structures, each having a width of 15 inches, a depth of 12
inches and a length of 96 inches; (2) installation of one four foot diameter
dish mesh antenna located inside the structure; (3) construction of a 240
square foot, 12 foot tall prefabricated ground-mounted equipment structure
containing emergency battery power back-up and similar support equipment
enclosed by a six foot chain link fence; (4) construction of a new eight foot
wide gravel private access road approximately
880 feet in length; (5) installation of approximately 760 linear feet of
new overhead electrical power and telecommunication cables to serve the new
facility; (6) construction of a small GPS (Global Positioning Satellite)
antenna on the proposed equipment building; and, (7) installation of a new
facility sign as required by County ordinance, located on a 20.44 acre parcel
on the south side of American Canyon Road and northeast of Canyon Road within
an AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning district
(Assessor’s Parcel # 059-060-026).
(Continued from July 3, 2002).
PUBLIC
HEARING CONTINUED TO OCTOBER 2, 2002.
JK-LS-TH-TS-DG
8.
Peanut Winery/Peanut LLC - Use Permit
Request #00323-UP
CEQA
Status: Mitigated Negative Declaration
Prepared.
Request: Approval of a Use Permit to establish a new
15,000-gallon per year winery with: (1)
a 4,223 square foot building for fermentation, storage and lab, a 2,632 square
foot building for administration and storage and 4,885 square feet of caves for
barrel storage for a winery totaling 11,740 square feet; (2) two full-time
employees with five additional full-time employees during crush; (3) a maximum of 30 visitors
per week; (4) six parking spaces; (5) tours and tasting by appointment only for
two to four people, four times per month; (6) a marketing plan with four
activities per year with a maximum of ten people per event and one luncheon
related to the wine auction for a maximum of 30 people; (7) construction of a
standard sewage system and storage tanks for domestic water storage and fire
protection; and, (8) improvements to the drainage at the intersection of North
Fork Crystal Springs Road and Silverado Trail, located on a 30.37-acre parcel
on the east side of North Fork Crystal Springs Road, approximately 1,738 feet
from its intersection with Silverado Trail within an AW (Agricultural
Watershed) zoning district. (Assessor’s
Parcel #021-420-007) 230 North Fork
Crystal Springs Road, St. Helena. (Continued from July 17, 2002)
REMOVED FROM AGENDA AND WILL BE RE-NOTICED.
JK-LS-TH-TS-DG
9.
Sloan Winery/Merle
Coyhn Trust – Use Permit Modification Request #02166-MOD
CEQA Status: Categorically Exempt
Request: Approval to modify Use
Permit #01206-UP to: (1) allow use of
an additional 5,600+ square feet of an existing cave (in addition to the
3,700 square feet previously approved) for wine storage and, (2) allow custom
crushing activities (crushing, barrel aging and bottling) for one custom
producer utilizing 33.3% (5,000 gallons per year) of the total approved 15,000
gallon production capacity. No other
changes are requested. The parcel is
located on a 40.23 acre parcel on a private driveway on the south side of
Auberge Road approximately ˝ mile from its intersection with Rutherford Hill
Road within an AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel #030-300-035) 88 Auberge Road,
Rutherford.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: NONE REQUIRED. CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT.
THE COMMISSION APPROVED USE PERMIT MODIFICATION #02166-MOD
BASED ON FINDING 10, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1 THROUGH 7, AS AMENDED. JK-TH-TS-LS-DG
10.
Proposed Ordinance
#02302-ORD. An
ordinance amending Title 18 by adding a new chapter 18.126 and revising
chapters 5.36.030, 5.36.040, 5.36.050, 5.36.060, 5.36.070, 5.36.080, 5.36.100,
5.36.120, 5.36.130, 15.40.010, 15.40.030, 15.40.040, 15.40.050, 15.40.060, 15.40.070,
15.40.080, 15.40.090, 15.40.100, 15.40.110, 15.40.120, 15.40.130, 15.40.210,
18.10.020, 18.104.080, 18.104.090, 18.104.270, 18.104.275, 18.116.030,
18.116.035, 18.116.055, 18.116.120, 18.120.010, 18.124.080, 18.124.100,
18.124.110, and 18.124.130 of the Napa County Code regarding Administrative
Permits.
CEQA Status: General Rule (14 CCR
15061(b)(3)
THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
APPROVE THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE #02302-ORD.
