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Planning and Building Department recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution of Intention 001-2023 to Amend Title 130 of the County Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 130.68 - Post-Disaster Rebuilding.
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In 2021 and 2022, the County experienced two (2) fast-moving and widespread wildfires known as the Caldor Fire and the Mosquito Fire respectively. These fires quickly devasted homes in several communities within the County and forced residents to quickly evacuate and seek alternative shelter. Beginning on August 14, 2021 and contained on October 21, 2021, the Caldor Fire burned a total of 221,835 acres and destroyed a total of 1,003 structures, including 782 single family residences, 18 commercial properties, and 203 accessory structures, and damaged an additional 81 structures. The Mosquito Fire, which began on September 6, 2022 and was contained on October 27, 2022, burned a total of 76,788 acres and destroyed a total of 31 structures, including 12 single family residences and 19 accessory structures. A local emergency for each fire was declared at the County level following a declaration of a State of Emergency by the Governor of California, with an additional declaration at the federal level by the President of the United States as a result of the Caldor Fire.
As an initial step in the recovery and rebuilding process following the Caldor Fire, the Planning and Building Department (Department) prepared an amendment to the County’s Zoning Ordinance under Urgency Ordinance 5150 entitled “Caldor Fire Resiliency and Rebuilding Ordinance,” adding Chapter 130.69 of Title 130, Article 6 of the El Dorado County Ordinance Code to address and provide for temporary emergency housing options for residents displaced by the Caldor Fire and also include provisions to aid during the repair and reconstruction of damaged and/or destroyed dwellings and other structures within the burn area through permit fee...
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