File No. UPE17-0049 Croix Estate Winery Expansion

File No. UPE17-0049 Croix Estate Winery Expansion

Request to modify the existing Croix Estate Winery Use Permit File No. UPE06-0022 to: increase maximum annual wine case production from 5,000 to 10,000 cases; construct a new 15,780 (gross) sq ft barrel storage building; construct a new 1,797 (gross) sq ft detached tasting room pavilion; convert an existing 2,500 sq ft residence to function as part of the winery administration space and private tasting; increase total number of full-time employees from 2 to 7; construct associated site improvements including repaving existing driveway, constructing a new driveway extension to the new barrel storage building; constructing additional parking for 8 spaces; and installing new landscaping. Approximately 35,000 sq ft of vineyard (0.8 acre) will be removed to accommodate the proposed barrel storage building leaving the remaining 8.2 acres of active vineyard intact. The Use Permit Modification request does not include outdoor amplified sound, overnight stays, and off-site parking. There are no changes to the following pre-approved uses: seasonal employee count of 12-15; by-appointment only wine tasting with a maximum of 20 visitors at any one time; 10 annual industry-wide events with a maximum of 20 visitors at any one time; or hours of operation from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., daily, except during harvest when additional hours may be required.

Fulton

Sonoma

Citywide

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (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, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance

Commercial (Sq. Ft. 55000, Acres 1.26, Employees 5)

Use Permit

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Noise, Septic System, Transportation