Planning and Building  
Department  
2850 Fairlane Court  
Placerville CA 95667  
County of El Dorado  
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA  
Planning Commission  
phone:530-621-5355  
fax:530-642-0508  
Bob Williams, Chair, District 2  
Patrick J. Frega, First Vice-Chair, District 5  
Jeff Hansen, Second Vice- Chair, District 3  
David Spaur, District 1  
Tim Costello, District 4  
Rhiannon Guilford, Clerk of the Planning Commission  
Karen L. Garner, Executive Secretary  
Wednesday, September 10, 2025  
9:00 AM  
2850 Fairlane Court, Building C Hearing Room, Placerville, CA 95667  
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS: The Planning Commission meeting room will be  
open to the public. The meeting will continue to be live-streamed via Zoom.  
Although the County strives to offer remote participation, be advised that remote Zoom  
participation is provided for convenience only. In the event of a technological malfunction, the  
only assurance of live comments being received by the Commission is to attend in person.  
Except for a noticed teleconference meeting, the Planning Commission reserves the right to  
conduct the meeting without remote access if there is a malfunction.  
Members of the public may address the Commission in-person or via Zoom to make a public  
comment. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. The public  
should call into 530-621-7603 or 530-621-7610. The Meeting ID is 871 8197 4856. Please  
note you will not be able to join the live-stream until the posted meeting start time. To observe  
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agenda item, please submit your comments to the Clerk of the Planning Commission at  
planning@edcgov.us. Planning Services cannot guarantee that any public comment received  
the day of the Commission meeting will be delivered to the Commission prior to any action.  
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the resources to participate in its public meetings. If you require accommodation, please  
contact the Clerk of the Planning Commission at 530-621-5355 or via e-mail,  
planning@edcgov.us, preferably no less than 24 hours in advance of the meeting.  
The Planning Commission is concerned that written information submitted to the Planning  
Commission the day of the Commission meeting may not receive the attention it deserves.  
The Clerk of the Planning Commission cannot guarantee that any FAX, email, or mail  
received the day of the meeting will be delivered to the Commission prior to action on the  
subject matter.  
For purposes of the Brown Act, Section 54954.2(a), the numbered items on this agenda give  
a brief description of each item to be discussed. Recommendations of the staff, as shown, do  
not prevent the Commission from taking other action.  
Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Planning Commission after  
distribution of the agenda packet are available for inspection during normal business hours in  
Planning Services located at 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA. Such documents are also  
available on the Commission’s Meeting Agenda webpage subject to staff’s ability to post the  
documents before the meeting.  
PROTOCOLS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT:  
Public comment will be received at designated periods as called by the Commission Chair.  
Except with the consent of the Commission, individuals shall be allowed to speak to an item  
only once.  
Matters not on the agenda may be addressed by the general public during Public  
Forum/Public Comment. Comments during Public Forum/Public Comment are limited to three  
minutes per person. The Commission reserves the right to waive said rules by a majority vote.  
Public Forum/Public Comment is for comment only. No action will be taken on these items  
unless they are scheduled on a future agenda.  
Public testimony will be received on each agenda item as it is called. Individuals will have  
three minutes to address the Commission. At the discretion of the Commission, time to  
speak on an item may be extended or shortened for all speakers.  
Upon completion of public comment on an agenda item, the matter shall be returned to the  
Commission for deliberation. Members of the public shall not be entitled to participate in that  
deliberation, or be present at the podium during such deliberation, except at the invitation of  
the Commission for a point of clarification or question by the Commission.  
Individual Commission members may ask clarifying questions but will not engage in  
substantive dialogue with persons providing input to the Commission.  
If a person providing input to the Commission creates a disruption by refusing to follow  
Commission guidelines, the Chair of the Commission may take the following actions:  
Step 1. Request the person adhere to the Commission guidelines. If the person refuses, the  
Chair may ask the Clerk to turn off the speaker’s microphone.  
Step 2. If the disruption continues, the Chair may order a recess of the Commission meeting.  
Step 3. If the disruption continues, the Chair may order the removal of the person from the  
Commission meeting.  
