To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Vincent Smith, Community Development Director
Prepared By: Michael Allen, Senior Planner
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Napa Pipe Project Second Phase Annexation
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Adopt a resolution approving submittal of an application on behalf of the City of Napa to the Local Agency Formation Commission of Napa County to Initiate Proceedings for the Annexation of the Second Phase of the Napa Pipe Property into the City of Napa and determining that the actions authorized by this resolution were adequately analyzed by a previous CEQA action.
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DISCUSSION:
BACKGROUND
On August 4, 2015, the Council adopted Ordinance 02015-009 establishing the Napa Pipe Master Plan zoning district for the approximately 154-acre unincorporated property located at 1025 Kaiser Road. The Napa Pipe Development Plan (approved by Napa County in December 2014) and Design Guidelines (approved by the County in February 2015) include up to 945 residential units, 150 senior housing units, a 150-room hotel, approximately 385,000 square feet of nonresidential uses, and parks and open space. In addition to approving the zoning district, the Council authorized the City Manager to execute a series of agreements with the Developer (Napa Redevelopment Partners, LLC) and the County and authorized submittal of an application to Napa County LAFCO to expand the City's Sphere of Influence (SOI) to include the property within the City's SOI and to extend municipal services to the property. The Council also authorized the phased annexation of the property. The second phase of the annexation was not expected to occur until sometime in the future, not later than December 31, 2022.
On September 22, 2015, Napa LAFCO approved the SOI amendment and outside service agreement for the entire 154-acre site and approved a phased annexation of the project area. 111 acres were annexed in September 2016 including land east of the railroad tracks...
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