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HEARING - Agriculture Department recommending the Board consider proposed amendments to Title 130 - Zoning Ordinance of the County Ordinance Code (OR23-0001) to amend Section 130.44 - Ranch Marketing and Section 130.40.400 - Wineries and staff recommending the Board take the following actions, based on the Board of Supervisors Meeting of September 24, 2024:
1) Approve California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Addendum to the Targeted General Plan Amendment & Zoning Ordinance Update Final Environmental Impact Report consistent with Sections 15162 and 15164 of the CEQA Guidelines; and
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Ordinance 5218 amending Title 130, sections 130.44 - Ranch Marketing and Section 130.40.400 - Wineries of the El Dorado County Code.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The purpose of the amendments to Title 130 - Zoning Ordinance (OR23-0001) for Sections 130.44 - Ranch Marketing (Ranch Marketing Ordinance) and Section 130.40.400 - Wineries (Winery Ordinance) and conforming changes to the Zoning Ordinance relating to the ability of a ranch marketing operator or a winery owner to hold special events.
The proposed amendments include but are not limited to:
1) Require an annual administrative permit, to be processed by the Agricultural Department, to hold special events under the Ranch Marketing Ordinance or the Winery Ordinance;
2) Reduce the special events authorized by the Ranch Marketing Ordinance or Winery Ordinance to 12 per year, unless authorized by a special use permit or temporary use permit;
3) Create a process that an operator of a ranch marketing area or winery owner to hold an additional 2 special events per year, up to a maximum of 24 special events a year, for every confirmed additional 5 acres of crop cultivated;
4) Eliminate the requirement for a winery owner or the operator of the ranch marketing area to keep and provide to the County a complaint log during special events;
5) Establish a real est...
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