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Article 3

Lake County Zoning Code § 3.8 Effect of establishment of districts except as hereinafter otherwise provided

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

Cite as: Lake County Zoning Code § 3.8 · Text as of 2026-09-23

  • (a) No building or structure shall be erected and no existing building or structure shall be moved, altered, added to or enlarged nor shall any land, building or structure, or premises be used, designed or intended to be used for any purpose or in any manner other than those included among the uses hereinafter listed as permitted in the district in which such building or structure, land, or premises is located.

  • (b) No building or structure shall be erected, reconstructed, or structurally altered to exceed in height the limit hereinafter designated for the district in which such building or structure is located.

  • (c) No building or structure shall be erected, nor shall any existing building or structure be altered, enlarged, or rebuilt except in conformity to the lot area, yard, coverage, and building or structure location regulations hereinafter set forth for the district in which such building or structure is located.

  • (d) No yard or other open space provided about any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for any other building, and no yard or other open space on one lot shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for a building on any other lot.

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  • (e) No parking area or garage space provided on a lot for the purposes of complying with provisions of this Chapter shall be reduced in area or capacity or be considered as providing parking area or garage space, or yard, court, or other open space required for any building or use on any other lot except as hereinafter provided.

  • (f) No lot or other premises shall be divided, subdivided or otherwise reduced to result in an area less than the minimum lot size specified by this Chapter for the district in which such lot is situated, except as otherwise permitted by this Code. Any division of property made in violation of this provision or in violation of the provisions of Lake County Code, Chapter 17 or the Subdivision Map Act shall not be recognized for the purposes of determining lots or parcels in the application of this Article. (Ord. 1749, 7/7/1988)

  • (g) All the unincorporated area of the County of Lake, not designated on any sectional district map as being in any other district, is designated as being in the “U” or Unclassified district.

  • 3.9 District regulations: The following uses only will be allowed, and the following regulations shall apply within the districts hereinafter established.

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