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Planning Commission, June 17, 2026

Approves Code amendments for urban lot splits and two-unit developments (Titles 17 & 18), unanimous

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What happened

The Napa County Planning Commission continued (to a date uncertain) the Howell Mountain Cemetery use permit application by Eternal Preserves Holdings, LLC (also referenced as Eternal Natural Passages, parent company Wildlands), a green burial cemetery at 1225 Howell Mountain Road…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Napa County, CA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
June 17, 2026
Decisions
2 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, unanimous

Projects in this meeting (1)

Howell Mountain Cemetery

Awaiting final vote

Meeting Summary

The Napa County Planning Commission continued (to a date uncertain) the Howell Mountain Cemetery use permit application by Eternal Preserves Holdings, LLC (also referenced as Eternal Natural Passages, parent company Wildlands), a green burial cemetery at 1225 Howell Mountain Road…

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Key Decisions (2)

Continued

Howell Mountain Cemetery Use Permit at 1225 Howell Mountain Road

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Code amendments for urban lot splits and two-unit developments (Titles 17 & 18)

Vote: unanimous

Development Activity (1)

Howell Mountain Cemetery (Howell Mountain Internment Preserve)

Other

Market Signals (4)

Commercial Demand

A green burial cemetery operator (Eternal Preserves/Wildlands) is expanding from…

Infrastructure

Development on Howell Mountain is heavily gated by groundwater/spring dependence…

Infrastructure

Howell Mountain Road's steep grade (9%+), hairpin turns, narrow width,…

Housing Demand

State laws SB 450 and AB 1061 (amending SB 9)…

Who Spoke (19)

ChairCommissioner · 3Staff · 2AttorneyApplicant · 2Public · 6

On the record: the chair, 3 commissioners, 2 staff members, an attorney, 2 applicants, and 6 members of the public.

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