Describes environmental and design aspects of proposed Belden Barns Farmstead and Winery project, located at 5561 Sonoma Mountain Road in southeastern Sonoma County (Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 049-030-010) approximately 5.5 miles west of Glen Ellen and 7 miles east of the City of Rohnert Park. The project site is located in the hills to the southeast of Santa Rosa at the base of Sonoma Mountain. The project area is a large lot, rural area with mixed pasture land and vineyards. The project site is accessible via a private driveway off of Sonoma Mountain Road and is approximately 6 miles east of Highway 101 and 4.5 miles west of Highway 12. The proposed project involves winemaking, farmstead food production, and farmstead product and wine tasting on the 55-acre project site. The farmstead products would include fresh/preserved vegetables/fruits, eggs, charcuterie, and cheeses. The proposed project would include three primary uses with supporting uses and structures: (1) production facility (creamery and winery facility), (2) farmstead and wine tasting room and hospitality building, and (3) agricultural promotional events. The proposed project would involve the demolition of three existing structures (the existing barn and two legal non-conforming residences) totaling 6,555 square feet and the construction of 15,851 square feet of buildings, including a new 10,941-square-foot production facility, 3,033- square-foot tasting room, and 1,780-square-foot agricultural employee housing unit. Construction of the proposed project would occur within the existing development footprint and is estimated to occur over a 12-18 month period. The project would include operation of a production facility capable of producing 10,000 cases of wine and 10,000 pounds of cheese per year. Regular hours for production would be 7:00 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. During harvest season, typically late August through mid-October, wine production hours would be 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., seven days per week. The tasting room would host by-appointment tastings between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., seven days per week. Operation of the proposed project would include up to eight agricultural promotion events per year with 60–200 participants; events would end by 9:30 p.m. with cleanup being complete around 10 p.m. Parking for daily activities and promotional events would be provided on site. The project would also include new and enhanced landscaping around the proposed new buildings, expansion of the existing vegetable garden from 1 to 2 acres, expansion of the fruit orchard from 1 to 2 acres, and livestock grazing on approximately 6 acres with up to two milk cows, five milk sheep, chickens, and four pigs. Infrastructure and utility improvements would also be implemented to support the proposed uses, with an expansion of the domestic water system, a new sanitary wastewater system, and improved drainage systems.

Addendum to final environmental impact report detailing environmental and design aspects of proposed 10,000 case winery, with two single-story buildings totaling approximately 6,700 square feet in size and a 10,200 square foot wine cave for barrel storage located on a 50-acre property near the upper end of Mark West Creek in eastern Sonoma County, Calif. The winery project is to be located at 100, 245, 420, 500 and 560 Wappo Road. Addendum issued in response to a lawsuit filed by New-Old Ways Whollistically Emerging (NOWWE), which was rejected by the California Superior Court, Sonoma.