Lake County Zoning Code § 21-55 Applications
Lake County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · Lake County
Cite as: Lake County Zoning Code § 21-55 · Text as of 2026-09-23
55.1 Applications: Application forms shall be completed, signed and submitted to the Planning Department for any permit or other entitlement pursuant to this Chapter. Applications shall be accompanied by site plans, and other pertinent supporting documentation as required by the Planning Department, or submitted by the applicant in support of any application.
55.2 Information for application submittal: The applicant shall submit applications as specified in the Articles of this Chapter, and where no specific requirements are provided, the application shall include the following unless waived by the Planning Department:
(a) A site plan with all dimensions clearly indicated, and the following information as applicable:
North arrow and scale of drawing.
Site address.
Lot dimensions and boundaries; including the total area of property presented in square feet or acres.
Location of all existing and proposed structures, with dimensions, including height.
Distance from proposed structure(s) to property lines, centerline of the street or alley, and existing structures.
Walls and fences: Their location, height, and construction materials.
Public right(s)-of-way: With street names, route numbers, width of rightof-way, and surfacing.
Off-street parking: Location, dimensions of parking area, number of spaces, arrangement of spaces and internal circulation pattern.
Access: Pedestrian, vehicular, service; and delineations of all points of ingress and egress.
Signs: Location, size, height, and method of illumination.
RESERVED.
Proposed street dedications and improvements.
All easements.
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Location of well and/or septic field, or indication that the property is to be served by public water and/or sewer.
Landscape plans.
(b) Information needed to determine that the performance standards of Article 41 will be met.
(c) Any request for amendment to the performance standards of Article 41 shall be in writing with an explanation of why the standard(s) should be waived.
(d) All required fees shall be paid at the time of filing the application with the Planning Department, and no processing shall commence until the fee is paid.
(e) When filed by an agent, contract purchaser or lessee, the application shall include a written statement signed by the property owner(s) indicating his or her endorsement of the application.
(f) A signed statement by the applicant indicating whether the project is located on a site which is included on any of the lists relating to hazardous waste, provided to the County by the State Office of Planning and Research pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5. (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988)
(g)
Additional information:
Any additional pertinent information required by the Planning Department from the “List specifying required data for development projects” of Section 55.5.
The applicant may be requested to provide more detailed information on a project as part of the application requirements, including but not limited to the following: Soils reports; drainage plans; geologic, hydrologic, or seismic investigations; archaeological reports; biological studies; flood hazard reports; market analysis; fiscal impact studies; noise studies; traffic and circulation studies or other pertinent studies of a technical nature which would assist the Planning Department in its evaluation of, or mitigation of, any potential adverse impacts.
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