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Eagle approves winery tasting room and 19,090-square-foot production building

The city council approved on consent a plan to convert a 6,900-square-foot house into a winery tasting room and build a single-story production building on a 30-acre site with 90 parking spaces. The approval carries conditions on tree removal, parking layout and parking-lot landscaping.

ApprovedDR-2025-47Filed June 6, 2025Eagle · 4952 North Gooder John Lane+3 related filings
Pin at the reported location; the shaded outline is the primary parcel (Ada County).

About this application

Steven Bruneel wants to convert an existing 6,900-square-foot house at 4952 North Gooder John Lane in Eagle into a winery tasting room. He also plans to build a new 19,090-square-foot single-story production facility for the winery. The site is a 30-acre property at the northeast corner of West Homer Road and North Gooder John Lane.

Steven Bruneel, represented by Dominic Pera with JGT Architecture, is requesting design review approval to change the use of an existing 6,900-square foot residential dwelling to a winery, including a tasting room, and an addition of a 19,090-square foot production facility for the winery operations. The 30-acre site is located on the northeast corner of West Homer Road and North Gooder John Lane at 4952 North Gooder John Lane (Lots 4, 5, and 6, Block 1, Bruneel Subdivision).

Project name on file: Change of Use of a Residential Dwelling to a Tasting Room, Including a Production Facility for Bruneel Winery

Timeline

  1. Sept. 9, 2025

    Approved

    Eagle City Council: Approved on its consent agenda.

  2. Aug. 14, 2025

    Review: Eagle Design Review Board

  3. June 6, 2025

    Application filed

Documents

Staff reports

  • Staff report recommending approval with conditions for changing a residential dwelling to a winery tasting room and adding a 19,090-square-foot production facility.

    Sept. 8, 2025 · 82 pages · 26.0 MB

    Download Design review staff report for winery tasting room and production facility
  • Staff report recommending conditions for changing a residential dwelling to a winery tasting room with a 19,090-square foot production facility addition, for the Aug. 14, 2025 Design Review Board.

    Aug. 13, 2025 · 61 pages · 21.1 MB · Staff Report

    Download Design review staff report

Decisions

  • Eagle Design Review Board's findings on the Bruneel Winery change of use to a tasting room with a 19,090-square-foot production facility, decided August 14, 2025.

    Aug. 27, 2025 · 20 pages · 296 KB · Decision

    Download Design review findings of fact and conclusions of law

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