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APAC Meeting Coverage – Village Life

The El Dorado Hills Village Life has a new article regarding the August 9 2017 APAC meeting, focusing on the El Dorado Hills Apartments at Town Center East.

From the article:

A Stockton-based developer went back to the architectural drawing board to reduce the density of its original plans for the apartment complex proposed on a vacant 4.6-acre lot in the heart of El Dorado Hills Town Center.

Voting members of the Area Planning Advisory Committee, which studies land use projects and gives recommendations to the El Dorado County Planning Commission, voted against the project last Wednesday night and encouraged the Planning Commission to do the same. Planning commissioners received a project presentation last Thursday but did not vote.

The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors will ultimately vote to approve or deny the El Dorado Hills Apartments project, which needs a General Plan amendment since the project calls for 47 dwelling units per acre. The parcel’s current General Plan land use designation allows a maximum of 24. When the project was first proposed in 2014 developers designed it with 56 units per acre. The four-story luxury apartment complex is 15 percent less dense today, with 214 units, ranging from studio to one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments.

Representatives from developer Spanos Corporation spoke at an APAC meeting last Wednesday night inside El Dorado Hills Fire Station 85 ahead of the vote. The project would consist of two, four-story apartment buildings, outdoor recreation areas and an informal open space area. There would also be a five-story parking structure that would house 411 enclosed parking spaces for residents, 22 motorcycle spaces and 54 guest spaces.

Spanos Corp. Division Manager Jeff Morgan said, “We went back to the drawing board. We believe in this project.” He described it as “Old World architecture,” blending in with Town Center’s aesthetics.

Morgan, citing a change in the market since 2014, declined to share expected rents, only saying, “Rents would be competitive.”

Three years ago Spanos Corp. officials said rents would range between $1,600 to $2,200 per month.

El Dorado Hills resident John Davey read a committee report of non-support written by El Dorado Hills Community Council members who extensively studied the project. The first concern was that the project would “nearly double the density under the General Plan,” Davey said. “This would set a precedent.”

Davey said the committee was also concerned about traffic. Several residents in the audience Wednesday night asked questions, uneasy that 54 guest spots wouldn’t be enough and would impact the already limited parking in Town Center.

Morgan said the development company “used historical data” to determine how many guest spaces are needed. “It’s a substantial number,” he added. “This parking ratio works well in our other communities.” When asked, Morgan said Spanos does not have a similar project in the greater Sacramento area but has many across the country.

Davey read the next concern, regarding whether the project would “revitalize” Town Center as a place where people would live, work and play. “We don’t buy the argument,” he said. “There is no job center here. People who live in the complex would most likely be commuting to Sacramento or somewhere else to work.”

Davey continued that the complex “doesn’t address our affordable housing issue” in El Dorado Hills, adding, “This isn’t it. Luxury and affordable are at odds.”

There were also concerns about noise and the potential loss of community events, such as the Santa Run, fireworks, concerts and farmers market.

“How will this benefit the community?” Davey read from the report. A hotel was once planned for the vacant lot, but with this plan, “Transient Occupancy Taxes would continue going to Folsom.”

While Davey, and then APAC members, thanked Spanos representatives for working on reducing density and for coming to the meeting, he ended by saying, “We don’t believe this project is the cure-all for the ails of Town Center.”

Voting members of APAC agreed. At the end of the meeting they voted 7-0 against approval of the project, citing traffic as their “biggest issue.”

Read the full article at the El Dorado Hills Village Life website

 

EDH APAC August 9 2017 Meeting

APAC held it’s August 2017 meeting at the EDH Fire Department Headquarters at Station 85 Wednesday evening, August 9, 2017.

