Vine Transit Maintenance Facility
NVTA is building a new maintenance and administration building to address the growing needs or transit operations. The current facility is ill-equipped to handle the existing needs and future growth. The project will allow NVTA to maintain and expand transit service for the next 50 years.
Construction broke ground in February 2022 and is expected to be completed in July 2024.
Watch the aerial video of construction (February 2023)!
Click here for the project fact sheet.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
AND
NOTICE OF INTENT
CERTIFY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
FOR THE
VINE TRANSIT BUS MAINTENANCE FACILITY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Napa Valley Transportation Authority (NVTA) will hold a public hearing recommending to the NVTA’s Board of Director’s certification of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), for the Vine Transit Bus Maintenance Facility and to approve the following project:
Project Description and Location
NVTA acquired Accessor Parcel Numbers (APNs) 057-250-025 and 057-250-036 for the purpose of constructing a new transit maintenance facility to replace the currently leased site at 720 Jackson St. in Napa. The property consists of approximately 351,964 square feet of undeveloped land. The approximately eight-acre project site is located on two parcels at the terminus of Sheehy Court, approximately 900 feet west of its intersection with Devlin Road, in unincorporated Napa County, California.
When complete, the project will span nearly eight (8) acres, including:
- Maintenance building with up to eight (8) bays
- Administration building
- Parking for 93 public transit vehicles up to 60’ long
- 75 visitor and employee parking
- Compliance with all building and design standards and regulations including American with Disabilities Act (ADA).
The property is located within the Napa Valley Gateway Business Park, a 300-acre business park located adjacent to the Napa County Airport on Highway 29 in South Napa County which accommodates a combination of industrial, warehouse and service retail.
CEQA Environmental Impacts
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, NVTA has prepared an Environmental Impact Report (EIR). As part of the EIR, issues that were found to have potentially significant impacts in the Initial Study and therefore required additional analysis in the EIR included air quality, biological resources, GHG emissions, hydrology and water quality, land use and planning, noise, and transportation/traffic. The public and all affected agencies were invited to review the Draft EIR and submit written comments. The forty-five (45) day comment period was from September 19, 2017 to November 2, 2017. The Final EIR can be reviewed and accessed at:www.nvta.ca.gov/vine-transit-maintenance-facility or at NVTA offices during regular business hours.
PUBLIC HEARING: A public hearing for the recommended certification of the EIR and approval of the project is scheduled to be heard at the NVTA Board of Director’s meeting on January 17, 2018 at 1:30pm or thereafter in the City Hall Council Chambers 955 School Street Napa, CA, 94559. Please check the Board Agenda at http://www.nvta.ca.gov in case of changes to the scheduled hearing date.
Contact Information:
Rebecca Schenck, Project Manager
Napa Valley Transportation Authority
625 Burnell St.
Napa, CA 94559
rschenck@nvta.ca.gov
(707) 259-8636
All persons interested in the matter may appear and be heard at this meeting.
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF AN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
The review period for comments pertaining to the Draft EIR extends from September 19, to 5:00 P.M. on November 2, 2017.
Project Title: Vine Transit Bus Maintenance Facility, SCH#2017052029
Lead Agency:
Napa Valley Transportation Authority
625 Burnell St.
Napa, CA 94559
Project Location: The approximately eight-acre project site is located on two parcels (Napa County Accessor Parcel Numbers 057-250-025 and 057-250-036) at the terminus of Sheehy Court, approximately 900 feet west of its intersection with Devlin Road, in unincorporated Napa County, California. The property is located within the Napa Valley Gateway Business Park, a 300-acre business park located adjacent to the Napa County Airport on Highway 29 in South Napa County which accommodates a combination of industrial, warehouse and service retail.
Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs): 057-250-025 and 057-250-036
Contact Person / Phone Number: Rebecca Schenck, Project Manager (707) 259-8636 email: rschenck@nvta.ca.gov
Project Description: The Napa Valley Transportation Authority (NVTA) operates Vine Transit, which provides bus, community shuttle, and paratransit services for Napa County. NVTA proposes to construct a new public transit maintenance facility for Vine Transit, to replace the currently leased site at 720 Jackson Street in Napa. The project would include:
- Maintenance building with up to eight (8) bays
- Administration building
- Parking for 93 public transit vehicles up to 60 feet long
- 75 visitor and employee parking spaces
- Compliance with all building and design standards and regulations including American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The proposed project would replace an existing deficient maintenance yard that is leased from the City of Napa. The present facility located at 720 Jackson Street in Napa is insufficient for Vine Transit’s existing service and cannot accommodate future growth because it does not have enough bus maintenance bays or parking or sufficient space for a modern bus wash. It further cannot accommodate visitor or employee parking.
