Nickel & Nickel Winery Use Permit Major Modification, P17-00400-MOD

Nickel & Nickel Winery Use Permit Major Modification, P17-00400-MOD

Request for a Use Permit Major Modification for an existing 125,000-gallon per year winery to amend previous approvals (Use Permit No. 98400, as amended). The requested modification would include operational changes that include recognition of an increase in winery employment from 21 full-time and six part-time staff, to the winery’s current employment of 67 full-time and six part-time staff; 2) an increase in permitted annual wine production from 125,000 to 225,000 gallons of wine per year; 3) an increase in the number of daily visitors for wine tours and tastings, from 75 people per day to 260 people per day, up to a weekly maximum of 1,440 people; 4) changes to winery hours of operation and visitation; and 5) a change to the winery’s marketing program under the use permit to include up to two additional annual events for up to 900 people each, plus one additional annual event for up to 1,000 people. Proposed physical changes to the winery include an increase in parking on-site from 45 to 106 stalls; construction of an approximately 6,000 square foot winery structure addition; installation of covers over outdoor work areas; renovation of existing storage buildings to winery accessory use; and related utility modifications to correspond to the requested permit amendments.

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California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT)

California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT)

Agriculture (Winery)

Use Permit

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