COUNTY OF EL DORADO

AGRICULTURAL COMMISSION

311 Fair Lane Greg Boeger, Chair – Agricultural Processing Industry

Placerville, CA 95667 John Winner, Vice-chair – Forestry/Related Industries

(530) 621-5520 Chuck Bacchi – Livestock Industry

(530) 626-4756 FAX Tom Heflin – Fruit and Nut Farming Industry

eldcag@co.el-dorado.ca.us Dave Pratt – Fruit and Nut Farming Industry

Lloyd Walker – Other Agricultural Interests

Gary Ward – Livestock Industry

AGENDA

April 11, 2007; 6:30pm

Board of Supervisors Meeting Room

330 Fair Lane - Building A, Placerville, California

Public testimony will be received on each agenda item as it is called. The applicant is allocated 10 minutes to speak; individual comments are limited

to 3 minutes; and individuals representing a group are allocated 5 minutes.

Items not on the agenda may be addressed by the general public during Public Forum. Comments are limited to 5 minutes per person. The

Commission reserves the right to waive said rules by a majority vote. Public Forum is for comments only. No action will be taken on these items

unless they are scheduled on a future agenda.

To ensure timely delivery to the Agricultural Commission, written information from the public must be received by the Agriculture Department by the

last Thursday prior to the meeting. The Agriculture Department cannot guarantee that any FAX or mail received the day of the meeting will be

delivered to the Commission prior to action on the subject matter.

All Agricultural Commission meetings are tape recorded. Anyone wishing to purchase a recorded tape of an Agricultural Commission meeting may do

so under the California Public Records Act process for $5.00 per tape by contacting the Agriculture Department after action has been taken.

Written minutes of the Agricultural Commission can be accessed at http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/ag/commissionagenda.html or by contacting the

Agriculture Department utilizing the California Public Records Act request process.

Pursuant to Government Code §54954.2, any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in this

public meeting is to contact the Agriculture Department by 4:00pm the day of the meeting.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

• Minutes of March 14, 2007,

• NOTE: Minutes of February14, 2007, Meeting have been amended to reflect two no votes on Item

P06-43 & Z 06-40 (Susan Marcyan) (Pratt, Winner) pursuant to motion to approve the minutes of

March 14, 2007

IV. PUBLIC FORUM

V. Presentation from Marie Griffith requesting that horses be categorized as Agriculture

Presentation and Comments must be limited to 20 minutes maximum

VI. SMUD presentation from Scott Flake, Project Manager for SMUD’S Upper American River

Re-licensing Project

Please limit any comments to the effects on Agriculture

Agricultural Commission Agenda

Meeting Date: April 11, 2007

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VII. S 07-0006/Richard & Diane Stading (Auriga Home Occupation Winery) requesting a special

use permit to allow the expansion of a home based wine making operation that changes the

nature of the grapes to wine but is limited to 250 cases, maximum per year. The wine is

proposed to be sold retail and wholesale at a wine tasting room located off-site at a parcel

not associated with this parcel. The tasting room is located on commercially zoned property.

The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 048-121-76, consists of 6.88 acres,

and is located on the west side of Newtown Road approximately 0.25 miles northwest of the

intersection with Big Barn Road, in the Placerville Periphery area. (District 3)

Staff Recommendation: Recommend CONDITIONAL APPROVAL of S 07-0006 based on the allowed

uses with a Special Use Permit as stated in Zoning Code Section 17.28.200.a, which includes “The

packing and processing of agricultural or wood products and the necessary buildings and structures

required therefore where the nature of the product is changed”, and place CONDITIONS on the

permit that includes no on site sales, no tasting facilities and limits case production to no more than

250 cases per year.

