Lake County Zoning Code § 15.25 Streets

• (a) All internal streets, roads and drives serving the development shall be designed and constructed to County road improvement and design standards unless the optional design and improvement standards of the Subdivision Ordinance (Chapter 17) are utilized.

• (b) The use of private streets within planned commercial developments may be permitted.

• (c) Public and private streets, roads and drives need not meet the requirements of this Article which would otherwise be applicable if the Planning Commission finds that the design of the proposed streets and common vehicular ways is adequate to protect the public health, safety and welfare and will promote the purposes and intent of this Article.

• (d) When private roads are utilized, a statement or statements shall be included within the legal documents required under Section 15.10 (d) which outlines the rights and responsibilities of the property owners to provide private streets, for maintenance of these facilities, and concerning any public utility rights-of-way

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utilizing private streets. In addition, the document shall spell out any possible intention and agreement including conditions should the property owners association ever request that the private streets be changed to public streets, including expense of reconstruction or any other action necessary to make the streets fully conform to the requirements applicable at that time for public streets, prior to dedication and acceptance.