TO: Napa County Planning Commission
FROM: Brian D. Bordona - Director of Planning, Building and Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Andrew Amelung - Planner II
SUBJECT: Vine Cliff Winery Alteration - Use Permit Conservation Regulations Exception P25-00161-UP & Use Permit Minor Modification P24-00191-MM
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WILLIS BLAKEWELL / VINE CLIFF WINERY ALTERATION / USE PERMIT FOR EXCEPTION TO CONSERVATION REGULATIONS NO. P25-00161 AND USE PERMIT MINOR MODIFICATION NO. P24-00191
CEQA status: Based on the proposed project as described further below, the project meets the criteria for eligibility as Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and will not have a significant impact on the environment. [See Class 1 ("Existing Facilities"), Class 2 ("Replacement or Reconstruction"), Class 3 ("New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures"), Class 4 ("Minor Alterations to Land"), and Class 11 ("Accessory Structures"), which may be found in the guidelines for the implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act at 14 CCR ?15301, ?15302, ?15303, ?15304, and ?15311; see also Napa County's Local Procedures for Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, Appendix B.]
Request: Approval of a Use Permit for an Exception to the Conservation Regulations for development activity on slopes over 30 percent, and approval of a Use Permit Minor Modification to remodel and expand a winery cave for Type III occupancy with the addition of a fire water storage area and fire pump room, relocate production to the second cave portal, add a covered crush pad, remodel and relocate expanded guest restrooms, add a commercial high-risk kitchen, remodel and relocate offices, laboratory, breakroom and other accessory uses, create a garden plaza by removing 10,000 square feet of impervious surface, and widen access roads to meet county standards.
The winery is on an approximately 99.59-acre parcel located at 7400 Silverado Trail, Na...
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