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HEARING - Planning and Building Department, Planning Division, referring the Pacific Realty, LP Pre-Application PA24-0009/Gateway El Dorado Specific Plan to the Board for an Initiation Hearing and voluntary conceptual review pursuant to Board of Supervisors Policy J-6, General Plan Amendment Initiation Hearing & Voluntary Conceptual Review Process. The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 117-210-048,117-210-049, 117,-210-050, 117-210-054, 117-210-059, 117-210-060, 117-210-061, 117-210-069, 117-210-070, and 117-210-071, consisting of 97 acres, is located within the central portion of the existing El Dorado Hills Business Park, along the west side of Latrobe Road, north of the intersection with Golden Foothill Parkway, in the El Dorado Hills Area. Staff recommends that the Board take the following actions:
1) Receive and discuss the submitted conceptual review under Pre-Application PA24-0009/Gateway El Dorado Specific Plan, as to whether the proposed General Plan Amendment would further the overall goals and objectives of the Board of Supervisors as specified within Section III (evaluation criteria for potential General Plan Amendments) of Board of Supervisors Policy J-6; and
2) Provide the Applicant with initial feedback on the proposed project. (District 2)
FUNDING: Applicant funded.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Pursuant to Board Policy J-6, the project applicant, Scott Hodson, Pacific Realty LP, is requesting an Initiation Hearing and conceptual review associated with Board Policy J-6, General Plan Amendment Initiation Hearing & Voluntary Conceptual Review Process, which requires an Initiation Hearing before the Board of Supervisors. Pre-Application Initiation Hearings do not result in any entitlements or approvals.
Pre-Application PA24-0009/Gateway El Dorado Specific Plan proposes a new Specific Plan that would require amending a de-annexed portion of the El Dorado Hills Business Park (EDHBP) from the current General Plan land use designation of Research and Development (R&D) to multi-unit residential, commercial, recreational, park, and open space land uses. The proposed Specific Plan would allow 13.15 acres of commercial property, 30.84 acres of R&D property, 5.82 acres of multifamily property, 14.75 acres of multifamily/commercial flex mixed use property, 1.45 acres of parkland and 22.6 acres of open space. Depending upon how multifamily/commercial flex parcels are ultimately developed, the project would have the potential to generate between 140 and 495 dwelling units and approximately 143,204 square feet of commercial buildings. The square footage allocation for R&D parcels would be approximately 470,187 square feet.
ALTERNATIVES
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PRIOR BOARD ACTION
On October 8, 2024 (Legistar file 24-1694), the Board denied Appeal P-A24-0002 submitted by Concerned Residents of El Dorado Hills Heritage Village, and upheld the Zoning Administrator's September 4, 2024 approval of Tentative Parcel Map P22-0009/Carson Creek Research and Development, a project proposing to subdivide four (4) existing, undeveloped parcels to create 16 parcels within the Research and Development with a Design Control Overlay zone district, on property identified by Assessor's Parcel Numbers 117-210-048, 117-210-049, 117-210-050, and 117-210-060, consisting of 64.22 acres in the El Dorado Hills Business Park area.
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
Department of Transportation, El Dorado Hills Fire Department, El Dorado Hills Community Services District, El Dorado Irrigation District, Environmental Management Department
CAO RECOMMENDATION
Provide input and direction as recommended.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no financial impact or change to Net County Cost resulting from the proposed Initiation Hearing. Processing this request is funded by the applicant.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
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STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
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CONTACT
Robert Peters, Deputy Director of Planning
Planning and Building Department