Planning commission offers early support for Cliff Family Winery redevelopment concepts, flags setback and storage issues

The Planning Commission on Jan. 20 held an extensive pre‑submittal review of a proposed redevelopment of the Cliff Family Winery site at 1709 Main Street (file PL25036). The project team presented a conceptual plan for a 1.5‑acre mixed-use site within the Highway 29 specific plan that would retain two existing buildings, remove five structures and construct five new buildings including a ~3,500 sq ft restaurant, ~2,800 sq ft restaurant-support building, ~1,100 sq ft piazza support, and a ~2,700 sq ft office/patio building oriented toward an outdoor piazza.

Staff identified two topics for early commission guidance: (1) whether the commission would support an administrative determination or variance to permit an 18–20 ft front setback where the MU district sets a maximum 10 ft setback, and (2) whether the commission would support pursuing a zoning-code amendment to allow on‑site storage in the mixed-use and central business districts with a conditional use permit…