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NAPA VALLEY MUSEUM / NAPA VALLEY MUSEUM / USE PERMIT NO. P24-00072-UP AND VARIANCE NO. P24-00241-VAR CEQA status: It has been determined that this type of project does not have a significant effect on the environment and is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. [See Class 1 (“Existing Facilities”) and Class 2 (“Replacement or Reconstruction”) which may be found in the guidelines for the implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act at 14 CCR §15301; see also Napa County’s Local Procedures for Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, Appendix B.] Request: That the Napa County Planning Commission consider the following: 1. Approval of a Use Permit to convert approximately 10,775 square feet of combined marketplace use (7,880 square feet) and ancillary use (2,895 square feet) to a reduced marketplace use (1,439 square feet) and an increased ancillary use (3,022 square feet), with the introduction of 6,272 new square feet of quasi-public use in the form of a nonprofit museum, for total proposed use of 10,733 square feet. The marketplace will be operated by The Understudy, an affiliate of the neighboring Press Restaurant, while the quasi-public, nonprofit museum will be operated by the Napa Valley Museum. 2. Approval of a Variance to maintain the existing parking and landscaping as described in the Certificate of the Extent of Legal Nonconformity (CLN 96472) as an exception to the landscaping and parking requirements for the Commercial Neighborhood (CN) base zoning district described in Napa County Code (NCC) § 18.32.060 and 18.32.070. The project is located on an approximately 1.41-acre parcel within the Commercial Neighborhood (CN) base zoning district with an Agricultural Resource (AR) General Plan designation at 607 South St. Helena Highway, St. Helena, CA 94559. APN: 027-150-001-000. Staff Recommendation: Find the project categorically exempt from CEQA and approve the Use Permit and Variance as conditioned. Staff Contact: Andrew Amelung, Planner II, 1195 Third St, Suite 210, Napa, CA 94559; (707) 253-4307; andrew.amelung@countyofnapa.org Applicant Contact: Napa Valley Museum, P.O. Box 3567, Yountville, CA 94599; (707) 944-0500; laura@napavalleymuseum.org Other Representative: Restaurant 209, 2416 E. Wichita, KS, 67219; (316) 847-4821; just.williams@pressnapavalley.com Applicant Agent: Jeff Dodd, 700 Main St. Suite 301, Napa, 94559; (707) 603-2722; jdodd@coblentzlaw.com
- Committee
- Planning Commission
- Requested by
- Planning, Building and Environmental Services
- Introduced
- September 11, 2024
- On agenda
- October 2, 2024
- Passed
- December 31, 2023