Summary
Commissioners wrestled with whether prime R&D-zoned land should keep hosting self-storage. With five facilities within 4,000 feet and an El Dorado Hills job-housing imbalance of 52,000 residents to under 5,000 jobs, most commissioners said no — but the zoning code currently allows it with a permit.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 8, 2026.
Impact analysis
Denying the project preserves land for job-generating uses in an area with a large jobs shortfall, but forgoes property and sales tax revenue from the facility.
Residents and businesses who want the business park reserved for job-generating R&D uses.
The applicant, El Dorado Hills Owner, LLC, which spent over three years pursuing the project.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Planning Commission — October 8, 2026
Commissioners wrestled with whether prime R&D-zoned land should keep hosting self-storage. With five facilities within 4,000 feet and an El Dorado Hills job-housing imbalance of 52,000 residents to under 5,000 jobs, most commissioners said no — but the zoning code currently allows it with a permit.
Planning Commission — April 23, 2026
Bill Wilde appealed approval of a temporary construction-material storage lot near Shingle Springs; the commission denied his appeal but ordered the applicant to submit a landscaping plan.
Related development
Suncast Lane Self Storage
The denial keeps a 12-acre R&D-zoned parcel available for job-producing uses instead of storage units, though the applicant can appeal to the Board of Supervisors within ten business days.
DR24-0010 Business Drive Open Storage Lot (appeal)
The storage lot proceeds, but the applicant must now submit a landscape plan to screen the site.
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