And mission.

Roll call, please.

Commissioner Ebach here.

And I have Commissioner Myers noted as running late.

Vice Chair Owen.

Present.

And Chair Shotwell.

And then I have Commissioner Masaro noted as absent for today.

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Staff, any changes to this evening's agenda?

Yes, we received a request to move item 6A from consent to public hearing.

I'll make a motion.

Second.

All in favor, aye.

Commissioners, any additional proposed changes to this evening's agenda?

Great.

Public comment.

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Do we have any members of the public who wish to provide public comments on non-agenda items?

Okay.

Consent calendar.

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However, any member of the public or commissioner may remove an item for consideration during the public hearing portion of the agenda.

This evening we are reviewing the planning commission regular meeting minutes for December 18th, 2025.

I'll make a motion to approve.

I need to abstain because I was not here.

You're not gonna have a quorum on this.

Okay, well, we'll move on and we'll look forward to the fact that one again.

All right, we uh no longer have a consent hearing.

Public hearings.

These are items that are formally presented to the planning commissioner providing opportunity for members of the public to comment.

Applicants or appellants are allowed 10 minutes to present testimony at the beginning of the public hearing, and if needed five minutes to present rebuttal at the end of the public hearing.

All other speakers will be limited to three minutes tonight.

We have the following items item 6A, 1765, Silverado Trail, tentative parcel map.

We'll start with Commissioner disclosure speech.

Commissioner Ebok.

Um I drove by the site.

I drove by the site.

I am familiar with the site.

I met with the applicant a few months ago when it came to us before this, and I also spoke with staff.

Just uh briefly, I don't believe your microphone's on.

What about now?

Perfect.

Thank you.

All right, so we will now hear a report from staff.

Good evening, everybody.

I'll be presenting on the proposed uh tentative parcel map at 1765 Silverado Trail.

Um the applicant requests a tentative parcel map design review permit and use permit to divide an existing approximately 0.91 acre parcel into one approximately 0.51 acre parcel and one 0.40 acre remainder parcel.

Um the applicant is Jorge Engel, who is here tonight.

Um the project is the project site is located on the west side of Silverado Trail, north of Lincoln, adjacent to the Napa River.

The site contains an existing single-family home and some accessory structures.

Um, but beyond that, the site is mostly vacant, containing a mix of native and ornamental vegetation.

Um, this is a view of the site from Silverado Trail.

Um, as you can see, a large hedge is present that would be removed with the project.

That's a condition of approval.

Um the applicant requests to divide the parcel into one parcel one fronting Silverado Trail and a second remainder parcel at the rear of the site that would continue to house the single-family home with a project.

In addition to the tenant of parcel map or the subdivision utility improvements are proposed with a project, new water, sewer, gas, and electrical connections are proposed for the existing home, and a new driveway is proposed to serve the existing home.

What is not being considered tonight is a request for development of multifamily units on parcel one that would come at a later time under a different item, completely separate from this request.

The applicant has provided a development concept to illustrate that the property could be developed consistent with the high density residential general plan designation only.

It's not a request for development.

The entitlements required for the project are a tentative parcel map to divide the parcel, a use permit for the creation of a flag lot and a design review permit for the design and layout of the proposed lots.

Just some clarification on remainder parcels.

A remainder parcel is a portion of property not divided for the purpose of sale permitted by the subdivision map act.

It's the applicant's intent to retain ownership of the remainder parcel and continue to live in a single-family home and allow for the sale of the vacant parcel one for future development.

This is the proposed tentative parcel map.

You can see the large open area at the front, parcel one that would be able to be conveyed for future development and the existing home and garage and other structures to remain at the rear on the remainder parcel.

This is a visualization of the project.

As you can see, the site is bordered by multifamily sites to the north and the south, and would be ready for future proposed multifamily development.

To approve the project, the planning commission would have to make the findings for a tentative parcel map for a design review permit and for a use permit.

