El Dorado County Development Services has begun the process to update the County Zoning Code to implement the General Plan adopted on July 19, 2004.
A number of workshops have been held with the Planning Commission for input on various topics. Staff is currently working with the Economic Development Advisory Committee to review the draft. Additional hearings will be held with the Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission as the County moves forward with the update. As these items are scheduled, staff reports, draft zoning code sections, and related material will be posted to this web page under Workshops & Hearings.
A “working draft” table of contents (below) has been created to organize the display of information. As each section is prepared, it will be linked to the table of contents.
| Article 1 – Zoning Ordinance Applicability posted 5/11/2010 |
| 17.10 Enactment and Applicability of the Zoning Ordinance |
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17.10.010 Title and Purposes of Zoning Ordinance
17.10.020 Authority, Relationship to General Plan
17.10.030 Responsibility for Administration
17.10.040 Applicability of Zoning Ordinances
17.10.050 Rules of Interpretation
17.10.060 Severability
17.10.070 Indemnification and Hold Harmless Agreement |
| 17.12 Zoning Maps |
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17.12.010 Purpose
17.12.020 Zoning Map and Zones |
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| Article 2 – Zones, Allowed Land Uses, and Zone Standards |
| 17.20 Development and Land Use Approval Requirements posted 5/26/2010 |
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17.20.010 Purpose
17.20.020 General Requirements for Development and New Land Uses
17.20.030 Allowable Land Uses and Planning Permit Requirement
17.20.040 Exemptions from Planning Permit Requirements
17.20.050 Temporary Uses |
| 17.21 Agricultural and Resources Zones posted 8/3/2010 |
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17.21.010 Purpose and Intent
17.21.020 Matrix of Permitted Uses
17.21.030 Agricultural and Resource Zones Development Standards |
| 17.22 Commercial Zones posted 8/3/2010 |
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17.22.010 Purpose and Intent
17.22.020 Matrix of Permitted Uses
17.22.030 Commercial Zone Development Standards |
| 17.23 Industrial
and Research and Development Zones posted 6/10/2010 |
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17.23.010 Purpose and Intent
17.23.020 Matrix of Permitted Uses
17.23.030 Development Standards
17.23.040 Design Standards |
| 17.24 Residential Zones posted 8/3/2010 |
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17.24.010 Purpose
and Intent
17.24.020 Matrix of Permitted Uses
17.24.030 Residential Zone Development Standards |
17.25 Special Purpose Zones (Includes: RF, OS, and TC zones) posted 6/10/2010 |
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17.25.010 Purpose
17.25.020 Matrix of Permitted Uses
17.25.030 Special Purpose Zone Development Standards |
17.26 Meyers Community Plan (MCP) Zone posted 6/10/2010 |
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17.26.010 Purpose
17.26.020 Applicability
17.26.030 Zone Designations
17.26.040 Uses Permitted by Right or by Conditional Use Permit
17.26.050 Matrix of Permitted Uses
17.26.060 Development standards
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| 17.27 Combining Zones |
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17.27.010 Purpose, Intent, and Applicability posted 5/26/2010
17.27.020 Airport
Safety (-AA) posted 6/10/2010
17.27.030 Avalanche
Hazard (-AV) posted 6/10/2010
17.27.040 Community
Design Review (-DC) posted 6/10/2010
17.27.050 Dam
Failure Inundation (-DFI) posted 6/10/2010
17.27.060 Ecological posted 6/10/2010
17.27.070 Historic Design Review (-DH)
17.27.080 Mobile/Manufactured
Home Parks (-MP) posted 6/10/2010
17.27.090 Noise Contour (-NC)
17.27.100 Platted
Lands (-PL) posted 6/10/2010
17.27.110 Scenic
Corridor Design Review (-DS)
17.27.120 Tahoe
Basin (-T) posted 8/3/2010 |
| 17.28 Planned Development (-PD) Combining Zone posted
5/26/2010 |
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17.28.010 Purpose and Intent
17.28.020 Applicability
