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December 28, 2017 in DR08-003-R Saratoga Retail EDH Apartments Planning Commission Town Center

Saratoga Retail Fast Food And Town Center Apartments Projects Back At Planning Commission Jan 11, 2018

The January 11 2018 meeting of the El Dorado County Planning Commission will feature the return of two El Dorado Hills Projects as separate hearings for Planning Commission approval.

The Planning Commissioners will consider Findings for denial for the Saratoga Retail project DR08-0003-R, that was conceptually denied by the Planning Commission on December 14, 2017. Commissioners will be voting to accept the Findings for Denial as presented by County Planning Staff. This project is a Design Review Revision, seeking to alter the original 2008 approved plan, by reducing over-all building square footage, and splitting the previously approved two buildings (buildings 2 and 3) into 3 buildings (buildings 2A, 2B, and 3 ) and adding two drive through fast food restaurants.

For the second El Dorado Hills project, the the Planning Commissioners will conduct a hearing to consider the El Dorado Hills Apartments project at Town Center East: A16-0001, Z16-0004, SP86-0002-R-3, PD94-0004-R-3. This project was continued from the December 14 2017 meeting at the request of the project applicant, the EDH APAC, and area residents, to allow additional time to fully review the project Final Environment Impact Report. This project is seeking approval to construct a 214 unit apartment complex, comprised of two 4-story apartment buildings, and a 5-story parking garage at the corner or Town Center Blvd and Vine Street.

The project needs to be granted four entitlements:

General Plan Amendment adding a new Policy (Policy 2.2.6.6) under Objective 2.2.6 (Site Specific Policy Section) to increase the maximum residential density allowed in the General Plan from 24 dwelling units per acre to a maximum of 47 dwelling units per acre specifically for the 4.565-acre project site within the TCE Planned Development area identified as Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 121-290-60, 61, and 62.
El Dorado Hills Specific Plan Amendment incorporating multi-family residential use, density, and related standards for the project site. The project site would be designated as “Urban Infill Residential” within the Village T area of the EDHSP Plan.
Rezoning of the project site from General Commercial-Planned Development (CG-PD) to Multi-Family Residential-Planned Development (RM-PD) and revisions to the RM-zone district development standards applicable to the proposed 214-unit apartment project
Revision to the approved Town Center East Development Plan incorporating multi-family residential use, density, and related design and development standards for the proposed 214-unit apartment project within Planning Area 2 of the TCE Plan area.

Residents can submit public comments on these projects as late Wednesday January 10, 2018

17-1316
Agenda Item 2
Community Development Services, Planning and Building Department presenting Findings for Denial for the Saratoga Retail project (Design Review Revision DR08-0003-R) on property identified by Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 120-690-07 and 120-690-08, consisting of 1.71 acres, in the El Dorado Hills area, that was conceptually denied by the Planning Commission on December 14, 2017; and staff recommending the Planning Commission take the following action: 1) Deny Design Review Revision DR08-0003-R based on the Findings for Denial as presented. (Supervisorial District 1)

Address public comments to:
County Planner Efren Sanchez [ efren.sanchez@edcgov.us ]
Please be certain to cc: planning@edcgov.us
As well as the Clerk of the Planning Commission, Char Tim [ charlene.tim@edcgov.us ]

17-0846
Agenda Item 5
Hearing to consider the El Dorado Hills Apartments project (General Plan Amendment A16-0001/Rezone Z16-0004/Specific Plan Revision SP86-0002-R-3/Planned Development Revision PD94-0004-R-3) on property identified by Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 121-290-60, 121-290-61, and 121-290-62, consisting of 4.56 acres, in the El Dorado Hills area, submitted by The Spanos Corporation; and staff recommending the Planning Commission recommend the Board of Supervisors take the following actions: 1) Certify the Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse No. 201704217) based on the Findings presented; 2) Adopt the Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15074(d), incorporated as Conditions of Approval; 3) Approve A16-0001 adding a new policy under Objective 2.2.6 (Site Specific Policy Section) in the General Plan increasing the maximum residential density allowed in the General Plan from 24 dwelling units/acre to a maximum of 47 dwelling units/acre for the 4.565-acre site within the Town Center East Planned Development

Address public comments to:
County Planner Mel Pabalinas [ rommel.pabalinas@edcgov.us ]
Please be certain to cc: planning@edcgov.us
As well as the Clerk of the Planning Commission, Char Tim [ charlene.tim@edcgov.us ]

