MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE
CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF NAPA
September 3, 2003
1.
Call to Order.
THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE COUNTY OF NAPA MET IN REGULAR SESSION, WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 3, 2003, AT 9:00 A.M. THE
MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIR SCOTT AT 9:03 A.M.
2.
Roll Call.
THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS
WERE PRESENT: CHAIRPERSON TERRY SCOTT, COMMISSIONERS BOB FIDDAMAN, DAVID GRAVES
AND JIM KING.
3.
Pledge of
Allegiance.
MICHELLE
PRICE, DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD, LED THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.
4.
Citizen Comments and Recommendations.
NONE
5. Approval of Minutes.
APPROVED MINUTES OF MEETING OF MARCH 20, 2002.
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APPROVED MINUTES OF MEETING OF APRIL 3, 2002.
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APPROVED MINUTES OF MEETING OF APRIL 17, 2002.
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APPROVED MINUTES OF MEETING OF MAY 21, 2003.
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APPROVED MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 6, 2003.
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6.
Agenda Review.
STAFF
ADVISED CORRESPONDENCE WAS SUBMITTED IN REGARD TO AGENDA ITEMS 9 AND 10, AND
THE INFORMATION WILL BE ADDRESSED DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS.
STAFF
REQUESTED THE COMMISSION MOVE ITEM 8 REGARDING THE PROPOSED GROUNDWATER ORDINANCE AMENDMENT AND ITEM 11
REGARDING PROPOSED VIEWSHED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT #03175-ORD TO ITEM 7 AND
CONTINUED TO OCTOBER 1, 2003.
Public Hearings
7.
Items to be decided without additional testimony.
ITEMS 8 AND 11.
8. Proposed Ordinance Amendment of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Napa
amending chapters 13.15, 15.08, 18.124
and 18.128 of the Napa County Code establishing permit requirements for the
extraction and use of pumped groundwater as a water source on affected
properties and exemption from said permit requirements.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status: Categorically Exempt, Class 8 (CEQA Guidelines Section 15308).
(Continued from August 06, 2003).
PUBLIC
HEARING CONTINUED TO OCTOBER 1, 2003.
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9. CE2V
Winery, LLC – Use Permit Request #00340-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 area: cultural resources.
Request: Approval of a Use
Permit to establish a new 100,000-gallon per year winery in two phases. (A) Phase One includes: (1) use of an existing 2,773 square foot
building for production and barrel storage, and temporary conversion of an
existing 1,088 square foot residence to offices and laboratory for a winery
totaling 3,861 square feet; (2) use of an existing 1,440 square foot covered
crush pad and a 600 square foot area for equipment storage related to
production; (3) a maximum of four full-time employees and two part-time
employees; and, (4) four parking spaces.
Neither tours and tasting nor a marketing plan is requested as part of
Phase One. (B) Phase Two includes: (1) construction of a new 12,070 square foot
building for marketing events, administrative offices and barrel storage, a 150
square foot mechanical room, 12,000 square feet of caves for barrel storage,
and conversion of the 1,088 square foot office/laboratory back to a residence
for a Phase I & II total winery square footage of 28,081; (2) an additional
3,674 square foot covered outside production area; (3) retail wine sales; (4) a
marketing plan with a maximum of three private tours and tasting for invited
wine industry representatives and business associates per month with a maximum
of 24 people per tour; (5) 11 additional parking spaces for a total of 15
spaces; and, (6) improvements to the existing access road from Pope Canyon Road
to the development areas. Neither tours
and tasting nor visitors are proposed for Phase II.
9. Continued
The project is
located on two parcels totaling 152.36 acres on the east side of Pope Canyon
Road about 1,000 feet northeast of its intersection with Chiles-Pope Valley
Road, within an AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning district (Assessor’s Parcels
#018-140-009 and #018-150-016); 1784 Pope Canyon Road, St. Helena.