A presentation was made by Kirk Bone and Andrea Howard of Parker Development/ Serrano Associates, regarding the 12 plus acre park site at Village J, Lot H. This is the final park facility that was required in the original Serrano Development Agreements. The park will be funded partially with Mello Roos fees that have been collected expressly for the purpose of creating park spaces in Serrano. The park will be designed in conjunction withe the EL Dorado Hills Community Services District (CSD), who will accept ownership of the property, and manage the park.  El Dorado Hills CSD General Manager Kevin Loewen also provided some information regarding combining Lot H facilities to the existing CSD Sellwood Field, as well as potential opportunities with adjoining property at the site currently owned by the El Dorado Irrigation District, Rescue Union School District, and El Dorado County. No definitive time line is set, but as the project moves through design stages, more information will be available to the public, and input from EDH residents is welcomed.

A presentation was made by El Dorado Fire Department Deputy Chief Operations Mike Lilienthal on the proposed EDH Fire Department Training Facility next to Station 87 in the EDH Business Park. The Fire Department has a special use permit to operate a training facility on the site, which was granted in 2009, and expires in 2018. Deputy Chief Lilienthal presented cost saving changes the plan has undergone in the past several years, and indicated that the focus of the facility has changed from a regional training center, to a narrower basic firefighther training facility for EDH Fire Department employees, with the opportunity to also have training available for other fire agencies.

A presentation was made by representatives of the Spanos Corporation on the proposed El Dorado Hills Apartments at Town Center, highlighting changes and improvements made to the design from the original 2014 project. The project consists of 214 units, in two four story buildings, with a five story parking garage in the center. The focus is luxury apartments that leverage the shopping and services that benefit the project inside Town Center East. The Spanos Corporation representatives followed up the presentation with a question and answer session for El Dorado Hills residents. Following this, the APAC Subcommittee studying the DEIR of the project made a short presentation of the results of their report. The subcommittee recommended non-support of the project as currently presented. A motion was made for the full Area Planning Advisory Committee to accept the Subcommittee recommendation of non-support, and this passed 7 -0.

The full Subcommittee report is available HERE

The letter to El Dorado County Planning and Development Services notifying the County of the vote of non-support can be seen HERE

The August 9 2017 APAC Meeting Minutes are available HERE

El Dorado Hills Apartments At Town Center Project Initial Consultation Notification

The El Dorado County Community Development Service Planning And Building Department has issued the following Initial Consultation notice to concerned agencies in El Dorado County, regarding the proposed General Plan Amendment A16-0001, Specific Plan Amendment SP86-0002-R, Rezone Z16-0004, and Revision to Planned Development Permit PD94-0004R for the El Dorado Hills Apartments at Town Center East.

August 4, 2017
TO ALL CONCERNED AGENCIES:
Please find enclosed the Project Consultation information for your review and comment regarding the following application:
General Plan Amendment (A16-0001), Specific Plan Amendment (SP86-0002-R), Rezone (Z16-0004), Revision to Planned Development Permit (PD94-0004-R)/EL DORADO HILLS APARTMENTS (David Pick Family PTN LP/The Spanos Corporation/TSD Engineering): Proposed El Dorado Hills Apartments consisting of the following entitlements requests: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. 2) El Dorado Hills Specific Plan Amendment incorporating multifamily residential use, density, and related development standards for the project site. Subject 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 RM-zone district development standards applicable to the proposed 214-unit apartment complex development plan; and 4) Revision 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 a maximum 4-story, 60-foot-tall building with a 5-story, 60-foot-tall parking garage and other amenities. The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 121-290-60, -61, -62, consists of 4.6 acres, is located at the northwest corner of Town Center Blvd and Vine Street within the El Dorado Hills Town Center, in the El Dorado Hills area.
Project information is available for review online:
http://edcapps.edcgov.us/Planning/ProjectInquiryDisplay.asp?ProjectID=20754

Please note that a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), analyzing the potential project environmental impacts, has been prepared and may also be accessed from the web link provided above.

Review and comment by your agency is requested for consideration by the County during application processing in order to develop conditions of approval for the project. Your agency’s written responses must be received by the Planning Services no later than September 4, 2017. If we do not receive written correspondence from your agency by that date, we will assume your agency has no comment and your agency’s concerns may not be reflected in our recommendations.