Purpose of this Notice of Availability: The NVTA circulated an Initial Study-Mitigated Negative Declaration in October of 2016 to analyze this same project in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Subsequent to NVTA’s adoption of the Initial Study-Mitigated Negative Declaration in 2016, NVTA decided to prepare an Initial Study and an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to further evaluate the project’s environmental impacts. The purpose of this Notice of Availability (NOA) is to inform agencies and interested parties and persons that NVTA has prepared a Draft EIR for the proposed Vine Transit Bus Maintenance Facility Project in accordance with CEQA Guidelines, Section 15087. This NOA provides information about the project and its environmental effects and requests that comments be provided on the content of the Draft EIR.
The Draft EIR is available at the NVTA offices located at 625 Burnell Street, Napa, California, 94559, or online at:
https://nvta.ca.gov/planning-and-projects/current-projects/vine-transit-maintenance-facility/
The Draft EIR is also available for review at the Napa County Public Library, located at 580 Coombs Street, Napa, California, 94559.
Review Period: The review period for comments pertaining to the Draft EIR extends from September 19, to 5:00 P.M. on November 2, 2017.
Potential Environmental Impacts: An Initial Study was prepared for the proposed project and found that the proposed project would have no impacts or less than significant impacts (either with or without mitigation) for all resource areas evaluated under CEQA, except for air quality, biological resources, greenhouse gas emissions, hydrology and water quality, land use and planning, noise, and transportation and traffic. These seven resource areas were evaluated in the Draft EIR. The project was found to have a significant and unavoidable cumulative impact on biological resources, less than significant impacts on hydrology and water quality and noise with the implementation of mitigation, and less than significant impacts on air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and transportation and traffic. The project was found to have no impact on land use and planning.
Providing Comments and Comment Period: NVTA is soliciting comments on the Draft EIR. Comments provided will be considered in the Final EIR in accordance with CEQA Guidelines, Section 15088. Due to the time limits mandated by State law, your response must be sent at the earliest possible date and not later than 45 days after receipt of this NOA. The review period for comments pertaining to the Draft EIR extends from September 19, to 5:00 P.M. on November 2, 2017. Please send all comments by either: 1) U.S. mail; or 2) electronic mail (email).
If submitting comments by mail, please send to:
Napa Valley Transportation Authority
Rebecca Schenck, Project Manager
625 Burnell Street
Napa, CA 94559-3420
If submitting by email, please send to info@nvta.ca.gov. Please note that all comments become part of the public record. Contact Rebecca Schenck if you have any questions about the environmental review process at the contact information provided at the beginning of this NOA.
Additional Documents:
- Napa Valley Gateway Business Park Declaration of Restrictions (Conditions, Covenants, and Restrictions)
- City of Napa Water Map- Sheehy Ct.
- Napa Sanitation District Recycled Water Map- Sheehy Ct.
- To view and download: Architecture and Engineering Design Services RFP and other procurement materials, go to https://nvta.ca.gov/planning-and-projects/current-projects/vine-transit-maintenance-facility/
- June 8, 2017 Pre-proposal Conference Presentation
NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF AN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
Lead Agency:
Napa Valley Transportation Authority
625 Burnell St.
Napa, CA 94559
Title: Vine Transit Maintenance Facility
Project Location: The approximately eight-acre project site is located on two parcels (Napa County Accessor Parcel Numbers 057-250-025 and 057-250-036) at the terminus of Sheehy Court, approximately 900 feet west of its intersection with Devlin Road, in unincorporated Napa County, California. The property is located within the Napa Valley Gateway Business Park, a 300-acre business park located adjacent to the Napa County Airport on Highway 29 in South Napa County which accommodates a combination of industrial, warehouse and service retail.
Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs): 057-250-025 and 057-250-036
Contact Person / Phone Number:
Rebecca Schenck, Project Manager
(707) 259-8636
rschenck@nvta.ca.gov
Review Period: May 11, 2017 through June 12, 2017
Project Description: The Napa Valley Transportation Authority (NVTA) operates Vine Transit, which provides bus, community shuttle, and paratransit services for Napa County. NVTA proposes to construct a new public transit maintenance facility for Vine Transit, to replace the currently leased site at 720 Jackson Street in Napa. The project would include:
- Maintenance building with up to eight (8) bays
- Administration building
- Parking for 93 public transit vehicles up to 60 feet long
- 75 visitor and employee parking spaces
- Compliance with all building and design standards and regulations including American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The conceptual site plan is reproduced at the end of this notice. The proposed project would replace an existing deficient maintenance yard that is leased from the City of Napa. The present facility located at 720 Jackson Street in Napa is insufficient for Vine Transit’s existing service and cannot accommodate future growth because it does not have enough bus maintenance bays or parking or sufficient space for a modern bus wash. It further cannot accommodate visitor or employee parking.
