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Title 7

Lake Forest Planning Code · edición 2026-07 · actualizado 2026-07-25 · Lake Forest

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SUBDIVISIONS

Chapter 7.01 § 7.02.054. Definitions (Q).
GENERAL PROVISIONS § 7.02.056. Definitions (R).
§ 7.02.058. Definitions (S).
§ 7.01.010. Title. § 7.02.060. Definitions (T).
§ 7.01.011. Purposes. § 7.02.062. Definitions (U).
§ 7.01.020. Prohibitions. § 7.02.064. Definitions (V).
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§		 7.01.025.
7.01.030.
7.01.035.		 Director of Community
Development.
Subdivision manual.
Planning Commission to
serve as advisory agency		 § 7.02.066.
§ 7.02.068.
§ 7.02.070.
§ 7.02.072.		 Definitions (W).
Definitions (X).
Definitions (Y).
Definitions (Z).
under Subdivision Map Act.
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§		 7.01.040.
7.01.045.		 City Council as appeal body.
Processing and filing fees.		 TYPES Chapter 7.03
OF MAPS PERMITTED
Chapter 7.02
DEFINITIONS		 § 7.03.010.
§ 7.03.030.		 Tentative tract maps.
Tentative parcel maps.
§ 7.03.040. Final tract maps.
§ 7.02.010. Map Act prevails. § 7.03.050. Final parcel maps.
§ 7.02.015. Zoning Code, Grading § 7.03.060. Exceptions.
Code—Map Act definitions § 7.03.062. Exclusions and designated
apply. remainder parcels.
§ 7.02.020. Subdivision Code § 7.03.070. Vesting tentative maps.
definitions.
§ 7.02.022. Definitions (A). Chapter 7.04
§ 7.02.024. Definitions (B). TENTATIVE MAPS—REQUIREMENT
§ 7.02.026. Definitions (C). FOR FILING
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§		 7.02.028.
7.02.030.
7.02.032.
7.02.034.
7.02.036.
7.02.038.
7.02.040.
7.02.042.
7.02.044.		 Definitions (D).
Definitions (E).
Definitions (F).
Definitions (G).
Definitions (H).
Definitions (I).
Definitions (J).
Definitions (K).
Definitions (L).		 § 7.04.010.
§ 7.04.015.
§ 7.04.020.
§ 7.04.030.
§ 7.04.035.
§ 7.04.040.
§ 7.04.045.
§ 7.04.050.		 Types of maps covered.
Form and contents.
Who may file.
Certification of ownership.
Title report.
Environmental documents.
Soils report.
Additional information.
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§		 7.02.046.
7.02.048.		 Definitions (M).
Definitions (N).		 Chapter 7.05
TENTATIVE MAPS—PROCEDURES
§ 7.02.050. Definitions (O).
§ 7.02.052. Definitions (P). § 7.05.010. Types of maps covered.

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§ 7.05.015. Filing. § 7.08.080. Local street and highway
§ 7.05.020. Copies to concerned corner cutoffs and corner
agencies. radii.
§ 7.05.025. Time for action. § 7.08.085. Sidewalks and pedestrian
§ 7.05.030. Reports and ways.
recommendations. § 7.08.090. Bicycle and equestrian
§ 7.05.035. Review of tentative maps. trails.
§ 7.05.040. Substitution of revised § 7.08.095. Street lighting.
maps. § 7.08.100. Underground utility lines.
§ 7.05.045. Meetings and hearings. § 7.08.110. Sewers.
§ 7.05.050. Notice. § 7.08.115. Drainage and erosion
§ 7.05.055. General plan and zoning control.
conformance. § 7.08.120. Man-made slopes.
§ 7.05.060. Findings required. § 7.08.125. Parks.
§ 7.05.065. Additional findings § 7.08.130. Landscaping and screening.
required. § 7.08.135. Rivers and streams.
§ 7.05.070. Modification of maps and § 7.08.140. Lakes and reservoirs.
conditions of approval. § 7.08.145. Fire protection.
§ 7.05.075. Period of § 7.08.150. Dangerous areas to be
validity—Extensions. removed or controlled.
§ 7.05.080. Appeal of tentative map to § 7.08.155. Deviations from standards
City Council. of design.
§ 7.08.165. Floodplain.
Chapter 7.08
STANDARDS OF DESIGN Chapter 7.10
DEDICATION
§ 7.08.010. Conformance with
standards of design. § 7.10.010. Required dedication for
§ 7.08.020. Consistency with General public use or benefit.
Plan. § 7.10.015. Transfer of ownership
§ 7.08.025. Compliance with zoning. required for private use or
§ 7.08.030. Boundary lines. benefit.
§ 7.08.035. Lots/parcels. § 7.10.020. Vehicular access rights and
§ 7.08.040. Arterial highways. abutters' rights to arterial
§ 7.08.045. Private streets. highways and local streets.
§ 7.08.050. Restricted access to § 7.10.025. (Reserved)
highways. § 7.10.027. Dedications for utilities.
§ 7.08.055. Street widths. § 7.10.030. Method of dedication.
§ 7.08.060. Dead-end or cul-de-sac § 7.10.035. Exceptions.
streets.
§ 7.08.065. Local street and highway Chapter 7.12
longitudinal grades. IMPROVEMENTS, MONUMENTATION
§ 7.08.070. Curved local street and AND SECURITY
highway radii.
§ 7.08.075. Local street lengths. § 7.12.005. City Engineer.

