Docket SU 23-01 (Omphalos Wine Tasting) An applicant initiated Special Use Authorization Request to lawfully establish an off-site winery tasting room and agricultural processing with less than a 300-foot minimum setback on a rural zoned parcel

The applicant, Thomas Messier, requests Special Use Authorization to operate an off-site wine tasting room and small agricultural processing facility on a 20-acre parcel in unincorporated Willcox, Arizona. The establishment of an off-site winery tasting room (607.13) and agricultural processing with less than a 300-foot minimum setback (607.38) is subject to Special Use Authorization from the Planning and Zoning Commission in a rural zoning district. The proposed business, located on parcel 305-55-024B/6107 East Cattle Drive Willcox, AZ, where indicated on the location map. Currently the subject parcel has a 480 SF building, which is proposed to be converted into space for wine making (agricultural processing) and an off-site wine tasting room. The applicant intends to plant grapevines on the property. In the near-term, the applicant intends on purchasing locally grown grapes for wine production until the vines are established. Wine processing will occur on this site as well as a separate facility that is not a part of this application.