- Home
- Government
- Departments A - D
- Community Development
- Services
- Environmental Coordination Services
- Environmental Impact Reports
- Winery & Farm Brewery Ordinance
Winery & Farm Brewery Ordinance
Placer County is the lead agency for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed Winery and Farm Brewery Zoning Text Amendment Project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Section 15082.
The proposed project consists of a revision to the existing Winery Ordinance that regulates wineries located in unincorporated Placer County. The existing Winery Ordinance consists of Section 17.56.330 (Wineries) and Section 17.04.030 (Definitions) of the Placer County Code. Generally, the proposed amendments include the following substantive changes:
- Add definition of “Farm Brewery” to the Ordinance
- Amend “Winery” definition to reference appropriate California Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) license
- Add definition of “Tasting Room” to the Ordinance
- Modify definition of “Event” in the Ordinance
- Define new 10-acre minimum parcel size requirements for Production-only Facilities and Tasting Rooms
- Create table outlining “Event” allowances, maximum capacity, and use permit requirement
- Clarify hours of operation of all facilities
- Update the potable water standards for facility water systems
- Update the wastewater disposal standards for all facilities
- Update the standards for facility access roadways
- Add “Accessory Use - Restaurant” as allowable land use subject to CUP
See the Winery and Farm Brewery page for more information regarding the project.
Final Environmental Impact Report (Released 01/31/20)
- Notice of Availability of FEIR (PDF)
- Cover and Table of Contents (PDF)
- Chapter 1 - Introduction and List of Commenters (PDF)
- Chapter 2 Responses to Comments (PDF)
- Chapter 3 - Revisions to DEIR (PDF)
- Chaper 4 - Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan (PDF)
- Appendix A - Noise Ordinance Enforcement (PDF)
- Appendix B - Traffic LOS Worksheets for I-80 Ramp Intersections (PDF)
Draft Environmental Impact Report
Released 04/19/19
- 15_EIR Authors and Persons Consulted (PDF)
- Appendix A_Proposed Zoning Text Amendment (PDF)
- Appendix B_NOP (PDF)
- Appendix C_NOP Comment Letters (PDF)
- Appendix D_Initial Study (PDF)
- Cover Volume II (PDF)
- Appendix E_AQ and GHG Modeling Outputs (PDF)
- Appendix F_Environmental Noise Analysis (PDF)
- Appendix G_Traffic Impact Analysis (PDF)
Notice of Preparation
A Notice of Preparation (NOP) of an EIR is to provide responsible agencies and interested persons with sufficient information in order to enable them to make meaningful comments regarding the scope and content of the EIR.
Notice of Preparation - Posted October 18, 2017 (PDF)
In addition to the opportunity to submit written comments, an NOP scoping meeting was held to inform interested parties about the proposed project and to give State agencies and the public an opportunity to provide comments on the scope and content of the EIR. The NOP scoping meeting was held on November 1, 2017, at 6 p.m., at the Planning Commission Hearing Room,
3091 County Center Drive,
Auburn, CA 95603