Benjamin Ranch Winery, Use Permit Application No. P13-00371-UP

Benjamin Ranch Winery, Use Permit Application No. P13-00371-UP

The approved project consists of a construction and operation of a new a winery on 8 acres of an approximately 85.1-acre project site. The winery would produce up to 475,000 gallons of wine per year in approximately 87,292 square feet of building area that would house business/administrative functions, a commercial kitchen for preparation of meals for winery employees, and rooms for conducting winery tours and tastings, in addition to barrel storage and wine production functions. As approved, the winery would: a) operate daily between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.; b) include a wine marketing program consisting of up to 9 catered events per year for up to 150 guests per event, including participation in the annual Napa Valley Wine Auction; c) offer wine tours and tastings by appointment for up to 150 people per day on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and up to 300 people per day on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (the number of daily tours and tastings would be reduced by a number equal to the number of guests planned to attend a marketing event on that same day), and with tours and tastings offered daily between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.; d) offer retail sale of wine and wine-related items, along with allowance for consumption on-site of wine purchased on the premises pursuant to Business and Professions Code Sections 23358, 23390 and 23396.5; and e) employ up to 61 full-time and part-time staff members. The project requires demolition of an existing shed currently used for vineyard management, on-site relocation of an existing storage barn, and redevelopment of a portion of the site with new winery and hospitality buildings, 94 parking stalls, new utilities and a new on-site access driveway from Conn Creek Road/State Route 128.

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