Title 130 Zoning Ordinance Updates
On Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at 1:00 p.m., the Board of Supervisors held a public hearing in the Building A Supervisors Hearing Room, 330 Fair Lane, Placerville CA 95667, to consider adoption of proposed Title 130 Zoning Ordinance Major Amendments (OR17-0002). The staff memo and attachments were posted on the County's online agenda calendar https://eldorado.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx . A motion was made by Supervisor Parlin, seconded by Supervisor Hidahl to Approve this matter and Adopt Ordinance 5128 for Title 120 and Ordinance 5127 for Title 130. The Board of Supervisors motion (5-0) vote approved staff's recommended actions.
The Ordinances become effective 30 days after adoption (October 1, 2020).
Project Description: The El Dorado County Planning and Building Department, Long Range Planning is currently processing the Title 130 Zoning Ordinance Major Amendments project (File OR17-0002). The project consists of modifications to the zoning code including but not limited to:
1) Expand the allowable uses within the commercial and/or industrial zones to include: distillery, professional and medical office, full service winery facility, vehicle sales and rentals, self storage (mini storage), drive-through facilities, and mobile services consistent with the intent of each respective zone (Article 2, Table 130.22.020 - Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements for the Commercial Zones, and Table 130.23.020 - Industrial/R&D Zones Use Matrix);
2) Expand the allowable uses within the agricultural zones to include: ranch marketing uses for agricultural grazing lands, and full service winery facilities consistent with the intent of each respective zone (Article 4, Table 130.40.260.3 - Ranch Marketing Uses for Agricultural Grazing Lands and Table 130.40.400.1 - Wineries Allowed Use Matrix);
3) New or expanded uses by Conditional Use Permit including drive-through facilities with improved development standards (Article 4, Section 130.40.140 – Drive-Through Facilities), and full-service wineries outside of General Plan Agricultural Districts (Article 4, Table 130.40.400.1 – Wineries Allowed Uses Matrix);
4) Modifications to planning permit processing, public noticing requirements and procedures, and repeating uses for temporary use permits in Article 5, Chapters 130.50 (Application Filing and Processing), 130.51 (General Application Procedures), and 130.52 (Permit Requirements, Procedures, Decisions, and Appeals);
5) Minor text corrections and modifications for consistency with state law; and
6) Modifications to eleven (11) definitions in the Glossary (Article 8, Section 130.80.020 - Definitions of Specialized Terms and Phases) for Campsite, Community Care Facility, Distillery-Large Commercial, Distillery-Craft, Drive-Through Facility, Drive-Through Entrance, Drive-Through Exit, Drive-Through Lane, Stacking Area, Mobile Services, and Restaurant.
The proposed amendments to Title 130 Public Notice Requirements and Procedures also required changes to the notice requirements in Title 120 (Subdivisions) for consistency between the two County Ordinances. The sections proposed for modification apply to noticing requirements under Tentative Maps, Parcel Maps, Lot Line Adjustments, and Certificate of Compliances.
If you have questions or would like more information on the Title 130 Zoning Ordinance Updates, please contact:
Efren Sanchez, MPA
Associate Planner
(530) 621- 6591 Direct
(530) 621-4650 Main