We’re one step closer to the dream. Monday night we had a meeting with our neighbor Jim to talk over the impact that our building a winery will have on their view, discuss sound issues and to ask advice on dealing with the county (Jim was a planner for many years in Sonoma County and is now a much sought after consultant).
Jim gave us his blessing to move forward, which is a huge relief. If your neighbors are against you while you’re trying to get a winery permitted, things can get complicated quickly. Thankfully Jim was extremely gracious. Not only were his requests completely reasonable (keep the noise down, wants input on the design of the winery wall facing his house etc.), but he also gave us plenty of recommendations on engineers, consultants, and waste water experts in the area.
Getting a Use Permit from the county isn’t guaranteed, but our chances are orders of magnitude higher with this hurdle behind us. So today we have three things to be thankful for: awesome neighbors, the Oakland A’s winning the pennant, and my Mom’s birthday. Happy birthday Mom!
Good times.
Congratulations! I’m excited to hear that your winery is moving forward and I can’t wait to see the results someday.
WOO HOO!!!!!