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Mr. Dalton informed the applicant that the Montezuma Fire District requires a fire hydrant, and indicated on the plan where the best area would be. Mr. Neely reviewed the Department of Public Works requirements. Mr. Neely asked Mr. Nunez if he would like to pay a fee for the Department of Public Works to put a Board packet together for him and have the County Surveyor take the final map to the Board to be accepted. Mr. Nunez indicated yes. 10:30 a.m. 3. USE PERMIT APPLICATION NO. UP-99-25 REVISIONS OF JF APPROVED ACTIONS OF LARRY & CARLENE METTLER (C/O ARBOR VINEYARDS, INC.) A Revision of Approved Actions of Use Permit application for a small winery (500 case). Revisions to include (1) The addition of Marketing events. (2) The use of portable toilets at the events. (3) No installation of.a new well. (4) A one-year Time Extension. Project will utilize existing shed and grapes are grown on site. Located on the west side of Alpine Road, 1200 feet north of Kettleman Lane, east of Lodi (APN: 049-210-05; 15451 N. Alpine Road, Lodi). Jeff Fisher, Associate Planner; Charlene & Larry Mettler, Arbor Vineyards were present for this item. Mr. Fisher introduced the project. Mrs. Mettler indicated that there is one correction. Mrs. Mettler indicated that they are not asking for a Boutique Winery status, and that they are a small Winery and want to stay small Winery. Mr. Martin informed the applicants that the Community Development Department is not changing the status of the winery, and that the winery is still Food Manufacturing under the old ordinance. Mr. Martin indicated that they were looking at the size of the winery in terms of volume and applying the current ordinance, Marketing Events, as though it were a Boutique Winery, but not changing the status of the project. Ms. Mettler indicated that they would do the perk test but asked if there was another study that could be made instead of such a costly one as the soil suitability study/nitrate loading. Ms. Mettler informed staff that their winery would not go over five hundred (500) cases and asked why such a big test is required. Mr. Godinho informed the Mettler's that he respected what they are saying and he explained the need for the testing. Ms. Mettler informed Mr. Godinho that there is very little wastewater used, and asked why couldn't they use water disposal above ground unless they become large and then need to do the testing. Mr. Godinho indicated that the letter from the Environmental Health Division that requires the testing was dated January 27, 2000, and that the updated letter dated October 1, 2001 reads that the conditions of approval, dated January 27, 2000, still apply, so his supervisor who put the letter together still wants the testing done. Mr. Mettler indicated that they are calculating only 1500 gallons of wastewater in a year. Mr. Godinho agreed that it was very little. Ms. Mettler informed staff that she had contacted Fran Focus of White Slough and asked if they did an above ground water disposal system if they could handle that amount per year. Ms. Mettler put about 3 barrels of pumice back into the vineyard.