LS-TS-JK-TH-DG
11. Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment
Request (#02304-ORD) to amend Chapter 18.108
(Conservation Regulations) by amending Sections 18.108.020 (General
Provisions), 18.108.025 (General Provisions-Intermittent/Perennial Streams),
18.108.030 (Definitions), 18.108.040 (Exceptions), 18.108.050 (Exemptions), and
18.108.055 (Exemption from Discretionary Permit) and to amend Chapter 16.05.750
(Riparian Zones-Restricted Activities) of the Napa County Code. The proposed ordinance will:
11. Continued
a) Establish for County
regulatory purposes a new biologically-based stream classification system
similar to that used by the State Department of Forestry and the State
Department of Fish & Game;
b) Increase stream setbacks to 150 feet on
all Class III streams;
c) Limit the activities that are allowed
within a portion of the stream setbacks;
d) Establish procedures and criteria for
approving reduced stream setbacks;
e) Provide new definitions and clarify
existing definitions; and;
f) Repeal certain out-dated provisions of
the Floodplain Management Ordinance that may conflict with the new regulations
being established hereunder.
CHAIRPERSON GRAVES RECUSED
HIMSELF FROM THIS ITEM DUE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED TO WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2002 AT
1:30 P.M. AT THE NAPA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
TS-TH-JK-LS X
Other Business
12. Status Report on Enforcement Program.
13.
City Referrals.
NONE
14.
Discussion of Items for the September
18, 2002 Meeting.
STEVE LEDERER, DEPUTY PLANNING DIRECTOR,
ADVISED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THE SEPTEMBER 18, 2002
MEETING:
GARGIULO VINEYARD WINERY/JEFFREY AND
VALERIE GARGIULO - USE PERMIT REQUEST #00527-UP
SODARO WINERY/DONALD AND FELICITY
SODARO TRUST – USE PERMIT MODIFICATION REQUEST #02234-MOD
SCHUTZ WINERY/JURGEN AND MARIE SCHUTZ
– USE PERMIT REQUEST #01275-UP
14. Continued
CASA LAS TRANCAS WINERY/JOHN AND LINDA
MILLER TRUST – REZONING REQUEST #01265-RZG AND USE PERMIT REQUEST #01255-UP
PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
REQUEST #02304-ORD
STAFF REQUESTED THE
DISCUSSION REGARDING SECOND UNITS AND GUEST COTTAGES BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE
SEPTEMBER 18, 2002, MEETING WHEN BOB NELSON, SUPERVISING PLANNER, IS AVAILABLE.
15. Commissioner Comments.
COMMISSIONER KING INQUIRED REGARDING
THE STATUS OF FALL 2002 PLANNING COMMISSIONER’S CONFERENCE AND ADVISED THAT
NAPA IS STILL PLANNING TO SPONSOR A FALL 2003 PLANNING COMMISSIONER’S
CONFERENCE.
COMMISSIONER SCHOENKE INQUIRED
REGARDING THE STATUS OF THE MONTALCINO, MAI CHARDONNAY AND THE DOCTOR’S COMPANY
PROJECTS AND EXPRESSED CONCERNS RELATED TO REGIONAL TRAFFIC ISSUES.
MR. LEDERER RESPONDED THAT THE
MONTALCINO PROJECT IS AWAITING COMPLETION OF A TRAFFIC STUDY, AND THE MAI
CHARDONNAY AND THE DOCTOR’S COMPANY PROJECTS HAVE BEEN PLACED ON HOLD BY THE
APPLICANTS.
CHAIRPERSON GRAVES
EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING THE PROCESS IN RELATION TO MONTALCINO AND EX PARTE
COMMUNICATIONS.
COMMISSIONER KING
ADVISED HE WOULD NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY’S PLANNING
COMMISSION MEETING.
16.
Director's Report on Board of Supervisors' Actions.
STEVE LEDERER, DEPUTY PLANNING
DIRECTOR, REPORTED ON THE FOLLOWING:
TOM EDDY WINERY USE PERMIT
DECISION WAS UPHELD IN THE COURTS.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MET YESTERDAY
REGARDING CARNEROS LODGE AND APPROVED A REDUCED SCALE PROJECT CONSISTING OF
25 ROOMS, A 100-SEAT RESTAURANT, 2500 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL AND A REDUCED
CONFERENCE CENTER.
16. Continued
PAHLMEYER APPEAL WAS SETTLED.
STONY SPRINGS/COOK WINERY WAS APPEALED
AND WILL GO TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS APPROVED A CHANGE TO THE APPEALS ORDINANCE WHICH DECREASES THE TIME
IN WHICH AN APPEAL MUST BE FILED.
17.
Future Agenda Items.
NO ADDITIONAL ITEMS
Adjournment.
ADJOURNED TO REGULAR CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2002 AT 9:00 A.M.
DAVID
GRAVES, Chairperson
ATTEST: CHARLES
WILSON, Acting Secretary – Director
TERI SISSON, Supervising Secretary
Key
Vote: TS = Terrence Scott; JK = Jim King; DG =
David Graves; TH = Tony Holzhauer; LS = Larry Schoenke
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