Grading, Drainage and Vineyard/Orchard Site Development

This department administers the Sonoma County Grading, Drainage and Vineyard/Orchard Site Development Ordinance approved by the Board of Supervisors on December 16, 2008. Growers planting new vineyards, orchards or replanting existing vineyards or orchards are required to use recognized conservation practices, best management practices and provide for riparian setback to protect the environment and watersheds of the county.

• Grading, Drainage, Vineyard/Orchard Site Development Ordinance (4.05MB)
• Grading, Drainage, Vineyard/Orchard Site Development Ordinance
  (Sections applicable to Ag) (250KB)
• Ordinance Review Handout (25KB)
• Licensed Civil Engineers (75 kb)
• Vineyard and Orchard Development BMP Handbook (2.45 MB)
• Vineyard Site Assessment Guide (434 kb)
• Fee Schedule
• Development Referral Project Review
• Grading, Drainage and Vineyard/Orchard Site Development

Notification Forms

• Level I (193 kb)
• Level II (110 kb)

Presentations

• Vineyard/Orchard Site Development

Links

• US Army Corps of Engineers-San Francisco District
• Natural Resource Conservation Service
• California Department of Fish and Game
• California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
• North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
• San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
• Sonoma County Permit and Resource Management Department
• Sonoma County Grape Growers
• Permit Resource Management Department

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