And staff makes the recommendation that the planning commission adopt a resolution approving a tentative parcel map and design review permit to just to subdivide the parcel and a use permit for the creation of a flag lot at 1765 Silverado Trail and to also determine that the project is exempt from CEQA.

Thank you.

Thank you, Paul.

All right.

And did the applicant wish to say anything or would we have your entry?

Okay, thank you.

Any questions for staff or the applicant?

I do not at this time.

Okay.

Commissioner Ebach, do you have any questions?

Oh, I wish we're staffing out of it.

Okay, and so alright, sorry.

You may go ahead and ask.

I had a question about the location of the new driveway.

Has engineering or public works signed off on that?

Yes, the public works department reviewed the project and they issued conditions of approval.

I should clarify that the driveway extending all the way around the parcel is not proposed with this project only.

The driveway along the south to access the single family home, the northern portion of the driveway is up to the future multifamily applicant, what they want to do.

But that area of the property would be reserved under easement.

Okay, so at this time the driveway is not proposed to be changed unless they move forward with a similar development concept to what was shown where the driveway comes around on the north side in that curve.

No, so the existing driveways at the center of the site.

So a new driveway would be constructed along the southern end to access the single family home, but not the full um, you know, half-shell driveway, like I've seen.

Okay, and so has engineering looked at that configuration, like the two drives and the distance between them.

Yes.

Okay, great.

Thank you great uh the was could you just go back on your slides because you um passed through one that had something to do with condominiums it's after that keep going it was like here we go except for this right here can you explain the except for condominium conversion projects the design that can you just explain that because you you kind of breeze through that and I didn't really so these are the findings to make uh to approve a tentative parcel map um so if a project is proposing a condominium condominium conversion you wouldn't need to make this finding because it's an existing building a condominium conversion is where an existing multifamily building is converted understood I was just got it okay I thank you I you I saw that page and I and you didn't mention it so I just wanted to go back and make sure there wasn't something that I was missing.

Thank you.

All right I do not have any further questions.

I don't want to go okay great so um would anyone like to make a motion.

Can you put your screen back?

Yes we don't have any public comment that's why I'm not opening up public comment so I mean we don't have any public here to comment which is why I'm not opening public comment.

Do we do we do we want to deliberate are we oh I do we are we approved you know I feel like we're recommending for approval but we haven't heard any otherwise okay just making sure I think we've we I don't believe we need any I'm happy to deliberate if needed no okay just making sure you're good okay all right uh the planning commission recommends to adopt a resolution approving a tentative parcel map and design review permit to subdivide an existing approximately point nine one acre parcel into one parcel and a remainder parcel and a use permit for the creation of one flag lot for property located at 1765 Silveretta Trail and determining that the project is exempt from CQA.

Second all in favor aye.

Motion passes thank you Jorge thank you very much for sure you are so welcome.

All right so we have no administrative reports or do we has anything come up since this was written any comments by commissioners or staff?

Yeah a few announcements so on February 5th we're still tracking to have PC chair and vice chair selection assuming we'll have attendance but regardless of attendance by commissioners we'll move forward with that selection as well as um a brief overview of the PC bylaws policy resolution number 10 Brown act and conflict of interest laws a few things coming up in the forecast as well will be um brief overview of quarterly development report for quarter four of last year as well as presentation for the annual progress reports for the housing element and general plan that'll go probably late February.

It's not on the forecast right now but we'll probably be tracking for that time.

The other announcement which there's an email that was sent out as well Bond Mendez will be starting on Tuesday as an associate planner so we're excited to have her um we'll probably um you know either reintroduce or introduce her to to everyone at uh the February 5th planning commission meeting it's very exciting to have Bond back.

The only announcement that I wanted to make is I'm hoping that everyone attends the Lighted Art Festival and that was that's all I really wanted to mention and I'm excited for another great year here.

Me too.

Alright anything else?

All right, so um the next regularly scheduled meeting for the planning commission of the city of Napa is February 5th, 2026.

We are adjourned.

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