How to Watch or Listen to the Napa County Zoning Administrator Meetings

The Napa County Zoning Administrator will continue to meet the 4th Wednesday of each month

when a meeting is scheduled.

The Napa County Zoning Administrator meets at 1195 Third Street, Suite 310, Napa, California,

94559. The meeting room is wheelchair accessible. Assistive listening devices and interpreters are

available through the Clerk of the Zoning Administrator. Requests for disability related

modifications or accommodations, aids or services may be made to the Clerk of the Zoning

Administrator's office no less than 72 hours prior to the meeting date by contacting (707) 253-4417

or meetingclerk@countyofnapa.org.

The Napa County Zoning Administrator realizes that not all County residents have the same ways to

stay engaged, so several alternatives are offered. Remote Zoom participation for members of the

public is provided for convenience only. In the event that the Zoom connection malfunctions for any

reason, the Zoning Administrator reserves the right to conduct the meeting without remote access.

Please watch or listen to the Zoning Administrator meeting in one of the following ways:

Attend in-person at the location posted on the agenda.

Watch on Zoom using the attendee link: https://countyofnapa.zoom.us/j/81121621728. Make

sure the browser is up-to-date.

Listen on Zoom by calling 1-669-900-6833 (Meeting ID: 811-2162-1728).

If you are unable to attend the meeting in person and wish to submit a general public comment or

a comment on a specific agenda item, please do the following:

Email your comment to meetingclerk@countyofnapa.org. Emails received will not be read

aloud but will still become part of the public record and shared with the Zoning

Administrator.

Use the Zoom attendee link: https://countyofnapa.zoom.us/j/81121621728. Make sure the

browser is up-to-date. When the Zoning Administrator calls for the item on which you wish

to speak, click "raise hand." Please limit your remarks to three minutes.

Call the Zoom phone number 1-669-900-6833 and enter the webinar ID: 811-2162-1728.

When the Zoning Administrator calls for the item on which you wish to speak, press *9 to

raise hand. Please limit your remarks to three minutes.

**Please note that phone numbers in their entirety will be visible online while speakers are

speaking**

For more information, please contact us via telephone at (707) 253-4417 or send an email to

meetingclerk@countyofnapa.org.

ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE ZONING

ADMINISTRATOR:

ON A MATTER ON THE AGENDA

Please proceed to the podium when the matter is called and, after receiving recognition from the

Zoning Administrator, give your name and your comments or questions. In order that all interested

parties have an opportunity to speak, please be brief and limit your comments to the specific subject

under discussion. Time limitations shall be at the discretion of the Administrator but is generally

limited to three minutes.

ON A MATTER NOT ON THE AGENDA

Public comment is an opportunity for members of the public to speak on items that are not on the

agenda but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Zoning Administrator. Public comment is

limited to three minutes per speaker, subject to the discretion of the Administrator. Comments

should be brief and focused, and speakers should be respectful of one another who may have

different opinions. Please remember this meeting is being recorded and broadcasted live via ZOOM.

The County will not tolerate profanity, hate speech, abusive language, or threats. Also, while public

input is appreciated, the Brown Act prohibits the Zoning Administrator from taking any action on

matters raised during public comment that are not on the agenda.

AGENDA REVIEW

PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS

CHAD MCCOMBER AND LUCIA HOSSFIELD / 1270 LOMA VISTA

DRIVE / VIEWSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM APPLICATION

#P24-00054

25-1426

CEQA Status: Consideration and possible adoption of Categorical

Exemptions Class 3 and 4: 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. [See Section 15303 (Class 3

New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) and Section 15304

(Class 4 Minor Alterations to Land), which may be found in the guidelines

for the implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act at 14

CCR §15303 & 15304. See also Napa County’s Local Procedures for

Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, Appendix B.]

The project site is not included on a list of hazardous materials compiled

pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5.

Request: Review and approval of an application under the Viewshed

Protection Program, as defined in Chapter 18.108 of the Napa County

Code, for the reconstruction of a fire damaged single-family home, water

storage tank, and associated roadway improvements. The previous home,

approximately 1,455 square-feet in size, was lost in the 2017 Napa County

fires (LNU Complex Fires). The planned reconstructed single-family home

is proposed to be approximately 3,129 square-feet and will be constructed

in the same location and utilize the existing building pad. Road

improvements consist of a series of turnout locations and general road

widening, compliant with Napa County Road and Streets Standards.