Meeting Agenda
El Dorado County Legistar Calendar Links
Event Details

December 19, 2017 in DR08-003-R Saratoga Retail EDH Apartments Pavilions Memory Care Planning Commission

EDC Planning Commission Denies DR08-0003-R Saratoga Retail, Approves Pavilions Memory Care, Continues EDH Apartments

At the December 14 2017 El Dorado County Planning Commission meeting, Planning Commissioners voted 5-0 to deny the Saratoga Retail DR08-0003-R design review project, featuring three smaller buildings, comprised of two drive through restaurants, and one unidentified commercial tenant. Citing concerns that the design review was not just a “minor modification” of the original phase 2 of the project approved in 2009, as well as traffic issues, and land use conflicting with the nearby residential neighborhoods. Meeting minutes of the hearing have yet to be posted as of Monday December 18, 2017, but the El Dorado Hills Village Life has posted the following article:

The project originally approved by the commission in 2009 includes three commercial buildings totaling 30,628 square feet. Divided into two phases, Phase I consisted of the construction of a 13,263-square-foot building now occupied by Walgreens.
On Thursday the developer was back for approval of a modified Phase 2. Instead of two more commercial buildings, the revised plans included reducing the square footage of the commercial building by 6,907 square feet and constructing two drive-thru restaurants to be occupied by Chick-fil-A and Habit Burger.
Brad LaRue, CEO of United Growth and the project developer, called the revisions a minor design modification. He told county planners there were adequate parking spots for the new uses and requested an exemption from providing RV parking spots…
LaRue reiterated he was only requesting a minor modification to the original design and that should have required a staff-level decision rather than a public hearing. At the same time he promised to build the best development possible — one that would hopefully be enjoyed by people in the future.
Seeking some kind of compromise, District 1 Commissioner John Vegna asked if LaRue would meet with the homeowners to hammer out a “win-win.” Williams also asked if the developer would consider downsizing the project.
LaRue said he didn’t want to downsize the project any more than had already been done.
After planners conceptually denied the design modification they asked staff to return to the Jan. 11 meeting with the findings of facts as to the reasons for the denial with traffic being the main sticking point. The developer has the option of appealing the decision to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors after the planners make their final decision in January.

The Planning Commission has directed County Staff to prepare findings to support their denial vote. The Project Applicant can appealing the findings to the El Dorado Count Board of Supervisors after the Commission has published their findings in January 2018.

Another project with a hearing at the same Planning Commission meeting was approved 5-0 by the Planning Commissioners. The Pavilions Memory Care project will create a 64 bed facility providing care for dementia and Alzheimer’s patients. Residents expressed concerns about mitigation measures for Oak Tree loss on the project, but several commentators agreed it would potentially be one of lower impact projects possible for the site. The Village Life published an article with more details.

Also scheduled for the same Planning Commission meeting, the hearing for the El Dorado Hills Apartments at Town Center was granted a continuance until the January 11 2018 Planning Commission Meeting.

The Five hour, thirteen minute meeting is available as an audio recording on the County Legistar website. When available, meeting minutes will be posted to the APAC documents page.

UPDATED 12/19/2017 – The Meeting Minutes of the 12/14/17 Planning Commission Hearings have been posted online

APAC Document Files

December 11, 2017 in EDH APAC Planning Commission (1 Comment)

EDH APAC, Residents, Project Applicant, Seek Extension for EDH Apartments Hearing At Planning Commission

The El Dorado Hills Area Planning Advisory Committee has asked for a continuance of the Planning Commission Hearing regarding the El Dorado Hills Apartments at Town Center East, to allow time to review the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), released to the public on Wednesday, December 6, 2017.

The Notice of Public Hearing issued by El Dorado County November 13, 2017 indicated that all relevant Staff Reports and documents would be available for public review 14 days before the scheduled December 14, 2017 hearing date. The EDH APAC believes that issuing the FEIR with only 8 days for public review, as well as neglecting the Notice of Public Hearing’s promise of documents being available 14 days prior to the hearing, wouldn’t allow adequate time for a thoughtful, thorough, review of the 210 page document, nor was it keeping in the spirit of El Dorado County’s commitment to transparency and good governance.

From APAC Chairman Tim White’s letter:

This request for rescheduling is not made with respect to the merits of the Project, but solely with respect to the scheduling of the Project for hearing on December 14, 2017. Specifically, the FEIR for this Project was not posted on the EDC Planning website until Wednesday, December 6, 2017, just 8 days before the scheduled hearing. As you know, during the review process on a project, most people only read and make comments on the DEIR during the 45 day time required by law- when a FEIR is available people typically review that document to see how their comments were addressed by the Planning Department.

