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Each Project has it's own sub-page, with information, files and comment opportunities specific to that project. Go to PROJECT INFO LAND USE > PROJECT POSTS > (click on down arrow)> Choose Project Name
Project Summaries:
Hop Kiln II (6050 Westside): Appealed to Board of Supervisors - Date Not Set: April 2, 2015 Planning Commission Hearing (Staff Report, Noise Studies and Appeal document) raise concerns about un-mitigated noise impacts, traffic safety, food service and overnight accommodations impacts not addressed in environmental documents.
Ramey LLC (7097 Westside - Westside Farms property) - Application and Initial Study Phase - Design Review December 2, 2014 - and Landmarks Commission July 7, 2015. The most intense project recently proposed on Westside, and is in an area of detrimental concentration. Concerns with 60,000 case winery and visitor serving uses on a 6-acre portion on the western side, with large-scale visitor serving uses on eastern parcel. Additional concerns include traffic safety and emergency access, noise, impacts to historic structures in scenic corridor, food service and overnight accommodations.
Ten Acre LLC (3280 Westside) – Planning Commission hearing not set. Concerns with 7-acre parcel and limited on-site production and out of scale event facilities. Impacts include noise, significant parking requirements and impacts to historic structures and the scenic corridor in an area of detrimental concentration.
Broken Hills LLC (4603 Westside) - Planning Commission Hearing not set. Concerned that the same Applicant did a lot line adjustment created two sub-standard parcels, with the adjacent parcel developed to an operating winery/event facility. In an area of detrimental concentration, with significant water availability and traffic safety - site lines issues.
Jeremy Baker Westside Winery, Inc. Tasting Room only (4075 Westside - owners of Thomas George): no winery proposed and minimal on-site grape production. Concerns with small parcel size (1.7 acres) and proposal for a stand alone event center in an area of detrimental concentration.
Thomas George Event Center (8075 Westside) proposed on parcel owned by Jeremy Baker adjacent to Thomas George winery. Request for 17 additional events on a parcel with no winery or tasting room - this is a first and may not be allowed under the Zoning Code. Thomas George winery is currently permitted for 16 events - thus, approval would result in a total of 33 events on a very narrow portion of Westside Road. Another concern is un-permitted overnight accommodations on Thomas George properties.
Bacchus Landing is requesting a modification to their Use Permit for a distillery, 3 tasting rooms and 10 promotional event days.
Meyerott (1301 Felta) Request for tasting room in historic structure with 6 industry event days. Concerns with traffic safety and impacts to historic structure.
Each project has its own page describing the location, the PRMD Planner to send eMails / letters to relative to the project, key features of the project, concerns raised by the WCA Advisory Group, WASA or Wohler Bridge Association and multiple file attachments. File attachments may include information from the Applicant and information from our editor or community group committees:
1) Project Application to County;
2) Mitigated Negative Declaration and supporting studies; (Applicant perspective)
3) Summary of key issues from Westside Area InfoZone perspective; and
4) POSITIONS: Letters or summary documents, approved by an advisory committee or Board, or formally submitted by a community group (Westside Association to Save Agriculture, Westside Community Association, or Wohler Bridge Neighborhood Association).