TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: David Morrison - Director, Planning, Building and Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Trevor Hawkes, Planner III - (707) 253-4388
SUBJECT: Mountain Peak Appeal - Remand from Superior Court
RECOMMENDATION
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PUBLIC HEARING 2:00 PM - 1.5 Hours
MOUNTAIN PEAK WINERY / MOUNTAIN PEAK VINEYARDS, LLC - USE PERMIT NO. P13-00320-UP AND ROAD AND STREET STANDARDS EXCEPTION REQUEST
Reconsideration of the denial of the appeals filed by Kosta M. Arger, Cynthia Grupp, William Hocker, and Glenn Schreuder to a decision made by the Napa County Planning Commission (Planning Commission) on January 4, 2017, to approve the Mountain Peak Winery/Mountain Peak Vineyards, LLC Use Permit No. P13-00320-UP (the Mountain Peak Winery or the Project).
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Napa County Superior Court has ordered the County to reconsider the Board's August 22, 2017, decision to deny the appeals regarding the Mountain Peak Winery Use Permit (the Project) in light of specific evidence relating to the Atlas Fire that occurred in October 2017. The Board previously denied the appeals of four neighbors who challenged the decision on numerous grounds. The court has identified additional evidence related to the Atlas Fire and evacuations on October 8 and 9, 2017, that the court deems relevant to the Board's findings that the Project will not adversely affect the public health, safety or welfare of the County. The Court has directed the County to reconsider the Project in light of the additional evidence, prior to the Court's determination of the writ petition challenging the County's approval of the Use Permit.
The Mountain Peak Winery allows: (1) construction of a new 100,000 gallon per year winery including an approximately 33,424 square foot cave, approximately 8,046 square foot tasting and office building, and approximately 6,412 square foot covered outdoor crush pad and work area; (2) demolition of the existing single family residence; (3) installatio...
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