KIRK VINEYARD CONVERSION
Summary
SCH Number
2025020962
Public Agency
Napa County
Document Title
KIRK VINEYARD CONVERSION
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/26/2025
Document Description
Conversion to vineyard of approximately 3.25 acres (±1.86 net vine acres) of gently sloping (slopes typically ±5% to ±9% with an average slope of ±7%) chaparral, ruderal grassland and other previously disturbed land, and oak woodland, installation and maintenance of erosion control measures associated with vineyard development, the replanting of Holly-leaf Ceanothus (Ceanothus purpureus) (a minimum of 36 individuals covering ±0.1-acres), and the permanent preservation of at least 0.75-acres of oak woodland and associated vegetation canopy cover and 0.15-acres of Holly-leaf Ceanothus habitat. The project applicant has prepared an Agricultural Erosion Control Plan (ECPA) as required by Napa County Code (Chapter 18.108, “Conservation Regulations”).
Contact Information
Name
Donald A Barrella
Agency Name
Napa County
Job Title
Principal Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Christopher J. Kirk ETAL c/o Christopher Kirk
Agency Name
owner/applicant
Job Title
trustee
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Yountville
Counties
Napa
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Silverado Trail
Zip
94574
Total Acres
3.25
Parcel #
032-500-012
State Highways
None
Railways
None
Airports
None
Schools
None
Waterways
Rector Creek
Township
7N
Range
4W
Section
22
Base
MtDiablo
Other Location Info
The project is located approximately 5 miles northeast of the Town Yountville (approximately 2.75 miles east of Rector Reservoir) within the Rector Reservoir Drainage which is with the larger Rector Reservoir Sensitive Domestic Watershed, approximately 0.75 miles northeast of the sites private access from its intersection with Soda Canyon Road, on an approximate 10-acre parcel (APN 032-500-012, 3497 Soda Canyon Road) within the Foss Valley area of Napa County, California (Zoning: Agricultural Watershed).
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15304, Class 4, Minor Alteration to Land
Reasons for Exemption
Project is the grading, earthmoving activities and installation and maintenance of erosion control measures associated with the conversion of 3.25-acres of chaparral, ruderal grassland and other previously disturbed land, and oak woodland to vineyard on lands with a slope of less than 10%, which includes the recontouring of previously disturbed earth. The conversion project would avoid streams and ephemeral drainages, and wetlands. The conversion project would also not adversely affect, biological resources, scenic resources, cultural resources, or substantially interfere with wildlife movement. It has been demonstrated through project modeling that the conversion would not result in increases in soil loss or runoff above existing conditions or result in increases in local off-site stream flows or sediment levels. As demonstrated in the Project’s Water Availability Analysis the project would not result in reductions in groundwater recharge or groundwater levels in that potential groundwater recharge is anticipated to be ±7.81 acre-feet annually and the proposed project in addition to the site’s exiting groundwater uses is anticipated to be ±2.97 acre-feet annually. Finally, there are no known or mapped geologic hazards or other unusual circumstances associated with this project or the site that would cause it to have a significant effect on the environment (see project file in the office of the Napa County Department of Planning, Building and Environmental Services for the documentation supporting these conclusions).
County Clerk
Napa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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