Lake County Zoning Code § 43.6 General provisions
Lake County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · Lake County
Cite as: Lake County Zoning Code § 43.6 · Text as of 2026-09-23
(a) The owner or operator of the mobile home park shall be responsible for maintaining compliance with all sections of county, state, and of other pertinent laws and regulations pertaining to the use, operation, and maintenance of such mobile home park. Nothing contained in this Article shall be construed to abrogate, void or minimize such other pertinent regulations.
(b) The owner or operator shall have a resident manager on duty at all times who shall be responsible for such compliance in the absence of the owner or operator.
(c) It shall be the responsibility of the park owner to see that the common landscaped areas are well-kept and maintained.
43.7 Application requirements: A site plan shall be submitted with the major use permit application, which shall include the following:
- (a) A title as selected by the park developer.
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(b) Name and addresses of the legal owner of the property, park developer, and civil engineer or licensed land surveyor or person who prepared the map.
(c) Topographic contours showing accurately the existing terrain within the park and a minimum of one hundred (100) feet on all sides.
(d) Approximate finished grade contours of all proposed roads, existing drainage channels, culverts, overhead and underground utility lines, wells and springs, major structures, irrigation ditches, utility poles and other improvements in their correct location.
(e) Minimum mapping requirements:
Shall be drawn to an engineer’s scale of one (1) inch equals fifty (50) feet or larger.
The contour of the land at intervals of one (1) foot of elevation up to five (5) percent slope; two (2) foot intervals up to ten (10) percent slope and five (5) foot intervals over ten (10) percent slope.
Every fifth contour shall be of heavier weight and labeled. Contours shall be clearly labeled.
Contours may be omitted when the lines fall closer than ten (10) contours per inch, provided that all contours at the bottom and top of slope changes are shown. In no event shall the heavy contours be omitted.
On comparatively level terrain where contours are more than one hundred (100) feet apart, the contours may be omitted and spot elevations substituted. Additional spot elevations shall be shown at intervals along the center of dikes, roads, and ditches at summits, depressions, saddles or at other existing permanent installations.
When the map contains more than one (1) sheet, the sheets shall be indexed to show the relative position of each sheet.
(f) The site plan shall also show:
The outline of existing slides, slips, slump areas, and areas subject to inundation.
The approximate edges of pavements of existing paved roads, driveways and the edges of existing traveled ways, within or adjacent to public rights-of-way and easements or within private common rights-of-way.
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Approximate existing property lines and approximate boundaries of existing easements within the park, with the names of owners of record of easements, exclusions, and the properties abutting the park.
The proposed space and street layout with scaled dimensions of the spaces, and the minimum, maximum, and average space area.
The approximate width, location and purpose of all existing and proposed easements.
Street names, widths of streets and easements, approximate grade, approximate point of grade change, and radii of curves along the centerline of each street.
Areas designated for public and/or common purpose.
Location, approximate grade, direction of flow, and type of facility of existing drainage channels and storm drains.
A vicinity map showing roads, adjoining subdivisions, towns, creeks and other data sufficient to locate the proposed mobile home park and show its relationship to the community.
The line of high and low water and flood plain on all spaces abutting any lake, river, stream, reservoir, or other body of water.
North arrow and scales for maps, and contour interval.
Existing and proposed use of all existing structures.
Approximate toe of fills and top of cuts in excess of five (5) feet.
Parking areas and access solutions for individual spaces.
Identification of all transient mobile home or permanent recreational vehicle spaces.
Identification of all double and triple wide mobile home spaces.
(g) Additional information: A statement(s) from an authorized officer of all utility service providers certifying the agreement and ability of said utility service provider to serve the proposed mobile home park.
(h) Proposed phasing.
(i) Engineered improvement plans, roadway structural sections, and drainage plans.
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SEC. 21-43.10
CAMPGROUND STANDARDS.
43.11 Campgrounds: Shall conform to the following standards, including those of Section 43.30, however, the Review Authority may impose other and more restrictive requirements:
(a) Minimum site area: Three (3) net acres.
(b) Maximum density: Twelve (12) campsites per acre.
(c) Parking spurs: One (1) parking spur shall be provided for each campsite. The maximum grade for the last twenty-five (25) feet of any spur shall be two (2) percent. Seventy (70) percent of all spurs shall be designed to accommodate both a car and recreational vehicle. Parking spurs shall not be placed closer than forty (40) feet on center.
(d) Access: (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988)
Main access: As provided in Section 43.4(q)1.
Internal access:
i. Each campsite shall abut and have direct access to a roadway not less than eighteen (18) feet in width, where designed for two-way traffic.
ii. The width of a roadway may be reduced to twelve (12) feet if designed and clearly marked for use by one-way traffic. Each oneway roadway should originate from and terminate upon a two-way roadway. Four-way intersections shall be utilized only where there is no other feasible road design.
iii. Internal roadway shall be surfaced with asphaltic concrete or a double chip seal unless the Review Authority finds that an alternative will be more appropriate.
iv. If car parking is proposed, add seven (7) feet to minimum roadway widths of Subsections i and ii above for each parking lane. (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988)
(e) “Wilderness” or “primitive” campsites shall provide parking and access as approved by the Planning Commission. (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988)
(f) Setbacks: All campsites or structures, except entry booths within a campground, shall be at least fifty (50) feet from any property line. (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988)
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(g) Recreational facilities: Any recreational facilities constructed as part of a campground shall be limited to the use of campground residents unless approved as a resort by major use permit.
(h) Signs:
An overall sign plan shall be prepared for all campgrounds. This plan may include both freestanding and wall signs. The plan may also provide for internal signs (those not visible from off site roads or adjoining property) which are strictly directional in nature.
Campgrounds shall be allowed up to sixty (60) square feet of sign area visible from external roadways and adjoining property. Signs shall be limited to:
i. Two (2) freestanding signs and one (1) wall sign.
ii. No single sign shall exceed thirty (30) square feet in area.
iii. The maximum height of freestanding signs shall be ten (10) feet (Ord. No. 2224, 3/16/1994)
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