In final, 8 days to review the 200+ pages of the FEIR for the Town Center Apartments Project is an inadequate period of time- it flies in the face of transparency, in full and timely disclosure, and in good governance.

There were also requests from El Dorado Hills residents seeking additional time to review the document.

The Project Applicant has asked the County to defer the hearing until January 11, 2018. From the applicant’s letter:

We understand that the County has received comments from the El Dorado Hills Area Planning Advisory Committee (EDHAPAC) and at least one individual, which request postponement of the hearing to allow for additional time for public review of the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) prepared for the project. Although we understand that there is no legal requirement to postpone the hearing as a result of these requests, we respectfully request that the hearing be continued and placed on the agenda for the Commission’s next meeting, on January 11.
We are making this request because of our commitment to ensuring the public and the County are fully informed of the project’s benefits and impacts (including environmental impacts), before any action is taken by the County on the project. Deferring the hearing until January 11 will effectively extend the public review period by approximately four weeks, thereby ensuring that EDHAPAC, local community members, and other interested persons are afforded ample opportunity to review the FEIR and all other project-related materials that have been posted to the County’s website.
We believe that this extended review period will facilitate active and informed participation by the public at the hearing, as well as informed decision making by the Planning Commission. This approach is consistent with our and the County’s efforts throughout this process to be proactive in soliciting and addressing community feedback.

This morning, on December 11, 2017, the County of El Dorado has placed the applicant’s request for continuance on the Planning Commissions’s legistar project file – the Planning Commission will address the request for continuance at the scheduled December 14, 2017 Planning Commission Hearing.

In advance of the Planning Commission’s finding, EDH APAC asks that area residents continue to submit their concerns, questions, and suggestions for the project for Planning Commission, and Board of Supervisors consideration.

Submit public comment regarding A16-0001 to
County Planner Mel Pabalinas [ rommel.pabalinas@edcgov.us ]
Please be certain to cc: the Clerk of the Planning Commission, Char Tim [ charlene.tim@edcgov.us ] so that your public comments are added to the file for review, as well as planning@edcgov.us

November 14, 2017 in Commercial Development Planning Commission Residential Town Center

Planning Commission To Hold Hearings on THREE El Dorado Hills Projects Dec 14 2017

The El Dorado County Planning Commission has scheduled to hold hearings on three significant projects impacting El Dorado Hills, on December 14 2017, starting at 8:30AM in Placerville. The order of the hearings has not been determined. Public Comment NEEDS TO BE RECEIVED no later than December 13 2017.

Event details HERE

El Dorado Hills Apartments at Town Center East APAC FILES HERE
The project applicant is seeking four distinct entitlements:
(1) General Plan Amendment adding a new policy under Objective 2.2.6 (Site Specific Policy Section) increasing the maximum residential density allowed in the General Plan from 24 dwelling units/acre to a maximum of 47 dwelling units/acre for the 4.565-acre site within the Town Center East Planned Development area identified as Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 121-290-60, 121-290-61, and 121-290-62;
(2) El Dorado Hills Specific Plan Amendment incorporating multifamily residential use, density, and related standards for the apartment project. The project site would be designated as “Urban Infill Residential” within the Village T area of the El Dorado Hills Specific Plan;
(3) Rezone of project site from General Commercial-Planned Development (CG-PD) to multifamily Residential-Planned Development (RM-PD) and revisions to the Multifamily Residential zone district development standards applicable to the proposed 214-unit apartment complex; and
(4) Revisions to the approved Town Center East Development Plan incorporating multifamily residential use, density, and related design and development standards for the proposed 214-unit apartment complex within Planning Area 2 of the Town Center East Development Plan.
The proposed apartment complex would be contained in two 4-story, 60-foot-tall buildings and a 5-level, 60-foot-tall parking garage and other on-site amenities. The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 121-290-60, 121-290-61, and 121-290-62, consisting of 4.56 acres, is located on the northwest corner of Town Center Blvd. and Vine Street, within the Town Center East Planned Commercial Center, in the El Dorado Hills area, Supervisorial District 1. (County Planner: Mel Pabalinas) (Environmental Impact Report prepared, State Clearinghouse No. 201704217)

