Planning and Building  
Department  
County of El Dorado  
2850 Fairlane Court  
Placerville, CA 95667  
MEETING AGENDA  
phone:530-621-5355  
fax:530-642-0508  
Zoning Administrator  
Wednesday, October 15, 2025  
3:00 PM  
2850 Fairlane Court, Building C Hearing Room, Placerville CA 95667  
OR  
Live Streamed  
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS: In accordance with new guidance from the California  
Department of Public Health, the meeting will be open to the public. The meeting will continue to  
be live-streamed via Zoom. By participating in this meeting, you acknowledge that you are being  
recorded.  
Members of the public may address the Zoning Administrator 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 832 9809 2915. 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 Zoning Administrator meeting go to  
PUBLIC COMMENT PARTICIPATION: 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.  
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 Zoning Administrator is to attend in person.  
Except for a noticed teleconference meeting, the Zoning Administrator reserves the right to  
conduct the meeting without remote access if there is a malfunction.  
If you choose not to observe the Zoning Administrator meeting but wish to make a comment on a  
specific agenda item, please submit your comments to the Zoning Administrator at  
planning@edcgov.us. Planning Services cannot guarantee that any public comment received the  
day of the Zoning Administrator meeting will be delivered to the Zoning Administrator prior to any  
action.  
The Zoning Administrator and Planning staff is here to assist you, please call 530-621-5355 if  
you need any assistance with the above directions to access the meeting.  
Public testimony will be received on each agenda item as it is called. The applicant (where  
applicable) is allocated ten minutes to speak; individual comments are limited to three minutes;  
and individuals representing a group are allocated five minutes. The Zoning Administrator  
reserves the right to waive time limitations.  
Public Forum/Public Comment: The general public may address items not on the agenda during  
Public Forum/Public Comment. Comments are limited to five minutes per person. The Zoning  
Administrator reserves the right to waive time limitations. Please note that Public Forum/Public  
Comment is for comment only. No action will be taken on these items unless they are scheduled  
on a future agenda.  
Written Information from the Public: To ensure delivery to the Zoning Administrator prior to the  
hearing, any written information from the public must be received by Planning Services by Friday  
the week prior to the meeting. Planning Services cannot guarantee that any FAX or mail received  
the day of the hearing will be delivered to the Zoning Administrator prior to any action.  
Project Applicants: It is important that the applicant or applicant’s representative attend the  
hearing no later than 3:00 P.M., as agenda items may be heard out of order and hearings often  
proceed quickly. If attendance is not possible, the project planner should be contacted prior to the  
hearing.  
Zoning Administrator Agendas, Staff Reports and Supplemental Materials are available on the  
All Zoning Administrator hearings are recorded. An audio recording of this meeting will be  
published on the internet.  
HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE INQUIRE  
WITHIN THE PLANNING SERVICES OFFICE  
3:00 P.M.  
CALL TO ORDER  
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA  
PUBLIC FORUM/PUBLIC COMMENT  
AGENDA ITEMS  
Hearing to consider Underdog Academy Dog Training and Kennel Project  
(Conditional Use Permit CUP23-0001) to allow operation of a small  
home-based dog training and kennel business consisting of no more than  
five (5) dogs at a time on property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number  
089-070-029, consisting of Five (5) acres, is located on the west side of  
Gold Strike Drive, approximately 1,150 feet south of the intersection with  
Gold Hill Road, northwest of the Placerville Community Region, submitted  
by Kara Fike; staff recommends the Zoning Administrator take the  
following actions:  
1) Find the project Exempt under Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines;  
and  
2) Approve Conditional Use Permit CUP23-0001, based on the Findings  
and subject to the Conditions of Approval as presented.  
(Supervisorial District 4)  
Hearing to consider Hasser Project (Variance V24-0002) request for a  
reduction of the side setback from 30 feet to 14.4 feet to allow for the  
permittance of an existing garage built in 1977 on property, identified by  
Assessor’s Parcel Number 105-080-008, consisting of 5 acres, is located  
on the north side of Petersen Lane, approximately 1,000 feet west of the  
intersection with Bassi Road, in the Lotus area, submitted by Christopher  
Hasser; staff recommends the Zoning Administrator take the following  
actions:  
1) Find Variance V24-0002 CEQA Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15301 (Existing Facilities); and  
2) Approve Variance V24-0002 based on the Findings, and subject to the  
Conditions of Approval as presented.  
(Supervisorial District 4)  
ADJOURNMENT  
Respectfully submitted,  
KAREN L. GARNER, Planning and Building Department Director  
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  
Zoning Administrator. 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 Zoning Administrator at, or prior to, the public hearing.  
Any written correspondence should be directed to Planning Services; 2850 Fairlane Court;  
Placerville, CA 95667 or via e-mail: planning@edcgov.us.  
*This project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the  
above-referenced section, and it is not subject to any further environmental review.