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Article 41

Lake County Zoning Code § 42.27 Existing signs exception

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

Cite as: Lake County Zoning Code § 42.27 · Text as of 2026-09-23

  • (a) Any sign existing on the effective date of Section 42.20., and not otherwise allowed by Section 42.22(e) of this Article, which sign is within any official setback line established herein, may be remodeled, reconstructed or replaced, provided that a development review permit is first secured from the Development Review Committee subject to the following conditions:

    1. No part of any sign shall encroach any further into the setback area than the existing sign.

    2. The sign shall be removed by the owner thereof at no expense to the State of California, the County of Lake, or any other public agency, in the event that the area of encroachment is required for street widening or any other public purpose.

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  • (b) Application for the development review permit required by this Section shall be accompanied by plans and drawings sufficient to demonstrate that the sign applied for shall not constitute a hazard to vehicular or pedestrian traffic.

  • (c) A decision of the Development Review Committee made pursuant to this Section may be appealed to the Planning Commission in accordance with the provisions of Section 58.10 et. seq. of this Chapter. (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988)

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