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HEARING - Planning and Building Department, Planning Division, recommending the Board:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Urgency Ordinance 5156, adding Section 360, Community Services, to Chapter 130.69, Caldor Fire Resiliency and Rebuilding, of Title 130 (Zoning) of the El Dorado County Ordinance Code, to provide for the relocation of Community Services on a fire-damaged lot in the burn area to be relocated to an existing building;
2) Find that the urgency ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to statutory exemption Public Resource Code Section 21080(b)(3) (projects to maintain, repair, restore, or replace property or facilities damaged or destroyed as a result of a declared disaster); Public Resource 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); CEQA Guideline Section 15269(c) (specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency); and CEQA Guideline Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) (4/5 vote required).
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 safety of residents and property. While the fire continued to burn, the Board of Supervisors acknowledged the need for the fastest possible transition of displaced residents to interim and long-term shelter, including the rebuilding of homes and communities destroyed by the Caldor Fire.
On September 10, 2021, the Board of Supervisors adopted an urgency ordinance (Ordinance 5150), adding Chapter 130.69 of Title 130, Article 6 of the El Dorado County Ordinance Code entitled “Caldor Fire Resiliency and Rebuilding” to provide for temporary emergency housing options for persons displaced by the Caldor Fire during recovery and rebuilding and provisions to a...
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