Board of Supervisors, April 28, 2026
Votes on Fire organizational structure study presentation
What happened
The Napa County Board of Supervisors approved two major land-use items. The board approved the Inn at the Abbey use permit major modification (P19-00038MOD) and an associated development agreement, allowing demolition of existing structures and construction of a 79-room hotel (78…
- Jurisdiction
- Napa County, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 28, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsArrow and Branch Winery
ApprovedInn
ApprovedFree sample: decision 1 of 3
Arrow and Branch Winery use permit major modification appeal settlement
Board adopted revised conditions of approval to resolve an appeal (P26-12) filed by Water Audit California of the Planning Commission's December 3, 2025 approval of use permit major modification P23-00057MOD at 5215 Solano Avenue. Project increases visitation from 15 to 34 visitors/day, marketing events from 6 to 12 (plus one 125-guest event), employees from 4 to 5, production from 30,000 to 45,000 gallons, with a 10% water reduction. Revised conditions add monthly well-monitoring data upload to a publicly available website (COA 4.9) and CDFW coordination (COA 6.12e/Mitigation Measure 5). Approved unanimously with added language that conditions are project-specific, non-precedent-setting, and that board action is subject to disclosure of the settlement.
- permittee shall record and upload well monitoring data to publicly available website monthly in perpetuity
- permittee shall coordinate with California Department of Fish and Wildlife if impacts to bed, bank, channel, and riparian areas cannot be avoided
- conditions are project-specific and non-precedent-setting
- board action subject to disclosure
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Napa County Board of Supervisors approved two major land-use items. The board approved the Inn at the Abbey use permit major modification (P19-00038MOD) and an associated development agreement, allowing demolition of existing structures and construction of a 79-room hotel (78…
Key Decisions (3)
Arrow and Branch Winery use permit major modification appeal settlement
Inn at the Abbey use permit major modification and development agreement
Fire organizational structure study presentation
Development Activity (3)
Inn at the Abbey (Freemark Abbey site)
Commercial
Arrow and Branch Winery expansion
Commercial
Duckhorn project (Lodi Lane)
Commercial
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
Chair noted multiple hotel operators in the region are concerned…
Sentiment
Multiple wine industry representatives (Napa Valley Grape Growers, vintners, growers)…
Infrastructure
New groundwater fees taking effect in 2026 assessed by acreage…
Who Spoke (26)
On the record: the chair, 4 councilmembers, 2 staff members, an attorney, the applicant, the applicant's representative, 5 witnesses, and 5 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteConduct a public hearing to consider the Inn at the Abbey Use Permit Modification… conditional use permit
Approve and authorize Amendment No subdivision
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