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Planning and Building Department recommending the Board:
1) Approve the Introduction (First Reading) of Ordinance 5229 amending Chapter 110.18 of Title 110, Regulations for Limited-Density Owner-Built Rural Dwellings, to include parcels in the Phillips Area affected by the Caldor Fire;
2) Find that the Ordinance is exempt from further review under CEQA, pursuant to 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 disaster in a disaster-stricken area in which a state of emergency has been proclaimed by the Governor); Public Resources Code Section 21080(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-stricken area in which a state of emergency has been proclaimed by the Governor); CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c) (specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency); and CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (common sense exemption), and directing notice of exemption to be filed;
3) Waive reading of the full Ordinance, read by title only, and continue this matter to June 10, 2025 (Attachment C), for Final Passage (Second Reading); and,
4) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 063-2025 (Attachment D) approving findings for adoption of regulations for limited-density owner-built rural dwellings, directing the findings and regulations be filed with the California Building Standards Commission and the Department of Housing and Community Development, determining that amendment of regulations for limited-density owner-built rural dwellings is exempt from further review under CEQA, and directing a Notice of Exemption to be filed.
FUNDING: N/A
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On August 14, 2021, the Caldor Fire erupted in El Dorado County, quickly spread, and threatened the saf...
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