TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: David Morrison - Director of Planning, Building and Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Charlene Gallina - Supervising Planner
SUBJECT: Benjamin Ranch Winery Appeal
RECOMMENDATION
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PUBLIC HEARING 2:00 PM - 5 minutes (Benjamin Ranch Winery)
Consideration and possible action regarding an appeal filed by Michael Honig/Keep Rutherford Rural (Appellant) to a decision by the Napa County Planning Commission on May 19, 2021 to approve Use Permit Application No. P13-00371-UP submitted by Frank Family Vineyards, LLC (the Applicant) to establish a new winery known as the Benjamin Ranch Winery (the Winery) with related development on 8 acres of an approximately 85.1-acre project site. The property is located at 8895 Conn Creek Road, St. Helena and is assigned with Assessor's Parcel Numbers (APNs) 030-120-016 and 030-120-017.
(APPLICANT, APPELLANT AND STAFF REQUEST A CONTINUANCE TO NOVEMBER 16, 2021 AT 2:00 P.M.)
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: According to the proposed Revised Mitigated Negative Declaration, revised to reflect the amended use permit project scope, the proposed project would not have any potentially significant environmental impacts with incorporation of mitigation measures pertaining to Biological Resources and Transportation. The project site is not included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This matter involves Appellant's appeal of the Planning Commission's approval of the Winery project. The Winery would produce up to 475,000 gallons of wine per year in approximately 87,292 square feet of building area that would house business/administrative functions, a commercial kitchen for preparation of meals for winery employees, and rooms for conducting winery tours and tastings, in addition to barrel storage and wine production functions. The Winery would: a) operate daily between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.; b) include a wine marke...
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