MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE
CONSERVATION,
DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF NAPA
July 2, 2003
1. Call to Order.
THE
CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
COUNTY
OF NAPA MET IN REGULAR SESSION, WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2003. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY VICE-CHAIR
TERRY SCOTT AT
10:07
A.M.
2. Roll Call.
THE
FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: VICE-CHAIR TERRY SCOTT,
COMMISSIONERS
BOB FIDDAMAN, DAVID GRAVES AND JIM KING.
3. Citizen Comments and Recommendations.
NONE
4. Approval of Minutes.
APPROVED MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 20, 2002.
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5. Agenda Review.
REQUEST
TO CONTINUE ITEMS 7 AND 8 TO JULY 16, 2003.
6.
Items to be decided without additional
testimony.
ITEMS 7 AND 8
Public Hearings
7. Keever
Winery / William & Olga Keever Trust Etal – Variance Request #02586-VAR
California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status:
Request: Approval of a Variance to the
winery road setback requirements set forth in Section 18.104.230 (B) of the
County Code to allow both a new winery building to encroach ±210 feet and an existing 1,504 square
foot barn (proposed to become a wine storage building) to encroach ±85 feet into the required 300 foot
setback for private roads, located on a 21.11 acre parcel on the east
side of Vineyard View Drive approximately
1 ¼ miles northwest of its intersection with Solano Avenue within an AW/AP
(Agricultural Watershed / Agricultural Preserve) split zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel # 034-150-016) 11 Vineyard View Drive, Napa. (Continued
from June 04, 2003)
(HELD
CONCURRENTLY WITH ITEM 8)
8. Keever Winery / William & Olga Keever Trust Etal – Use
Permit Request #02587-UP
CEQA Status:
Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared. According to the Mitigated Negative
Declaration, the proposed project would have, if mitigation measures are not
included, potentially significant environmental impacts in the following
areas: aesthetics, geology and traffic.
Request: Approval of a Use Permit to establish a new
20,000 gallon per year winery that includes:
(1) removing an existing ±8,000 square foot barn/stable building, constructing a 3,296
square foot new winery building, converting an existing 1,504 square foot
barn/garage to a wine storage building, and excavating 2,500 square feet of
cave for a winery totaling 7,300 square feet; (2) installing a 2,674 square
foot covered crush pad; (3) custom crushing activities (crushing, fermentation,
barrel aging and bottling) for up to one custom producers utilizing 25% (5,000
gallons per year) of the total approved winery production capacity; (4) one
full-time and two part-time employees; (5) five of parking spaces; (6) tours and tasting by appointment only with a
maximum of eight visitors per day and 40 visitors per week; (7) a marketing
plan with 24 private promotional food and wine events per year with a maximum
of 20 people per event, two open house events per year with a maximum of 40
people per event, and two wine auction events per year with a maximum of 150
people per event; (8) construction of an engineered pressure distribution
septic system for a reserve area requiring a permit; located on 21.11 acre
parcel on the east side of Vineyard View Drive approximately 1 1/4 miles
northwest of its intersection with Solano Avenue within an AW/ AP (Agricultural
Watershed / Agricultural Preserve) split zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel # 034-150-016) 11 Vineyard View Drive, Napa. (Continued
from June 04, 2003)
PUBLIC HEARINGS CONTINUED
TO JULY 16, 2003.
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9. Bennett
Lane Winery / Thomas and Karen Leonardini Trust – Use Permit Request
#02638-MOD
CEQA Status: Negative
Declaration Prepared. According
to the proposed Negative Declaration, the proposed project would have no
potentially significant environmental impacts.
Request: Approval to modify Use Permit
#92452 to: (1) increase winery production capacity from 20,000 gallons to
50,000 gallons per year with no increase in the winery square footage; (2) add
custom crushing activities (crushing, fermentation, barrel aging and bottling)
for up to six custom producers utilizing 30% (15,000 gallons per year) of the total approved winery production
capacity; (3) add 4,000 square feet of septic leach field; and, (4) change the
number of winery signs to two, reduce their size, and change their location to
the winery entry wall, located on 10
acre parcel on the north side of State Highway 128 approximately ¾ of a mile
north of its
intersection
with Tubbs Lane within an AP (Agricultural Preserve) zoning district. (Assessor’s Parcel # 017-160-002) 3340 Highway 128, Calistoga. (Continued from June 04, 2003).
PUBLIC
HEARING HELD – TESTIMONY PRESENTED
THE
COMMISSION APPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS 1 THROUGH 6 AND ADOPTED THE NEGATIVE
DECLARATION.
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THE
COMMISSION APPROVED USE PERMIT #02638-MOD BASED ON FINDINGS
7
THROUGH 14 AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1 THROUGH 22.
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10. Shackford
Winery / Mark and Catherine Shackford Trust – Use Permit Request #02299-UP
CEQA Status: Negative
Declaration Prepared. 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
10,000 gallon per year winery that includes:
(1) the relocation of 2,210 square feet of existing buildings outside
the required road setback for a winery totaling 2,210 square feet; (2) the
construction of a 1,200 square foot uncovered crush pad; and, (3) the
installation of a 90-foot railcar bridge.
No custom crushing, employees (on-site residents only), parking spaces,
tours and tasting or visitors, retail sales or marketing activities are
proposed. The project is located on a
10-acre parcel on the east side of Silverado Trail approximately 1,400 feet
south of its intersection with Hardman Avenue within an AP (Agricultural
Preserve) zoning district. (Assessor’s
Parcel #39-190-030) 2344 Silverado Trail, Napa.