Additionally, the project proposes landscaping to adequately screen the

project from designated viewshed roads while also meeting the 51%

screening requirement of the Viewshed Protection Program. The project is

located on a 6.02-acre parcel within the Agriculture, Watershed & Open

Space (AWOS) General Plan and the Agricultural Watershed (AW)

Zoning District.

Staff Recommendations: Find the project categorically exempt and

approve the Viewshed Protection Program application as conditioned.

Staff Contact: Curtis Sawyer, Planner II, (707) 299-1361, or

curtis.sawyer@countyofnapa.org

Applicant Contact: Chad McComber & Lucia Hossfeld, (415) 672-8000 or

chadmccomber5@gmail.com

MARINEAU-MES ACCESSORY STRUCTURES VIEWSHED

PROTECTION PROGRAM / PERMIT NO. P25-00207-VIEW (formerly

P25-00121)

25-1447

CEQA status: Consideration and possible adoption of an Addendum to the

previously adopted 2021 Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the

Marineau-Mes Residence Viewshed (State Clearinghouse Number:

2021020357). Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15164(b) and

Section 15162(a), an addendum to an adopted negative declaration may be

prepared if only minor technical changes or additions are necessary or if

none of the conditions contained in Section 15162 calling for preparation

of a subsequent negative declaration have occurred. This project site is

not on any lists of hazardous waste sites enumerated under Government

Code Section 65962.5.

Request: Approval of an application under the Viewshed Protection

Program, as defined in Chapter 18.106 of the Napa County Code, for the

construction of two residential accessory structures within view of

Silverado Trail North, a County designated viewshed road. The project

consists of a 1,085 square-foot pool house surrounded by a 665

square-foot outdoor patio, a 300 square-foot barn, and a landscape plan

that will screen approximately 60% percent of the proposed structures

from view from the designated road. The project is located on a 5.67-acre

parcel within the Agricultural Watershed (AW) Zoning District and has a

General Plan designation of Agriculture, Watershed and Open Space

(AWOS). 4000 Silverado Trl N, Angwin, CA 94515. APN: 021-010-079.

Staff Recommendation: Consider the Addendum to the previously adopted

2021 Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the Marineau-Mes

Residence Viewshed Permit and approve the Marineau-Mes Accessory

Structures Viewshed Protection Permit, as conditioned.

Staff Contact: Hannah Spencer, Planner III, 1195 Third St, Suite 210,

Napa, CA 94559; (707) 253-4018; Hannah.spencer@countyofnapa.org

Applicant Contact: Jessica Stuenkel with Feldman Architecture Steve &

Judith Padis, 1648 Pacific Ave., Suite B San Francisco, CA 94019, (415)

856-9083, or jstuenkel@feldmanarch.com

P25-00207 - Attachment A Recommended Findings

P25-00207 - Attachment B Recommended Conditions of Approval

P25-00207 - Attachment C CEQA Memo (MND Addendum)

P25-00207 - Attachment D 2021 Adopted MND - P20-00230

P25-00207 - Attachment E Public Comments

Attachments:

P25-00207 - Attachment F Viewshed Application

P25-00207 - Attachment G Viewshed Application - Project Plans

P25-00207 - Attachment H Graphics

P25-00207 - Attachment I 2024 Water Availability Analysis -

P22-00212-ECP

ADJOURNMENT

I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE AGENDA FOR THE ABOVE STATED MEETING WAS

POSTED AT A LOCATION FREELY ACCESSIBLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT THE

NAPA COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, 1195 THIRD STREET, NAPA, CALIFORNIA

ON 8/22/2025 BY 5:00PM. A HARDCOPY SIGNED VERSION OF THE CERTIFICATES IS ON

FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION AND AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC

INSPECTION.

ALEXANDRIA QUACKENBUSH(By e-signature)

Alexandria Quackenbush, Secretary of the Zoning Administrator