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Self-storage proliferation in the El Dorado Hills business park

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
1
Last 30 days
1

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 8, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

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.

✅Who benefits

Residents and businesses who want the business park reserved for job-generating R&D uses.

⚠️Who could be affected

The applicant, El Dorado Hills Owner, LLC, which spent over three years pursuing the project.

Mentions & discussions (1)

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