17.28.030 Combination with Other Zones
17.28.040 Zone Change and Development Plan Requirements
17.28.050 Residential Development Requirements
17.28.060 Residential Density Bonuses for Open Space Dedication
17.28.070 Condominium Conversions |
| 17.29 Mineral Resource (-MR) Combining Zone, Exploration, Mining, Reclamation, and Protection. posted
8/3/2010 |
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17.29.010 Purpose and Intent
17.29.020 General Requirements
17.29.030 Mineral Exploration
17.29.040 Mining and Reclamation
17.29.050 Standards for Reclamation posted
9/19/2008
17.29.060 Interim Management Plans
17.29.070 Annual Report Requirements
17.29.080 Development Standards
17.29.090 Other Requirements |
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| Article 3 – Site Planning and Project Design Standards |
| 17.30 General Development Standards posted
5/26/2010 |
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17.30.010 Purpose, Intent, and Applicability
17.30.020 Minimum Size and Width of Lots
17.30.030 Setback Requirements and Exceptions
17.30.040 Height Limits and Exceptions
17.30.050 Fences, Walls, and Retaining Walls
17.30.060 Ridgeline Development and 30 Percent Slopes
17.30.070 Gates
17.30.080 Maintenance Agreements
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| 17.31 Affordable Housing Requirements and Incentives posted
5/11/2010 |
| 17.32 Flood
Damage Prevention posted
5/11/2010 Signed |
| 17.33 Landscaping Standards posted
8/3/2010 |
| 17.34 Outdoor Lighting posted
8/3/2010 |
| 17.35 Parking and Loading posted 8/3/2010 |
| 17.36 Signs posted
5/11/2010 |
| 17.37 Noise Standards |
| 17.38 Oak Woodlands Conservation posted
5/11/2010 |
| 17.39 Noise Ordinance posted
8/3/2010 |
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| Article 4 – Specific Use Regulations posted 8/3/2010 |
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17.40.010 Purpose and Intent
17.40.020 Applicability
17.40.030 Accessory Structures and Uses
17.40.040 Adult Business Establishments
17.40.050 Agricultural Preserves and Zones: Contracts, Criteria, and Regulations
17.40.060 Agricultural Support Services
17.40.070 Animal Raising and Keeping
17.40.080 Reserved
17.40.090 Bed
and Breakfast Inns Adopted 4/29/2008 Signed
17.40.100 Campgrounds and Recreational Vehicle Parks
17.40.110 Child Day Care Facilities
17.40.120 Commercial Caretaker and Agricultural Employee Housing
17.40.130 Communication Facilities
17.40.140 Reserved
17.40.150 Drive-through Businesses
17.40.160 Guest House
17.40.170 Home Occupations
17.40.180 Mixed Use
17.40.190 Mobile/Manufactured Homes
17.40.200 Reserved
17.40.210 Outdoor Recreational Facilities
17.40.220 Outdoor Retail Sales
17.40.230 Private Schools in Light Manufacturing Facilities
17.40.240 Produce Sales
17.40.250 Public Utilities
17.40.260 Ranch Marketing
17.40.270 Reserved
17.40.280 Recycling Facilities
17.40.290 Right to Farm
17.40.300 Secondary Dwellings
17.40.310 Solar Collection Systems
17.40.320 Storage Facilities
17.40.330 Temporary Real Estate Sales Offices
17.40.340 Reserved
17.40.350 Timber Production Zone: Criteria, Regulations, and Rezone Requirements
17.40.360 Transitional Housing
17.40.370 Vacation Home Rentals
17.40.380 Vehicle Maintenance, Repair, and Storage Accessory to a Residential Use
17.40.390 Wind Energy Conversion Systems
17.40.400 Wineries Adopted 2/3/2009 Signed |
| Article 5 – Planning Permit Processing posted 8/3/2010 |
17.50 Application Filing and Processing
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17.50.010 Purpose
17.50.020 Organization of Review Process
17.50.030 Review Authority for Permit and Authorization Decisions
17.50.040
Review Procedures |
| 17.51 General Application Procedures |
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17.51.010
Purpose
17.51.020 Application Forms, Submittal Process, and Fees
17.51.030 Environmental Review
17.51.040 Staff Report and Recommendations
17.51.050 Notice of Pending Permit or Authorization Decisions
17.51.060 Conditions of Approval
17.51.070 Conditions of Automatic Approvals
17.51.080 Post-Decision Notice
17.51.090 Pre-application/Conceptual Review
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| 17.52 Permit
Requirements, Procedures, Decisions, and Appeals |
