Agriculture Department  
311 Fair Lane  
County of El Dorado  
Placerville, CA 95667  
530-621-5520  
Minutes - Final  
Agricultural Commission  
Greg Boeger, Chair - Agricultural Processing Industry  
David Bolster, Vice-Chair - Fruit and Nut Farming Industry  
Shamarie Tong - Livestock Industry  
Bill Draper - Forestry Related Industries  
Tim Nielsen - Livestock Industry  
Lloyd Walker - Other Agricultural Interest  
Charles Mansfield - Fruit and Nut Farming Industry  
LeeAnne Mila - Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights  
and Measures  
Wednesday, July 9, 2025  
4:00 PM  
https://edcgov-us.zoom.us/j/89122452696  
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NOTICE: All Agricultural Commission Administrative Relief decisions pertaining to  
AGRICULTURAL SETBACKS may file an application with the Board of Supervisors within 10  
days of the decision. Such applications shall be made to the Development Services Department.  
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY COMMISSIONER BOEGER AT 4:00PM  
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 4:00PM BY COMMISSIONER BOEGER  
6 - Boeger, Neilsen , Draper, Mansfield, Bolster and Walker  
1 - Tong  
Yes:  
Absent:  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR  
25-1222  
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Minutes from the regular meeting of the Agricultural Commission of June  
11, 2025.  
A motion was made by Walker, seconded by Bolster, to Approved this matter.  
5 - Boeger, Draper, Mansfield, Bolster and Walker  
Yes:  
1 - Tong  
Absent:  
1 - Neilsen  
Abstained:  
PUBLIC FORUM  
Michael Ranalli, President of the Farm Bureau requested a discussion on the  
future state of agriculture in El Dorado County. Please note this is scheduled for  
the August 13, 2025 meeting. Two attachments were received and are attached  
to item #25-1254  
ACTION ITEMS  
25-1223  
2.  
ADM25-0009 Wright Agricultural Setback Relief Administrative  
Relief from Agricultural Setback for Existing Single Family Dwelling  
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 104-110-008-000.  
SUBJECT: ADM25-0009 Wright Agricultural Setback Relief Administrative Relief  
from Agricultural Setback for Existing Single-Family Dwelling  
Parcel Number: 104-110-008-000  
Assessor’s  
During the Agricultural Commission’s regularly scheduled in person and ZOOM  
meeting held on July 9, 2025, a request for an administrative relief from the  
required 200-foot agricultural setback for the above-referenced project be  
reduced 70 feet to 130 feet from the southern adjacent parcel (APN  
104-120-065-000) to permit the existing location of a single family dwelling. The  
single family residence in question was converted from a barn and is currently  
part of a Code Enforcement case as the necessary permits were not applied for  
when converted.  
The Applicant’s parcel, APN 104-110-008-000, is located on the south end of  
Graceland Place, approximately 0.6 miles southeast of the intersection with  
Rattlesnake Bar Road in the Pilot Hill area of El Dorado County, Supervisor  
District 4. The subject parcel is 10.05 acres and zoned Rural Lands – 10 Acres  
(RL-10) with a General Plan Land Use Designation of Rural Residential (RR). The  
subject parcel is not within an Agricultural District. Adjacent properties to the  
north, east and west are similarly zoned RL-10 and to the south zoned  
Agricultural Grazing – 40 acres (AG-40), none of which are located within an  
Agricultural District.  
Parcel Description:  
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Parcel Number and Acreage: 104-110-008, 10.05 Acres  
Agricultural District: No  
Land Use Designation: Rural Residential (RR)  
Zoning: Rural Lands – 10 Acres (RL-10)  
Choice Soils: None  
Discussion:  
A site visit was conducted on July 1, 2025 to assess the placement of the  
proposed dwelling.  
Staff Findings:  
Staff recommends APPROVAL of the request for the existing single-family  
dwelling., no less than 130’’ from the property line with APN:104-120-065. For  
this request staff believes that three of the four findings that the Agricultural  
Commission is required to make by Resolution No. 079-2007 and adopted by the  
Board of Supervisors on April 17, 2007, can be made:  
a) No suitable building site exists on the subject parcel except within the  
required setback due, but not limited to, compliance with other requirements of  
the General Plan or other County development regulations;  
The existing single-family dwelling was converted from a permitted two-story  
barn. The existing septic and well were also permitted at the time of the  
construction of the barn. The dwelling has been used as single-family home  
since the 1980s. Utilizing the existing site limits any future impacts to the parcel.  
