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COMMISSION
July 21, 2004
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Call to Order.
THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
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Roll Call.
THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT:=
CHAIRPERSON TERRY SCOTT, COMMISSIO=
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BOB FIDDAMAN, JIM KING, DAVID GRAVES AND JOHN DICKSON.
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Citizen Comments and Recommendations.
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MINUTES OF MEETING HELD APRIL 21, 2004.
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APPROVED MINUTES OF MEETING HELD MAY 5, 2004.
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APPROVED MINUTES OF MEETING HELD JUNE 16, 2004.
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APPROVED MINUTES OF MEETING HELD JUNE 23, 2004.
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Agenda Review.
NO CHANGES
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Items to be decided
without additional testimony
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Professional Balloon Pilots Association &
Balloons Above the Valley / County of Napa – Use Permit Request #P04-=
0179-UP
Request: Approval of a Use Permit to establ=
ish a
hot air balloon launch site for a maximum 15 balloon launches per day
between the hours of 5:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., 7 days per week. The project =
is
located on a 5.73-acre parcel on the east side of Silverado Trail,
approximately 1 mile north from its intersection with
PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED TO AUGUST 18, 2004.=
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Balloons Above the Valley, Inc. / Robert
Barbarick Trust Etal – Use Permit Modification Request #03476-MOD
CEQA Status:=
Mitigated
Negative Declaration Prepared. According to the Mitigated Negative
Declaration, the proposed project would have, if mitigation measures are not
included, a potentially significant environmental impact in the following a=
reas: noise.=
Request: Approval to modify Use Permits 9118=
2-UP,
92406-MOD, and 96692-MOD to: (1) launch up to 5 balloons per day from =
the
south parking lot adjacent to the Red Hen Antiques building between the hou=
rs
of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. with staff arriving no earlier than 5:00 a.m.; a=
nd,
(2) parking for passengers in the existing south parking lot and no more th=
an 5
vans or trailers in the existing parking spaces immediately to the north of=
the
Red Hen Antiques building. The
project is located on a 3.5 acre parcel on the west side of
PUBLIC HE=
ARING
HELD – TESTIMONY PRESENTED
THE COMMI=
SSION
APPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS 1 THROUGH 6 AND ADOPTED THE
MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, INCLUDING THE PROJECT REVISION STATEMENT WI=
TH
INCORPORATED MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM.
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The Napa County General Plan Housing Eleme=
nt concurrent with the initial review by the State Department of Housi=
ng
and Community Development (HCD). The Planning Commission will take public
comment, but no formal action will be taken at this time.
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Study pending completion pursuant to CEQA. Categorically Exempt pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines
section 15262 - Feasibility and planning studies for possible future actions
which the Board or Commission has not approved, adopted or funded.
(FUTURE ACTIONS: During the
statutory 60-day comment period by HCD, the Planning Commission will hold
additional public hearings to receive comments on the Draft Update of The Napa County General Pl=
an
Housing Element.
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LD
– TESTIMONY PRESENTED
PUBLIC HEARING
CONTINUED TO SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 AT 9:00 A.M.
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to the proposed Negative Declaration, the proposed project would have no
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Request: Approval to modify Use Permit #U-1=
68687
to: (1) construct a 20,657 square foot barrel building addition for a winery
totaling 42,147 square feet with an increase in production from 85,000 gall=
ons
per year to 180,000 gallons per year; (2) construct a 3,028 square foot can=
opy
over an existing crush pad; (3) increase full-time employees to a total of =
12
persons and reduce part-time employees to zero; (4) add 8 parking spaces; (=
5)
add a marketing plan with 24 activities per year with an average of 35=
and
a maximum of 50 people per event and 12 activities per year with an
average of 100 and a maximum of 200 people per event; and, (6) install=
a
storm water detention pond. T=
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project is located on a 60.65 acre parcel on the west side of
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
– TESTIMONY PRESENTED
THE COMMISSION APPROVED
ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS 1 THROUGH 6 AND ADOPTED THE NEGATIVE
DECLARATION.
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THE COMMISSION APPROVED USE PERMIT MODIFICATION #03531-MOD
BASED ON FINDINGS 10 THROUGH 14, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1 THROUGH
18, AS MODIFIED.
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Request: Approval of a Variance from Se=
ction
18.119 of the Napa County Zoning Ordinance to provide less than a 24-hour
source for emergency back up power for a telecommunication facility and to
provide less than a 10-foot wide band of crushed gravel around the facility=
and
a Variance to encroach 3 feet into the required 10 foot front yard and to
encroach 5 feet into the required 5 foot required side yard for an accessory
structure. The site is located beneath a PG&E transmission tower locate=
d on
two single family lots on the west side of
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THE AGENDA AND WILL BE RENOTICED.
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Request: Approval of a Use Permit for the
construction of an unmanned wireless telecommunication facility to include =
the
attachment of a maximum of 6 panel antennas to an existing PG&E
transmission lattice tower and construction of an approximate 19 foot x 8 f=
oot
ground mounted facility beneath the transmission tower located on two single
family lots on the west side of Rimrock Drive approximately 100 feet south =
of
the intersection of Rimrock Drive and Poppy Lane within a PD (Planned
Development) zoning district.
(Assessor’s Parcels #’s: 019-362-024 & -025) 1065 and
1075
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THE AGENDA AND WILL BE RENOTICED.
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City Referrals.
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Compliance Reviews.
