TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director of Planning, Building and Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Charlene Gallina, Supervising Planner
SUBJECT: Hillwalker Vineyards Winery Appeal
RECOMMENDATION
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PUBLIC HEARING - Hillwalker Vineyards Winery Appeal
Open and move to continue the public hearing for an appeal filed (P24-00237-APL) by Water Audit California (Appellant) to the Napa County Planning Commission's decision on August 21, 2024 to:
1) Adopt the revised Mitigated Negative Declaration; and
2) Approve Use Permit No. P23-00101-UP, Use Permit No. P23-00239-UP (an Exception to the Conservation Regulations), and an Exception to the Napa County Road and Street Standards (RSS) filed by Kevin Morrison (Applicant). (No Fiscal Impact; Mandatory)
(APPELLANT, APPLICANT, AND STAFF REQUEST A CONTINUANCE TO FEBRUARY 25, 2025, AT 2:00 PM.)
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BACKGROUND
The matter before the Board involves an appeal filed by the Appellant concerning the Hillwalker Vineyards Winery and the decisions made by the Napa County Planning Commission on August 21, 2024, to (1) adopt the revised Mitigated Negative Declaration and (2) approve Use Permit No. P23-00101-UP, Use Permit No. P23-00239-UP (an Exception to the Conservation Regulations), and an Exception to the Napa County Road and Street Standards (RSS) filed by Kevin Morrison (Applicant). The approval of the project authorizes a new winery with an annual production capacity of 7,000 gallons which consisted of the following:
a) convert a 1,500 sq. ft. residential cave to a commercial cave for wine production and storage;
b) conduct visitation activities in an existing 298 sq. ft. covered patio area and allow on-site consumption in accordance with Business and Professions Code Sections 23358, 23390 and 23396.5 (AB2004-Evans Bill);
c) allow tours and tastings by appointment with a weekly maximum of 113 visitors [47 days with up to 35 visitors maximum, 306 days with up to 19 visitors maximum, and 25 or more pe...
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