Water Audit California conditional use permit
Water Audit CaliforniaCase 26-264
Approved
freeApprovedmoved by Cottrell4 conditions of approval
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Napa County Meetings
Board of Supervisors, April 28, 2026
Approved: Inn at the Abbey use permit major modification and development agreement, unanimous
5h 58m42,697 words
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What happened
On April 28, 2026, Napa County approved Inn at the Abbey use permit major modification and development agreement (unanimous).
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…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Napa County, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 28, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsArrow and Branch Winery
Approved4 conditions of approval
Inn
Approved20 conditions of approval
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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
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Key Decisions (3)
Approved
Arrow and Branch Winery use permit major modification appeal settlement
Vote: unanimous4 conditions attachedMoved by Cottrell
Approved
Inn at the Abbey use permit major modification and development agreement
Vote: unanimous11 conditions attachedMoved by Cottrell
Other
Fire organizational structure study presentation
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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…
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Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded voteJackson Family Investments III LLC conditional use permit
Jackson Family Investments III LLCCase 26-215
Approved
freeApprovedmoved by Cottrell11 conditions of approval
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Approve and authorize Amendment No subdivision
Case 26-294
No vote recorded
Who spoke
26 distinct speakers; 15 identified names.
All speaker roles: 1 Chair, 5 Witness, 4 Councilmember, 7 Public, 5 Staff, 1 Clerk, 1 Attorney, 1 Applicant Rep, 1 Applicant.
Identified name roles: 1 Chair, 5 Witness, 4 Councilmember, 2 Staff, 1 Attorney, 1 Applicant Rep, 1 Applicant.
Speaker sample: Leanne Edwards, Applicant.
14 more identified names in Pro: 1 Chair, 5 Witness, 4 Councilmember, 2 Staff, 1 Attorney, 1 Applicant Rep.
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Zoning terms (13)
68 recorded timestamps
- public hearing (12 timestamps)
- motion to approve (1 timestamps)
- land use (5 timestamps)
- approved (12 timestamps)
- zoning (7 timestamps)
- environmental review (4 timestamps)
Decision moments (3)
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