APN: 048-121-76 Zoning: RE 5

Acreage: 6.88 Planner: Tom Dougherty

VIII. S 07-0009/James & Karen Murphy: A request for a special use permit for a home

occupation winery to make wine within an existing attached garage. The property, identified

by Assessor’s Parcel Number 104-220-07, consists of ten (10) acres, and is located on the

south side of Gallagher Road approximately 1,500 feet west of the intersection with Salmon

Falls Road, in the Pilot Hill area. (District 4)

Staff Recommendation: Recommend CONDITIONAL APPROVAL of S 07-0009 based on the allowed

Uses with a Special Use Permit as stated in Zoning Code Section 17.28.200.a, which includes “The

packing and processing of agricultural or wood products and the necessary buildings and structures

required therefore where the nature of the product is changed”; and place CONDITIONS on the

permit that includes no on site sales, no tasting facilities and limits case production to no more than

250 cases per year.

APNs: 104-220-07 Zoning RE-10

Acreage: 10 Planner: Tom Dougherty

IX. Steven & Cynthia Anderson/requesting Administrative Relief from Agricultural Setbacks for

the proposed pool and pool house, located adjacent to an existing single-family residence.

While the subject parcel is not located with an Agriculture District, it is ten (10) acres or

more in size and adjacent to Agricultural (A) zoned land and therefore subject to special

agricultural setbacks in accordance with the Interim Interpretive Guidelines adopted June 22,

2006. (District 2)

Staff Recommendation: Recommend CONDITIONAL APPROVAL of the request for Administrative

Relief be granted from the 200 foot setback as there are no other suitable building sites. The pool

house shall not be located less than 150 feet and the pool shall not be located less than 190 feet from

the adjacent agricultural property line.

APN: 087-300-35 Zoning RE-10

Area: 10 Associate Planner: Tom Purciel

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X. Frank & Patricia Matagrano/requesting Administrative Relief from Agricultural Setbacks for

the proposed single-family dwelling with an attached recreation room and an attached shop

to be located 75 feet from the south property line. The subject parcel is adjacent to

Residential Agricultural (RA-40) zoned land and therefore subject to special agricultural

setbacks in accordance with the Interim Interpretive Guidelines adopted June 22, 2006.

(District 4)

Staff Recommendation: Site visit report and recommendation will be distributed prior to

discussion of this item.

APN: 105-100-11

Area: Lotus/Peterson Lane

Planner: Kristin Davis

XI. G3 Enterprises, Inc. (RRM Design Group): A request to change the zone district designation

from MR (Mineral Resources) to RE-10/PD (Estate Residential Ten-Acre/Planned

Development). The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 109-020-01, 109-010-

09, -10,-13,-14, consists of 531.5 acres, and is located on the west side of Shingle Lime Mine

Road approximately 1.04 miles south of the intersection with Durock Road, in Cameron Park

area. (District 2)

Staff Recommendation: Recommend CONDITIONAL APPROVAL of the request so that parcels that

are created adjacent to agriculturally zoned lands shall be large enough and of such dimensions to

meet the 200 foot agriculture setback requirements but in no case shall they be less than ten (10) acres

pursuant to General Plan Policy8.1.3.1. regarding buffering

APN: 109-010-09, -10, 13, 14 Zoning: MR

Acreage: 531.5 Planner: Rommel Pabalinas

XII. LEGISLATIVE ISSUES

A. Senate Bill 178 Senators Steinberg and Kuehl – an act to amend Section 12924 of,

and to add2.11 (commencing with Section 10920) to Division 6 of, the Water Code,

relating to water.

B. Senate Bill 634 Senator Wiggins – an act to add Section 51258 to the Government

Code, relating to land use.

XIII. CORRESPONDENCE

A. California Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Coast Region)

RE: Coliform Bacteria Discharges From Grazing and Livestock Operations:

Implementing Best Management Practices

B. Future Ranch Marketing Ordinance Compliance and achieving the minimum

acreage requirements for accessory uses.

XIV. OTHER BUSINESS

Sacramento Bee articles, “Rural Growth On Table” and “County Rejects Growth

Change”

XV. ADJOURNMENT