PRACTICES
LAND USE
DP&F’s Land Use group represents clients in legal matters pertaining to property acquisition, sale, leasing, development, permitting, and regulatory compliance. Our many decades of experience counseling clients in wine country give us a deep understanding of the politics and issues of land use matters in the area. This unique perspective and bank of experience allows us to provide effective legal and permitting strategies that enable our clients to accomplish their business objectives.
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•Property acquisition and lease due diligence and counsel regarding land use restrictions and regulatory issues.
•Strategic advice on winery use permits, vineyard erosion control plans and timber conversions.
•Proactively identifying environmental permitting and regulatory compliance strategies for wetlands, endangered species, and water quality permits.
•We advise on California Environmental Quality Act compliance.
•Strategic water rights advice and counsel regarding appropriative, riparian and groundwater rights.
•Counsel of parcel maps, tentative maps, lot line adjustments, certificates of compliance, certificates of nonconforming uses, and zoning variances.
•Drafting of easements, licenses, and development-related documents.
•Counsel on and preparation of commercial condominium development plans, maps, and CC&R’s.
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Syar Lake Herman Quarry Use Permit and Reclamation Plan
Syar Napa Quarry Use Permit and Reclamation Plan
J. Lohr Paso Robles Groundwater Basin Urgency Ordinance and Vested Rights
Hall Walt Ranch Vineyard Erosion Control Plan
Niebaum Coppola Estate Winery Use Permit Modification and Variance
Davis Estates Winery Use Permit Modification
Hall Anderson Creek Vineyard Appropriative and Riparian Water Rights
Bell Wine Cellars Winery Use Permit Modification
Reverie on Diamond Mountain Winery Use Permit Modification
The Shops at Napa Center Commercial Condominium Development
Greenwood Business Center warehouse development land use and environmental compliance counsel
Opus One Winery Use Permit Modification
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04/30/26
Significant Changes Proposed to Napa County Water Availability Analysis - Public Comment Period Open Until May 26, 2026
01/28/26
Obtaining Local Approval for ABC Type 93 Estate Tasting Events in Napa County
08/08/25
Napa County Releases Draft Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, Comments Due September 30, 2025
01/18/2409/14/23
07/28/23
Deadline to Apply for Continuation Under Napa County's Winery Waste Discharge Program
05/02/22
Napa County Micro-Winery Ordinance Goes Into Effect May 5, 2022
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