Firetree Family Vineyards Micro-Winery Use Permit
Summary
SCH Number
2026100419
Public Agency
Napa County
Document Title
Firetree Family Vineyards Micro-Winery Use Permit
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/13/2026
Document Description
This project is to establish a new winery with an annual production capacity of 5,000 gallons including the construction of new buildings for production and hospitality/administrative uses, an unenclosed outdoor pavilion, tours and tastings by appointment only, on-site consumption, on-site driveway improvements to meet the Napa County Road and Street Standards, parking, landscaping, and other improvements associated with wineries. The project also includes a request for a viewshed permit to allow for proposed production and accessory buildings and an outdoor tasting pavilion to be located on slopes over 15% in locations partially visible from Old Sonoma Road, a County-designated Viewshed Road as approved by Napa County Zoning Administrator on October 7, 2026.
Contact Information
Name
Riley Hebb
Agency Name
Napa County
Job Title
Planner II
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Name
Nicolas Messaritis
Agency Name
Project Representative
Job Title
Architect
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Name
Robert Anglin
Agency Name
Project Representative
Job Title
Attorney
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Napa
Counties
Napa
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Buhman Road and Old Sonoma Road
Zip
94558
Total Acres
98.9
Parcel #
047-030-020, 047-030-028, and 047-030-038
Township
05N
Range
04W
Section
17
Other Location Info
4235 Old Sonoma Rd., Napa, CA 94558
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 1503 Class 3 and Napa County Local Procedures Appendix B, Item 10
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed winery facility would consist of approximately a 2,825
square foot production building, a 2,055 square foot hospitality building, and a 120 square foot pumphouse; thus, the enclosed winery buildings would be no more than 5,000 square feet in size. The proposed project also does not include the construction of a wine cave and will produce less than 30,000 gallons of winer per year (5,000 gallons). According to the County of Napa’s Winery Traffic Information/Trip Generation Sheet, based on the proposed number of employees and daily/weekly visitors, the project’s daily traffic volumes during harvest season would be 14 vehicle trips with less than 5 daily vehicle trips during the p.m. peak hours (4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.). Weekend vehicle trips during harvest season would be 13 with less than 5 trips occurring during peak hours (3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.). The applicant’s proposal includes scheduling tours and tastings by appointment to limit trips during the peak period to no more than five, which will also be included as a condition of approval. Therefore, the proposed winery would not generate more than 40 vehicle trips per day and less than 5 peak hour trips per day. The project does not propose to include marketing events, as micro-wineries are not permitted to hold such events and the request does not propose any temporary events. The site of the development is not in an environmentally sensitive area and is not on any of the lists of hazardous waste sites enumerated under Government Code Section 65962.5.
County Clerk
Napa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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