Lake County Zoning Code § 42.22 Definitions (Ord

• (a) Master Plan of Streets and Highways means that certain portion of the General Plan of Lake County, California, which consists of a map and text, and shows the location of existing and proposed major thoroughfares in said County.

• (b) Official setback lines refers to lines established as set forth in Section 42.20, and located at specified distance on either side of a line midway between the right-ofway, easement, or side property lines of any road, if there is no right-of-way or easement, the centerline of the traveled surface of said road, or any centerline established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

• (c) Precise Plan means such rules and regulations as set forth in Section 42.20 of this Article and such other maps, rules, and regulations which are or may be adopted to protect and carry out the “Master Plan of Streets and Highways.”

• (d) Road means any street, way, lane, avenue, county road, road or state highway in the County of Lake.

• (e) Structure means that which is built or constructed: an edifice or building of any kind, any piece of work, including swimming pools, retaining walls, stairways and any underground storage facility in excess of one thousand (1,000) gallons capacity; provided, however, “structure” shall not include: any structure or building existing on the effective date of Section 42.20; public utility distribution lines; wells; septic tanks; trees, garden or agricultural crops; wire fences or similar fences which are largely transparent; solid fences under three (3) feet in height; structures established by governmental agencies; signs and movable awnings attached to the face of a building and projecting not more than eight (8) feet beyond the official setback line, provided that the lowest part of such sign or

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awning and all supporting members shall be not less than eight (8) feet above the ground immediately below.

• 42.23 Master Plan: There is hereby adopted a Master Plan of Streets and Highways, said plan being the Circulation Plan of the Lake County General Plan, consisting of the following parts of the Lake County General Plan:

  • (a) The Circulation Plan, Figure IV-11, page IV-47; and

  • (b) Lake County Road Standards, Table 10-9, page IV-48; and

  • (c) Pages IV-46 to IV-50.

• 42.24 Precise Plan: Based on said Master Plan, there is hereby adopted a Precise Plan of Streets and Highways. The following State highways and County roads, together with the official setback lines indicated below, are hereby declared to be the “Precise Plan” for roads and highways of the County of Lake:

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