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§ 7.12.010. Improvements required. § 7.18.020. Definitions.
§ 7.12.015. Subdivisions of four or less § 7.18.030. General Plan applicability.
parcels. § 7.18.040. Payment of major
§ 7.12.020. Standards. thoroughfare fees.
§ 7.12.025. Improvement plans. § 7.18.050. Payment of bridge fees.
§ 7.12.030. Agreements in lieu of § 7.18.060. Establishment of area of
improvements. benefit—Hearing.
§ 7.12.035. Plan checking, engineering § 7.18.070. Conduct of
and inspection fees. hearing—Protests.
§ 7.12.040. Improvement security. § 7.18.080. Deposit of funds in separate
§ 7.12.045. Release of security. accounts.
§ 7.12.050. Monumentation. § 7.18.090. Consideration in lieu of
§ 7.12.055. Extension of time. payment.
§ 7.12.060. Improvement agreements
and securities.		 § 7.18.100. Advancement of funds by
City.
§ 7.12.065. Improvement security. § 7.18.110. Subdivider construction of
major thoroughfare or
bridge—Reimbursement.
Chapter 7.14
FEES IN LIEU OF DEDICATION OF
IMPROVEMENT Chapter 7.19
LAKE FOREST TRANSPORTATION
§ 7.14.010. Local park fees. MITIGATION PROGRAM
§ 7.14.020. Drainage fees. § 7.19.010. Purpose.
Chapter 7.16
DEVELOPMENT FEES		 § 7.19.020.
§ 7.19.030.		 Definitions.
Administration.
§ 7.19.040. Payment of LFTM fees.
§ 7.16.010. Establishment of fee § 7.19.050. List of LFTM improvements
programs and benefit areas. and estimated costs.
§ 7.16.020. Amendment of benefit areas § 7.19.060. Timing and phasing of
and fee programs. development to reflect
§ 7.16.030. Provisions for payment LFTM activity.
required for subdivision § 7.19.070. Reviews and adjustments to
map approval. LFTM fees.
§ 7.16.040. Payment required for § 7.19.080. Expenditure of LFTM fees
issuance of discretionary by City.
permits. § 7.19.090. Applicant construction of
§ 7.16.050. Payment required for road improvements and
issuance of building permits. credits/reimbursements.
§ 7.16.060. Time of collection of fees. § 7.19.100. Appeals.
§ 7.19.110. Miscellaneous provisions.

Chapter 7.18 MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND BRIDGE FEES

§ 7.18.010. Applicability.

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Chapter 7.20 § 7.26.015. Types of subdivisions
TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS eligible.
§ 7.26.020. Waiver procedure.
§ 7.20.010.
Certificate from Tax		 § 7.26.025. Waiver does not establish
Collector-Treasurer. parcels.
§ 7.20.015.
Security.		 § 7.26.030. Time to record a certificate
§ 7.20.020.
Apportionment.		 of compliance.
§ 7.20.025.
Release.
§ 7.20.030.
(Reserved)		 Chapter 7.28
REVERSIONS TO ACREAGE
Chapter 7.22
PARCEL MAPS—REQUIREMENTS § 7.28.010. Reversion authorized.
AND PROCEDURES § 7.28.015. Content and form of
petitions for reversion to
§ 7.22.010.
Content and form.		 acreage.
§ 7.22.015.
Final parcel map required.		 § 7.28.020. Planning Commission
§ 7.22.020.
Signatures required.		 review.
§ 7.22.025.
Method of approval.		 § 7.28.025. City Council hearing.
§ 7.22.030.
Filing with the County
Clerk/County Recorder and Chapter 7.30
County Surveyor. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
§ 7.22.035.
Ties to horizontal control/
digital map submission. § 7.30.010. Approval.
§ 7.22.040.
(Reserved)		 § 7.30.015. Procedure.
§ 7.30.020. Appeal to City Council.
Chapter 7.24
FINAL MAPS—REQUIREMENTS AND Chapter 7.32
PROCEDURES LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS
§ 7.24.010.
Content and form.		 § 7.32.010. Application—Approval.
§ 7.24.015.
Final tract map required.		 § 7.32.020. Parcel map optional.
§ 7.24.020.
Signatures required.		 § 7.32.030. Appeal.
§ 7.24.025.
Method of approval.
§ 7.24.030.
Filing with the City Council.		 Chapter 7.33
§ 7.24.035.
Filing with the County		 MANDATORY MERGER OF PARCELS
Clerk/County Recorder and
County Surveyor. § 7.33.010. Authority to merge parcels.
§ 7.24.040.
Ties to horizontal control/		 § 7.33.012. Recordation of notice.
digital map submission. § 7.33.014. Notice of intent to determine
status.
Chapter 7.26 § 7.33.016. Request for hearing on
WAIVERS AND EXCEPTIONS determination of status.
§ 7.33.018. Hearing—Time, date and
§ 7.26.010.
Waivers and exceptions		 place.
permitted. § 7.33.020. Hearing—Evidence—Determination
of status.

