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SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY r. •- _'. "c.\COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT _b < 1810 E.HAZELTON AVE.,STOCKTON,CA 952058232 PHONE:209/465312/ FAX:209/468-3163 October 23, 2008 MEMORANDUM TO: Development Committee FROM: Jason Jones Associate Planner SUBJECT: SITE APPROVAL APPLICATION NO. PA-0800268 OF STEVEN BAKER (C/O DILLON & MURPHY)(APN: 005-080-10,ADDRESS, 28001 N NICHOLS ROAD, GALT) This project is a Site Approval application for an off-site wine cellar to include the conversion of an existing 550 square foot pool house into a wine tasting room and storage area with up to 24 marketing events a year. (Use Type: Wineries and Wine Cellars- Off-Site Wine Cellar) The zoning is AG-40 (General Agriculture, 40-acre minimum) and the General Plan designation is A/G (General Agriculture). The project is located on the west side of Nichols Road, 1,000 feet north of Bill Road, south of Galt. The Community Development Department has reviewed this application and has the following comments: Vineyard The submitted site plan indicates a proposed vineyard. Development Title Section 9-110.4 defines Wine Cellar-Off-Site as: "A type of bonded wine premises that is located on a parcel or parcels of land under the same ownership with a vineyard and where wine made from the grapes of the vineyard(s) is stored." Therefore, the proposed project will meet this requirement when the vineyard is planted. The required on-site vineyard associated with the off-site wine cellar must be a minimum of one acre of grapes. Prior to initiation of the use or any subsequent marketing events, the required vineyard must be established and a winery permit must be obtained through Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC). Marketing Plan The submitted marketing plan states under ll. B. 9. (Marketing Events) that wine may be marketed at some of the events. Development Title Section 9-1075.1 states that "wine cellar marketing events are accessory and are subordinate to the primary agricultural use. A strong nexus must exist between the marketing event and the production or storage of wine. The focus of marketing events should be wine."A new marketing plan must be submitted demonstrating that the focus of each marketing event will be the bottled wine stored at the off-site wine cellar. The off-site wine cellar must have bottled wine produced prior to having any marketing events. I