PUBLIC HEARING HELD – TESTIMONY PRESENTED
THE
COMMISSION APPROVED MODIFYING CONDITION OF APPROVAL NUMBER 15 TO INCLUDE THAT
COMPLETED LANDSCAPE AND BUILDING ELEMENT DESIGN PLANS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE
COMMISSION FOR REVIEW, AS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM ONLY, PRIOR TO ISSUING THE
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. JK-DG-BF-TS
THE
COMMISSION APPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS 1 THROUGH 6 AND ADOPTED THE
MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION INCLUDING THE PROJECT REVISION STATEMENT WITH
INCORPORATED MITIGATION MEASURES AND ADOPTED THE MITIGATION MONITORING AND
REPORTING PROGRAM. JK-BF-DG-TS
THE
COMMISSION APPROVED USE PERMIT #00340-UP BASED ON FINDINGS 1 THROUGH 14,
SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1 THROUGH 23, AS AMENDED. JK-BF-DG-TS
10. James
Prager / Prager Winery & Port Works, Inc. – Use Permit Request #02616-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 75,000-gallon per year winery with: (1) 22,960 square feet of new buildings, no
caves, for a winery totaling 22,960 square feet; (2) custom production activities (crushing, fermentation &
barrel aging) for up to four custom producers utilizing 33.3% (25,000 gallons
per year) of the total approved winery production capacity; (3) five full-time employees and two
part-time employees; (4) 22 parking spaces and two loading zones; (5) tours and
tasting by appointment only for a maximum of 15 visitors per day and 100
maximum visitors per week; (6) a marketing plan with 12 private promotional
tastings and meals per year with an average of 35 and a maximum of 40 people
per event and two events per year (one may be the Wine Auction Open House) with
an average of 150 people per event and a maximum of 200 people per event; (7) construction
of a wastewater pond, located on a 15.6-acre parcel on the northeast side of
State Highway 128 approximately 1,200 feet north of its intersection with Tubbs
Lane within an AP (Agricultural Preserve) zoning district (Assessor’s Parcel # 017-160-013) 3180 State
Highway 128, Calistoga.
PUBLIC HEARING HELD – TESTIMONY PRESENTED
THE
COMMISSION APPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS 1 THROUGH 6 AND ADOPTED THE
NEGATIVE DECLARATION.
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10. Continued
THE
COMMISSION APPROVED USE PERMIT #02616-UP BASED ON FINDINGS 10 THROUGH 14,
SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1 THROUGH 24, AS AMENDED. JK-BF-DG-TS
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11.
Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment
#03175-ORD amending portions of Title 18.106 of the Napa
County Code, Viewshed Protection Program; to incorporate the fees for
compliance with CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act); to clarify
definitions in the ordinance; to add Jameson Canyon Road (from State Highway 29
to the Solano County line), American Canyon Road (from Flosden Road to
Interstate-80), State Highway 29 in its entirety, Mt. Veeder Road, Lokoya Road,
Wall Road, Partrick Road as new roads to the Program and delete Gordon Valley
Road and Wooden Valley Road from the Program.
CEQA Status: Negative Declaration Prepared. According to the proposed Negative Declaration, the proposed project would have no potentially significant environmental impacts.
PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED TO OCTOBER
1, 2003.
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Other Business
12. Cuvaison Carneros Winery/Cuvaison Inc. #01254-UP - Request to review and provide direction on proposed building colors for compliance with the approved project conditions of approval.
THE COMMISSION REVIEWED AND PROVIDED COMMENTS FOR
CONSIDERATION BY THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING DEPARTMENT
DIRECTOR IN MAKING HIS FINAL DECISION REGARDING THE PROPOSED BUILDING COLORS
FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPROVED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
13.
City
Referrals: None
NONE
14.
Discussion of items
for the September
17, 2003 meeting.
JOHN MCDOWELL, PRINCIPAL PLANNER, ADVISED THE
FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THE SEPTEMBER 17, 2003 MEETING:
EHLERS LANE WINERY USE PERMIT MODIFICATION
#03217-MOD INCREASING THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING, BUT NOT THE GALLONAGE
ETUDE WINERY USE PERMIT MODIFICATION
#03228-MOD INCREASING THE GALLONAGE,
BUT NOT THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING
15.
Commissioner
Comments.
CHAIR SCOTT COMMENTED THAT HE HAS BEEN ATTENDING
THE FARMWORKER HOUSING OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS AS
THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE COMMISSION, AND THE TERM OF OFFICE EXPIRES OCTOBER
1, 2003. HE INDICATED THE COMMISSION
NEEDS TO CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A REAPPOINTMENT OR
APPOINT A NEW COMMISSIONER.
COMMISSIONER SCOTT FURTHER ADVISED THAT HE WOULD BE WILLING TO CONTINUE
SERVING ON THE COMMITTEE.
16.
Director's Report on Board of
Supervisors' Actions.
NO REPORT
17.
Zoning
Administrator Actions for August 2003.
STAFF ADVISED THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR APPROVED
PACIFIC UNION COLLEGE USE PERMIT #0311-UP (THE PRESIDENT’S HOUSE) ON AUGUST 18,
2003.
18.
Future Agenda
Items.
·
Compliance Reviews (#02339-UP, February 04, 2004)
(#02362-MOD, 6 Months After Opening) (#02082-UP, 1 Year After Opening)
· Prepare for Next Meeting with Board of Supervisors (Approximately December, 2003)
NOT
HELD
Adjournment.
ADJOURNED TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2003 AT 9:00 A.M.
TERRY
SCOTT, Chairperson
ATTEST: CHARLES
WILSON, Secretary-Director
MICHELLE PRICE, Deputy Secretary
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