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Article 25

Lake County Zoning Code § 25.13 Streets

Lake County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · Lake County

Cite as: Lake County Zoning Code § 25.13 · Text as of 2026-09-23

  • (a) The street(s) serving the lot and the lot frontage(s) within the “SOS” district shall meet or exceed the street surfacing standards of Table 13.1.

TABLE 13.1

MINIMUM STREET SURFACING STANDARDS

Street Type Street Capacity Surfacing
*****
Residential
Collector
£50 lots
³50 lots
Chip seal
Double chip seal

*Gravel roads may be permitted pursuant to Section 25.23(d).

  • (b) Nothing in this Section should be construed to imply that any street constructed or brought to the standards contained in Table 13.1 or other County ordinances will be accepted for maintenance as a public street under the jurisdiction of the County of Lake.

  • 25.14 Landslide risk: The applicant shall provide a certified engineering geologist’s report addressing those topics as required in Section 25.22(b), with recommended conditions addressing street and building site stability submitted to and approved as to content by the Director of Public Works, when more than fifty (50) percent of the parcel is located in either

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the “unstable” or “existing unconsolidated to moderately consolidated landslide debris” rating on the Landslide Risk Map; or when, in the opinion of the Planning Director, the absence of potential landslide or earth movement hazards have not been documented by available information sources. Potential landslide risk for the parcel may be determined by the Planning Director, using the Lake County General Plan Landslide Risk Map on file at the Lake County Planning Department, or any updated map or documentation indicating geologic hazards and slope stability as approved by the Planning Commission or Planning Director, or based on topographic mapping. When information is not available clearly indicating the absence of potential geological hazards for the project site, the Planning Director shall require the preparation of a certified engineering geologist’s report.

The certified engineering geologist’s report will be reviewed and approved by the Director of Public Works, pursuant to Section 7006(c) of the Appendices of the Uniform Building Code of 1985, et seq., and Section 5-31(b) of the Lake County Code. Any recommendations or conditions in the certified engineering geologist’s report shall become performance standards applicable to the proposed development. Where applicable, improvement plans shall be prepared by a registered civil engineer.

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