Town Council
Public Hearing June 17, 2025
Humboldt/Jefferson Street
Mixed Use Project
Applicant Presentation
2 MEET THE TEAM
3 The General plan is considered the "constitution for future development" and serves as the foundation for land use regulation. The General Plan outlines the policies for the Zoning Ordinance which provides direction for the project applications.
LAND USE PLANNING HIERARCHY
Source: https://greenlining.org/
4 ENVISION YOUNTVILLE
The Yountville General Plan (Envisioned 2015 - Adopted 2020) 5 YOUNTVILLE GENERAL PLAN
Land Use Element
(1) The design should be oriented toward the corner, with parking behind
(2) Require at least two upper story rental housing units; (3) Building accessed from Humboldt Street.
(4) The residential and commercial uses could share parking spaces. 6 YOUNTVILLE GENERAL PLAN
Land Use Element
7 YOUNTVILLE GENERAL PLAN
Land Use Element
8 YOUNTVILLE GENERAL PLAN, LAND USE ELEMENT
Corner Entrance
9 YOUNTVILLE GENERAL PLAN, LAND USE ELEMENT
Mixed residential and commercial (ideally retail) on first floor 10 YOUNTVILLE GENERAL PLAN, HOUSING ELEMENT 2023-2031
adopted June, 2024
To demonstrate the Town’s capacity to
meet its RHNA, an adequate sites
inventory was conducted. The inventory
identifies adequate sites that are available
through appropriate zoning and
development standards and with public
services and facilities needed to facilitate
and encourage the development of a
variety of housing types for households of
all income levels. See Table E-2, Land
Inventory, and Figure E-1, Land Inventory.
11 YOUNTVILLE GENERAL PLAN, HOUSING ELEMENT
MINIMUM TWO (2) AND MAXIMUM SIXTEEN (16) UNITS ON THIS
PROPERTY
12 YOUNTVILLE ZONING MAP
as adopted 2020
§ 17.56.010
Purpose and application.
The land use designation RSC, ResidentialScaled Commercial, is intended to reinforce Washington Street as the main commercial
street in Yountville, and to encourage an
appropriate transition to adjacent residential
neighborhoods. This designation shall apply to
specified parcels fronting on the east side of
Washington Street, as indicated on the Zoning
Map.
13 YOUNTVILLE GENERAL PLAN, HOUSING ELEMENT
At least two second story residential units
14 HUMBOLDT JEFFERSON MIXED USE PROJECT
General Plan & Zoning Ordinance Consistency
The project is consistent with the General Plan Land Use & Housing Element
and consistent with the objective design standards in the Zoning Ordinance with the following waiver requests:
1) Setback at Jefferson Street (front yard) to be 10-feet where 15-feet is the development standard;
2) Floor Area Ratio (FAR) to allow a Residential FAR of 0.37 where 0.15 is the development standard for the residential portion of the project 3) Parking Waiver – to allow a reduction to 8 parking spaces where 13 spaces are required
4) Top Story Floor Area Limit Waiver– to allow the 2nd floor area to be 43% of the total floor area where 40% is the development standard REFER TO STAFF REPORT & ATTACHMENT 3: GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY ANALYSIS 15 PROJECT BACKGROUND & TIMELINE:
● 2015 - Housing Element identified the subject parcels as Sites 3 & 4 to meet the RHNA ● 2015-2020 - General Plan designated the subject parcels as Mixed-Use, RSC ● 2021-2022 - Conversations with Town Manager Rogers & Planning Directors ● March 2023 - Initial Submittal
● June 2023 - 1st Response to Comments
● June 2023 Housing Element included these parcels in the site inventory for up to 16 units ● December 2023 - 2nd Response to Comments
● April 2024 - 3rd Response to Comments
● May 2024 - 4th Response to Comments
● June 10, 2024 - Noticed On site Neighborhood Meeting hosted by Applicant, only one attendee ● June 11 2024 - 1st ZDRB Hearing on the Two Unit Plan
● August - September 2024 - Conversations with Staff, Neighbors, Outreach to ZDRB Members ● September 2024 - Submit Revisions in Response to Community & ZDRB Comments ● October 2024 - Supplemental Submittal to Revisions
