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HEARING - Planning and Building Department, Long Range Planning Unit, recommending the Board consider the proposed amendments to Section 130.40.130 of the Zoning Ordinance (Communications Facilities) and staff recommending the Board of Supervisors take the following actions as recommended by the Planning Commission on October 24, 2024:
1) Adopt the Addendum to El Dorado County’s General Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR), certified in May 2003 (State Clearinghouse Number 2001082030) (Attachment F) demonstrating that the analysis in that EIR adequately addresses the potential physical impacts associated with implementation of the amendments to Section 130.40.130 of the Zoning Ordinance (Communications Facilities), and the amendments would not trigger any of the conditions described in California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15164 calling for the preparation of a subsequent EIR or negative declaration based on the analysis prepared; and
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Ordinance 5217 to amend Section 130.40.130 (Communications Facilities) as proposed with incorporation of the additional changes recommended by the Planning Commission on October 24, 2024, based on the Findings in Attachment F; and
3) Direct staff to return to the Planning Commission in two years to evaluate the changes to the ordinance.
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DISCUSSION/BACKGROUND
On April 13, 2021, the Board directed Long Range Planning (LRP) staff to proceed with specific Zoning Ordinance amendments based on issues and concerns discovered by staff and decision-makers during the implementation of the ordinance over approximately the past five years (Refer to LRP Work Plan for FY 2021-22, (Legistar file 21-0502). Board-directed amendments included revisions to the following Chapters/Sections: Chapter 130.36 (Signs), Chapter 130.39 (Oak Resources Conservation), and Section 130.40.130 (Communications Facilities). On July 30, 2024, the Board reviewed the LRP Work P...
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