Grading, Drainage & Vineyard/Orchard Site Development

This department administers the Sonoma County Grading, Drainage & 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.

• New Best Management Practices for Agricultural Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook Est. January 2010 (PDF: 7.56 M)
  
  
• Grading, Drainage, Vineyard/Orchard Site Development Ordinance (PDF: 4.05 M)
  
  
• Grading, Drainage, Vineyard/Orchard Site Development Ordinance
  (Sections applicable to Ag) (PDF: 250 kB)
  
  
• Ordinance Review Handout (PDF: 25 kB)
  
  
• Licensed Civil Engineers
  
  
• Vineyard Site Assessment Guide (PDF: 434 kB)
  
  
• Fee Schedule
  
  
• Development Referral Project Review
  

Vineyard/Orchard Site Development Permit Database

This database contains information on vineyard and orchard projects submitted to our office for site development. You can view information on project status, history of inspections, and related information , however you cannot apply for permits online. This information is available for current and past projects that have been submitted to our office. If you have any questions, please contact us at (707) 565-2371.

Notification Forms

• Level I (PDF: 147 kB) updated 04/19/2011
• Level II (PDF: 196 kB) updated 04/19/2011

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 Winegrape Commission

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