PUBLIC
HEARING HELD – TESTIMONY PRESENTED
THE COMMISSION APPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL
FINDINGS 1 THROUGH 6 AND ADOPTED THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION.
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THE
COMMISSION APPROVED USE PERMIT #02299-UP BASED ON FINDINGS
10
THROUGH 14 AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1 THROUGH 18.
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11. Blankiet Estate Winery / Claude and
Katherine Blankiet – Use Permit Request #02410-UP
CEQA Status: Negative Declaration Prepared. 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 12,000 gallon
per year winery with: (1) a 6,188
square foot building and 11,000 square feet of caves for a winery totaling
17,188 square feet; (2) a 1,600 square foot covered crush pad plus a separate
2,200 square foot covered bottling truck area and mechanical pad; (3) two
full-time employees and one part-time employee during crush; (4) tours and
tasting by appointment for members of the wine trade only with a maximum of 25
visitors a week; (5) five parking spaces; (6) construction of a special design
pressure
distribution
sewage system. No custom crushing or
marketing activities are proposed. The
project is located on a 45.75-acre parcel on the west side of Napanook Road
approximately 3,400 feet
west of its intersection with St. Helena
Highway and Napanook Road within an AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning
district. (Assessor’s Parcel
#034-030-057) 2540 Napanook Road,
Yountville.
PUBLIC
HEARING OPENED – TESTIMONY PRESENTED
THE COMMISSION APPROVED
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS 1 THROUGH 6 AND ADOPTED THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION.
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THE COMMISSION APPROVED
USE PERMIT #02410-UP BASED ON FINDINGS 10 THROUGH 14 AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS
OF APPROVAL 1 THROUGH 19.
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Other Business
12. City
Referrals.
NONE
13.
Review and report to the Board of
Supervisors, the adequacy of
the reserve area proposal to be used in support of the primary septic system
for the Kathryn Hall Winery (use permit modification request # 02423-mod (apn
030-300-033)).
THE COMMISSION ADVISED THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
THAT THE RESERVE AREA DESIGNATED FOR THE SEPTIC SYSTEM AT THE KATHRYN HALL
WINERY IS NOT ADEQUATE AND THAT THERE ARE OTHER RESERVE AREAS ON SITE THAT CAN
BE USED. THE COMMISSION VOTED TO SUPPORT THE BOS IN THIS MATTER. BF-DG-JK-TS
14. Discussion
of items for the July 16, 2003
meeting.
STEVE LEDERER,
DEPUTY PLANNING DIRECTOR, ADVISED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WOULD BE DISCUSSED AT THE
JULY 16, 2003 MEETING:
SIGNORELLO WINERY / RES INC. & WALRUS
INC. – USE PERMIT REQUEST #02269-MOD.
KEEVER
WINERY / WILLIAM & OLGA KEEVER TRUST ETAL - VARIANCE REQUEST #02586-VAR AND USE PERMIT REQUEST #02587-UP.
LEDE
VINEYARDS / S. ANDERSON WINERY / S. ANDERSON VISTA, INC. VARIANCE REQUEST #02605-VAR AND USE PERMIT REQUEST #02606-UP.
NAPA
CULTURED STONE PLANT EXPANSION / SYAR INDUSTRIES, INC. USE PERMIT MAJOR
MODIFICATION REQUEST #03073-MOD.
J. P. ROSSI PROPERTIES, LLC. USE PERMIT REQUEST #03190-UP.
PUBLIC HEARING
ON MONTALCINO AT NAPA / EDWARD SCHILES, TRUSTEE – USE PERMIT REQUEST #98177-UP.
15. Commission to accept the resignation of Commissioner Larry Schoenke and
take action to determine
Chairperson
and Vice-Chairperson.
THE COMMISSION ACCEPTED THE RESIGNATION OF COMMISSIONER
LARRY SCHOENKE AND TOOK ACTION TO APPOINT TERRY SCOTT AS
CHAIRPERSON AND BOB FIDDAMAN AS VICE-CHAIR.
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16. Commissioner
Comments.
DISCUSSION
OF THE MEETING WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (BOS) ON
JUNE 10, 2003.
DISCUSSION
OF BRINGING MARKETING EVENTS AND TEMPORARY EVENTS IN POSSIBLE ALIGNMENT WITH
EACH OTHER.
17. Zoning Administrator action for June 2003.
IN THE FUTURE, THE COMMISSION
WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ON ZONING ACTIONS BEFORE THEY ARE
DECIDED UPON.
18. Director’s report on Board
of Supervisors’ actions.
STEVE
LEDERER, DEPUTY PLANNING DIRECTOR, ADVISED:
THERE WAS A MINOR CHANGE IN THE
FENCE ORDINANCE, WHICH WILL COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION IN EARLY AUGUST ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR.
THE DEL DOTTO APPEAL WAS
CONTINUED.
THE BOS APPROVED THE BUDGET FOR
THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AS SUBMITTED.
THE BOS HEARD A PRESENTATION
ABOUT THE NAPA RAIL STUDY.
19. Future Agenda Items.
NONE
Adjournment.
ADJOURNED TO REGULAR CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2003 AT 9:00 A.M.
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TERRY
SCOTT, Chairperson
ATTEST: CHARLES WILSON, Secretary-Director
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SHERRY
VATTUONE, Deputy Secretary
Key
Vote: JK
= Jim King; BF = Bob Fiddaman; DG = David Graves; TS = Terrence Scott
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