Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

All right. Good afternoon. My name is Aaron Mount. I'm the Zoning Administrator for today's hearing. I'm opening the County of El Dorado Zoning Administrator hearing of Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 3 PM. Please note this hearing is being recorded. I hereby adopt the agenda submitted with no changes. Next item on the agenda is a public forum public comment period. This is for individuals wishing to speak on items not on the agenda. Anybody in the room wish to speak? Anybody online?

There is no public comment.

OK. Hearing that no one wishes to speak, I'm closing the public forum. Public comment item. Okay. Ms. Zerclini, would you please read the first item on the agenda?

Yes. Item 1. Hearing to consider Native Lane Project tentative parcel map P23-0005 to subdivide an undeveloped 39.99 acre parcel into four parcels ranging in size from 5.25 acres to 15.55 acres on property identified by assessor's parcel number 109-010-003 consisting of 39.99 acres located on the south side of Native Lane, approximately 1,500 feet south of the intersection with Flying Sea Court, west of the Shingle Springs rural region, and south of the unincorporated community of Cameron Park area, submitted by DeBell Enterprises LP.

OK, Bianca, would you like to provide a brief presentation on the project?

Yes, I'd be happy to do so. Good afternoon zoning administrator Bianca Dinkler, senior planner with Eldorado County Planning Department. In light of new information received by staff, we would like to request a continuance of this item off calendar so that we can work through these recent questions and issues and resolve those before presenting this project to you. I would be happy to go into those, a brief description of what those issues are, if that would be helpful, or we could just simply request that continuance.

Okay.

Yes, the applicant is aware and also available online to answer any questions that you may have.

Okay. Do we have the applicant available?

Martha Lofgren I'm the attorney for the applicant applicant and we actually suggested the continuance to staff, we had some questions regarding a few of the fire district conditions that requires their further consultation, we also had a neighbor raise an issue. that actually the applicant was not aware of. Her father was the original applicant. He passed away. And I think some of the communication was with her father and she was not aware of it. So she asked me to request the continuance so we could meet with the neighbor as well.

So you're okay. Sounds like a valid. reason for continuance. Does anyone from the public wish to comment on this project? Please come forward and state your name. Please come forward. So you understand that they're requesting continuance, but we will take your comment at this time.

I understand. I'm sorry.

I just want to make sure you're aware that planning and the applicant are requesting a continuance.

OK. So my question is, what neighbor? I am neighbor Brad Irwin, a 3252 Native Lane. My property is, well, bordering the road that they're planning on building on. So question is, am I one of the neighbors? that you wanted to talk to? Yes. Yes. Okay. Fine. I'm happy to talk to you then.

What we'll do is we'll facilitate coordination as soon as we're done with the hearing Bianca can come and speak to you.

Yeah, after the hearing. Yeah. Thank you.

Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you. Anyone else in the room that like to speak on this matter? Okay, anybody online besides Martha here?

No public comment. Okay.

Well, it sounds like there's valid reasons to continue this project. So I will approve the continuance off calendar. Thank you very much.

Great. Thank you so much.

Thank you. Okay. So we're on to the next item. Mr. Galini, can you please read the second item on the agenda?

So item number two, hearing to consider Eldorado Hills Muslim Community Place of Worship project. Conditional use permit CUP 25-0018 to establish and operate in Eldorado Hills Muslim Community Place of Worship in an existing 7,988 square foot tenant space on property identified by assessor's parcel number 117-110-001, consisting of 0.18 acre, located on the west side of Golden Foothill Parkway, approximately 1,350 feet southwest of the intersection with Latrobe Road in the El Dorado Hills Business Park, located in the El Dorado Hills Community Region in the El Dorado Hills area, submitted by JTS Engineering Consultants, Inc.

Great, thank you. All right, Michelle, would you like to provide a brief presentation of the project and your recommendation?

Good afternoon, Zoning Administrator. My name is Michelle Dre-Hobel, Assistant Planner for El Dorado County. Thank you, Debbie, for reading the project description into the record. Please note the initial publication stated 1,350 feet southeast of the intersection with the Trove Road. This has been corrected to southwest. The project use consists of short daily indoor prayer gatherings with limited attendance, usually five to seven people, as well as one weekly congregational prayer and occasional religious observances. The applicant anticipates approximately 20 people in attendance at a time. The number of attendance is not limited with the project description. Staff discuss 24 hour open access for prayer services. The project is a change of use within an existing building located in the Eldorado Hills Business Park. The project parcel has a general plan designation of research and development, with adjacent parcels also designated research and development. The existing office building for the proposed project, along with three similar building units, have their own assessor parcel numbers within a shared parcel in the El Dorado Hills Business Park. The four buildings have shared parking and landscaping. The project parcel is zoned research and development with the design control and plan development combined zone because this project is only an interior alteration the design control and plan development requirements do not apply. The site plan for the proposed project shows the existing building and parking for the project. And this depicts the proposed project floor plan with the existing building the floor plan includes reception corridor prayer areas, a Community room several offices to kitchen along with to kitchen areas and restrooms. The existing building will not excuse me existing building will be used as is no exterior modifications structural changes or additions are proposed. And staff has reviewed the project and has determined conditional use permits up 25 dash or one eight is categorically exempt pursuant pursuant to section 15301 existing facilities of sequel guidelines, which includes interior alterations. And staff recommends the zoning administrator take the following actions. Find conditional use permit CUP25-0018 to be categorically exempt pursuant to section 15301, existing facilities of the CEQA guidelines. And approve conditional use permit CUP25-0018 based on the findings and subject to the conditions of approval as presented with one additional condition. Attendance no greater than fire department occupancy allowance. And then thank you for your attention to this application. The applicant, Omar Siddiqui and Fahad Ahmed will be here shortly to assist with any questions that you may have for the proposed project.

Great. Thank you very much, Michelle. I will now open the public comment portion of this item. First, does the applicant wish to comment? Please come forward if you wish to comment. You don't have to. Okay. All right. Thank you very much. Does anyone else from the public wish to comment? Anybody in the room? Anyone online?

There is no public comment.

Okay, hearing none, I now close the public comment portion of this item. Excuse me if you already stated it. Were you gonna add the reading to the record, the occupation, I mean the occupancy limit?

So staff recommends approved conditional use permit 25, CUP 25-0018, based on the findings and subject to the conditions of approval as presented with an additional condition.

Okay, okay, you already read that in.

Attendance no greater than fire department. Okay, thank you.

Sorry, I missed that. Okay. Okay, so thank you very much for that clarification. I will now take the following action as recommended by staff. find conditional use permit CUP 25-0018 to be categorically exempt pursuant to section 15301, existing facilities of the CEQA guidelines and approve conditional use permit CUP 25-0018 based on the findings and subject to the conditions of approval as presented with the additional condition on the occupancy. This decision is final and less appeal by the board supervisors within ten working days. And I want to give you a very heartfelt welcome to the county.

No, thank you.

Yes, yes. Okay. This is the last item of the agenda. This concludes an administrator hearing on Wednesday, June twenty fourth. Twenty twenty six at three twelve Pm. Yes, welcome.

Thanks so much. Appreciate it. Yes.