Planning and Building  
Department  
County of El Dorado  
2850 Fairlane Court  
Placerville, CA 95667  
Minutes - Final  
phone:530-621-5355  
fax:530-642-0508  
Zoning Administrator  
Wednesday, August 6, 2025  
3:00 PM  
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS: In accordance with new guidance from the California  
Department of Public Health, the meeting will be open to the public. The meeting will continue to  
be live-streamed via Zoom. By participating in this meeting, you acknowledge that you are being  
recorded.  
Members of the public may address the Zoning Administrator 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 867 6381 2804. Please note  
you will not be able to join the live-stream until the posted meeting start time.  
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PUBLIC COMMENT PARTICIPATION: If you are joining the meeting via Zoom and wish to make  
a comment on an item, press the "raise a hand" button. If you are joining the meeting by phone,  
press *9 to indicate a desire to make a comment. Speakers will be limited to 3 minutes.  
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 Zoning Administrator is to attend in person.  
Except for a noticed teleconference meeting, the Zoning Administrator reserves the right to  
conduct the meeting without remote access if there is a malfunction.  
If you choose not to observe the Zoning Administrator meeting but wish to make a comment on a  
specific agenda item, please submit your comments to the Zoning Administrator at  
planning@edcgov.us. Planning Services cannot guarantee that any public comment received the  
day of the Zoning Administrator meeting will be delivered to the Zoning Administrator prior to any  
action.  
The Zoning Administrator and Planning staff is here to assist you, please call 530-621-5355 if you  
need any assistance with the above directions to access the meeting.  
Public testimony will be received on each agenda item as it is called. The applicant (where  
applicable) is allocated ten minutes to speak; individual comments are limited to three minutes;  
and individuals representing a group are allocated five minutes. The Zoning Administrator  
reserves the right to waive time limitations.  
Public Forum/Public Comment: The general public may address items not on the agenda during  
Public Forum/Public Comment. Comments are limited to five minutes per person. The Zoning  
Administrator reserves the right to waive time limitations. Please note that Public Forum/Public  
Comment is for comment only. No action will be taken on these items unless they are scheduled  
on a future agenda.  
Written Information from the Public: To ensure delivery to the Zoning Administrator prior to the  
hearing, any written information from the public must be received by Planning Services by Friday  
the week prior to the meeting. Planning Services cannot guarantee that any FAX or mail received  
the day of the hearing will be delivered to the Zoning Administrator prior to any action.  
Project Applicants: It is important that the applicant or applicant’s representative attend the  
hearing no later than 3:00 P.M., as agenda items may be heard out of order and hearings often  
proceed quickly. If attendance is not possible, the project planner should be contacted prior to the  
hearing.  
Zoning Administrator Agendas, Staff Reports and Supplemental Materials are available on the  
All Zoning Administrator hearings are recorded. An audio recording of this meeting will be  
published on the internet.  
HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE INQUIRE  
WITHIN THE PLANNING SERVICES OFFICE  
3:00 P.M.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Meeting was called to order at 3:00 P.M. by Zoning Administrator Rob Peters.  
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA  
Agenda was adopted by Zoning Administrator Rob Peters.  
PUBLIC FORUM/PUBLIC COMMENT  
There was no public comment.  
AGENDA ITEMS  
1.  
Hearing to consider Lin Project (Tentative Parcel Map P20-0005) to  
divide a 15-acre parcel into two (2) parcels ranging in size from  
approximately 5.0 acres and 10.0 acres on property, identified by  
Assessor’s Parcel Number 126-250-012, consisting of 15 acres, is  
located on the south side of Salmon Valley Lane, east of the intersection  
with Salmon Falls Road, in the El Dorado Hills area, submitted by Yixu  
(Tom) Lin; staff recommends the Zoning Administrator take the following  
actions:  
1) Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration based on the Initial Study  
prepared by staff in accordance with the CEQA Guidelines;  
2) Adopt the Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program (MMRP) in  
accordance with the CEQA Guidelines Section 15074(d), based on the  
Mitigation Measures contained in the Mitigated Negative Declaration and  
Initial Study; and  
3) Approve Tentative Parcel Map P20-0005, based on the Findings and  
subject to the Conditions of Approval as presented.  
(Supervisorial District 4)  
Approved  
This item was approved by Zoning Administrator Rob Peters with the following  
changes: 1) Finding 2.5 to read as: General Plan Policy 2.6.1.5 requires all  
development on ridgelines to be reviewed by the County for potential impacts  
on visual resources; 2) Finding 2.6 to read as: General Plan Policy 2.6.1.6  
requires that a Scenic Corridor (-SC) Combining Zone District shall be applied to  
all lands within an identified scenic corridor; 3) Condition of Approval 11, last  
sentence to read as: The final Wildland Fire Safe Plan shall be completed,  
submitted and approved by the applicable fire agency prior to recording the  
parcel map; 4) Condition of Approval 12, first sentence to read as: The tentative  
parcel map shall be subject to parkland dedication in-lieu fees based on values  
supplied by the County Assessor and calculated in accordance with Section  
120.12.090 of the County Code; and 5) Condition of Approval 22, first sentence to  
read as: The project is located in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone within  
a Cal Fire responsibility area (SRA).  
ADJOURNMENT  
Meeting was adjourned at 3:10 P.M. by Zoning Administrator Rob Peters.  
Respectfully submitted,  
KAREN L. GARNER, Planning and Building Department Director  
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  
Zoning Administrator. 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 Zoning Administrator at, or prior to, the public hearing.  
Any written correspondence should be directed to Planning Services; 2850 Fairlane Court;  
Placerville, CA 95667 or via e-mail: planning@edcgov.us.