Lake County Zoning Code § 13.10 Application requirements

(a) For pre-application meeting(s) the applicant shall provide in advance of actual use permit application all required plans and written statements of the specific plan of development for review by the Planning Department.
(b) The specific plan of development shall be a precise graphic and written representation of the applicant’s intended development including:
1. All the application requirements of a general plan of development, excepting those describing existing conditions. All other general plan of development application requirements shall be submitted in their finalized form.
2. A specific plan of development that is in substantial conformity with the previously approved general plan of development.
3. Any required agreements, plans, modifications, mitigations or conditions of approval of the general plan of development shall be included.
4. The specific plan of development shall include a graphic representation of:

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i. The entire proposed planned residential development including the precise locations and dimensions of all proposed structures.
ii. The proposed maximum density for residential uses measured in units per gross acre.
iii. Sketches, drawings, models or architectural renderings of typical structures and improvements showing design features, building materials and elevations.
iv. The location and size in acres or square feet of all areas to be conveyed, dedicated, or reserved as private and common open spaces, public parks, recreational areas, school sites, and similar public and semi-public uses.
v. The existing and proposed circulation system of arterial, collector, and local streets including the location and dimensions of all offstreet parking areas, service areas, loading areas, and major points of access to public rights-of-way (including all points of ingress and egress to the development and notations of proposed ownership, public or private, where appropriate).
vi. The existing and proposed utility systems including sanitary sewers, storm sewers, and water, electric, cable and telephone lines.
vii. Proposed landscapes, generally indicating the treatment of existing landscapes and proposals for building pads, roads, recreational areas, private and common open spaces and other affected areas on-site; including maintenance provisions.
viii. A grading plan.
ix. A drainage plan.
x. Other pertinent information as required by the Planning Director.
(c) An itemized list of any requested alternative performance and development standards, and any deviations from the standards of the Subdivision Ordinance (Chapter 17).
(d) The written documents shall include a plan for permanent maintenance of common or public open space, recreational areas, and commonly-owned facilities. The plan shall include all contracts, conveyances or other legal documents necessary to implement the plan. No legal document shall be accepted unless accompanied by a letter from the applicant’s attorney certifying that the legal document(s) will effectively and adequately accomplish the purpose for which it

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is intended. No instrument shall be acceptable until approved by the Commission as to suitability for the proposed use of the common open spaces. If common open space is to be maintained by a homeowner’s association, such legal instrument may take the form of a declaration of conditions, covenants and restrictions (C.C.& R.’s). (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988)

The legal document(s) shall include a copy of the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the homeowners’ association including conditions, covenants, and restrictions that will govern the association. Required provisions shall include but are not limited to the following:

The homeowners’ association shall be established before homes or lots are sold.
Membership shall be mandatory for each home or lot buyer and any successive buyer.
The association shall be responsible for property taxes, and maintenance of common open space and recreational and other common facilities unless the Planning Commission approves another entity other than a homeowner’s association.
Homeowners shall pay their pro-rata share of all costs of the association. The assessment levied by the association can become a lien on the delinquent homeowner’s property.
The association shall be able to adjust the assessment to meet changed needs.