The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) will meet on September 11, 2017 to take one or more of the following actions; 1) Determine Final project conditions and/or, 2) Confirm the public hearing date. The meeting will be held in the El Dorado County Planning Commission Conference Room, at 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA. Please call this office one week prior to the meeting for the scheduled time. Technical Advisory Committee meetings are for agency discussion with the applicant and/or agent only. Other interested individuals may obtain project information by contacting the project planner.
If you have questions or need additional information, please call Planning Services office at (530) 621-5355.

To review the full project information, visit the project status page on the El Dorado County website here

This project will be one of the issues discussed at the August 9 2017 EDH APAC Meeting at Fire Station 85 on Wilson Blvd in EDH at 7PM.

EDC Board of Supervisors To Hear Request To Form Bass Lake Hills Mello Roos District

At the August 8 2017 El Dorado County Board of Supervisors regular meeting, Agenda item 2,  File No. 17-0827

Auditor-Controller recommending the Board authorize: 1) Auditor-Controller to negotiate and execute all necessary contracts related to the proposed community facilities district formation and financing requested by Lennar Winncrest, LLC (the “Developer”) for certain subdivisions herein called “Bass Lake Hills area” after each agreement has been approved by County Counsel and Risk Management; specifically, Jones Hall (Bond and Disclosure Counsel), Stifel, Nicolaus & Company (Underwriter), Seevers Jordan Ziegenmeyer (Appraiser), and NBS Government Finance Group (NBS/GFG) (Special Tax Consultant); and other consultants, as needed; 2) Authorize the Auditor-Controller to execute the Deposit and Reimbursement Agreement between El Dorado County and the Developer upon final approval by County Counsel and Risk Management; and 3) Authorize the Auditor-Controller to work with the Assessment & Community Facilities District Screening Committee members and contracted consultants to consider the Developer’s request to begin proceedings of forming and financing a new Mello Roos District.

APAC Provided Serrano Village J Lot H Initial Consultation Notification

APAC has received an initial consultation notice for the Serrano Village J LOT H Tentative Map reconfiguration which will be the site of a future 12 acre El Dorado Hills Community Services District Park.

From the El Dorado County Community Development Services Planning and Building Department:

Please find enclosed the Initial Consultation information for your review and comment regarding the following application:

PD14-0008, TM14-1524 – SERRANO VILLAGE J LOT H (Serrano Associates, LLC/REY Engineers):

A request for a revision to the approved tentative map and development plan from an 83 half plex units to 41 detached residential lots ranging in size from 7,200 square feet to 17,077 square feet, a 1-acre open space lot, and a 12.5 acre park site. The map includes design waivers modifying specific Design and Improvement Standards Manual (DISM) road and lot standards and modification of Single-Unit, Residential (R1) zone standards and other applicable residential development standards through the provisions of the planned development. The proposed subdivision is a part of the adopted El Dorado Hills Specific Plan for which an Environmental Impact Report (EIR), which analyzed and mitigated identified environmental impacts, has been certified. The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 123-370-01, 123-370-03 and 123-280-10, consists of 25 acres, and is located on the corner of Serrano Parkway and Greenview Drive, in the El Dorado Hills area.
Pursuant to Section 15063 of the State CEQA Guidelines, this Initial Consultation is being conducted to determine if the project may have a significant effect on the environment and determine whether an environmental impact report or a negative declaration will be prepared.
DRAFT project documentation is available for review online: http://edcapps.edcgov.us/Planning/ProjectInquiryDisplay.asp?ProjectID=20263

