Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda 
                                                                                                         April 28, 2021

 
                                                                       Posted Agenda / Spanish     Meeting Video     Approved Minutes 

* COVID-19 NOTICE *

The City of Calistoga is committed to public participation in City government in a manner that is consistent with guidance and Health Orders issued by the Napa County Public Health Officer and the Governor’s Executive Orders N-69-20, N-29-20 and N-25-20, which suspend certain requirements of the Brown Act. This Meeting is necessary so that the City can conduct necessary business and is permitted under the Napa County Health Order No. 20-06 as an Essential Governmental Function. 

Consistent with the above-referenced Orders, this meeting will not be physically open to the public. Planning Commissioners and staff will be video/teleconferencing into the meeting. To maximize public safety while still maintaining transparency and public access, members of the public can observe and participate in the meeting from home. Below is information on how the public may observe and participate in the meeting. The City recognizes that not all residents have the same ways to stay engaged, so several alternatives are offered. Please participate in the meeting by observing or listening to the meeting in one of the following ways:

1. Watch on your TV – Napa Valley TV Channel 28 (call your cable provider to ensure you have a City of Calistoga coded cable box)
2. Listen on your phone – dial 1-669-900-6833, enter webinar ID: 832-0395-3296, password: 123201
3. Watch online via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83203953296?pwd=aStuQk5sYkhmQUpaSDk0RHZTWXZnUT09, enter password: 123201
4. Watch online via YouTube Live at youtube.com/cityofcalistoga

COMMENT ON THESE MATTERS: Please participate in the meeting by providing public comment on any item on the agenda or any item of municipal concern. To comment during a virtual meeting (Zoom), click the "Raise Your Hand" button to request to speak when Public Comment is being taken on the Agenda item. You will be unmuted when it is your turn to make your comment for up to 3 minutes. After allotted time, you will be re-muted. Instructions for how to "Raise Your Hand" are available at: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/205566129-Raise-Hand-In-Webinar.

Alternatively, participate in the meeting by providing public comment on any item on the agenda or any item of municipal concern via email. Please submit your comment, limited to 350 words or less, via email to publiccomment@ci.calistoga.ca.us. Written public comments submitted by email should clearly indicate the Agenda Item No. or specify “Oral Communications” in the Subject Line for items not on the agenda and are requested to include the submitter’s full name. Comments received by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting will be posted online with the agenda packet and included in the record but will not be read aloud. Comments received after the commencement of the meeting and before the agenda item is heard will be read aloud for a maximum of three minutes, or as determined by the Chair. If a comment is received after the agenda item is heard but before the close of the meeting, the comment will still be included as a part of the record of the meeting but will not be read aloud.

A. ROLL CALL

B.  PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

C.  PUBLIC COMMENTS

      Public Comments is an opportunity to address the Planning Commission on items of interest to the public that do not appear on the agenda. The Commission cannot consider any issues or take action on items raised during Public Comments.

D.  ADOPTION OF MEETING AGENDA

E.   COMMUNICATIONS/CORRESPONDENCE

F.   CONSENT CALENDAR

1. Approval of Draft Minutes from the April 14, 2021 Regular Meeting

G.  PUBLIC HEARINGS

1.   Sign Permit SP 2021-1: Aubert Wines Signage. Consideration of a sign permit design review application to allow for a monument sign in a Planned Development adjacent to Silverado Trail for Aubert Wines located at 333 Silverado Trail North (APN 011-050-031). The signage would be located in an easement located on APN 011-050-030. This proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines.

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Public Comment

2. Sign Permit SP 2021-2: Elusa Winery Signage. Consideration of a sign permit design review application to allow for signage in a Planned Development adjacent to Silverado Trail for Elusa Winery located at 400 Silverado Trail North (APN 011-540-001). This proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines.

Update: Application SP 2021-2 withdrawn by applicant on 4.22.2021

3. Use Permit UP 2021-2 and Design Review DR 2021-1: Calistoga Inn & Napa Valley Brewing Company. Consideration of a use permit and design review application to allow for the expansion of the existing apartment and existing brewery facilities at the Calistoga Inn & Napa Valley Brewing Company located at 1250 Lincoln Avenue (APN 011-232-004). This proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines.

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4. Use Permit UP 2021-3: Lawer Restaurant, Tasting Room, and Demonstration Winery. Consideration of a use permit and similar use determination application to allow for the establishment of a wine tasting use and demonstration winery use, both as secondary uses to a restaurant, within the existing space of the former Brannan’s Grill at 1374 Lincoln Avenue (APN 011-231-001). This proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Sections 15301 and 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines.

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Public Comment

H. MATTERS INITIATED BY COMMISSIONERS

I.    DIRECTOR’S REPORT

J.   ADJOURNMENT

I declare that a copy of this agenda was posted at City Hall, 1232 Washington Street, among other locations within the Calistoga city limits, by Wednesday, April 21, 2021, no later than 4:30 p.m.

Claudia Aceves, Planning Commission Secretary

PUBLIC COMMENTS:  Speakers may provide their name and subject of discussion. Presentations to the Commission are generally limited to three minutes. Additional time may be granted by the Commission Chair as appropriate to the scope of the project

REPORTS: Staff reports to the Planning Commission for items on this agenda are available online at www.ci.calistoga.ca.us. For additional information, please call the Planning & Building Department at 707.942.2830.

DECISION:  For applications that require review by the City Council, the Commission’s action is a recommendation to the Council. In cases where no other action is required, the action of the Commission is final unless appealed.

APPEALS:  Anyone who does not agree with the Planning Commission’s decision or the conditions that have been imposed by the Commission in approving an agenda item may appeal the Commission’s action to the City Council.  Appeals must be filed within 10 calendar days from the date of the Commission’s action. Appeals may be limited to those issues raised at the public meeting. For additional information concerning the requirements for filing an appeal, please contact the Planning & Building Department, 1232 Washington Street, Calistoga or call 707.942.2830.

NOTICE: If you challenge the City’s decision in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. Judicial review of any City administrative decision may be heard only if a petition is filed with the court not later than the 90th day following the date upon which the decision becomes final. Judicial review of environmental determinations may be subject to a shorter time period for litigation, in certain cases 30 days following the date of final decision.

SPECIAL ASSISTANCE:  Each City entity offers public programs, services, and meetings in a manner that is reasonably accessible to everyone, including individuals with disabilities. Each City entity complies with all applicable requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and California law, and does not discriminate against any person with a disability. If a person with a disability requires information or materials in an appropriate alternative format (or any other reasonable accommodation), or needs any assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Planning & Building Director Zach Tusinger at 707.942.2830 or ztusinger@ci.calistoga.ca.us. In making a request for assistance, advance notice to the City 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make suitable arrangements. Wheelchair access to the Community Center and speaker’s microphone is available. For TTY/ Speech-to-Speech users, dial 711 for the California Relay Service, offering free text-to-speech, speech-to-speech, and Spanish-language services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.