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Hearing to consider: Agriculture Department and Planning Department proposed amendments to Title 130 (Zoning Ordinance) of the County Code (OR23-0001) that would amend the Ranch Marketing Ordinance (Zoning Ordinance section 130.44) and the Winery Ordinance (Zoning Ordinance section 130.40.400) and staff recommending the Planning Commission recommend the Board of Supervisors take the following actions:
1) Recommend the Board of Supervisors approve the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Addendum to the Targeted General Plan Amendment/ & Zoning Ordinance Update (TGPA/-ZOU) Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) consistent with Sections 15162 and 15164 of the CEQA Guidelines (Attachment A); and
2) Recommend the Board of Supervisors approve the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Request to consider recommendation for adoption of proposed amendments to the Ranch Marketing Ordinance, Winery Ordinance, and conforming changes to the Zoning Ordinance (OR23-0001) relating to the ability of a ranch marketing operator or a winery owner to hold special events, submitted by El Dorado County.
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 estate ...
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