Agenda - Zoning Administrator

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. 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

NAPA BASIN REACH INC AND NAPA SWITCHBACK BEND INC /

LANGTRY FARMS TROLLEY AND BARN CERTIFICATE OF

EXTENT LEGAL NONCONFORMITY APPLICATION

(P26-00016-CLN)

26-1555

CEQA STATUS: General Rule, also known as the ‘common sense

exemption’. Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15378, the Certificate of

Legal Non-Conformity to acknowledge the existing historic trolley and

barn is not a project under CEQA because they will not cause a "direct

physical change in the environment" or a "reasonably foreseeable indirect

physical change in the environment" and they do not authorize any specific

development activity or promote new construction or growth. It can be

seen with certainty that there is no possibility the determination of the

extent of legal nonconformity would have a significant effect on the

environment and therefore CEQA is not applicable. [See Guidelines for

the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act, 14 CCR

15061(b)(3)]. This project site is not included on a list of hazardous

material sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5.

REQUEST: The Napa County Planning Division has received a request

from Napa Basin Reach Inc. for a Certificate of the Extent of Legal

Nonconformity to recognize the historic use of an existing trolley

constructed prior to 1987 and agricultural barn constructed prior to 1954,

both predating adoption of the Napa County Code (NCC) Zoning

Ordinance Title 18 and/or the Conservation Regulations NCC Chapter

18.108. The nonconforming trolley spans across Putah creek between

Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs) 016-100-066 (~7.6 acres), and

016-100-082 (~41.3 acres) while the nonconforming barn is located on

APN 016-100-081 (~8.7 acres). All parcels are located within the AW

(Agricultural Watershed) zoning district and have a General Plan land use

designation of AWOS (Agriculture, Watershed and Open Space).

STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Find the project exempt from CEQA and

approve the Certificate of Legal Nonconformity (CLN) Application as

described.

STAFF CONTACT: Kelli Cahill, Planner III, (707) 265-2325, or

kelli.cahill@countyofnapa.org

APPLICANT CONTACT: Napa Basin Reach, LLC, (707) 987-9772, or

amanda@langtryfarms.com

APPLICANT REPRESENTATIVE: Jim Bushey, PPI Engineering, Inc.,

(707) 253-1806, or jbushey@ppiengineering.com

Attachment A - Recommended Findings

Attachment B - CLN Application

Attachment C - Graphics

Attachments:

Attachment D - Public Comments

Attachment E - Supplemental Information

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 8/17/26 BY 12:00PM. A HARDCOPY SIGNED VERSION OF THE CERTIFICATES IS ON

FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION AND AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC

INSPECTION.

ANGIE RAMIREZ VEGA (By e-signature)

Angie Ramirez Vega, Secretary of the Zoning Administrator