9:00 A.M.  
CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG  
ADOPTION OF AGENDA AND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR  
All items on the Consent Calendar are to be approved by one motion unless a  
Commission member requests an item be removed from the Consent Calendar for  
discussion and a separate Commission action.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Clerk of the Planning Commission recommending the Commission  
approve the MINUTES of the regular meeting of August 14, 2025.  
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR  
PUBLIC FORUM / PUBLIC COMMENT  
Public Forum/Public Comment will be heard after the consent calendar. If there are a large  
number of public participants, the public comment portion may be continued and conclude in  
a later portion of the meeting.  
AGENDA ITEMS  
Hearing to consider Town & Country Village El Dorado General Plan  
Amendment (GPA22-0003), Specific Plan Revision (SP-R21-0002), Rezone  
(Z21-0013), Planned Development Permit (PD21-0005), Tentative Subdivision  
Map (TM22-0005), Conditional Use Permit (CUP23-0008) request for  
1) A General Plan Amendment (GPA) to modify the existing Community  
Region Boundary;  
2) A Revision to the Bass Lake Hills Specific Plan (BLHSP) (SP-R) to  
establish:  
a. Three (3) new land use designations, including Commercial (C),  
Multi-Family Residential (MFR), and Open Space (OS);  
b. A Revision to the BLHSP Public Facilities Financing Plan (PFFP);  
and  
3) A Rezone (Z) from Residential Estate-10 acres (RE-10) to:  
a. Community Commercial (CC), Multi-Unit Residential (RM), and Open  
Space (OS); and  
b. Add Planned Development (-PD) overlay to the requested rezoned  
areas;  
4) A Planned Development Permit (PD) to:  
a. Establish -PD overlay over the Project Development Area and the  
Program Study Area to comply with BLHSP implementation  
requirements and to approve the conceptual site plan and building  
elevations; and  
b. Allow the maximum building height to be increased from 50 feet to  
64 feet for the two (2) proposed hotels and event center/museum within  
the Project Development Area;  
5) A Tentative Subdivision Map (TM) to subdivide the project consisting of  
three (3) existing parcels into 16 lots: Parcels 1 and 2 would be designated for  
residential development; Parcels 3 through 5 would remain open space;  
Parcels 12 through 14 would be developed with commercial uses; the  
remaining parcels are within the Program Study Area and are not proposed for  
development at this time; and  
6) A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for authorizing 56 residential units to be  
used as lodging facilities in the proposed RM zone.  
The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 119-080-021,  
119-080-025, and 119-080-027, consisting of 57.01 acres, is located to the  
north of U.S. Highway 50 (US 50), east of Bass Lake Road, in the El Dorado  
Hills area. Submitted by Josh Pane.  
Staff recommends the Planning Commission forward a recommendation to the  
Board of Supervisors to take the following actions:  
1) Certify the Final EIR (SCH#: 2023070297) and adopt the CEQA Findings of  
Fact, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and the Mitigation Monitoring  
and Reporting Program;  
2) Adopt the General Plan Amendment (GPA22-0003);  
3) Adopt the Revision to the BLHSP and the Revision to the BLHSP Public  
Facilities Financing Plan (SP-R21-0002); and  
4) Approve the Rezone (Z21-0013), Planned Development Permit  
(PD21-0005), Tentative Subdivision Map (TM22-0005), and Conditional Use  
Permit (CUP23-0008) based on the Findings and subject to the Conditions of  
Approval as presented herein.  
(Supervisorial District 1)  
TO AND FROMS:  
Commission members may make a brief report on commissioner districts, committee  
meetings, department matters or make a brief announcement on matters of countywide  
concern (May be called at any time during the meeting)  
ADJOURNMENT  
All persons interested are invited to participate remotely (following instructions listed under  
the Public Participation Instructions in this agenda) and be heard or to write their comments to  
the Planning Commission. If you challenge the application in court, you may be limited to  
raising only those items you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this  
notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Commission at, or prior to, the public  
hearing. Any written correspondence should be directed to Planning Services; 2850 Fairlane  
Court; Placerville, CA 95667.