Lake County Zoning Code § 46.4 Units of measurement
Lake County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · Lake County
Cite as: Lake County Zoning Code § 46.4 · Text as of 2026-09-23
(a) For the purpose of this Article, “floor area” shall mean the total area of all floors of a building as measured to the surfaces of interior walls and including corridors, stairways, elevator shafts, attached garages, porches, balconies, basements, and offices.
- (b) Indoor or outdoor places of assembly in which patrons or spectators occupy benches, pews or other similar seating facilities, each eighteen (18) inches of such shall be counted as one (1) seat for the purpose of determining requirements for off-street parking.
46.5 Required number of spaces: Parking spaces for residential, commercial, industrial, and public service uses shall be provided as specified below. For any use not specifically mentioned herein, the Review Authority shall determine the amount of parking required.
| Uses | Uses | Uses | Spaces required | |
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| (a) |
Residential uses 1. Single-family dwelling, duplex or mobile home on individual lots (Ord. No. 2128, 1/14/1993) |
Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit. (Ord. No. 2305, 10/19/1995) |
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| 2. Triplex, fourplex or multifamily dwelling |
Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit or one (1) space per bedroom whichever is less; and One half (1/2) guest parking space for each dwelling unit; and**(Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988;** Ord. No. 2128, 1/14/1993; Ord. No. 3021, 12/16/2014) |
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| 3. Rooming or boarding house; dormitory |
One (1) parking space per rentable room in addition to the parking required for the residence; for dormitories, one hundred (100) square feet of floor area shall be considered a bedroom. |
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| 4. Mobilehome in a mobilehome park |
Two (2) per dwelling unit; and One (1) recreational vehicle parking space per five (5) dwelling units; and One (1) visitor parking space per four (4) dwelling units.(Ord. No. 2305, 10/19/1995) |
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| (b) |
Commercial uses 1. General |
Four (4) spaces; or the following, whichever is greater. |
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| 2. Retail Store**(Ord. No. 2172,** 8/12/1993) Personal service establishment, barber or beauty salon |
One (1) space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area for structures up to two thousand (2,000) square feet of floor area; Eight (8) spaces, or one (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of floor area for structures exceeding two thousand (2,000) square feet of floor area but less than five thousand (5,000) square feet of floor area, whichever is greater. Seventeen (17) spaces, or one (1) space per four hundred (400) square feet of floor area for structures exceeding five thousand (5,000) square feet of floor area, whichever is greater One (1) space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area or two (2) spaces for each barber or beautician, whichever is greater. (Ord. No. 2172 8/12/1993) |
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| 3. Banking, finance, loans, law, real estate, or general administrative service Bank which provides drive- through service |
One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of floor area. As provided in Section 46.16. |
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| 4. Restaurant, bar, cocktail lounge |
One (1) space for each fifty (50) square feet of floor area used for seating, dancing and assembly. |
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| 5. Hotel, motel and similar use |
One (1) space per bedroom; one (1) recreational vehicle space per four (4) units; plus two (2) spaces for the manager’s office. (Ord. No. 2128, 1/14/1993) |
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| 6. Service station, not including convenience stores which sell gas. |
Two (2) spaces for each working bay plus one (1) space for each employee on the largest shift. |
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| 7. Minorandmajorautorepair; |
One (1) space per fivehundred (500) square |
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| body and fender shop | feet of floor area. |
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| 8. Cabinet, plumbing, heating and electrical shop; construction support service |
One (1) space per six hundred (600) square feet of floor area. |
| 9. Commercial service establishment or retail store which handle only bulky merchandise such as furniture, household appliances, fireplaces |
One (1) space per six hundred (600) square feet of floor area. |
| 10. Outdoor sales facility such as automobile, boat, mobile home, or trailer sales or rental lot, retail nursery and other commercial uses not in an enclosed building Commercial rummage sale and flea market Contractor’s storage yard |
One (1) space for each two thousand (2,000) square feet of display area. One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of sales area. One (1) space per three thousand (3,000) square feet of lot area. |
| 11. Mini-storage warehouse. |
One (1) space per each on-site employee. |
| 12. Recreational and entertainment: Spectator type, e.g. theater, auditorium, skating rink, sports arena: Participating type: Dance hall Tennis and racquetball court Spa, health club and the like Public swimming Miniature golf course Golf course |
Without fixed seats, one (1) space per fifty (50) square feet of floor area; with fixed seats, one space per four (4) fixed seats. One (1) space per fifty (50) square feet of floor area. Two (2) spaces per court. One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of area. One (1) space per one hundred twenty-five (125) square feet of pool area. One and one-half (1 ½) parking spaces for each hole. Three(3)spacesper holeplus one(1)space |
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| Driving range Game room/ Commercial stable and riding academy |
per two hundred fifty (250) square feet of building area used for commercial purposes. One (1) space per tee, or ten (10) feet of lateral distance on an unimproved tee. One (1) parking space per two hundred (200) square feet of floor area. One (1) parking space for each stall or three (3) horses, whichever is greater. |
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| (c) |
Industrial uses 1. General |
Four (4) spaces; or the following, whichever is greater. |
| 2. Manufacturing |
One (1) space per six hundred (600) square feet of floor area; or one (1) space for each employee on the shift having the largest number of employees, whichever is greater. |
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| 3. Warehousing |
One (1) space per two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of floor area. |
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| 4. Incidental office |
One (1) space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area. |
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| 5. Vehicle and freight terminal |
Two (2) spaces per loading bay. | |
| (d) |
Public service uses 1. General |
Four (4) spaces; or one (1) space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area; or the following, whichever is greater. |
| 2. School, college and university: Kindergarten and nursery school Elementary and junior high school Senior high school College, university and institutions of higher learning; business and professional school or college; trade, art and craft school or college;music |
One (1) space for each employee plus one (1) space for each ten (10) children. One (1) space for each employee plus one (1) space for each eight (8) students. One (1) space for each employee plus one (1) space for each six (6) students. One (1) space for each three (3) students. |
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| and dancing school | ||
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| 3. Church |
One (1) space for every four (4) fixed seats, or one (1) space per fifty (50) square feet of area in church or auditorium, plus one (1) space per six hundred (600) square feet of floor area of all facilities.(Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988) |
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| (e) |
Health and care facilities 1. General |
Four (4) spaces, or the following, whichever is greater. |
| 2. Hospital or other health facility |
One (1) space for each two (2) beds, plus one (1) space for each six hundred (600) square feet of area. |
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| 3. Medical, dental, chiropractic office or clinic |
Four (4) spaces per doctor or one (1) space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area, whichever is greater. |
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| 4. Rest home and other community care facility |
One (1) space for each two (2) beds plus one (1) space for manager or owner. |
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| 5. Small and large animal clinic |
One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of floor area. |
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