In 2018, the owners and representatives of Landmark Vineyards, new owners of Westside's historic Hop Kiln estate met with representatives of the Westside Community Association early in the process while restoring the historic structures and planning modifications to the 2015 Use Permit.  The representatives understood WCAs and neighbor concerns, and modified their project to address road safety, noise and event-related issues.

The WCA Advisory Committee wrote the attached April 18, 2018 Letter, supporting the project, as modified. Just as with WCA's support of the DeVero Permit Modification to add a winery structure, there is often solution space when the Applicant and the comment work together to reduce impacts. 

On March 21, 2017 the new owners Landmark Estate Vineyards LLC withdrew the Appeal filed on April 9, 2015 and accepted entitlements within Resolution 15-006, and an application for 1 year extension of Use Permit.  On June 5, 2017 the WCA Advisory Group submitted a letter with some questions as to the use of the new structures, and requesting an opportunity to review the entire plan, including the replacement of the canopy/tanks.  

 An Application for Landmarks Commission Design Review, for renovations to the historic structure, filed on May 15, 2017, with no date for hearing set.  Full set of documents with drawings, maps, and Historic Resource Survey are too large to upload.

File: DRH17-0006, Contact Project Planner Brian Keefer ([email protected]) . The Project Planner can also be reached at(707) 565-1908.