§ 18.108.055. Exemption from discretionary permit.

The following types of projects are NOT exempt from preparation and approval of erosion control plans (or equivalent NPDES stormwater plan for structural projects) or vineyard replanting program or standard erosion and sediment control measures, but are exempt from requirements of subsections (A) and (B) of Section 18.108.060.

A.

Replanting of existing vineyards when the footprint of the area to be replanted does not change, and any recontouring or re-engineering of existing terraces is necessary to correct existing erosion or water quality problem, provided, that an erosion control plan or a vineyard replanting program prepared in accordance with this chapter and accompanying resolution has been approved by the director or designee, the resource conservation district, or the soil conservation service.

B.

Tentative subdivision or parcel maps on file with the department as of May 14, 1991, when located within a designated urban area of the county as shown on Figure 14 of the land use element of the Napa County general plan when, as a part of the discretionary review process, an erosion control plan which meets the criteria established in this chapter and its accompanying resolution is reviewed and approved by the commission. This exemption affects only those areas identified in the approved erosion control plan.

C.

Earthmoving activity and construction of improvements associated with the construction or remodeling of a single-family residence or accessory structure to the residence within the following subdivisions of record which were authorized by a final map approved and recorded by the county of Napa, when an erosion control plan prepared pursuant to this chapter and its accompanying resolution is approved by the director or designee. This exemption applies only to the following subdivisions: Circle Oaks, Unit #1, R.M. Book 7, page 60; Berryessa Highlands, Unit #1, R.M. Book 8, pages 11-19, Unit #2, R.M. Book 9, pages 34-47; Berryessa Estates, Unit #2, R.M. Book 8, pages 28-34; Spanish Flat Woodlands, Unit #1, R.M. Book 7, page 89; and Berryessa Pines, R.M. Book 6, page 100.

(Ord. 1259 § 6, 2005: Ord. 1062 § 12, 1994)