The Winery at Mount Veeder Use Permit (P22-00248), Exception to the Conservation Regulations (P25-00088) & Exception to the Napa County Road and Street Standard

Summary

SCH Number
2025041466
Lead Agency
Napa County
Document Title
The Winery at Mount Veeder Use Permit (P22-00248), Exception to the Conservation Regulations (P25-00088) & Exception to the Napa County Road and Street Standard
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Residence, Vineyard, wells. Zoning: AW (Agricultural Watershed) / General Plan Designation: AWOS (Agriculture, Watershed and Open Space)
Document Description
The project consists of a Use Permit (P22-00248-UP) \request for a new 25,000 gallon per year production winery on the existing 114.9-acre parcel. The proposed winery will consist of a new 13,754 square foot (sf) winery cave for production, barrel storage, administrative offices, a 1,509 sf covered pad, a 1,052 sf hospitality pavilion with outdoor deck. The winery will employ two (2) full-time and two (2) part-time employees, offer tours and tastings by appointment only seven (7) days a week for a maximum of 18 visitors per day; 126 visitors per week, on-premise consumption, marketing events shall include food to be prepared offsite by a catering company, consisting of, 1) eight (8) annual events with a maximum of 25 guests; 2) one (1) annual event with a maximum of 50 guests; and 3) participation in annual charitable events with a maximum of 25 guests. The project also proposes a wastewater treatment system including a 10,000 gallon storage tank, 60,000-gallon fire suppression tank, use of existing groundwater well for winery purposes, replacement of an existing bridge, repair of an existing landslide, and improvements to the existing driveway that will include the removal of 0.78 acres of tree canopy which will be replaced at a 3:1 ratio onsite. The project also includes a request for an Exception to the Conservation Regulations (P25-00088-UP) in the form of a Use Permit for a stream setback encroachment and a slope greater than 30 percent, and a request for Exception to the Napa County Roads and Street Standards for the project's driveway.

Contact Information

Name
Kelli Cahill
Agency Name
Napa County
Job Title
Planner III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency

Location

Cities
Napa, unincorporated
Counties
Napa
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Mt Veeder Road and Redwood Road
Zip
94558
Total Acres
114.9
Jobs
4
Parcel #
034-230-029
State Highways
n/a
Railways
n/a
Airports
n/a
Schools
n/a
Waterways
Pickle Creek, Dry Creek, Redwood Creek
Township
6N
Range
5W
Section
23
Base
MDM

Notice of Completion

State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (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 Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Historic Preservation, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 3, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance
Development Types
Commercial (Winery)(Sq. Ft. 14806, Acres 1.72, Employees 4)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Septic System, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End

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