TO: Napa County Planning Commission
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director of Planning, Building and Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Dana Morrison, Supervising Planner - (707) 253-4437
SUBJECT: Pott's Pool Use Permit Exception to the Conservation Regulations (P23-00318-UPX)
RECOMMENDATION
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POTTS POOL USE PERMIT EXCEPTION TO THE CONSERVATION REGULATIONS - #P23-00318-UPX
CEQA Status: Consideration and possible adoption of Categorical Exemption pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines at 14 CCR Section 15301 (Class 1, Minor Alteration to Existing Facilities), Section 15303 (Class 3, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), which exempts construction of swimming pools; and Section 15304 (Class 4, Minor Alterations to Land) which exempts minor trenching where the surface is restored. It has been determined that this type of project does not have a significant effect on the environment and is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. The project site is not on any lists of hazardous waste sites enumerated under Government Code Section 65962.5.
Request: Approval of a request for an exception to the Napa County Conservation Regulations (County Code Chapter 18.108), in the form of a Use Permit in order to allow the development of a pool on land located within the required 45-foot setback from a county designated blue-line stream (Soda Creek). The subject parcel was impacted by the 2017 Complex fire, and the house (rebuild is almost completed) has been setback further from the existing stream. During the original building permit submittal two potential pool locations were called out; one location was proposed within the footprint of the former residence (an area that was already disturbed and developed) and another in between the house and well. Both locations lie within the required stream setback from Soda Creek, however, the existing home and improvements were legally established several decades before adoption of the strea...
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