TO: NAPA COUNTY ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
FROM: Trevor Hawkes - Supervising Planner
REPORT BY: Matt Ringel - Planner III
SUBJECT: William Harrison Vineyards Winery Use Permit Application #P19-00099-UP
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WILLIAM HARRISON / WILLIAM HARRISON VINEYARDS WINERY / WINERY USE PERMIT #P19-00099
CEQA Status: Consideration and possible adoption of Categorical Exemption Class 4. It has been determined that this type of project does not have a significant effect on the environment and is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. The project will not impact an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern, has no cumulative impact, there is no reasonable possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances, will not result in damage to scenic resources, is not located on a list of hazardous waste sites, cause substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource or extract groundwater in excess of the Phase 1 groundwater extraction standards as set by the Department of Public Works. [See Class 4 ("Minor Alterations to Land") which may be found in the guidelines for the implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act at 14 CCR ?15304; see also Napa County's Local Procedures for Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, Appendix B, Item No. 10 - Construction and operation of small wineries]
Request: The proposal is to grant a Use Permit for an existing 20,000-gallon winery established under a Small Winery Use Permit Exemption, dated November 26, 1986, to allow the following: A. Components Necessary to Remedy Existing Violations: (1) Recognition of visitation of 32 visitors per day with a weekly maximum of 175 visitors and a yearly maximum of 5,000 visitors; (2) Recognition of a marketing program in the form of two (2) events per year with a maximum of 41 guests with catered food; (3) Recognition of employees from one (1) full-time employee and ...
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