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File #: 24-642    Version: 1
Type: Public Hearing Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/4/2024 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 8/20/2024 Final action: 12/31/2023
Title: PUBLIC HEARING 2:00 PM - Duckhorn Vineyards Winery Appeal (Use Permit Major Modification No. P19-00097-MOD) Conduct a public hearing to consider the appeals filed by Appellant John Murphy on behalf of Preserve Lodi Lane and Appellant Water Audit California concerning Napa County Planning Commission's decision on May 3, 2023, to approve the Duckhorn Vineyards Winery Use Permit Major Modification Application No. P19-00097 and adopt the Revised Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. (No Fiscal Impact) (CONTINUED FROM NOVEMBER 7, 2023)
Sponsors: Board of Supervisors
Attachments: 1. A - Preserve Lodi Lane's Appeal Packet, 2. B - Water Audit California's Appeal Packet, 3. C - Appellant PLL Witness List, 4. D - Appellant WAC Witness List, 5. E - Applicants Witness List, 6. F - Planning Commission Adopted Conditions of Approval, 7. G - Revised Mitigated Negative Declaration, 8. H - PLL’s response to revised MND, 9. I - WAC’s response to revised MND, 10. J - PLL’s Good Cause Request to Augment the Record, 11. K - WAC’s Good Cause Request to Augment the Record, 12. L - Applicant’s Objections to Good Cause Requests, 13. M - Chair’s Good Cause Determination, 14. N - PLL’s Supplemental Argument, 15. O - WAC’s Supplemental Argument, 16. P - Applicant’s Supplemental Argument, 17. Q - Correspondence through August 8, 2024, 18. R - Staff Responses to PLL’s Appeal, 19. S - Staff Responses to WAC’s Appeal, 20. PowerPoint_Staff (added after meeting), 21. PowerPoint_Appellant Murphy (added after meeting)
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TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director of Planning, Building & Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Trevor Hawkes, Supervising Planner
SUBJECT: Duckhorn Vineyards Winery Use Permit Major Modification Appeal


RECOMMENDATION
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PUBLIC HEARING 2:00 PM - Duckhorn Vineyards Winery Appeal (Use Permit Major Modification No. P19-00097-MOD)

Conduct a public hearing to consider the appeals filed by Appellant John Murphy on behalf of Preserve Lodi Lane and Appellant Water Audit California concerning Napa County Planning Commission's decision on May 3, 2023, to approve the Duckhorn Vineyards Winery Use Permit Major Modification Application No. P19-00097 and adopt the Revised Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. (No Fiscal Impact) (CONTINUED FROM NOVEMBER 7, 2023)


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BACKGROUND
The matter before the Board involves an appeal filed by Appellant John Murphy on behalf of Preserve Lodi Lane (Appellant PLL or PLL) (Attachment A) and an appeal filed by Appellant Water Audit California (Appellant WAC or WAC) (Attachment B) to the Planning Commission's approval of the Duckhorn Vineyards Winery expansion (the Project, Duckhorn or Winery) submitted by Duckhorn Wine Company, DBA Duckhorn Vineyards (Applicant or DVW). The Commission's approval authorized an expansion to Duckhorn's existing pre-WDO winery to allow construction of new production and hospitality facilities, a modification to the Winery's visitation and marketing program, an increase in annual wine production from 160,000 gallons to 300,000 gallons per year, and related infrastructure and winery facilities. No changes were approved to the existing number of employees or hours of operation.
The pre-WDO Winery is located on a 30.34-acre parcel, at the corner of Lodi Lane and Silverado Trail, located at 1000 Lodi Lane, St. Helena (Assessor's Parcel Numbers 022-130-010, 022-100-033, 022-100-034 and 022-100-035).
On May 17, 2023, timely notices of intent to app...

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