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Analysis Backgrourid On August 2,.200.1, the .Planning Commission approved Ilse :Permit' Ido UP'01-b8 for a winery:with a production capacity of approxirriately:20;000 gallonslof wine annually(Use Type; Agricultural Processing Food Manufacturing now referred.to as Winery-Small) The-approval included the construction of x.4,000 square foot building for;production and storage'of wine and the conversion of"',. ngie°family re' s' a rnto an ofrice,wine tasting.room, and retail sales area. On March 20,2003,the Rlanning;Comrrarssron'appraved a" one;(1) year Time. xtension for.UP The�applii:ant has since eornpletedIhis projeet.and isrequestipg to expand.the production capacity to that of'a"medium winery (Use`Type: Wineries &Wine Cellars;Winery- Medium) with a maximum production capacity of.99;000 gallons of wine annually.. The applicant isalso, proposing to construct a new 20,000 square foot production building. The existing.ofice', wine tasting room, and, retail 'sales area will remain unchanged'. The applicant currently removes all wastewater discharge generated from grape crushing and,processing.of�sit6-tb the, City.of Lodi. :Ttie applicant.is proposing to continue to remove the wastewater discharge off-site'with ;the expansion of the winery. -The East Bay -Municipal Utility District has indicated that it .will accept the additional wastewater-discharge. The Environmeiital Health Department:is requiring as a condition of-approval that,th.e applicant provide written 'documentation that the City of Lodi'or.another approved winery waste disposal`facility (i.e., €BMUD) will accept the additional wastewater discharge prior to issuance of any building permits. Marketing.Events Development Title Sections 9-115.590 and 9-1075.4(m)state that medium wineries may be permitted to host marketing events. The applicant has prepared a Marketing Plan for the winery (see Attachment A) that proposes to conduct a maximum of eight (8) marketing events per year. The following.is a summary of the proposed marketing events: • Wine Club Events (total of 2): o Between 30 and 60 attendees o Activities to occur between the hours of 2:.00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. o May include outdoor amplified music o May include food (appetizers and/or sit down meals)which would be prepared off-site o Only wine from Cosentino Signature Wineries (Lockeford Winery)would be served. • Local Organization Events (total of 6) o Between 20 and 50 attendees o Activities to occur between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. o May include outdoor amplified music o May include food (appetizers and/or sit down meals)which would be prepared off-site San Joaquin County PA-04-1801ockeford Winery Community Development Page 3