Lake County Zoning Code § 21-54 Design Review Permit

• 54.1 Design review permit: Design review permits, revocable and conditional may be issued for any of the uses or purposes for which said permits are required or permitted by the terms of this Chapter. The Development Review Committee (Committee) may impose such conditions as they deem necessary to secure the purposes of this Chapter, Code or other County standards, and may require tangible guarantees or evidence that such conditions are being, or will be, complied with.

Design review will help insure aesthetic compatibility between uses in community business districts and along designated scenic corridors where the Design Review combining district is applied. Design review shall include, but not be limited to, a review of the following: Traffic and circulation, building arrangement, setbacks, walls and fences, noise emissions and control measures, off-street parking, physical design, building exteriors, architectural design, grading, drainage, landscaping, lighting, signs, public services and utilities, community design criteria, development and performance standards and the interrelationships of these elements. (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988)

• 54.2 Applicability: The Design Review combining district should be applied in community shopping areas, along selected scenic routes, and in other areas where increased or coordinated aesthetic design standards are desirable. The zoning designation should be accompanied by adoption of community design manuals providing criteria for the review of development projects. A design review permit should be required as follows except as provided in Subsection (c):

  • (a) Any use, structure or sign requiring a design review permit as specifically provided in the applicable zoning district regulations of this Chapter or as provided in Article 45.

  • (b) Any use requiring a design review permit as specifically required by the Zoning Administrator, Planning Commission or Board of Supervisors as a condition of approval of any permit.

  • (c) The Planning Director may waive the submission of or the requirement for a design review permit if the Director finds that 1) all the purposes of design review have been fulfilled by the approval of any other permit required by this Chapter; or 2) the project involves only interior alterations not materially changing the character of the use of the property; or 3) the project involves only minor exterior alterations not materially changing the character of the use of the property.

• 54.3 Application: The design review permit application shall be accompanied by any applicable fee in an amount to be set by the Board of Supervisors, and plans showing the details of the proposed use to be made of the land or building, and any other pertinent information required by the Planning Department as provided in Article 55.

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