TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Brian Bordona - Interim Director, Planning, Building and Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Brian Bordona - Interim Director, Planning, Building and Environmental Services
SUBJECT: Le Colline Vineyard Appeal - Continuance Requested to August 15, 2023
RECOMMENDATION
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PUBLIC HEARING 9:00 AM - Le Colline Appeal
Consideration and possible direction regarding an appeal filed by Center for Biological Diversity (Appellant) concerning the Le Colline Vineyard agricultural erosion control application (P14-00410-ECPA) submitted by Le Colline, LLC and Cold Springs, LLC (Applicant) to a decision made by the Designee of the Interim Director of the Planning, Building and Environmental Services (PBES) Department on March 24, 2023, to: (1) certify the Final EIR prepared for the Le Colline ECPA (P14-00410-ECPA); (2) adopt the findings required pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) including, but not limited to, rejecting the Proposed Project, the No Project Alternative and the Reduced Intensity Alternative, finding the Increased Water Quality and Sensitive Habitat Protection Alternative as revised and as set forth in the FEIR (the Modified Project or the Water and Habitat Alternative) consistent with the Napa County General Plan; (3) adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; (4) adopt the Modified Project Alternative and (5) approve ECPA No. P14-00410-ECPA as revised to reflect the Modified Project, which generally consists of increased stream setbacks to avoid areas with relative higher biological value, and provide for greater wildlife movement. The project site is located on 88.3-acres south of the community of Angwin, on the east side of Howell Mountain Road and west of Cold Springs Road, within the unincorporated portion of Napa County (County) and zoned Agricultural Watershed (AW) and general plan designated Agricultural, Watershed and Open Space (AWOS) on Assessor's Parcel Numbers (APNs) 024-300-0...
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