ETERNAL PRESERVES HOLDINGS LLC. / HOWELL MOUNTAIN
CEMETERY / USE PERMIT NO. P20-00030, USE PERMIT FOR
AN EXCEPTION TO THE CONSERVATION REGULATIONS
P25-00293, AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE ROAD AND STREET
STANDARDS
A.
CEQA status: Consideration and possible adoption of a Mitigated
Negative Declaration and Mitigation, Monitoring and Reporting
Program (MMRP). According to the proposed Mitigated Negative
Declaration, the proposed project would not have any potentially
significant environmental impacts after implementation of mitigation
measures. Mitigation measures are proposed for the following
areas: Biological and Tribal Cultural Resources. The project site is
not included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled
pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5.
Request: Approval of a use permit to establish a green burial
cemetery to include the following:
(1) construct replacement of the existing well (E15-000784);
(2) demolition of both single-story structures;
(3) construction of a single-story 509 square-foot welcome center
including two restrooms;
(4) designate a total 16.19 acres of interment areas split among
eight interment areas which range in size from 0.18 to 7.52 acres;
(5) establish approximately 1.5 miles of trails with minor grading;
(6) construct a driveway with an automatic gate; and
(7) conduct limited grading for a total of a 0.69 acre impact area.
The project also requests an Exception to the Conservation
Regulations in the form of a Use Permit (P25-00293) to conduct
minimal grading for trails and interment areas otherwise
inaccessible and an Exception to the Napa County Road and
Street Standards to forego a warranted Left Turn Lane. The site is
located in the eastern portion of a +/- 109.3-acre parcel on the west
side of Howell Mountain Road, approximately 5 miles west of the
State Highway 29, within the Agricultural Watershed (AW) zoning
district, located at 1225 Howell Mountain Road, Angwin, CA 94508.
APN: 018-120-027, 018-120-043, and 018-120-044.
Staff Recommendation: Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration
and Mitigation, Monitoring and Reporting Program prepared for the
project, approve the Exception to the Napa County Roads and
Streets Standards, approve the Exception to the Conservation
Regulations, and approve the Use Permit, as conditioned.