● December, 2024 - Staff Feedback
● January 14, 2025 - 2nd ZDRB Hearing on the 3 Unit Plan & introduction to the 5-unit plan ● February 10, 2025 - Formal Submittal of the 5 Unit Plan ● March 10, 2025 - Staff Determine the 5 Unit Plan Application Complete ● April 4, 2025 - Staff issue Consistency Analysis
● April 18, 2025 - Applicant Submit Response to the Consistency Analysis ● May 27, 2025 - ZDRB Hearing & recommendation
● June 17, 2025 - ten years from rezoning introduction, two years from initial submittal, one year from neighbor meeting, & three times before the ZDRB. 16 PROJECT BACKGROUND & TIMELINE:
Neighbor Communications
● June 10, 2024 - Noticed On site Neighborhood Meeting hosted by Applicant, only one attendee ● September 10-11, 2024 - Meetings with C. Straub & follow up ● September 11, 2024 - Thank you follow-up from C. Straub ● January 13, 2024 - Dr. Rostami Letter to A. Hecock
● January 28, 2025 - Initial Outreach to P. Luther from K. Shelton ● May 16, 2025 - Dr. Rostami Reached Out to Our Team via Email ● May 22, 2025 - K. Shelton Responds to Dr. Rostami via Email ● May 22, 2025 - Dr. Rostami Immediately responds asking to buy the property for $2M ● May 28, 2025 - Communication from C. Straub to K. Shelton & K. Svanstrom re: offer & fence ● May 28, 2025 - Communication from Dr. Rostami re: offer to K. Shelton ● May 28, 2025 - Response to Dr. Rostami & C. Straub (CC’d K. Svanstrom) re: offer ● May 28, 2025 - Communication from K. Shelton to P. Luther re: public comment outreach ● June 2, 2025 - K. Shelton communications with the Luthers’; discussion regarding a revised fence design
● June 5, 2025 - Zoom Meeting with P. Luther & BB - canceled; Applicant submitted the revised fence design to the Town
● June 6, 2025 - Follow-up with P. Luther after meeting ● June 7, 2025 - Second Follow-up with P. Luther after meeting ● June 9, 2025 - Zoom Meeting with P. Luther & BB
● June 10, 2025 - Site visit with BB
● June 13, 2025 Follow-up with P. Luther after meeting
● June 16, 2025 - Submittal of revised landscape plan
17 INTRODUCTION TO ADAM LEHNER, ARCHITECT
18 PRESENTATION TO ZDRB, JUNE 11, 2024
19 PRESENTATION TO ZDRB, JANUARY 14, 2025
20 PRESENTATION TO ZDRB MAY 27, 2025
21 PRESENTATION TO TOWN COUNCIL JUNE 17,2025
22 PRESENTATION TO TOWN COUNCIL JUNE 17,2025
23 PRESENTATION TO TOWN COUNCIL JUNE 17,2025
24 SUMMARY OF MODIFICATIONS
Landscape Plan - Additional Trees & Project Commitment
25 SUMMARY OF MODIFICATIONS
Landscape Plan - Additional Trees
26 SUMMARY OF MODIFICATIONS
Landscape Plan - fencing
27 SUMMARY OF MODIFICATIONS
Landscape Plan - project commitment
The Applicant shall contribute up to $1,000 for off-site tree planting(s) on the adjacent property to the north (6584, 6588 and 6590 Jefferson Street) and up to $1,000 for off-site tree planting(s) on the adjacent property to the east (2008 Humboldt Street) to be used for purposes of screening views to the project site.
The Applicant shall work in good faith to deliver said funds to the respective neighbor(s) responsible for purchasing and planting each tree. 28 RETAIL TENANT
COLBY HALLEN, FOUNDER, HUNTER GATHERER
- Colby successfully operated Hunter Gatherer in Yountville from 2016-2020.
- She fell in love with Yountville and bought and renovated her home in Yountville in 2017.
- Hunter Gatherer is a women-owned business
29 RETAIL TENANT: Hunter Gather
- Successful
operation of
Hunter Gatherer, a
modern take to the
general store in
Yountville from
2016-2020.
- Hunter Gatherer is
a women-owned
business
30 RETAIL TENANT: Hunter Gather
Local serving & locally
owned & focuses on
artisanal products.
31 RETAIL TENANT: Hunter Gatherer Flower Shop
32 RETAIL USE
One Store That Has Two Store Fronts
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Thank you.
Our team values and welcomes public comments
and would like to reserve our time to respond to
them.
35 PRIVATE OPEN SPACE
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