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December 5, 2011 San Joaquin County Community Development 'TO whom it may concern; This application is to operate a small bonded winery and tasting room on my property. The proposal will consist of two phases. Phase 1 : The V phase will consist of a 1200 sqft area separated and bonded inside my current farm shop. All winery operations will be conducted here. Also, in approximately 2 years, a small area at the entrance of the winery will be utilized for wine tasting. The winery will process approximately 5,000 of gallons of wine per year for the first 3 years and then increase as needed if needed at all. 5,000 gallons of wine equals roughly 34 tons of grapes. The grapes will come mainly from the Oakley, Ca. area where my family farms grapes_ The grapes will be delivered in 1,000 lbs bins delivered either by my family or picked up by me. Truck traffic will be minimal as the bins are delivered from 2 to 8 bins per load over a 1 to 1-1/2 month period Sept. to Oct. Total will be 60 to 70 bins. Roughly 8-12 bins will be processed weekly. Therefore, possibly 2 delivery vehicles will be entering weekly.The wine tasting at the winery will be small as the location of the winery is not on a main road. The hours of the tasting room should be Thursday thru Sunday 11am to Spm. Hopefully 10 visitors per week will come. Therefore traffic for the wine tasting will be maybe 5-6 vehicles per week. The bulk of the wine will be sold via the internet , local, and through distributors. 2,000 cases of wine is equal to 16 full pallets which would fit inside 2 reefer vans so traffic for distribution will also be minimal. There also will not be any full time or part time labor at this time as me and my family will handle all operations. If growth is in the future, then some additional labor may be needed seasonal. Waste water at 2,000 cases is estimated at roughly 20,000 gallons per year and consists mainly of wash down of the barrels, delivery bins, storage vessels, and fermentation vessels. The waste water should consist of mainly grape residue, yeast and fermentation products, soap products, and some sulfur products. The waste water will be dispersed onto the ground over the 20acre parcel. Phase 2: The 2"d phase will take place in the future if the winery should outgrow the current 1200 square feet. This should not happen for 3-4 years. At that time, a 3,600 square foot building will be built. This building will house a larger tasting area, storage area, larger processing area, more restrooms, more parking, bigger electrical service , and a drainage system for the wastewater. The 2"d phase will need to be implemented if the winery surpasses 3,000 cases per year. Each 1,000 case increase will increase the grape tonnage roughly 16 tons or 32 bins of grapes therefor increasing truck traffic by 1 truck delivery per week. Waste water will increase 10,000 gallons per 1,000 cases. Again the waste water will be dispersed on the 20 acre parcel. Sincerely; Mark Lucchesi,owner Lucca Winery