UPE21-0020, Reis River Ranch Vineyards Use Permit Modification
Summary
SCH Number
2021120142
Public Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
UPE21-0020, Reis River Ranch Vineyards Use Permit Modification
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/8/2021
Document Description
Use Permit Modification to the Reis River Ranch Vineyards winery use permit (approved under File No. UPE18-0067), increasing the number of agricultural promotional events from 12 to 24, and increasing the number of guests at each event from 17 to 50, except for 4 events which would host 100 guests. All events will be catered and held in the Tasting Room with an attached deck and the Winery Building. There are no new structures or changes to wine production proposed.
Contact Information
Name
Hannah Spencer
Agency Name
Permit Sonoma
Job Title
Supervising Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Petaluma
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
4871 Petaluma Blvd South, Petaluma
Zip
94952
Total Acres
394.74
Parcel #
019-340-001
State Highways
US 101
Railways
SMART
Schools
Petaluma City School District
Waterways
Petaluma River
Township
4N
Range
7W
Section
11
Base
MDM
Other Location Info
Land Use: Land Extensive Agriculture 60
Other Information
Zoning: Land Extensive Agriculture (allowed density: 160 acres per dwelling / 60 acres per dwelling) and combining zones for Biotic Habitat, Floodplain, Riparian Corridor with 100-foot and 25-foot setbacks, Scenic Resources, and Valley Oak Habitat.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorical Exemption Section 15301 for Existing Facilities and Section 15061 subsection (b) (3)
Reasons for Exemption
It is the determination of the department that the project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to the Provisions of Title 14 of the California Administrative Code, Section 15301 Existing Facilities because the project proposes a negligible expansion in use of an existing facility and no new development or construction is required to accommodate the project. Additionally, the project is except pursuant to Section 15061 subsection (b) (3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the project may have a significant effect on the environment. Specifically, the project does not incur new construction; the proposed agricultural promotional events will utilize an existing winery and will be accommodated by the existing parking lot, septic system and well; the noise generated by the proposed use will comply with General Plan Noise Standards; and the expected increase in traffic and vehicle miles travelled is negligible. Additionally, the proposed agricultural promotional events are within a 395-acre parcel, more than 1,600 feet from the nearest sensitive receptor (adjacent residence), and set back approximately 800 feet from the nearest property line.
No exceptions listed under Section 15300.2 apply. There is no reasonable possibility that the project would have a significant effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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