Wineries near Residential

[Tim Ricard]

I was hoping to gain information on how other cities/counties have dealt with wineries near residential areas. What conditions were used to regulate the accessory uses many wineries have on their properties, festivals weddings wine tasting etc. What restrictions or mitigation measures were placed on new housing developments near wineries and visa versa?

 

[SGB]

Tim -

Last fall, we had a discussion about wineries that may provide some answers to your questions. Check out this thread.

 

[nerudite]

California used to publish a book of APA contacts... maybe just call the City Planner from places like St. Helena (which has a Winery district), City of Napa, Napa County, Sonoma County, Calistoga, etc? I'm sure they specialize in wineries and know their impacts better than anyone.

 

[Wannaplan?]

Tim,

Peninsula Twp in Michigan has dealt with this.

http://www.peninsulatownship.com/

I attended a great on-site session there at October's Michigan Planning Conference. I have some print materials that may of be of use to you. Pm me if you need more info.

Here is their ZO. It is badly formatted. Don't say I didn't warn you! :-}

http://www.peninsulatownship.com/zone2.html

 

[Rem]

Tim Cessnock City, literally the town next door(tm) has a large proportion of the famous Hunter Valley Vineyards. They have a settlement Strategy on their website (under Publications) and some planning controls under the Development, Planning and Building Information tab that may be of interest.

Edit: This is in NSW Australia by the way