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Hearing to consider General Plan Amendment GPA20-0001/ Rezone Z20-0005/ Specific Plan SP20-0001/ Tentative Subdivision Map TM20-0002/
Creekside Village Specific Plan- Reduced Impact Alternative request the following entitlements:
1. Amendment of the County of El Dorado General Plan to change the project site from Research & Development (R&D) to Adopted Plan (AP);
2. Rezone of the project site from R&D to Creekside Village Specific Plan (CV-SP);
3. Adoption of the Creekside Village Specific Plan - Reduced Impact Alternative (CVSP-RIA) for development of approximately 208 acres of land with a mix of residential (maximum 763 dwelling units), parks, optional neighborhood commercial, and open space land uses; and
4. Approval of a Tentative Subdivision Map for individual single-family lots within the CVSP-RIA.
The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 117-010-032 and a portion of 117-720-012, consisting of 208 acres, is located approximately 3 miles south of U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) on the west side of Latrobe Road, in the unincorporated community of El Dorado Hills, submitted by Winn Communities/ George Carpenter;
Staff recommends the Planning Commission forward a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors to take the following actions:
1. Certify the Creekside Village Specific Plan (CVSP) Final Environmental Impact Report (SCH#2020110052) and adopt the CEQA Findings of Fact, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP); and
2. Adopt the General Plan Amendment (GPA20-0001), and approve the Rezone (Z20-0005), Creekside Village Specific Plan - Reduced Impact Alternative (SP20-0001), and Tentative Subdivision Map for the Reduced Impact Alternative (TM20-0002), subject to the Findings and Conditions of Approval as presented herein.
(Supervisorial District 2)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Request to consider and make a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors on the following: GPA20-0001/Z20-0005/SP20-0001/TM20-0002/Creekside Village Specific Plan submitted by Winn Communities to request the following:
1. Amend the existing General Plan land use designation from Research and Development (R&D) to Adopted Plan (AP);
2. Rezone from Research and Development (R&D) to Specific Plan (SP);
3. Adoption of the Creekside Village Specific Plan - Reduced Impact Alternative (CVSP-RIA) for development of approximately 208 acres of land with a mix of residential (maximum 763 dwelling units), parks, optional neighborhood commercial, and open space land uses;
4. Subdivision of a 208-acre portion of two existing lots that total 232 acres into:
a. 763 residential lots ranging in size from 3,250 square feet to 14,008 square feet,
b. fourteen (14) landscaping lots totaling 1.35 acres,
c. four (4) park lots totaling 14.09 acres,
d. seventeen (17) open space buffer lots totaling 30.72 acres,
e. four (4) open space preserve lots totaling 13.49 acres,
f. two (2) EID/HOA lots totaling 0.25 acres,
g. one (1) 0.19-acre lot for a lift station, and
h. nine (9) lots totaling 30.21 acres for in-tract private roads; and
5. A recommendation on certification of a Final EIR (SCH# 2020110052) and adoption of CEQA Findings and Fact, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program.
The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 117-010-032 and a portion of 117-720.012, consisting of 208 acres, is located approximately 3 miles south of U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) on the west side of Latrobe Road, in the El Dorado Hills area, Supervisorial District 2. (County Planner: Cameron Welch, 530-621-5816)
A Staff Report is attached.
CONTACT
Cameron Welch
Planning and Building Department, Planning Division