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El Dorado County
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330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667
The history of El Dorado County dates back to the 1848 discovery of gold that led to the California Gold Rush. Taking up 1,786 square miles of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, most of the county is public land of the rolling hills and mountainous variety. According to a U.S. Census estimate, 192,843 people reside in El Dorado County, whose biggest hubs are Placerville, South Lake Tahoe, and the unincorporated but fast-growing El Dorado Hills. The region attracts visitors with wine trails, historic towns, and a flourishing arts culture, plus loads of outdoor activities including skiing, mountain biking, fishing, and whitewater rafting.
The Board holds regular meetings three times per month on Tuesdays. Meetings can be viewed on a live stream, and videos of past meetings are archived online.
Appointed by the Board of Supervisors, the Planning Commission reviews and acts on matters related to growth, housing needs, rezoning, permits, subdivisions and environmental protection. Meetings are open to the public.
Recent Articles
A combination of factors all related to climate change are fueling the ‘unprecedented’ growth of the Caldor Fire in El Dorado County.
Local Government DigestEl Dorado County residents were largely in favor of a city-based redistricting alternative map, one of nine presented at a third public hearing on redistricting.
(Oct. 25, 2021) → Read the full Village Life reportBass Lake area residents who are following the redistricting process are frustrated with the proposed boundaries for El Dorado County Board of Supervisors districts. As a consequence of trying to balance the county’s population equally among five districts, the Bass Lake area is not included with the rest of El Dorado Hills.
(Oct. 11, 2021) → Read the full Village Life report
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