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§ 7.33.022. Failure to request § 7.38.030.
Standards for determining
hearing—Determination of the amount of dedicated
merger. parkland.
§ 7.33.024. Determination not to § 7.38.040.
Amount of dedicated
merge—Release of notice of parkland to be required.
intent to determine status— § 7.38.050.
Adjustments to amount of
Recordation—Clearance dedicated parkland which
letter. may be required to account
§ 7.33.026. Failure to comply with this for private open space.
chapter. § 7.38.060.
Application of parkland
dedication requirements to
Chapter 7.34 subdivisions containing lots
VOLUNTARY MERGER OF and parcels likely to be
CONTIGUOUS PARCELS further subdivided.
§ 7.38.070.
Improvements to dedicated
§ 7.34.010. Authority to merge parcels. parkland and adjoining
§ 7.34.020. Property requirements. public rights-of-way.
§ 7.34.030. Submittal requirements. § 7.38.080.
Use of dedicated parkland.
§ 7.34.040. Notice of public hearing. § 7.38.090.
Payment of in lieu fees for
§ 7.34.050. Hearing—Determination of park and recreation
merger. purposes.
§ 7.34.060. Administrative
determination.		 Chapter 7.40
§ 7.34.070. Recordation of notice of
merger.		 CORRECTION AND AMENDMENT OF
RECORDED FINAL AND PARCEL
MAPS
Chapter 7.36
NOTICES OF VIOLATION		 § 7.40.010.
Requirements.
§ 7.40.020.
Form and contents.
§ 7.36.010. Tentative notices of
violation.		 § 7.40.030.
Submittal and approval by
City Engineer.
§ 7.36.015. Receipt of evidence. § 7.40.040.
Inappropriate or
§
§		 7.36.020.
7.36.025.		 Planning Commission
determination.
Release by certificate of
compliance.		 § 7.40.050. unnecessary
conditions—Correction
following City Council
public hearing.

Filing with the County
Chapter 7.38 Clerk/County Recorder.
DEDICATION OF LAND FOR PARK
FACILITIES AND PAYMENT OF IN
LIEU FEES		 Chapter 7.50
STATE-MANDATED
SUBDIVISIONS—URBAN LOT SPLITS
§
§		 7.38.010.
7.38.020.		 Purpose.
Parkland dedication
requirements.		 § 7.50.010.
§ 7.50.020.
§ 7.50.030.
Purpose.

Definition.

Application.
§ 7.50.040.
Approval.

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  • § 7.50.050. Requirements.

  • § 7.50.060. Specific adverse impacts.

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§ 7.01.010

§ 7.01.030

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▸ Contenido — Lake Forest Planning Code
Lake Forest Planning Code
  1. ▸ Title 7
    Overview
    1. Chapter 7.01 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
    2. Chapter 7.03 — TYPES OF MAPS PERMITTED
    3. Chapter 7.04 — TENTATIVE MAPS—REQUIREMENT FOR FILING
    4. Chapter 7.05 — TENTATIVE MAPS—PROCEDURES
    5. Chapter 7.08 — STANDARDS OF DESIGN
    6. Chapter 7.12
    7. Chapter 7.14
    8. Chapter 7.16 — DEVELOPMENT FEES
    9. Chapter 7.18
    10. Chapter 7.19
    11. Chapter 7.20 — TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS
    12. Chapter 7.22
    13. Chapter 7.24 — FINAL MAPS—REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES
    14. Chapter 7.26 — WAIVERS AND EXCEPTIONS
    15. Chapter 7.30 — CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
    16. Chapter 7.32
    17. Chapter 7.33 — MANDATORY MERGER OF PARCELS
    18. Chapter 7.34 — VOLUNTARY MERGER OF CONTIGUOUS PARCELS
    19. Chapter 7.36 — NOTICES OF VIOLATION
    20. Chapter 7.38 — DEDICATION OF LAND FOR PARK FACILITIES AND PAYM…

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