b) The proposed non-compatible structure will be located on the property to  
reasonably minimize the potential negative impact on adjacent agriculturally  
zoned land;  
There are no choice soils on either the subject parcel or adjacent agriculturally  
zoned parcel. In addition, the use of an existing permitted structure limits  
impact to adjacent agricultural uses. The existing parcel is located down slope  
from the adjacent agricultural parcel with an existing retaining wall between  
the subject dwelling and adjacent parcel which creates a buffer.  
c) Based on the site characteristics of the subject parcel and the adjacent  
agriculturally zoned land including, but not limited to, topography and location  
of agricultural improvements, etc., the Commission determines that the location  
of the proposed non-compatible structure would reasonably minimize potential  
negative impacts on agricultural or timber production use;  
The use of existing utilities and structures limit any impact on agriculture. In  
addition to the existing tree line, the adjacent agriculturally zoned land is  
located upslope from the existing dwelling which creates a buffer. There are no  
choice soils on either parcel.  
d) There is currently no agricultural activity on the agriculturally zoned parcel  
adjacent to the subject parcel and the Commission determines that the  
conversion to a low or high intensive farming operation is not likely to take  
place due to the soil and/or topographic characteristics of the adjacent  
agriculturally zoned parcel or because the General Plan Land Use Designation  
of the surrounding or adjacent parcels is not agricultural (e.g.  
Light/Medium/High Density Residential).  
Staff also recommends that the applicant comply with Resolution No. 079-2007  
Exhibit A of the Board of Supervisors pertaining to the adoption of the Criteria  
and Procedures for Administrative Relief from Agricultural Setbacks. Section  
B.5 requires the following action by the applicant: In all cases, if a reduction in  
the agricultural setback is granted for a non-compatible use/structure, prior to  
the issuance of a building permit, a Notice of Restriction must be recorded  
identifying that the non-compatible use/structure is constructed within an  
agricultural setback and that the owner of the parcel granted the reduction in  
the agricultural setback acknowledges and accepts responsibility for the risks  
associated with building a non-compatible use/structure within the setback.  
If the Agricultural Commission cannot make the required findings in Resolution  
No. 079-2007, an application may be made to the Board of Supervisors for  
administrative relief. Such relief may be granted by the Board of Supervisors  
upon a determination by the Board taking all relevant facts into consideration  
that the public interest is served by the granting of the relief. Such applications  
shall be made to the Development Services Department and a recommendation  
made to the Board of Supervisors.  
Chair Boeger brought the item back to the Commission for discussion. The  
applicant’s representative was available for questions by Zoom. No public  
comments were received in the Board room or by zoom listeners. For a  
complete video of this item # 25-1223 discussion please go to the El Dorado  
County Website at: County of El Dorado - Calendar (legistar.com)  
It was moved by Commissioner Neilsen and seconded by Commissioner Bolster  
to recommend APPROVAL of the request for the existing single-family  
dwelling., no less than 130’’ from the property line with APN:104-120-065. For  
this request staff believes that three of the four findings that the Agricultural  
Commission is required to make by Resolution No. 079-2007 and adopted by the  
Board of Supervisors on April 17, 2007, can be made.  
6 - Boeger, Neilsen , Draper, Mansfield, Bolster and Walker  
1 - Tong  
Yes:  
Absent:  
25-1224  
3.  
ADM25-0033 Dohman and Burtt Agricultural Setback Relief  
Administrative Relief from Agricultural Setback for Swimming Pool  
and Spa Assessor’s Parcel Number: 049-380-010-000.  
SUBJECT: ADM25-0033 Dohman and Burtt Agricultural Setback Relief  
Administrative Relief from Agricultural Setback for Swimming Pool and Spa.  
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 049-380-010-000  
During the Agricultural Commission’s regularly scheduled in person and ZOOM  
meeting held on July 9, 2025, a request for an administrative relief from the  
required 200-foot agricultural setback for the above-referenced project be  
reduced 92 feet to 108 feet from the southeastern adjacent parcel (APN  
049-380-010-000) to permit the proposed location of a swimming pool and spa.  
They are proposed within the same borders of the previously permitted Single  
Family Dwelling.  
The Applicant’s parcel, APN 049-380-010-000, is located on the south end of  
Madden Lane, approximately 0.2 miles south of the intersection with Carson  
Road in the Placerville area of El Dorado County, Supervisor District 3. The  
subject parcel is 21.61 acres and zoned Planned Agriculture – 20 Acres (PA-20)  
with a General Plan Land Use Designation of Agricultural Land (AL). The  
subject parcel is within an Agricultural District. Adjacent properties to the north,  
east, west and south are similarly zoned PA-20, all of which are located within  
an Agricultural District.  
are located within an Agricultural District.  
