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Board asked to wind down use‑permit amnesty; staff proposes March 2026 end date after most applicants complied
Summary
Planning staff told the board the use‑permit amnesty launched in 2019 helped bring most noncompliant properties into compliance. Staff recommended sunsetting the amnesty program March 29, 2026; by staff count 37 of 47 applications are closed, eight remain in progress and two are not expected to complete.
NAPA, Calif. — Planning staff told the Board of Supervisors Sept. 23 that Napa County’s 2019 amnesty program for use‑permit compliance successfully processed most applicants and recommended the board set March 29, 2026 as a sunset date for the program.
Lede: The county’s time-limited “use-permit compliance” amnesty, adopted via a 2018 resolution and begun in 2019, was intended to allow property owners who were operating outside their approved conditional-use permits to apply for retroactive permits or negotiate remedies. Staff told the board that the program has closed most files and said it is…
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