EDH APAC voted 7-0 non-support for this project in August 2017

Public comments can be submitted on the project by December 13, 2017
Address public comments to :
County Planner Mel Pabalinas [ rommel.pabalinas@edcgov.us ]
Please be certain to cc: planning@edcgov.us
As well as the Clerk of the Planning Commission, Char Tim [ charlene.tim@edcgov.us ]

Saratoga Retail (previously The Shops at El Dorado Hills) APAC FILES HERE
The Planning Commission is considering an application for a Design Review Revision- to add one building and reduce square footage by 6,907 square feet from Design Review DR08-0003/The Shops at El Dorado Hills, that was originally approved by the Planning Commission in 2009 with 3 buildings totaling 30,628 square feet. Phase 1 has been constructed as a Walgreens (13,263 square feet). Phase 2 is proposed to be 3 buildings totaling 10,458 square feet consisting of: one 2,800 square foot restaurant with a drive-thru lane; one 3,000 square foot retail commercial building; and one 4,658 square foot restaurant with a drive-thru lane. The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 120-690-07 and 120-690-08, consisting of 1.71 acres, is located on the west side of El Dorado Hills Boulevard, south of the intersection with Saratoga Way, in the El Dorado Hills area, Supervisorial District 1. (County Planner: Efren Sanchez) (Negative Declaration prepared)*

EDH APAC sent this letter to El Dorado County Community Development Agency / Development Services Department, Planning Division on August 31 2017 – no response has been received.

November 9 2017 Proposed Negative Declaration and Initial Study DR08-0003-R (506 pages)

Public comments can be submitted on the project by December 13, 2017
Address public comments to :
County Planner Efren Sanchez [ efren.sanchez@edcgov.us ]
Please be certain to cc: planning@edcgov.us
As well as the Clerk of the Planning Commission, Char Tim [ charlene.tim@edcgov.us ]

El Dorado Hills Memory Care (The Pavilions) APAC FILES HERE
The County of El Dorado Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider Planned Development PD16-0003/El Dorado Hills Memory Care (The Pavilions) submitted by FAMILY REAL PROPERTY for a Planned Development permit to allow the construction and operation of a 64-bed, single-story, 38,784 square-foot memory care facility. The project includes a maximum of 42 parking stalls (including 12 reserve stalls), landscaping, and three monument signs. The facility will be accessed from Francisco Drive and Cambria Way. The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 124-140-33, consisting of 6.85 acres, is located on the southwest corner of Green Valley Road and Francisco Drive, in the El Dorado Hills area, Supervisorial District 1. (County Planner: Mel Pabalinas) (Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared)*
The draft mitigated negative declaration for the PD16-0003 project addresses environmental issues including Aesthetic/Visual, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Forest Land/Fire Hazard, Geologic/Seismic, Noise, Public Services/Facilities, Traffic/Circulation, Vegetation, Water Quality, Wetland/Riparian, and Land Use. No hazardous waste sites are located within the vicinity of the project. Mitigation has been identified which would reduce potentially significant impacts to a level of insignificance.

*This is a notice of intent to adopt the negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration that has been prepared for this project and which may be reviewed and/or obtained in the County of El Dorado Planning and Building Department, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667, during normal business hours or online at http://edcapps.edcgov.us/Planning/ProjectInquiry.asp. A negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration is a document filed to satisfy CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act). This document states that there are no significant environmental effects resulting from the project, or that conditions have been proposed which would mitigate or reduce potential negative effects to an insignificant level. The public review period for the negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration set forth in CEQA for this project is thirty days, beginning November 14, 2017, and ending December 13, 2017.

11/9/2017	Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration and Initial Study_PD16-0003
11/9/2017	Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration and Initial Study_Attachments A-O_PD16-0003
11/9/2017	Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration and Initial Study_Attachments P-S_PD16-0003
11/9/2017	Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration and Initial Study_Attachment T_PD16-0003

October 23, 2017 in Planning Commission

El Dorado County Planning Commission Meeting Oct 26 2017

Legistar Calendar

Items of note to El Dorado Hills Residents:

File No. 17-1143
Agenda Item 3
Hearing to consider the Southpointe Meadows project (Tentative Subdivision Map TM16-1529)* to create a subdivision of seven single family residential lots ranging in size from 1 to 1.3 acres on property identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 110-450-07, consisting of 8.04 acres, in the El Dorado HIlls area, submitted by Hamdi Kanaan and Zaina Almasri; and staff recommending the Planning Commission take the following actions: 1) Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration, based on the Initial Study prepared by staff; and 2) Approve Tentative Subdivision Map TM16-1529 based on the Findings and subject to the Conditions of Approval as presented. (Supervisorial District 1)

