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Hearing to consider a request submitted by El Dorado Hills Community Services District (CSD) appealing the denial of Special Use Permit S09-0003 on property identified by APN 125-110-09, consisting of 39.5 acres, in the El Dorado Hills area; and Planning Services recommending the Board take the following actions:
1) Certify that the project is statutorily exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15270(a) of the CEQA Guidelines; and
2) Deny the appeal thereby upholding the denial of Special Use Permit S09-0003 by the Planning Commission based on the Findings listed in Attachment 1. (Supervisorial District I)
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Background: Special Use Permit S09-0003 is a request submitted by EL DORADO HILLS COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT (CSD)/SANDI KUKKOLA to revise an approved Special Use Permit to allow an LED reader board sign for the El Dorado Hills CSD Community Park. The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 125-110-09, consisting of 39.5 acres, is located at the intersection of El Dorado Hills Blvd and Harvard Way in the El Dorado Hills area, Supervisorial District I. (Statutory Exemption pursuant to Section 15270(a) of the CEQA Guidelines)
This application was considered by the Planning Commission on July 9, 2009, and was unanimously (5-0) denied. The minutes from this meeting are attached.
As discussed in the Staff Report, Development Services' ordinance interpretation has been to prohibit LED readerboard signs and similar electronically changeable signage. The El Dorado County Code does not specifically prohibit with LED lighting signage; however, prohibitions of movable signage, blinking signs, and requirements limiting glare have been interpreted to restrict the use of LED readerboards in the County which can be characterized as changeable and blinking sign messages or “copy.”
The El Dorado Hills CSD has appealed the Planning Commission's denial of Special Use Permit S09-0003 based on that the El Dorado H...
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