Lake County Zoning Code § 23.15 Minimum yards

• (a) Front yard: Twenty (20) feet from the lot line; or forty-five (45) feet from the centerline of roadway, whichever is greater. Yards abutting streets are front yards.

• (b) Rear yard: Twenty (20) feet; except as provided below.

  1. Where the rear lot line abuts a residential base zoning district, the minimum rear yard setback shall be fifty (50) feet. Not less than ten (10)

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feet abutting the rear lot line shall be landscaped and permanently maintained and a six-foot high solid masonry wall shall be required ten (10) feet from the rear lot line.

2. Where abutting or combined with the Scenic combining district, the minimum rear yard setback shall be fifty (50) feet.

• (c) Side yard: Ten (10) feet; except as provided below.

  1. Where the side lot line of a site abuts a residential zone, the minimum side yard setback shall be fifty (50) feet. Not less than ten (10) feet abutting the side lot line shall be landscaped and permanently maintained. A six (6) foot masonry wall shall also be required ten (10) feet from the side lot line and shall not exceed three (3) feet in height when extending into any required front yard.

• (d) Accessory structures: The above setbacks shall apply.

• 23.16 Maximum height: Twenty (20) feet; for each foot of setback in excess of all required setback lines, an additional height of six (6) inches shall be permitted, but the total height shall not exceed forty-five (45) feet, provided that additional height may be permitted subject to first securing a use permit in each case.

• 23.17 Parking: The following minimum parking requirements shall apply unless otherwise provided for in Article 46.

  • (a) Retail and service: One (1) space per six hundred (600) square feet of gross floor area.

  • (b) Warehousing: One (1) space per two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of gross floor area.

  • (c) Incidental or administrative offices: One (1) space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area.

  • (d) Manufacturing: One (1) space for each employee on the shift having the largest number of employees, but not less than one (1) space for each six hundred (600) square feet of gross floor area, minimum of four (4) spaces.

  • (e) Minimum parking required of all heavy commercial/manufacturing uses: Four (4) spaces in addition to those required above.

  • (f) Other uses: As provided for in Article 46.