Event details are HERE

Meeting Documents can be seen HERE

September 25, 2017 in Development Planning Commission Residential Southpointe Meadows

Notice of Public Hearing Southpointe Meadows

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The County of El Dorado Planning Commission will hold a public hearing in the Building C Hearing Room, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 on October 26, 2017, at 8:30 a.m.,
to consider Tentative Subdivision Map TM16-1529/Southpointe Meadows submitted by HAMDI KANAAN and ZAINA ALMASRI (Agent: CNA Engineering) to create a subdivision of seven single family residential lots ranging in size from 1 to 1.3 acres. The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 110-450-07, consisting of 8.04 acres, is located on the east side of Castec Way, approximately 1,200 feet east of the intersection with Lakehills Drive, in the El Dorado Hills area, Supervisor District 1. (County Planner: Evan Mattes) (Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared)*

Staff Reports are available two weeks prior at https://eldorado.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx All persons interested are invited to attend and be heard or to write their comments to the Planning Commission. If you challenge the application in court, you may be limited to raising only those items you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in
written correspondence delivered to the Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence should be directed to the County of El Dorado Planning and Building
Department, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 or via e-mail: planning@edcgov.us.

*This is a notice of intent to adopt the negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration that has been prepared for this project and which may be reviewed and/or obtained in the County of
El Dorado Planning and Building Department, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667, during normal business hours or online at http://edcapps.edcgov.us/Planning/ProjectInquiry.asp.
A negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration is a document filed to satisfy CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act). This document states that there are no significant
environmental effects resulting from the project, or that conditions have been proposed which would mitigate or reduce potential negative effects to an insignificant level. The public review period for the negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration set forth in CEQA for this project is thirty days, beginning September 26, 2017, and ending October 25, 2017. To ensure delivery to the Commission prior to the hearing, written information from the public is encouraged to be submitted by Thursday the week prior to the meeting. Planning Services cannot guarantee that any FAX or mail received the day of the Commission meeting will be delivered to the Commission prior to any action.

APAC Southpointe Meadows Document Page

September 18, 2017 in Planning Commission

Planning Commission September 28 2017 Meeting Agenda Available Online

The agenda for the September 28 207 meeting of the El Dorado County Planning Commission is now available online

Legistar Calendar

Items of note to El Dorado Hills Residents:

File No.17-0937
Agenda Item 3

Community Development Services, Planning and Building Department, recommends that the Planning Commission forward a recommendation of approval to the Board of Supervisors for changes to the proposed General Plan Amendment to the biological resources policies, objectives, and implementation measures, and to the proposed Oak Resources Conservation Ordinance that have been made since the Planning Commission hearing on April 27, 2017. The Planning Commission is only considering non-substantive and/or procedural modifications to the General Plan Amendment and Ordinance that were not considered by the Planning Commission on April 27, 2017. The Planning Commission hearing was closed on April 27, 2017. The public hearing on the proposed Project was closed by the Board of Supervisors on July 18, 2017. The public will be given the opportunity to comment only on the limited proposed modifications to the proposed General Plan Amendment and Ordinance that are being presented to the Planning Commission.

Event Details HERE

Meeting Documents HERE

August 25, 2017 in Development Planning Commission

Planning Commission September 14 2017 Meeting Agenda Available Online

The agenda for the September 14 207 meeting of the El Dorado County Planning Commission is now available online

Legistar Calendar

No El Dorado Hills area specific issues are scheduled for this meeting, but one potential item of note to El Dorado Hills Residents:

File No. 17-0915
Agenda Item 2

Hearing to consider the JS West Propane project (Conditional Use Permit S16-0009/Planned Development Revision PD06-0016-R) for the construction and maintenance of two 30,000 gallon propane tanks and the reduction of square footage to an approved office/warehouse building on property identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 109-480-31, consisting of 1.014 acres, in the Shingle Springs area, submitted by JS West and Company; and staff recommending the Planning Commission take the following actions: 1) Adopt the Addendum to the previously adopted Negative Declaration; 2) Approve Planned Development Revision PD06-0016-R based on the Findings and subject to the Conditions of Approval as presented; and 3) Approve Conditional Use Permit S16-0009 based on the Findings and subject to the Conditions of Approval as presented. (Supervisorial District 2)

Event Details HERE

Meeting Documents HERE