Vacation Rental Ban– This ordinance will make it a crime to rent a dwelling unit for less than 30 days in any residential or agricultural zone in the unincorporated area of the county.
Affordable Housing Fee Increase– Napa County is contemplating increasing its affordable housing fees imposed on all new development.
Chicken Ordinance– This ordinance originally would have restricted how many farm animals can be kept on each rural parcel, in terms of the number of horses, cows, pigs, goats, or chickens allowed per acre. It is currently being rewritten to limit only chickens.
TMDL– We do not yet know the extent of property use restrictions that may be imposed under the Napa River TMDLs, but they could be significant.
Attacks on Proposition 13– ever since its passage, opponents have been trying to chip away at the protections Proposition 13 gives us.
Climate Change– Climate change is being used to justify all kinds of collectivist and environmentalist mischief.
Lake Berryessa– Five of the seven resorts on federally owned land at Lake Berryessa have been shut down and the public locked out.
Some Recent Threats NVLSA Has Opposed at the County Level Include:
CEQA- An “Update” of Napa County’s Local CEQA Guidelines was actually a stealth measure designed to quietly sneak many of the Stream Setback Ordinance’s restrictions in under the radar right after the Stream Setback Ordinance was overturned by voters.
Helicopters- Prohibition of helicopter landings on private property was enacted over the objections of NVLSA.
Fireplaces– Prohibition on wood burning fireplaces in new construction - The Bay Area Air Quality Management District proposed that the Board of Supervisors enact this restriction at the County level, but the Board refused. Later, the BAAQMD wrote its own regulation to overrule our Board of Supervisors’ decision.
Site Erosion Regulations- Napa County Construction Site Runoff Control Requirements – Napa County Public Works Department proposed new construction site erosion control regulations for approval by the Board of Supervisors.
General Plan Revision– To resist potential mischief against property owners and property rights inherent in any General Plan revision, several NVLSA members participated on the Napa County General Plan Review Committee.
Angwin Eco-Village– In an effort to preserve Pacific Union College’s property rights, NVLSA argued successfully against General Plan changes that would have pre-empted PUC’s proposed development without public hearings on the merits of the project.
Parks and Open Space District– Many NVLSA members opposed the formation of the new District, but voters approved it anyway, as Measure I.
Napa Valley Trails– NVLSA refused to endorse the project for fear that eminent domain or other coercive measures would eventually be used against property owners not wishing to grant easements.
Lot Line Adjustment Ordinance– NVLSA participated in, stakeholder meetings to discuss and help write the new ordinance.
State Septic Rules– NVLSA members joined hundreds of others in writing letters opposing the new regulations for rural septic systems.