18-4 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (LDR) ZONE. — Clearlake Zoning Code

18-4.010 Purpose. ¶

The LDR Zone is intended primarily to provide housing opportunities for people who want private open space associated with individual dwellings. It is intended to preserve existing single-family neighborhoods, provide for compatible infill development in such areas and prescribe the overall character of newly subdivided low density areas. This zone shall be applied to areas designated “low density residential” on the Clearlake General Plan Zoning Map. (Ord. #271-2025, S2 (Exh. A))

18-4.020 Property Development Standards. ¶

The property development standards for the LDR Zone are as follows:

a. Maximum density: eight (8) units per net acre (also see Section 18-20.020).
b. Yards. See Section 18-20.040.
c. Maximum height: Structure: twenty-five (25') feet; up to thirty-five (35') feet if the Director approves an administrative use permit.
d. Maximum coverage: forty (40%) percent (see also Section 18-20.050).
e. Standard Lot Dimensions.
1. Minimum lot area: five thousand (5,000) square feet;

The Clearlake Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 286-2026, passed April 2, 2026.

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Minimum lot width: fifty (50') feet;
Minimum lot depth: ninety (90') feet;
Minimum street frontage: twenty (20') feet.

f. Parking Requirements. See Section 18-20.090. (Ord. #271-2025, S2 (Exh. A))