Lake County Zoning Code § 21-38 Regulations for Historic

38.1 Purpose: To provide special conditions or regulations for the protection, enhancement, perpetuation, or use of places, sites, buildings, structures, and other objects having special character or special historical value, and to protect cultural and archeological sites with potential for listing on the National Register of Historic Places and/or designation as a State Historic Landmark. Such sites may be of local or state-wide significance and have anthropological, cultural, military, political, architectural, economic, scientific, religious, or other values.

Within the “HP” combining district, all uses of land shall comply with the regulations of the base zoning district and with the additional regulations of the “HP” combining district. All uses shall be subject to review by the Cultural Resource Commission prior to any development or issuance of any permit pursuant to this Chapter.

38.2 Applicability: The Historic Preservation district “HPD” or Historic Preservation site “HPS” designation may be applied upon the request of the property owner or by the Board of Supervisors, and recommendation by the Cultural Resource Commission to:
- (a) Sites, structures, or districts which have been officially designated as significant by local, state, or federal agencies; or
- (b) Other sites, buildings, or structures having a special character or special historic value.