AXR Napa Valley Winery - Major Use Permit Modification, Variance, and Viewshed

Summary

SCH Number
2026040915
Lead Agency
Napa County
Document Title
AXR Napa Valley Winery - Major Use Permit Modification, Variance, and Viewshed
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Residential and agricultural land uses
Document Description
Request for 1) approval of a Major Modification to Winery Use Permit No. P08-00099 and P04-0541 to allow construction of a new type I wine cave 17,190+/- square feet in size, conversion of the existing 1,492 square foot barrel storage building to a tasting room and the adjacent 1,204 square foot outdoor crush/tank pad to tasting and hospitality uses, conversion of the main floor of the historic Hirsch residence (4,147 square feet in size-including attached residence) to winery tasting room and employee office use, an increase in employees and visitation, an expanded marketing program, water and wastewater system improvements, a left turn lane on St. Helena Highway / Highway 29 (SR 29) and associated driveway modifications; 2) a Variance to the 600-foot winery setback from SR 29 to allow aboveground structures associated with the wastewater treatment system; and, 3) an Administrative Viewshed Permit for cave portals and water and wastewater system improvements on slopes ranging from 15 to 18 percent.

Contact Information

Name
Hannah Spencer
Agency Name
Napa County (Planning, Building and Environmental Services)
Job Title
Planner III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency

Name
Jeff Redding
Agency Name
Land Use Planning Services
Job Title
Owner
Contact Types
Project Applicant

Location

Cities
St. Helena
Counties
Napa
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Bea Lane and State Route 29
Zip
94574
Total Acres
7.85
Jobs
13
Parcel #
022-080-025
State Highways
29
Railways
Napa Valley Wine Train
Airports
None
Schools
None
Waterways
Hirsch Creek
Township
08N
Range
06W
Section
22
Base
MDBM

Notice of Completion

State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), 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 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, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 25 (SWRCB), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 4
Development Types
Commercial (Winery)(Sq. Ft. 17190, Acres .39, Employees 13)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, 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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