Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report and Notice of Public
Scoping Meeting for the Montano De El Dorado Phase II Master Plan
The County will hold a public scoping meeting to provide additional information about the Project and to
receive verbal and written comments.
Date: Thursday, August 3, 2017
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where: El Dorado Hills Fire Department Station 85
1050 Wilson Boulevard
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
The scoping meeting format will be an open house; interested parties may arrive at any time during the
2-hour window to receive information on the Project or provide comments.
From the Notice of Preparation of the DEIR:
The project site is approximately 16.8 acres (731,808 square feet) of undeveloped nonnative grassland
and ranges in elevation from approximately 575 to 640 feet above sea level sloping gently south to
north.
Project Characteristics
1. Site Design
The project is Phase II expansion of an existing retail center (Phase I of the Montano de El Dorado
Master Plan) located north of the project site that would include additional retail space, an office
building, a boutique hotel, and a small amphitheater to host occasional events (see Exhibit 3).
The retail element of the project consists of development of eight buildings containing
approximately 74,000 square feet (sf) of retail space. These buildings would range in size from 3,200
sf to 30,000 sf with suite sizes ranging from 1,000 sf to a maximum of 30,000 square feet. As shown
in Exhibit 3, the retail buildings would be dispersed along the eastern and western boundaries of the
site with one of the retail buildings located near the center of the site. The retail buildings would be
between 24 and 50 feet in height, with some architectural elements reaching 70 feet.
County of El Dorado Montano De El Dorado Phase II Master Plan
An office building containing approximately 6,000 sf of office space would be in the southernmost
portion of the site with a maximum height of 43 feet.
An approximate 63,000 square foot hotel is proposed on the north-western portion of the project
site at Latrobe Road (south of the existing Pottery World Building). The hotel would include up to 99
guest rooms, two ground level conference rooms (approximately 1,000 square feet each), a lobby
area, and other typical amenities featured in boutique non-full-service hotels (e.g., a small sundry
sales area and minimal bar area). The hotel building would be diagonally positioned along the
western boundary of the project site. To compensate for hillside elevation variations, the hotel
would be trellised where the parking area on the north side of the building is at the second level of
the hotel and the west side of the building hosts the main entrance at the first level with the portecochere
facing the proposed main signalized entrance to the shopping center at Post Street and
Latrobe Road. The hotel would be four-stories and 47-feet in height, with some architectural
elements reaching 70 feet.
A small amphitheater is proposed near the center of the site to host occasional local events for the
El Dorado Hills community and others who are visiting the area. Typical events may include plays,
music, and local celebrations. The amphitheater would be constructed in a lowered grade
configuration to minimize and contain noise levels from travelling into nearby neighborhoods.
Specifically, the stage area would be located approximately 15 feet lower than the top of the
viewing area to the south, and approximately 20 feet lower than the grade level of a retail building
proposed just north (see Exhibit 3). Sound barrier walls would surround the stage at approximately
20 feet below grade on three sides and heavy landscaping would further dampen noise as well as
add ambiance. The seating area facing the stage would be a combination concrete/grass “step
down” area that gradually transitions to the lowered stage area.
Read the full Public notice here
