Key Dates

Please see references in Document Library below. Or click on the link below.

• July.14.2021_D5_Board Letter_Promoting Boutique and Small Wineries Throughout the County Expansion of the Tiered Winery Ordinance

Receival of the Tiered Winery Feasibility Analysis. Please see references in Document Library below or click on the following links.

• Feb.28.2024_Minute Order (13)
• Feb.28.2024_Board Letter_Feasibility Analysis on Tiered Winery Expansion and Associated Exemption to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
• Feb.28.2024_An Ordinance Amending the Grading Clearing and Watercourses Ordinance to allow By-Right Ministerial Grading Permits for By-Right Housing Projects Under State Law_ Attachment A
• Feb.28.2024_Peer Review Memo of the Feasibility Analysis_Attachment B
• Feb.28.2024_Correspondence_Attachment C

The Board adopted amendments to allow amplified live music at Boutique wineries under set parameters. In addition, the Board provided related direction for subsequent project efforts.

• Read the Board Minute Order
• Watch the Video
• Board Hearing Attachments:

• Attachment A: Draft Winery Ordinance Amendment Clean
• Attachment B: Draft Winery Ordinance Amendment Strikeout/Underline
• Attachment C: Post-Public Review Edits to Draft Ordinance Amendment
• Attachment D: CEQA Documentation