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Commission approves warehouse addition for Olivia Napa Valley at 1020 Vintage Avenue
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a 3,025-square-foot warehouse addition for Olivia Napa Valley at 1020 Vintage Avenue on Feb. 18, finding the project exempt from CEQA and adding a tree-removal / migratory-bird survey condition.
The St. Helena Planning Commission approved a major design review on Feb. 18 to allow construction of a 3,025-square-foot accessory warehouse behind an existing food-manufacturing building at 1020 Vintage Avenue.
Jackie O'Neil, senior planner, presented the application on behalf of Krakauer Architects and Planners and explained the site is an approximately 1.2-acre lot in the industrial zoning district currently used by Olivia Napa Valley for production, office, storage and shipping of olive oil and other packaged food items. O'Neil said the project proposes a single-story warehouse with a loading dock and ramp, an accessible restroom and a covered entry; the building would employ "traditional farmhouse" materials and a cupola roof and would be 40 feet, 6 inches tall, below the 45-foot industrial limit.
O'Neil told the commission the site contains 22 existing on-site parking spaces and the addition would not reduce on-site parking; staff concluded the existing parking exceeds the project's requirement. Staff recommended one additional condition tied to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act: if tree removal occurs during nesting season (Feb. 1 to Aug. 31), the applicant must submit a pre-construction nesting-bird survey prepared by a qualified biologist.
Eric Forstall of Krakauer Architects said the covered walkway between the existing building and the new warehouse is shown on the site/landscaping plan and that final construction details would be provided in the permit drawings. The applicant's representative said they hoped to finalize permits and begin building-permit review.
Commissioners had no substantive objections; Vice Chair Warner moved approval and it passed unanimously (5-0). The final resolution will include the bird-nesting survey condition.
Ending
Staff will issue the design-review resolution with the added nesting-bird survey condition and the applicant may proceed with building-permit submittal once permit documents are complete.
