Chris Cahill, General Manager/ Napa County Regional Park and Open
Space District/ Use Permit Minor Modification Application Request
#P21-00246
A.
CEQA Status: Napa County is a Responsible Agency for this project. As
the decision-making body for the County on the project, the Zoning
Administrator certifies that it has reviewed and considered the information
contained in the Negative Declaration adopted by the Board of the Napa
County Regional Park and Open Space District and finds that it adequately
addresses those effects that are within the scope of the County’s
jurisdiction as a responsible agency (CEQA Guidelines Sec. 15050 (b)).
The project site is not on any of the lists of hazardous waste sites
enumerated under Government Code Sec. 65962.5.
Request: Approval of a Minor Modification (P21-00246) to the approved
park (Use Permit P10-00155-UP and as previously amended by Use
Permit Very Minor Modification P12-00387) to allow the following:
expansion of Moore Creek Park to include the operation of an existing 3.9
mile-long natural surface trail connecting Moore Creek Park to the Pacific
Union College Demonstration and Experimental Forest and to construct an
approximately 1,000 foot re-reroute of a portion of said existing trail on
the Land Trust of Napa County’s Okin Preserve. The proposed trail would
be publicly accessible and allow non-motorized uses including hiking and
biking. Moore Creek Park currently encompasses Assessor’s Parcel
Numbers: 025-060-023, 025-060-025, 025-200-034, and 025-440-010.
This proposed park expansion includes portions of Assessor’s Parcel
Numbers: 025-060-021, 025-060-005, 025-030-017, 025-030-010,
025-030-018, and 025-030-019. The project is located on the west side of
Chiles Pope Valley Road approximately 1.5 miles north of its intersection
with Sage Canyon Road (State Highway 128) and follows Moore Creek to
the Pacific Union College. The project site is within the AW (Agricultural
Watershed) zoning district.
Staff Recommendation: Certify that the Zoning Administrator has
reviewed and considered the project Negative Declaration and approve the
requested Use Permit Minor Modification, as conditioned.
Staff Contact: Matt Ringel, Planner II, (707) 299-1351, or
Applicant Contact: Chris Cahill, NCRPOSD General Manager, (707) 253-
4847, or ccahill@ncrposd.org
