Somerston Winery (Use Permit P07-00034 & Variance P07-00569)

Somerston Winery (Use Permit P07-00034 & Variance P07-00569)

Use Permit (P07-00034 - UP) to establish a new 150,000 gallon per year winery in three phases with custom crush ability consisting of: (1) converting 8,082 square feet of an existing barn for barrel storage and temporary wine tasting with 2,830 square feet of exterior covered processing area; (2) a new 11,501 square foot winery with 4,086 square feet of covered processing area; (3) 6,643 square foot tasting room with 2,120 square feet of exterior patio (for a total of 26,226 square feet of interior building area and 9,036 square feet of exterior patios); (4) 18,045 square feet of caves; (5) 9 full-time and 5 part-time employees; (6) 30 on-site parking spaces; (7) tours and wine tasting would take place by appointment only with 15 per week with a maximum of 8 persons per day, for no more than 120 persons per week; (8) an entrance gate, signage, and picket fence; (9) a marketing plan with 4 food and wine pairings per month, with a maximum of 24 persons each; 2 Industry Open House events per year with a maximum of 75 persons each; 2 large auction events per year, with a maximum of 125 persons each; (10) a 5,120 square foot wastewater pond; (11) installation of a 50,000 gallon water tank; (12) an exception to the County's Road and Street standards to allow a reduced road width; (13) relocation of the primary roadway entrance on State Highway 128.

St. Helena

Napa

California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB)

State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB)

Agriculture (Winery)

Use Permit

Aesthetics, Economics/Jobs, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Population/Housing