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Benjamin Ranch Winery returns
Benjamin Ranch Winery returns
Bill Hocker | Nov 13, 2024 on: Benjamin Ranch Winery
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Update 11/13/24
The differences between the appelant and the developer have apparently been worked out, and the project will not be sent back to the Planning Commission before a decision by the BOS. That decision will take place on 12/3/24 based on revised conditions of approval agreeable to the appellant.
The settlement agreement is here
The settlement consists of the project's reduced size and visitation itemized below plus a lot of redwood trees trying to hide the winery and olive trees trying to hide the driveway. A small number of parking spaces have been eliminated (easily addable in the future), the only attempt to reduce the loss of 9 acres of prime agricultural land to urban development.
6/4/24
The County has sent out a resubmittal notice, meaning that the project has changed enough in scope and ownership to require a change n permit application number. Following an appeal by neighbors of the original PC approval, the project had been remanded by the Supes to the Planning Commission in 2021 for further review. Have the modifications been enough to win over the neighbors?
The documents for the new project are here.
The new specs are:
300,000 gal/yr
61,361 sf of building area
37,000 visitors/yr
30 employees
99 parking spaces
still 9± acres of Rutherford Dust lost
Full Benjamin Ranch page here
revised development area
The differences between the appelant and the developer have apparently been worked out, and the project will not be sent back to the Planning Commission before a decision by the BOS. That decision will take place on 12/3/24 based on revised conditions of approval agreeable to the appellant.
The settlement agreement is here
The settlement consists of the project's reduced size and visitation itemized below plus a lot of redwood trees trying to hide the winery and olive trees trying to hide the driveway. A small number of parking spaces have been eliminated (easily addable in the future), the only attempt to reduce the loss of 9 acres of prime agricultural land to urban development.
6/4/24
The County has sent out a resubmittal notice, meaning that the project has changed enough in scope and ownership to require a change n permit application number. Following an appeal by neighbors of the original PC approval, the project had been remanded by the Supes to the Planning Commission in 2021 for further review. Have the modifications been enough to win over the neighbors?
The documents for the new project are here.
The new specs are:
300,000 gal/yr
61,361 sf of building area
37,000 visitors/yr
30 employees
99 parking spaces
still 9± acres of Rutherford Dust lost
Full Benjamin Ranch page here