Haas Vineyard Conversion Agricultural Erosion Control Plan P23-00355-ECPA - Section 17 Exemption
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025030787
Lead Agency
Napa County
Document Title
Haas Vineyard Conversion Agricultural Erosion Control Plan P23-00355-ECPA - Section 17 Exemption
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
5/12/2025
Document Description
Vineyard Conversion - Section 17 Exemption - Environmental Review of land disturbing activities on slopes greater than 5% associated with Agricultural Erosion Control Plan (ECP) #P23-00355-ECP, utilizing the one-time Section 17 Exemption from the Water Quality and Tree Protection Ordinance #1438, for the clearing of vegetation, earthmoving, and installation and maintenance of erosion control measures for conversion to vineyard of 5.0 gross acres of new vineyard (i.e., development area, proposed clearing limits; approximately 3.9 new net acres of vines, which includes legalization of 0.7 acres of existing vineyard previously planted without benefit of a permit) of gentle to steeply sloped (5-24% slope, with less than 0.13-acre occurring on slopes over 30%) fire impacted Douglas-fir forest (4.9 acres of 14.9 acres converted; a Timber Harvest/Conversion will be obtained by the property owner) and developed area (0.1 acres of 3.1 acres) located within the Napa River – Upper St. Helena Reach and Canon Creek watersheds consisting of approximate 23.9-acre parcel (APN: 021-352-036-000, 2 Swanston Road, St. Helena vineyard parcel; APNs 021-390-012 and 021-390-014 for well parcels). The project also includes 10 acres identified for reforestation and management under a Forest Management Plan.
Contact Information
Name
Dana Morrison
Agency Name
County of Napa
Job Title
Supervising Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Charles Haas
Agency Name
Property Owner
Job Title
Property Owner/Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
St. Helena, unincorporated area
Counties
Napa
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Swanston Road and Bournemouth
Zip
94574
Total Acres
23.9
Jobs
1
Parcel #
021-352-036-000
State Highways
Highway 29
Railways
None
Airports
None
Schools
Foothills Adventist Elementary, CIA, Robert Louis Intermediate
Waterways
Mill, Bell, Canon, York, Sulphur and Conn Creeks, and Napa River
Township
08N
Range
06W
Section
24
Base
MDM
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
County of Napa
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Napa
Final Environmental Document Available at
1195 Third Street, Suite 210, Napa, Ca 94559
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes (Forest Management Plan)
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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