Planning and Building  
Department  
2850 Fairlane Court  
Placerville CA 95667  
County of El Dorado  
Minutes  
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  
Wednesday, November 12, 2025  
9:00 AM  
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 of the Planning Commission meeting go to:  
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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.  
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.  
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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  
Chair Williams called the meeting to order at 9:10 A.M.  
5 - Commissioner Frega, Commissioner Spaur, Commissioner Williams,  
Commissioner Hansen and Costello  
Present:  
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.  
Public Comment: S. Taylor; R.  
A motion was made by Commissioner Frega, seconded by Commissioner  
Costello, to Adopt the Agenda and Approve the Consent Calendar with no  
changes.  
5 - Commissioner Frega, Commissioner Spaur, Commissioner Williams,  
Commissioner Hansen and Costello  
Yes:  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Clerk of the Planning Commission recommending the Commission  
approve the MINUTES of the regular meeting of October 23, 2025.  
1.  
This item was approved on the Consent Calendar.  
Clerk of the Planning Commission recommending the Commission  
approve the 2026 Planning Commission Meeting Schedule.  
2.  
This item was approved on the Consent Calendar.  
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR  
PUBLIC FORUM / PUBLIC COMMENT  
Public Comment: S. Taylor; R.  
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;  
3.  
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)  
Public Comment: J. Maynard; S. Taylor; B. B.; R.  
Chair Williams opened the hearing. Commissioner Frega disclosed that they  
met with the applicant; Costello disclosed that they had met with the applicant  
while part of the Shingle Springs Community Alliance and lives near the  
location; Chair Williams disclosed that they visited the site.  
Upon hearing from staff and the public, Chair Williams closed the hearing.  
A motion was made by Commissioner Costello, seconded by Chair Williams, to  
deny to the project but no vote was taken. A second motion was made by  
Commissioner Hansen, seconded by Commissioner Spaur, to approve staff's  
recommendations 1-3 with the addition of Condition of Approval #71: The CUP  
is modified to delay the opening of the carwash until completion of County CIP  
#36104008 or January 1, 2030, which occurs first.  
3 - Commissioner Frega, Commissioner Spaur and Commissioner Hansen  
2 - Commissioner Williams and Costello  
Yes:  
Noes:  
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/  
4.  
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)  
Public Comment: R. Daly; S. Taylor; G. Mathis; T. Chatfield; G. J.; K. Payne; L.  
Campbell; J. Harn  
Chair Williams opened the hearing. Commissioner Frega disclosed that they  
met with the applicant and visited the site; Chair Williams disclosed a  
longstanding interest in prior versions of the project and noted previous  
opposition. They clarified that they have not participated in the matter since  
joining the Planning Commission.  
Upon hearing from staff and the public, Chair Williams closed the hearing.  
A motion was made by Commissioner Spaur, seconded by Chair Williams, to  
recommend that the Board of Supervisors deny the entitlements in favor of a  
more comprehensive plan better aligned with the existing general plan and  
zoning.  
3 - Commissioner Spaur, Commissioner Williams and Costello  
2 - Commissioner Frega and Commissioner Hansen  
Yes:  
Noes:  
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  
Chair Williams adjourned the meeting at 5:09 P.M.  
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.