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Planning and Building Department and Environmental Management Department recommending the Board:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Urgency Ordinance 5172, amending Title 130 (Zoning) of the El Dorado County Ordinance Code, adding Chapter 130.69.A entitled “Mosquito Fire Resiliency and Rebuilding Ordinance,” to provide temporary emergency housing for displaced residents, permit fee waivers for both Planning and Building Department and Environmental Management Department permit fees, and provisions to aid in the recovery process and rebuilding of homes and other structures damaged or destroyed during the Mosquito Fire;
2) Find that Urgency Ordinance 5172 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to statutory exemption Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(3) (projects to maintain, repair, restore, or replace property or facilities damaged or destroyed as a result of a declared disaster); Public Resources Code Section 21084(b)(4) (actions necessary to mitigate an emergency); CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(a) (maintaining, repairing, restoring, demolishing, or replacing property or facilities damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster); CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c) (specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency); and CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption);
3) Find that, consistent with the objectives of Urgency Ordinance 5172 and any subsequent amendments to the County’s Zoning Ordinance for the waiver of certain Planning and Building Department and Environmental Management Department permitting fees related to the Mosquito Fire rebuilding effort, a significant public benefit is derived from the County’s additional contribution of funding toward the payment of State mandated Green Fees and California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program (SMIP) Fees required for applicable building permits; and
4) Approve and authorize the use of the County’s General Fund to cover the cost of t...
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