UPE19-0070 MacLaren Tasting Room Use Permit
Summary
SCH Number
2022120554
Public Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
UPE19-0070 MacLaren Tasting Room Use Permit
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/21/2022
Document Description
Use Permit to legalize a private tasting room within an existing 688 sq. ft. building to conduct business and allow people to visit and taste MacLaren wine on a 1.45-acre parcel. No new structures or changes to the number of employees are proposed. It will be staffed by the two owners. The Use Permit is only to allow the winery to sell their wine from an ancillary building on the property. Normal business hours are 7 days a week. 10am to 5pm.
People will visit on a by appointment basis with a limit of two tasting appointments per day (one car per appointment) and so traffic generation is limited to 1 or 2 cars per day with a maximum of 5 persons per appointment and no truck traffic. Two parking spaces exist. One is accessible and one is regular. No special events are proposed. Tastings will happen indoors. Food service is not being requested. There will be no amplified music. The existing building does have exterior lighting but will not be used at night. All existing exterior lighting fixtures are “Dark Sky Compliant”.
Contact Information
Name
Georgia McDaniel
Agency Name
Sonoma County Permit Sonoma
Job Title
Planner III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Kenwood
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Highway 12
Zip
95452
Total Acres
1.45
Parcel #
051-040-018
State Highways
12
Waterways
Sonoma Creek
Township
7N
Range
6W
Section
21
Other Information
Diverse Agriculture 10 Zoning: Diverse Agriculture (allowed density 10 acres per dwelling) and combining zones for Scenic Resources and Valley Oak Habitat
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorical Exemption Section 15061, Common Sense Exemption
Reasons for Exemption
It is the determination of the department that the project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to the Provisions of Title 14 of the California Administrative Code, Section 15061, Common Sense Exemption because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. Specifically, the project does not incur new construction; there will be no agricultural promotional events, appointment-only wine tasting will utilize an existing facility and will be accommodated by the existing parking lot, septic system and well; the noise generated by the proposed use will comply with General Plan Noise Standards; and the expected increase in traffic and vehicle miles travelled is negligible.
County Clerk
Sonoma