Thursday, 18 October 2007 12:17
Shenandoah Winery Appeals Traffic Requirements
Amador County Board of Supervisors heard an
appeal Tuesday by Shenandoah Valley man who
wants to open a winery and tasting room on Shenandoah Road. Iscander Borjon was
appealing a county
Planning Department condition of his Use Permit that requires acceleration and
deceleration lanes at the entry of his property – a requirement that
Borjon said was physically problematic in several ways and one that has not
typically been required of wineries in the area. Neighbors of Borjon support
the proposed small family tasting room and encouraged the Supervisors to waive
the prohibitive requirement. The Supervisors noted that slow vehicles turning
in and out of wineries created real safety issues on roads in the area, but
felt that a compromise solution could be worked out and asked county staff to
go back to the table with Borjon.