SIGNORELLO WINERY
STEVE LEDERER, DEPUTY =
PLANNING
DIRECTOR, ADVISED THE SIGNORNELLO’S SUBMITTED A PLAN TO MEET THE
REQUIREMENT FOR A LEFT TURN LANE; HOWEVER, AFTER PUBLIC WORKS REVIEWED THE =
PLAN,
THE DEPARTMENT IDENTIFIED A DRIVEWAY THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THE LEFT TURN
LANE AND REQUESTED THE PLAN BE
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REDESIGNED FOR A DOUBLE
LEFT TURN LANE RATHER THAN A DEDICATED LEFT TURN LANE.
STAFF REQUESTED THIS I=
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BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE COMMISSION IN 60 DAYS FOR REVIEW.
PUMPKIN PATCH
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ON
THE ILLEGAL SIGNAGE ISSUE AND INDICATED THE APPLICANT APPEARED TO BE IN
COMPLIANCE BASED ON HIS DRIVE BY THE SITE THIS PAST WEEKEND. MR. LEDERER STATED THE APPLICANT S=
TILL
NEEDS TO PROVIDE THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WITH A USE PERMIT MODIFICATION OR A
SIGN PERMIT MODIFICATION.
TOM CAREY, THE
APPLICANT’S REPRESENTATIVE, STATED HE HAS COMMUNICATED EVERY DISCREPA=
NCY
REPORTED TO HIM TO HIS CLIENT AND BELIEVES THERE IS AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE
PROPER PARAMETERS FOR SIGNAGE AND
BISHOP BIGHORN
MR. LEDERER ADVISED TH=
ERE
HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CLEAN UP ON THE PARCEL IN REGARD TO PAINTI=
NG,
LANDSCAPING AND STRIPING OF THE PARKING LOT. CHAIR SCOTT QUESTIONED WHETHER OR =
NOT STRIPING
FOR THE PARKING LOT HAD ACTUALLY BEEN COMPLETED.
MR. LEDERER STATED
THAT THE APPLICANT HAS INQUIRED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR THE WINERY SITE TO =
BE
CONSIDERED IN REGARD TO THE COUNTY’S HOUSING ELEMENT AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
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Discussion of Items fo=
r the
August 04, 2004 Meeting.
MR. LEDERER
ADVISED THE FOL=
LOWING
ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THE AUGUST 4, 2004 MEETING:
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AT&T WIRELESS
SERVICES INC. (PHILLIP THOMAS OF PMT ASSOCIATES) / JEFF & ETHEL JAMES,
PETER MALAPINLAC, JOHN & CLAIRE BARNES - VARIANCE REQUEST #04129-VAR USE PERMIT REQUEST #02566-UP.
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CORNELIUS P. CORBETT / CORBETT VINEYARDS WINERY– USE PERMIT
REQUEST #02619-UP.
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RON AND TERI KUHN=
/
PILLAR ROCK WINERY - VARIANCE REQUEST #02284-VAR AND USE PERMIT REQUEST #02285-UP.
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Jaeger Vineyards LLC / Jeffery Jaeger
– TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP REQUEST #02040-PM.
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COMMISSIONER DICKSON
COMMENTED THAT A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC BROUGHT AN ISSUE TO HIS ATTENTION REG=
ARDING
A WINERY LOCATED ON SILVERADO TRAIL AND EXPRESSED CONCERNS WITH THE SECOND
FLOOR FLOOD LIGHTING.
COMMISSIONER GRAVES
QUESTIONED IF IT WAS THE DARIOUSH WINERY AND COMMISSIONER DICKSON INDICATED
THAT IT WAS.
STAFF RESPONDED THAT T=
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DEPARTMENT WILL LOOK IN TO THE MATTER.
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THE
FOLLOWING:
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THE BOARD PASSED THE H=
ELICOPTER
ORDINANCE AND CLARIFIED THAT HELICOPTERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO LAND AT WINERIE=
S.
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THE BOARD HELD A STUDY
SESSION REGARDING THE UPDATE OF THE
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A STUDY SESSION WILL BE
SCHEDULED ON AUGUST 18, 2004 FOR THE COMMISSION TO PROVIDE THEIR COMME=
NTS
REGARDING THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE, AND THE TOPICS DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD WI=
LL
BE USED AS AN OUTLINE FOR DISCUSSION.
THE
BOARD PUT THE OLD POMETTA’S DELI ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT.
THE
BOARD COMPLETED THEIR ACTION ON RAISING THE COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEES FOR THE
HOUSING TRUST FUND.
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BOARD AGREED TO PUT AN ADVISORY MEASURE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT ASKING THE
CITIZENRY IF THEY ARE INTERESTED
IN
WIDENING
THE
BOARD PUT THE TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX (TOT) INCREASE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT,
WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE TAX FROM 10.5 PERCENT TO 12 PERCENT, IF APPRO=
VED.
THE BOARD TOOK ACTION =
TO
UPDATE A NUMBER OF PROCESSING FEES, AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO=
REDUCE
FEES FOR TEMPORARY EVENTS, HOME OCCUPATIONS, ENTRY STRUCTURES AND FENCES.
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#02082-UP, 1 YEAR AFTER OPENING
·
#03457-UP, 1 YEAR AFTER
OPENING
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CRESTWOOD CENTER REVIE=
W,
NOVEMBER 17, 2004
AUGUST 18, 2004 MEETIN=
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GENERAL PLAN STUDY SES=
SION
COMPLIANCE UPDATE
Adjournment.
ADJO=
URNED TO
THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION,
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2004 AT 9:00 A.M.
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TERRY
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MICHELLE PRICE, Deputy =
Clerk
Key
Vote: DG =3D
David Graves; JD =3D John Dickson; TS =3D Terrence Scott; BF =3D Bob Fiddam=
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Jim King
The
maker of the motion and second are reflected respectively in the order of t=
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