The purpose of this Notice of Preparation: NVTA circulated an Initial Study-Mitigated Negative Declaration in October 2016 to analyze this same project in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Subsequent to the adoption of the Initial Study-Mitigated Negative Declaration in 2016, NVTA decided to prepare an Initial Study and an environmental impact report (EIR) to further evaluate areas of known public controversy. Therefore, in accordance with the State CEQA Guidelines (14 California Code of Regulations [CCR] Section 15082), NVTA has prepared this notice of preparation (NOP) to inform agencies and interested parties that an EIR will be prepared for the above referenced project. The purpose of an NOP is to provide sufficient information about the proposed project and its potential environmental impacts to allow agencies and interested parties the opportunity to provide a meaningful response related to the scope and content of the EIR, including mitigation measures that should be considered and alternatives that should be addressed (State CEQA Guidelines 14 CCR Section 15082[b]).
Potential Environmental Impacts: Pursuant to CEQA and CCR Section 15064, the discussion of potential effects on the environment in the EIR shall be focused on those impacts that NVTA has determined may be potentially significant. Based on the preliminary findings of the Initial Study prepared for the project, the Napa Valley Transportation Authority anticipates that the project may result in potentially significant impacts in the following topic areas, which will be further evaluated in the EIR:
- Biological Resources
- Hydrology and Water Quality
- Transportation/Traffic
Based on the Initial Study findings, the project would have no impacts or less than significant impacts (either with or without mitigation) on:
| Aesthetics | Land Use Planning |
| Agricultural Resources | Mineral Resources |
| Air Quality | Noise |
| Cultural Resources | Population and Housing |
| Geology and Soils | Public Services |
| Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Recreation |
| Hazards and Hazardous Materials | Utilities and Service Systems |
The Initial Study may be viewed online at https://nvta.ca.gov/planning-and-projects/current-projects/vine-transit-maintenance-facility/ or at NVTA offices, 625 Burnell Street, Napa, California during regular business hours.
Review and Comment Period: NVTA is requesting comments from your agency on the scope and content of the project’s environmental information that is germane to your agency’s statutory responsibilities. If your agency will be issuing a permit in connection with the proposed project, your agency will need to use the EIR prepared by NVTA when considering your permit or other project approval.
In addition to agencies, other interested parties may also provide NVTA with written comments on topics to be addressed in the EIR for the project, including, but not limited to, potential project impacts, mitigation measures, and project alternatives. Due to the time limits mandated by State law, your response must be sent at the earliest possible date and not later than 30 days after receipt of this notice. The review period for comments pertaining to this NOP extends from May 11, 2017, to 5:00 P.M. on June 12, 2017. Please send all comments to info@nvta.ca.gov or by mail to:
Napa Valley Transportation Authority
Rebecca Schenck, Project Manager
625 Burnell Street
Napa, CA 94559-3420
To view the Final Vine Transit Bus Maintenance Facility MND Report, click here.
Vine Transit Maintenance Facility
NVTA’s transit services arm- Vine Transit has a need for a new transit maintenance yard. The present facility at 720 Jackson Street just north of downtown has an inadequate number of bus maintenance bays and does not have adequate parking spaces or all of Vine’s vehicles and lacks space for a modern bus wash. NVTA is searching for a new site and proposes constructing a transit maintenance yard located in Napa County. When completed, the facility will include:
- Parking for up to 100 transit vehicles of various sizes
- Administration Building
- Modern Bus Washer
- Maintenance Building with up to 8 bays
- 75 parking spaces for employees and visitors
To view the Vine Transit Bus Maintenance Facility, click here
To view the Vine Transit Bus Maintenance Facility Appendicies, click here.
Read the project fact sheet
In December 2013, consultants Kimley Horn completed the Bus Maintenance Yard and Fueling Facility Report. The report documents the feasibility of the proposed Facility for the Napa Valley Transportation Authority (NVTA). The feasibility study was prepared to plan the required space for a new bus maintenance facility, identify potential property sites in Napa County, screen the sites based on prioritized criteria, prepare conceptual facility layouts for the top ranked sites, and finally recommend a preferred site for acquisition by the NVTA.
To read the feasibility report, click here, or download the document on your right.