MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE
CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF NAPA
October 2, 2002
1.
Call to Order.
THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE COUNTY OF NAPA MET IN REGULAR SESSION, WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 2, 2002, AT 9:00 A.M.
2.
Roll Call.
THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE
PRESENT: CHAIRMAN DAVID GRAVES, COMISSIONERS TONY HOLZHAUER, LARRY
SCHOENKE, TERRY SCOTT AND JIM KING.
3.
Pledge of
Allegiance.
KATHERINE PHILIPPAKIS LED THE
SALUTE TO THE FLAG.
4.
Citizen Comments and Recommendations.
NONE
5.
Agenda
Review.
6.
Consent
Agenda.
(SEE NUMBERS 7 AND 9)
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)
(Continued indefinitely).
(REMOVED FROM CALENDAR AND WILL BE RENOTICED)
TS-JK-TH-LS-DG
8.
Opus One Winery – Use Permit Request #02373-UP
CEQA Status: Negative Declaration Prepared.
Request: Approval to modify Use
Permit #U-88889 to expand wine production from 82,000 gallons per year to
110,000 gallons per year. There is no
increase or modification of the production facility or infrastructure including
building size, parking footprint, wastewater treatment system, operations,
employees or events. The parcel is located on a 98.65 acre parcel on the north
side of Oakville Cross Road 1600 feet east of its intersection with St. Helena
Highway. (Assessor’s Parcel #031-020-007
& 009) 7900 St. Helena Highway, Napa.
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 APPROVED
ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS 2 THROUGH 6, AS LISTED IN THE STAFF REPORT DATED
OCTOBER 2, 2002.
THE
COMMISSION ADOPTED THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION.
TH-LS-TS-JK-DG
THE
COMMISSION APPROVED USE PERMIT MODIFICATION #02373-UP MODIFYING USE PERMIT
#88889 APPROVED FEBRUARY 21, 1990 BASED ON FINDINGS 10 A THROUGH E, SUBJECT TO
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1 THROUGH 14. TH-LS-TS-JK-DG
9.
Howell At
The Moon Winery / Marc Cohen - Use Permit Request #02114-UP
CEQA Status: 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 within an existing
structure of 1,955 square feet for fermentation, barrel storage, bottling,
retail sales and laboratories and convert an existing shed structure of 140
square feet for office building, administration offices for a winery totaling
2,095 square feet that includes: (1) converting an existing covered carport of
400 square feet for a crush pad, (2) custom crushing activities (crushing,
fermentation, barrel aging and bottling) for up to four custom producers
utilizing 50% (10,000 gallons per year) for the total approved winery
production capacity; (3) two full and/or part-time employees (two additional
employees at harvest); (4) five parking spaces; (5) tours and tasting by
appointment only; (6) a marketing plan with three private wine and food
events/tastings per year for trade representatives only with a maximum of 15
people per event, three private wine and food events per year with a maximum of
25 people and one private harvest event with a maximum of 50 people per event;
(7) expanding the existing leach field and, (8) road and access improvements,
located on a 20.30 acre parcel on the east side of Cold Springs Road
approximately 3,177 feet southeast of its intersection with Las Posadas, within
an AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel #024-332-013) 425 & 427 Cold Springs Road,
Angwin.
PUBLIC
HEARING CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 6, 2002.
TH-LS-TS-JK-DG
10.
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 16.04 (Floodplain Management) by repealing Section 16.04.750 (Riparian
Zones-Restricted Activities) of the Napa County Code. The proposed ordinance will:
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 I &
II streams as defined under the ordinance and 25 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.
CEQA Status:
Categorically Exempt, Class 8 (CEQA Guidelines Section 15308).
(Continued
from September 25, 2002)
COMMISSIONER HOLZHAUER HAS RECUSED HIMSELF FROM THIS ITEM
PENDING AN OPINION BY THE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION REGARDING A
POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED TO OCTOBER 30, 2002.
Other Business
11.
City Referrals
THE CITY OF NAPA SUBMITTED A PRELIMINARY REFERRAL OF
APPLICATION NO.
02-100 BY MERRYVALE VINEYARDS TO ESTABLISH A 360,000
GALLON PER YEAR WINERY AT STANLY RANCH.
THIS REFERRAL WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE AIRPORT LAND USE COMMISSION.
12.
Discussion of Items for the October 16, 2002
Meeting.
- DAYCARE
CENTER AND HEALTH CLUB FACILITY AT THE AIRPORT. THIS ITEM WILL BE HEARD BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEN BY
THE AIRPORT LAND USE COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 6, 2002.
- DARIOUSH
KHALEDI WINERY USE PERMIT MODIFICATION
- WILLIAM
COLE WINERY (BILL BALLENTINE’S GHOST WINERY) USE PERMIT REQUEST
- JINKS WINERY VARIANCE AND USE PERMIT
REQUEST
13.
Commissioner Comments.
COMMISSIONER SCOTT INQUIRED IF THERE WAS AN AGENDA FOR THE CALIFORNIA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSIONERS CONFERENCE IN
NOVEMBER.
14.
Discussion Regarding Second Units and
Guest Cottages.
THE COMMISSION DIRECTED STAFF TO DRAFT WORDING
CLARIFYING DETACHED AND CONVERTED SPACE AS IT RELATES TO SECOND UNITS AND GUEST
COTTAGES FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMISSION.
15.
Director's Report on Board of
Supervisors' Actions.
16.
Zoning Administrator Actions for September 2002.
CHAIRMAN
GRAVES COMMENTED ON THE RECENT ACTION BY THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AUTHORIZING
THE DEL DOTTO WINERY TO HOLD A GHOST TOUR ON BEHALF OF THE LAND TRUST OF NAPA
COUNTY AND INDICATED A NEIGHBOR HAS FILED AN APPEAL.
17.
Future Agenda Items
SPECIAL MEETING OCTOBER 30, 2002
(#02304-ORD)
Adjournment.
ADJOURNED TO REGULAR
CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION
MEETING, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16,
2002 AT 9:00 A.M.
___________________________
DAVID
GRAVES
Chairman
LARRY
SCHOENKE
ATTEST: Vice-Chairman
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