Planning and Building  
Department  
County of El Dorado  
2850 Fairlane Court  
Placerville CA 95667  
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, November 12, 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 862 2927 6078. 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.  
By participating in this meeting, you acknowledge that you are being recorded. If you choose not  
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.  
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 October 23, 2025.  
Clerk of the Planning Commission recommending the Commission  
approve the 2026 Planning Commission Meeting Schedule.  
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, CUP23-0007/Durock Road  
AM/PM request for the proposed construction and ongoing operation of a  
new ARCO AM/PM that would consist of a 3,349-square-foot convenience  
store, a 100-foot-long automatic car wash, a 4,606-square-foot fuel canopy  
with six (6) fuel islands and twelve (12) fueling positions, and three (3)  
underground storage tanks. The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel  
Numbers 109-080-012 and 109-080-013, consisting of 3.69 acres, is  
located on the southwest corner of the intersection between South Shingle  
Road and Durock Road, in the Shingle Springs Community Region,  
submitted by Strauch and Company;  
Staff recommends the Planning Commission 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 in accordance with  
the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15074(d)  
(Exhibit Q); and  
3. Approve Conditional Use Permit CUP23-0007, based on the Findings  
and subject to the Conditions of Approval as presented.  
(Supervisorial District 4)  
1:00 P.M. - TIME ALLOCATION (Items will not be heard prior to the time stated)  
Hearing to consider General Plan Amendment GPA20-0001/ Rezone  
Z20-0005/ Specific Plan SP20-0001/ Tentative Subdivision Map  
TM20-0002/  
Creekside Village Specific Plan- Reduced Impact Alternative request the  
following entitlements:  
1. Amendment of the County of El Dorado General Plan to change the  
project site from Research & Development (R&D) to Adopted Plan (AP);  
2. Rezone of the project site from R&D to Creekside Village Specific  
Plan (CV-SP);  
3. Adoption of the Creekside Village Specific Plan - Reduced Impact  
Alternative (CVSP-RIA) for development of approximately 208 acres of  
land with a mix of residential (maximum 763 dwelling units), parks, optional  
neighborhood commercial, and open space land uses; and  
4. Approval of a Tentative Subdivision Map for individual single-family  
lots within the CVSP-RIA.  
The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 117-010-032 and a  
portion of 117-720-012, consisting of 208 acres, is located approximately  
3 miles south of U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) on the west side of Latrobe  
Road, in the unincorporated community of El Dorado Hills, submitted by  
Winn Communities/ George Carpenter;  
Staff recommends the Planning Commission forward a recommendation to  
the Board of Supervisors to take the following actions:  
1. Certify the Creekside Village Specific Plan (CVSP) Final  
Environmental Impact Report (SCH#2020110052) and adopt the CEQA  
Findings of Fact, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and the  
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP); and  
2. Adopt the General Plan Amendment (GPA20-0001), and approve the  
Rezone (Z20-0005), Creekside Village Specific Plan - Reduced Impact  
Alternative (SP20-0001), and Tentative Subdivision Map for the Reduced  
Impact Alternative (TM20-0002), subject to the Findings and Conditions of  
Approval as presented herein.  
(Supervisorial District 2)  
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.  
*A negative declaration has been prepared for this project and may be reviewed and/or obtained  
in Planning Services, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667, during normal business hours.  
A negative declaration is a document filed to satisfy CEQA (California Environmental Quality  
Act). This document states that there are no significant environmental effects resulting from the  
project, or that conditions have been proposed which would mitigate or reduce potential negative  
effects to an insignificant level.