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Board declines to initiate county-led rezone for two Downtown El Dorado parcels, directs staff to help applicant pursue alternatives
Summary
The Board declined (3–2) to initiate county-led general-plan and zoning amendments to downzone two parcels owned by Kurt Dixon; instead the Board directed staff to work with the property owner on a project pre-application, possible waivers or phased approaches and to explore alternatives that comply with state housing law.
EL DORADO, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors voted 3–2 on Jan. 6 not to initiate a county-led rezone of two Downtown El Dorado parcels whose owner, Kurt Dixon, requested downzoning from multiunit/multifamily to lower-density single-family designations.
Why staff cautioned: Long Range Planning and County Counsel explained the parcels are listed in the county’s vacant-sites inventory for the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA). Downzoning could trigger state review by the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and potentially require the county to replace lost capacity under 'no net loss' housing…
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