See more on the APAC Serrano Village J Lot H documents page

Promontory Village 7 Tentative Subdivision Map Hearing

From Community Development Services Planning And Building Department

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 August 24, 2017, at 8:30 a.m., to consider Tentative Subdivision Map TM16-1530/Promontory Village 7 submitted by RUSSELLPROMONTORY, LLC (Agent: Larry Ito, MJM Properties) to request a Tentative Subdivision Map of Promontory Village 7 consisting of the following: 1) 10 large lots for phasing and financing purposes; 2) 131 single family residential lots ranging in size from approximately 9,005 square feet (0.21 acre) to 164,945 square feet (3.79 acres), 13 open space lots, 12 landscape lots, and 3 private road lots; and 3) Design waivers modifying the following Design and Improvement Standard Manual (DISM) standards: A) Allow Lot Nos. 42, 47, 48, 53, 55, 62, 78, 79, 115, 116, 122, 123 and 131 to exceed the 3-to-1 lot depth-to-width ratio; and B) Modification of design standards affecting flag lots as shown on the tentative subdivision map: (1) Allow maximum standard 100 foot-length of narrow access “pole” strip of flag lots to be exceeded; (2) Allow cut and fill slopes to be located outside of access strip; and (3) Allow maximum driveway gradient of 15 percent to be exceeded up to 20 percent. The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 124-390-04, 124-390-08, and 124-390-14, consisting of 177 acres, is located On the south side of Alexandra Drive, approximately 150 feet east of the intersection with Sophia Parkway within the Promontory Master Planned Community in the El Dorado Hills Area, Supervisorial District 1. (County Planner: Mel Pabalinas) (Statutory Exemption pursuant to Section 15182 of the CEQA Guidelines; The project is part of the Promontory Specific Plan for which an Environmental Impact Report (State Clearing House No. 94112056) was certified)**

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 project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the abovereferenced section, and it is not subject to any further environmental review. 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

Read the Public Notice HERE

Bass Lake Estates Tentative Subdivision Map Time Extension Hearing

El Dorado County Planning Commission July 27 2017 Hearing

Bass Lake Estates – Tentative Subdivision Map Time Extension – Six 1 year extensions as recommended by Planning Staff
This development is in the Cameron Park Area but borders El Dorado Hills along Bass Lake Road

Hearing to consider the time extension request for the Bass Lake Estates project (Tentative Subdivision Map Time Extension TM06-1420-E) on property identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 115-030-06, consisting of 7.45 acres, in the Cameron Park area, submitted by Terra Investments DE, LLC; and staff recommending the Planning Commission take the following actions: 1) Determine that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15164, there is no substantial evidence requiring the preparation of a Subsequent Negative Declaration or an Addendum to the existing Negative Declaration, adopted by the Board of Supervisors on February 12, 2008; and 2) Approve TM06-1420-E extending the expiration of the approved tentative subdivision map for six years to February 12, 2023, based on the Findings and subject to the original Conditions of Approval as presented. (Supervisorial District 1)

Updated Conditions of Approval Attached

File 08-0139
Legistar Calendar Link HERE

Hawk View Development Agreement 10 Year Tentative Map Extension Request

From Community Development Services Planning And Building Department

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 August 10, 2017, at 8:30 a.m., to consider the
following: Development Agreement DA16-0001/Hawk View submitted by BL ROAD LLC to extend the
Hawk View Tentative Map approval of 114 residential lots for a period of 10 years. The property,
identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 115-040-16, consisting of 40 acres, is located on the west side of
Bass Lake Road, north of Hawk View Road, in the El Dorado Hills area, Supervisorial District 1.
(County Planner: Roger Trout) (Mitigated Negative Declaration certified with approval of the tentative
map on May 24, 2005; Addendum adopted April 28, 2016.)
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.

Read the Public Notice HERE

Bell Woods Development Agreement 10 Year Tentative Map Extension Request

From Community Development Services Planning And Building Department

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 August 10, 2017, at 8:30 a.m., to consider the
following: Development Agreement DA16-0002/Bell Woods submitted by BL ROAD LLC to extend the
Bell Woods Tentative Map approval of 54 residential lots for a period of 10 years. The property,
identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 119-020-50, consisting of 33.69 acres, is located on the east side
of Salt Wash Way and north side of Covello Court, east of Bass Lake Road and east of Laurel Oaks, in
the El Dorado Hills area, Supervisorial District 2. (County Planner: Roger Trout) (Mitigated Negative
Declaration certified with approval of the tentative map on May 24, 2005; Addendum adopted April 28,
2016.)
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.
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.

Read the Public Notice HERE