TO: NAPA COUNTY ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
FROM: Riley Hebb for Brian D. Bordona-Planning, Building, Environmental Services Director
REPORT BY: Riley Hebb, Permit Technician I
SUBJECT: Harvest Stomp 2024
RECOMMENDATION
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Harvest Stomp 2024 - Category 4 Temporary Event Application #P24-00165
CEQA Status: Ministerially Exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The project site is not included in the list of hazardous materials sites complied pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5.
Request: Approval of an application for Temporary Event License P24-00165 filed by Quincy Scott of the Napa Valley Grapegrowers to hold Harvest Stomp 2024. This event will be held on August 24, 2024, from 6:00pm-11:00pm with a maximum of 600 people in attendance. This event will be located off of Tubbs Lane, 850 ft. down on the Northeast side of Bennett Lane, Assessor’s Parcel # 017-150-007-000 (event site) 017-130-008-000 (parking site).
Staff Recommendation: Find that the project is Ministerially Exempt from CEQA and approve the Temporary Event Application.
Staff Contact: Riley Hebb, Permit Technician I, (707)299-1334 or riley.hebb@countyofnapa.org
Applicant Contact: Quincy Scott, Event Manager, Napa Valley Grapegrowers, (707)914-1591
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
That the Zoning Administrator:
1. Find that the project is Ministerially Exempt from the CEQA; and
2. Approve the Temporary Event Category 4 License P24-00165.
Discussion: On June 14, 2024, Napa Valley Grapegrowers applied for a permit for a Category 4 Temporary event to be held on Assessor’s Parcel # 017-150-007-000 (event site) and 017-130-008-000 (parking site) on August 24, 2024, for a maximum of 600 people from 6:00 pm-11:00 pm. This event will be open to the public and limited by the number of tickets sold.
Unlike conditional use permits or other discretionary permits, temporary event permits are ministerial and shall be approved and issued if the minimum standards contained in the “Minimum Standards Table” of the Temporary Events Manual (the Minimum Standards) are met. Since the permit is ministerial, the purpose of the hearing is for the Zoning Administrator to evaluate and consider evidence regarding whether the applicant has demonstrated that the minimum standards have been met or will likely be met prior to the event. The Zoning Administrator cannot impose standards, conditions, or restrictions on the permit beyond what is provided in the Minimum Standards. As such, public comment should be limited to whether the Minimum Standards have or have not been met or will likely be met before the event permit. Any permits, approvals or authorizations required from other agencies, departments, or divisions must be satisfied prior to the event.
Staff recommends approval of the requested permit subject to compliance with County Code Chapter 5.36 and all applicable Minimum Standards in the Temporary Events Manual prior to the concert event.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Pursuant to Napa County’s Local Procedures for Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Sections 15022 and 15268 of the State CEQA Guidelines issuance/approval of a temporary event license shall be conclusively presumed to be ministerially exempt from the requirements of CEQA and thus preparation of an environmental document is not required. The project site is not included on a list of hazardous materials sites complied pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Property Owner: Dekoven Ronald Meyer & Linda Ann (event site) and Bennett Lane Property LLC (parking site)
Applicant/Representative: Napa Valley Grapegrowers; Quincy Scott, Events Manager (707)914-1591
General Plan Designation: Agricultural Resource (AR)
Zoning: Agricultural Preserve (AP)
Project Site Area: 21.97 acres (event site) and 16.85 (parking site)
Application Submittal Date: June 14, 2024; Revision Requested: July 1, 2024 Deemed Complete: July 2, 2024
Code Compliance History: There are not new violations on record with this proposed activity.
Discussion: The applicant, Napa Valley Grapegrowers, requests a license to hold Harvest Stomp 2024 on August 24, 2024, with the event taking place on Assessor’s Parcel # 017-150-007-000 and parking will take place on Assessor’s Parcel # 017-130-008-000. A maximum of 600 people will be in attendance and the event is open to the public and will be limited by the number of tickets sold. Hours of the event are 6:00 pm-11:00 pm. Per the venue site plans, ADA restrooms will be available for the public as required by the Minimum Standards.
Noise: Since the temporary event permits are ministerial, applicant are not required to submit a noise study for County review. Furthermore, County Code Section 5.36.010 exempts temporary events from the County’s noise standards, provided such events are conducted pursuant to a license issued pursuant to Chapter 5.36, respectively, of the code and then only as specifically required by such chapter of any manual of standards adopted by resolution of the Board of Supervisors for the purpose of implementing such chapter.
Permit/License Process: Since the event will have a maximum of 600 attendees, under NCC Section 5.35.015.G, it is considered a Category 4 event. This will be the first Category 4 event to occur on this parcel this year.
Event Authorization: County Code Sections 5.36.050.B requires a public hearing before the Zoning Administrator prior to issuance of a Category 4 license/permit. This Category 4 event meets the definition of a “temporary event” under County Code section 5.36.010, which means “…any festival, fair, show, house or garden design tour, concert, dance, rally, parade, demonstration of competition of creative athletic form, or any other gathering or assemblage of individuals for the purpose of observing or engaging in expressive activities within the ambit of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and Sections 2, 3, and 4 of Article 1 of the California Constitution, including, but not limited to music, dance, theater, speech, athletics, or any other visual, audio, or tactile arts, or combination thereof.”
Per County Code Section 5.36.050B, within thirty days following receipt of a completed application, a public hearing shall be scheduled before the Zoning Administrator on the Department’s recommendation. At least ten days prior to the hearing, notice shall be given to property owners within 1,000 feet, interested persons, and mailed to the property owners and emailed to interested parties. The Notice was published in the Napa Valley Register on Saturday, July 13, 2024.
The application was deemed complete per the County’s application checklist and the required Certificate of Insurance was provided. Other agencies and departments were notified of the application and have determined the application meets of will likely meet the Minimum Standards that are within those agencies and departments’ jurisdictional authority.
Public Comments: As of the date this report was released, no comments have been received.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
1. Attachment A - Application
2. Attachment B - Site Plan