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17.52.010
Administrative Permit, Relief, or Waiver
17.52.020 Conditional and Minor Use Permits
17.52.030 Design Review Permit
17.52.040 Development Plan Permit
17.52.050 Site Plan Review Permit
17.52.060 Temporary Mobile Home Permit
17.52.070 Temporary Use Permit
17.52.080 Variance
17.52.090 Effect of Denial
17.52.100 Appeals |
| 17.54 Permit Implementation, Time Limits, and Extensions |
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17.54.010 Purpose
17.54.020 Effective Date of Permit Approvals
17.54.030 Applications Deemed Automatically Approved
17.54.040 Permits to Run with the Land
17.54.050 Performance Guarantees
17.54.060 Time Limits and Extensions
17.54.070 Revisions to an Approved Project
17.54.080 Re-submittals
17.54.090
Revocation or County Mandated Modification of a Permit
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| 17.56 Specific Plans |
| 17.58 Development Agreements |
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| Article 6 - Zoning Ordinance Administration posted 5/26/2010 |
| 17.60 Administrative Responsibilities |
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17.60.010 Purpose
17.60.020
Development Services Director and Department
17.60.030 Zoning Administrator
17.60.040 Planning Commission
17.60.050 Board of Supervisors
17.60.060 Technical Advisory Committee
17.60.070 Design Review Committee
17.60.080 Floodplain Administrator
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| 17.61 Nonconforming Uses, Structures, and Lots |
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17.61.010 Purpose
17.61.020 Continuation, Transfer, or Sale
17.61.030 Determination of Nonconforming Status
17.61.040 Nonconforming Uses
17.61.050 Nonconforming Structures
17.61.060 Nonconforming lots
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| 17.63 Amendments and Zone Changes |
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17.63.010 Purpose
17.63.020 Ordinance Amendments and Zone Change Applications
17.63.030 Conditional Zone Changes
17.63.040 General Plan and Specific Plan Amendments
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17.65 Covenant of Easement |
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17.65.010 Purpose
17.65.020 Applicability
17.65.030 Form of Covenant
17.65.040 Effect of Covenant
17.65.050 Release of Covenant
17.65.060 Enforceability
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17.67 Code Enforcement |
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17.67.010 Purpose
17.67.020 Conformance by County Officials.
17.67.030 Administration and Enforcement.
17.67.040 Penalty for Violation.
17.67.050 Abatement of Nuisance.
17.67.060 Subsequent Permits
17.67.070 Remedies Cumulative
17.67.080 Investigation Fee
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| 17.68 Post-disaster Rebuilding |
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17.68.010 Purpose
17.68.020 Exceptions
17.68.030 Applicability
17.68.040 General Provisions
17.68.050 Modifications of the Provisions of this Title
17.68.060 CEQA Exemption
17.68.070 Appeals
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| Article 7 - Fees |
| 17.70 Bass Lake Hill Specific Plan Supplemental Tentative Map Submittal Fee |
| 17.71 Ecological
Preserve Fee posted 5/11/2010 |
| 17.72 Missouri Flat Planning Cost Reimbursement Fee |
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| Article 8 - Glossary |
| 17.80 - Glossary posted 6/10/2010 |
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| Appendices: |
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A. Landscaping and Irrigation:
1. Water Efficient Landscape Worksheet and Certificate of Completion posted 8/16/2010
2. Drought Resistant Tree and Plant Lists
3. Parking Lot Shade Tree and Calculation Lists |
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B. Lighting Inventory and Certificate of Completion posted 8/16/2010 |
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C. Determination of Substantial Improvement Checklist posted 8/16/2010 |
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D. Density Bonus Calculation Examples posted 8/16/2010 |
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E. Fee Ordinances |
