Planning and Building

Department

County of El Dorado

2850 Fairlane Court

Placerville CA 95667

www.edcgov.us

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

Thursday, September 25, 2025

8:30 AM

https://edcgov-us.zoom.us/j/86009716355

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 860 0971 6355. 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: https://edcgov-us.zoom.us/j/86009716355

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

meeting minutes are available on the internet at: http://eldorado.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx

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

Chair Williams called the meeting to order at 8:30 A.M.

4 - Commissioner Frega, Commissioner Williams, Commissioner Hansen and Costello

1 - Commissioner Spaur

Present:

Absent:

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: None

A motion was made by Commissioner Frega, seconded by Commissioner

Hansen, to Adopt the Agenda and Approve the Consent Calendar with the

changes proposed by Chair Williams.

4 - Commissioner Frega, Commissioner Williams, Commissioner Hansen and Costello

1 - Commissioner Spaur

Yes:

Absent:

CONSENT CALENDAR

25-1568

Clerk of the Planning Commission recommending the Commission

approve the MINUTES of the special meeting of September 10, 2025.

This item was approved on the Consent Calendar.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

PUBLIC FORUM / PUBLIC COMMENT

Public Comment: None

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

25-1569

Hearing to consider Conditional Use Permit CUP24-0011/Kuhl request to

allow development of a single-unit residential dwelling on a Timber

Production Zone (TPZ) zoned property. The property, identified by

Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 011-030-055 and 011-030-058, consisting

of 65.78 acres, is located on the south side of Bullard Place,

approximately 0.65 miles south of the intersection with National Forest

Road 12-N30, within a Rural Region of El Dorado County, submitted by

Michael Kuhl;

Staff recommends the Planning Commission take one of the following

actions:

Option A:

1. Find the project Categorically Exempt under Section 15303 of the

CEQA Guidelines (Exhibit R); and

2. Approve Conditional Use Permit CUP24-0011 based on Findings to

be made by the Planning Commission and subject to the Conditions of

Approval as presented; or

Option B:

1. Find the project Statutorily Exempt under Section 15270 of the CEQA

Guidelines (Exhibit R); and

2. Deny Conditional Use Permit CUP24-0011 based on Findings to be

made by the Planning Commission and subject to the Conditions of

Approval as presented; or

Option C:

Direct staff to prepare an Initial Study to determine whether any potential

environmental effects may be present; if so, whether they may be

mitigated, or if an Environmental Impact Report is necessary to comply

with CEQA. (Supervisorial District 4)

Public Comment: None

Chair Williams opened the hearing. Upon hearing from staff and the public,

Chair Williams closed the hearing. A motion was made by Commissioner

Costello, seconded by Commissioner Frega, to deny the project based on the

findings presented by staff.

3 - Commissioner Frega, Commissioner Williams and Costello

1 - Commissioner Hansen

Yes:

Noes:

1 - Commissioner Spaur

Absent:

TO AND FROMS

Ande Flower, Planning Manager reported on the following:

The next Planning Commission meeting will be held.

Chair Williams reported on the following:

The September 26, 2025 Special Board of Supervisors Meeting.

A request to consider that an agenda item be scheduled to discuss the schedule

for upcoming meetings with General Plan amendments. No action was taken.

Commissioner Frega reported on the following:

The White Hall property.

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 10:40 A.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.