Planning and Building  
Department  
County of El Dorado  
2850 Fairlane Court  
Placerville CA 95667  
MEETING AGENDA  
phone:530-621-5355  
fax:530-642-0508  
Planning Commission  
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  
Thursday, August 14, 2025  
8:30 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 894 3489 3155. Please note you will  
not be able to join the live-stream until the posted meeting start time. To observe the live stream  
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.  
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to observe the Planning Commission meeting but wish to make a comment on a specific 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.  
The Clerk and Planning staff is here to assist you, please call 530-621-5355 if you need any  
assistance with the instructions to access the meeting.  
Planning Commission video recordings, agendas, staff reports, supplemental materials and  
The County of El Dorado is committed to ensuring that persons with disabilities are provided 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.  
8:30 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 July 24, 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 Conditional Use Permit CUP22-0011/Fuji Battery  
Storage request for a Conditional Use Permit for the development and  
ongoing operation of an up to 5.0-megawatt (MW)/20.0-megawatt hour  
(MWh) battery energy storage facility on an undeveloped portion of a  
parcel developed with a four-suite business park, to be secured with a  
six-foot-tall chain link fence. The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel  
Number 048-280-030, consisting of 3.83 acres, is located Approximately  
550 feet north of the Newtown Road and Parkway Drive intersection, in the  
Placerville Community Region, within the City of Placerville Sphere of  
Influence. Submitted by Apex Energy Solutions, LLC c/o Sarah Kaaki; Staff  
recommends the Planning Commission take the following actions:  
1. Find Conditional Use Permit CUP22-0011 to be Categorically Exempt  
pursuant to Section 15303(c), New Construction or Conversion of Small  
Structures; and pursuant to Section 15304 (f), Minor Alterations to Land of  
the CEQA Guidelines; and  
2. Approve Conditional Use Permit CUP22-0011 based on the Findings  
and subject to the Conditions of Approval as presented. (Supervisorial  
District 3)  
Hearing to consider Planned Development Permit PD21-0002/Latrobe  
Commercial Condominiums request for a Planned Development Permit for  
a gated commercial development consisting of office and warehouse  
space developed over two (2) phases: a) Phase 1 would include four (4)  
buildings totaling 76,243 square feet of office and warehouse space on  
approximately five (5) acres; b) Phase 2 would include four (4) buildings  
totaling 109,607 square feet of office and warehouse space on  
approximately seven (7) acres. The project includes associated  
improvements for parking, lighting, and landscaping. The property,  
identified by Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 117-088-022 and 117-088-023,  
consisting of 11.84 acres, is located on the east side of Robert J. Mathews  
Parkway, adjacent to the west side of Latrobe Road, approximately 400  
feet northwest from the intersection of Latrobe Road and Investment  
Boulevard, in the El Dorado Hills Business Park, within the El Dorado Hills  
Community Region, in the El Dorado Hills area. Submitted by Karina  
Guerrieri; Staff recommends the Planning Commission take the following  
actions:  
1. Determine that the Planned Development Permit is exempt from  
additional environmental review pursuant to Public Resources Code  
Section 21083.3 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 (Projects  
Consistent with a Community Plan, General Plan or Zoning); and  
2. Approve Planned Development Permit, PD21-0002, based on the  
Findings and subject to the Conditions of Approval as presented herein.  
(Supervisorial District 2)  
A request by Chair Williams that the Planning Commission discuss the  
schedule for upcoming meetings that may require two-day hearings and  
potential updates to the Planning Commission calendar.  
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.