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Mountain Peak at the Planning Commission Jan 4th 2017
Mountain Peak at the Planning Commission Jan 4th 2017
Bill Hocker | Dec 29, 2016 on: Mountain Peak Winery
Update 12/29/16: The second day of the Planning Commission hearing on the Mountain Peak project will take place on Jan 4th 2017, beginning at 9:00am at the County chambers at 1195 3rd St, Napa. Please join us there!
Jan 4th 2017 Meeting Agenda and Documents (w/ revised conditions of approval and even more correspondence)
July 20th Meeting Agenda and Docs (w/ meeting pdfs and correspondence)
County website's Mountain Peak page (Mar 2016) (documents)
Applicant's proposed changes to the marketing plan
Staff Agenda Letter
Anthony Arger letter and dossier (35mb file)
Neighborhood powerpoint presentation at Jul 20th hearing
Video of the Jul 20th hearing
Transcript of the Jul 20th hearing
County Initial Study EIR Checklist
The Planning Commission is to decide on the use permit application for the Mountain Peak Winery on Soda Canyon Road on Wednesday, Jan 4th 2017. IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO ACT TO SAVE the Soda Canyon/Loma Vista Community!
WHAT:
The Planning Commission Hearing to approve or deny the use permit application for the Mountain Peak Winery proposal on Soda Canyon Road.
The Planning Commission Hearing Agenda for the Jan 4th meeting with documents is here
The County staff discussion of the project from the Jul 20th meeting is here
WHERE: County Administration Building, 1195 Third Street, Suite 305, Napa, CA
WHEN: Wednesday, Jan 4th, 2017 starting at 9:00AM
WHY: The use permit sought by Mountain Peak would allow a massive (100,000 gallon) winery event center to be built 6.1 miles up Soda Canyon Road. Developed for the owner by The Reserve Group, this project will attract 18,486 (now 14575) visitors on an annual basis, allow for 78 (now 3!) marketing events per year, add 19-27 employees per day on the road, and construct caves the size of a large Safeway grocery store (more than 33,000 square feet!), making Mountain Peak one of the larger winery projects currently being proposed in the Napa Valley. A project of this size gives unprecedented visitor and event allowances over most other Napa wineries, and especially over all existing Soda Canyon wineries. The community must unite to stop this oversized, aggressive, and unprecedented project that could truly destroy this remote and peaceful neighborhood.
What You Can Do:
1. Attend the continued Hearing. Strength in numbers! You don't have to speak - just being there sends a message about your commitment to live in a commercial-free neighborhood.
2. Write and submit a letter to John McDowell preferably 7 days before the hearing to be included in the document package for the meeting. (Letters may be submitted up till the end of the hearing and will be included as documents added after the meeting.)
3. Sign and return the Petition of Opposition!
4. Donate to Protect Rural Napa
For more information on this massive project, visit: http://SodaCanyonRoad.org/forum.php?t=1
If you have any questions, please email, info@sodacanyonroad.org
The future of Soda Canyon Road is up to you!
A complete collection of correspondence to date is among the documents on the County Planning Commission 7/20/16 Agenda item devoted to Mountain peak
Update 12/29/16: The second day of the Planning Commission hearing on the Mountain Peak project will take place on Jan 4th 2017, beginning at 9:00am at the County chambers at 1195 3rd St, Napa. Please join us there!
Jan 4th 2017 Meeting Agenda and Documents (w/ revised conditions of approval and even more correspondence)
July 20th Meeting Agenda and Docs (w/ meeting pdfs and correspondence)
County website's Mountain Peak page (Mar 2016) (documents)
Applicant's proposed changes to the marketing plan
Staff Agenda Letter
Anthony Arger letter and dossier (35mb file)
Neighborhood powerpoint presentation at Jul 20th hearing
Video of the Jul 20th hearing
Transcript of the Jul 20th hearing
County Initial Study EIR Checklist
The Planning Commission is to decide on the use permit application for the Mountain Peak Winery on Soda Canyon Road on Wednesday, Jan 4th 2017. IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO ACT TO SAVE the Soda Canyon/Loma Vista Community!
WHAT:
The Planning Commission Hearing to approve or deny the use permit application for the Mountain Peak Winery proposal on Soda Canyon Road.
The Planning Commission Hearing Agenda for the Jan 4th meeting with documents is here
The County staff discussion of the project from the Jul 20th meeting is here
WHERE: County Administration Building, 1195 Third Street, Suite 305, Napa, CA
WHEN: Wednesday, Jan 4th, 2017 starting at 9:00AM
WHY: The use permit sought by Mountain Peak would allow a massive (100,000 gallon) winery event center to be built 6.1 miles up Soda Canyon Road. Developed for the owner by The Reserve Group, this project will attract 18,486 (now 14575) visitors on an annual basis, allow for 78 (now 3!) marketing events per year, add 19-27 employees per day on the road, and construct caves the size of a large Safeway grocery store (more than 33,000 square feet!), making Mountain Peak one of the larger winery projects currently being proposed in the Napa Valley. A project of this size gives unprecedented visitor and event allowances over most other Napa wineries, and especially over all existing Soda Canyon wineries. The community must unite to stop this oversized, aggressive, and unprecedented project that could truly destroy this remote and peaceful neighborhood.
What You Can Do:
1. Attend the continued Hearing. Strength in numbers! You don't have to speak - just being there sends a message about your commitment to live in a commercial-free neighborhood.
2. Write and submit a letter to John McDowell preferably 7 days before the hearing to be included in the document package for the meeting. (Letters may be submitted up till the end of the hearing and will be included as documents added after the meeting.)
- Use this factsheet and/or the county staff letter as reference points as well as this editable sample letter to get you started (msword)!
- Please Address Your Letter To:
- John McDowell, Deputy Planning Director, Napa County Planning
Building & Environmental Services Dept.
1195 Third Street, Suite 210
Napa, CA 94559 - You can also email your letter to: john.mcdowell@countyofnapa.org ,
- You can also fax your letter to: (707) 299-1358
3. Sign and return the Petition of Opposition!
- Click here to sign the online petition
- Or Click here to download and print the petition
- Encourage your neighbors and family members to sign!
- We must present all signed petitions at the hearing, so please promptly return!
- Please mail your signed petitions to:
- Protect Rural Napa
c/o Treasurer
P.O. Box 2385
Yountville, CA 94599 - Or scan and email to info@protectruralnapa.org
4. Donate to Protect Rural Napa
- Please donate via PayPal online at http://ProtectRuralNapa.org/
- Or make a donation check payable to "Protect Rural Napa" with memo line "MPV"
- And mail your donation to:
- Protect Rural Napa
c/o Treasurer
P.O. Box 2385
Yountville, CA 94599
For more information on this massive project, visit: http://SodaCanyonRoad.org/forum.php?t=1
If you have any questions, please email, info@sodacanyonroad.org
The future of Soda Canyon Road is up to you!
A complete collection of correspondence to date is among the documents on the County Planning Commission 7/20/16 Agenda item devoted to Mountain peak