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Planning Commission approves Winchester Lot 20 map modification after applicant agrees to 11 conditions
Summary
The commission approved a map modification for Winchester Phase 1 Lot 20 to revise a 30% slope designation to a corrected 778-square‑foot area (staff found ~26% slope), exempt under CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3), contingent on 11 conditions and recordation of a certificate of correction.
The Placer County Planning Commission voted to approve a map modification for Lot 20 in the Winchester Subdivision (PLN-2500353), revising a portion of the 30% slope designation after a licensed engineer’s topographic survey reclassified approximately 778 square feet of the parcel as below the 30% threshold.
Assistant Planner Joe Plumley presented the staff report, describing the parcel (0.38 acre, pentagon-shaped, sloping) and explaining that a grading permit submitted in March 2025 required a map modification because of the 30% slope designation. A site survey by a licensed civil engineer determined the contested portion measures about 26% slope and submitted a signed and stamped topographic map to satisfy the Winchester Phase 1 final-map note that allows on‑ground surveys to correct mapped slope areas.
Staff recommended the commission determine the action is exempt from environmental review under CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3), approve the map modification subject to conditions of approval, and direct the County Surveyor to record a certificate of correction. The applicant, identified in the record as Alan ****, initially did not have the 11 conditions on hand and the commission recessed to allow staff time to review the conditions with him. After reconvening, the applicant confirmed acceptance of the 11 conditions and thanked staff.
Public comment included support from longstanding Winchester property owners and the Winchester Community Association. Commissioner deliberations were brief and centered on the survey corrections and the reasonableness of staff conditions.
A motion to approve the staff recommendation was moved and seconded; the Planning Commission recorded roll-call approval (affirmative votes recorded for Commissioners Beckler, Jewell, Johnson, Alves and Chair Dahlgren). The decision may be appealed within 10 days by anyone who appeared at the hearing or submitted written comments and requires a filing fee of $752. No changes to the underlying general plan or zoning were made as part of the map modification.
