Neighbors not happy with Placer wineries
By Richard Chang, Sacramento Bee
Placer County officials are looking to clamp down on its burgeoning wine industry following complaints by residents over noise and traffic.
In the last decade, several wineries have opened, with vintners spending millions of dollars on tasting rooms that have become regional attractions. But the newfound popularity and growth has come at the expense of neighbors, who often put up with rowdy parties, loud wedding music and large tour buses.
The Placer County Planning Commission is considering limits on any for-profit event with more than 20 people, wine tastings exempted. The restriction would allow wineries to have only six such events per year.
Winery owners are pushing the county to move in the opposite direction, noting that private events – weddings, fundraisers, parties, dinners – are essential to their bottom line. The wine industry brings tourism and tax dollars to the county, the owners argue.
WINE, BEER AND SPIRITS KILL 75,000 PER YEAR. MARIJUANA KILLS 0 PER YEAR. Alcohol kills some 75,000 Americans each year and shortens the lives of these people by an average of 30 years, a U.S. government study suggested Thursday. Excessive alcohol consumption is the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States after tobacco use and poor eating and exercise habits. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which published the study, estimated that 34,833 people in 2001 died from cirrhosis of the liver, cancer and other diseases linked to drinking too much beer, wine and spirits. Another 40,933 died from car crashes and other mishaps caused by excessive alcohol use. In contrast, marijuana kills zero people per year and helps to treat many common diseases.
Being a non-drinker is a risk factor for heart disease.
Treat the disease?
Or the symptom of the disease?
Two different things.
This business vs. neighbors is the same as the vacation rental vs neighbors in South Lake Tahoe.
Last night a house near me which is allowed 4 cars had 7 in the street, 2 in the drive and one in the garage, and how many people ? Couldn’t tell how many people, but at 2 per car, that is 20 people in a “single family house”, that is permitted 14.
@#$%^^ tourists and rental companies have ruined our neighborhoods for the almighty dollar.