Parcel Description:  
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Parcel Number and Acreage: 049-380-010-000, 21.61 acres  
Agricultural District: Camino/Fruitridge  
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Land Use Designation: Agricultural Land, (AL)  
Zoning: Planned Agriculture-20 Acres, (PA-20)  
Soil Type: Choice Soils  
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Mariposa Gravelly Silt Loam (MaD), 3% to 30% slopes  
Sites Loam, 15% to 30% slopes  
-Josephine Silt Loam, 15% to 30% slopes  
-Holland Coarse Sandy Loam, 9% to 15% slopes  
Discussion:  
A site visit was conducted on June 19, 2025 to assess the placement of the  
proposed pool and spa development.  
Staff Findings:  
Staff recommends APPROVAL of the request for the project setback being  
reduced to 108 feet from the southeastern adjacent parcel 049-080-011-000, as  
staff believes that three of the four findings that the Agricultural Commission is  
required to make by Resolution No. 079-2007 and adopted by the Board of  
Supervisors on April 17, 2007, can be made:  
a) No suitable building site exists on the subject parcel except within the  
required setback due, but not limited to, compliance with other requirements of  
the General Plan or other County development regulations;  
The swimming pool and spa will be located adjacent to the existing residence,  
keeping all non-compatible uses together. As this parcel is entirely comprised  
of choice soils the proposed pool and spa site will eliminate any reduction in  
agricultural uses on the parcel.  
b) The proposed non-compatible structure will be located on the property to  
reasonably minimize the potential negative impact on adjacent agriculturally  
zoned land;  
The placement of the pool and spa minimize the potential negative impact to  
the adjacent agricultural properties as much as possible. The pool and spa are  
proposed adjacent to the previously permitted Single Family Dwelling.  
Accumulating all development in one area minimizes the potential negative  
impacts.  
c) Based on the site characteristics of the subject parcel and the adjacent  
agriculturally zoned land including, but not limited to, topography and location  
of agricultural improvements, etc., the Commission determines that the location  
of the proposed non-compatible structure would reasonably minimize potential  
negative impacts on agricultural or timber production use; and  
The pool and spa are located in the same area as the residential dwelling that  
received setback relief and approval from the agricultural commission in 2006.  
This will limit negative impacts to any agricultural uses in the future.  
d) There is currently no agricultural activity on the agriculturally zoned parcel  
adjacent to the subject parcel and the Commission determines that the  
conversion to a low or high intensive farming operation is not likely to take  
place due to the soil and/or topographic characteristics of the adjacent  
agriculturally zoned parcel or because the General Plan Land Use Designation  
of the surrounding or adjacent parcels is not agricultural (e.g.  
Light/Medium/High Density Residential).  
Staff also recommends that the applicant comply with Resolution No. 079-2007  
Exhibit A of the Board of Supervisors pertaining to the adoption of the Criteria  
and Procedures for Administrative Relief from Agricultural Setbacks. Section  
B.5 requires the following action by the applicant: In all cases, if a reduction in  
the agricultural setback is granted for a non-compatible use/structure, prior to  
the issuance of a building permit, a Notice of Restriction must be recorded  
identifying that the non-compatible use/structure is constructed within an  
agricultural setback and that the owner of the parcel granted the reduction in  
the agricultural setback acknowledges and accepts responsibility for the risks  
associated with building a non-compatible use/structure within the setback.  
If the Agricultural Commission cannot make the required findings in Resolution  
No. 079-2007, an application may be made to the Board of Supervisors for  
administrative relief. Such relief may be granted by the Board of Supervisors  
upon a determination by the Board taking all relevant facts into consideration  
that the public interest is served by the granting of the relief. Such applications  
shall be made to the Development Services Department and a recommendation  
made to the Board of Supervisors.  
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Chair Boeger brought the item back to the Commission for discussion. The  
applicant commented on the project and discussed the footprint of the proposed  
pool/spa. No public comments were received in the Board room or by zoom  
listeners. For a complete video of this item # 25-1224 discussion please go to the  
El Dorado County Website at: County of El Dorado - Calendar (legistar.com)  
It was moved by Commissioner Draper and seconded by Commissioner  
Mansfield to recommend APPROVAL off the request for the project setback  
being reduced to 108 feet from the southeastern adjacent parcel  
049-080-011-000, as staff believes that three of the four findings that the  
Agricultural Commission is required to make by Resolution No. 079-2007 and  
adopted by the Board of Supervisors on April 17, 2007, can be made:  
6 - Boeger, Neilsen , Draper, Mansfield, Bolster and Walker  
1 - Tong  
Yes:  
Absent:  
STAFF UPDATE ON LEGISLATION AND REGULATORY ISSUES  
CORRESPONDENCE and PLANNING REQUESTS  
OTHER BUSINESS  
THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 5:02PM