Lake County Zoning Code § 8.5 Uses permitted subject

(a) Uses permitted in Sections 8.3 and 8.4 when not in compliance with the performance standards set forth in Article 41.
(b) Agricultural processing such as fruit dehydrators, packing plants, canneries, polishing and packaging plants exceeding a use area of two thousand (2,000) square feet.
(c) REPEALED (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988; Ord. No. 2172, 8/12/1993 )
(d) Small and large animal veterinary clinics on sites not less than five (5) acres; large and commercial kennels on sites not less than five (5) acres. (Ord. No. 2128, 1/14/1993)
(e) Greenhouses, hothouses and incidental structures exceeding a use area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
(f) Small wineries and wine tasting facilities as defined in Section 8.4(i) that include Amplified Outdoor Public Events as defined in Section 68.4(s)15. Amplified Outdoor Public Events shall be subject to Departmental review after one year of operation .
(g) Large wineries with an annual production capacity exceeding fifteen thousand (15,000) cases including incidental retail sales of wine produced or bottled on the premises, which may include winery and wine-related promotional events as defined in Section 68.4(s)17, non-promotional events as defined in Section 68.4(s)16, and amplified outdoor public events as defined in Section 68.4(s)15. Non-promotional events and amplified outdoor public events shall be subject to Departmental review after one year of operation . A restaurant may be permitted when accessory to incidental retail sales of wine. (Ord. No. 3077, 11/20/2018)
(h) Dairies, stables and riding academies on parcels not less than ten (10) acres.
(i) Private and public campgrounds.
(j) REPEALED (Ord. No. 2172, 8/12/1993)
(l) Those uses permitted in the “RR” district with a major use permit in Table B, Article 27.

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SEC. 21-8.10.

DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

8.11 Maximum permitted density: The number of lots which can be created from a parcel in this district shall be determined through Table 5. Unless modified by any “B” district, maximum permitted density is the sum of all values derived from Categories 1 through 4; but in no case shall the density exceed one (1) unit per five (5) acres, nor shall the required density be less than the values in Category 5. (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988; Ord. No. 2402, 7/12/1997)

Table 5. Land Capacity/Capability

Category 1 AVERAGE CROSS SLOPE (%)	BASE DENSITY	Category 2 FUEL LOADING	Category 3 LANDSLIDE RISK	Category 4 DISTANCE	Category 5
0-20 21-25 26-30 31 +	5 6 7 10	-- 1 2 3	5 5 5 5	5 5 5 5	10 13 16 20

(Note: All numbers on the chart are in acres)

(a) Category 1: The average cross slope of the parcel shall be determined by plotting the parcel on the appropriate U.S.G.S. quad sheet or other topographical map with a reliable scale prepared by a registered civil engineer or surveyor. The combined length of the contour lines, in scale feet, will be measured within the plotted area. The average cross slope is calculated utilizing the following formula:

S = .0023(I)(L)

A

where: S = Average cross slope in percent .0023 = Converts square feet to acres I = Contour interval in feet L = The combined length of the contour lines in linear feet A = The gross area in acres of the parcel

The result of the above formula will be rounded down to the nearest whole percentage point.

(b) Category 2: The fuel loading for the parcel shall be determined using the Lake County General Plan Wildfire Hazard Map on file at the Lake County Planning Department, or any updated map indicating fuel load and fire hazard as approved by the Planning Commission. The maximum density shall be adjusted according

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to the parcel’s average cross slope and the corresponding line of Category 2 if the map indicates either a “high” or “extreme” rating for more than fifty (50) percent of the parcel. Alternative data establishing fuel load and wildfire hazard may be prepared by a registered forester.

(c) Category 3: The landslide risk for the parcel shall be determined using the Lake County General Plan Landslide Risk Map on file at the Lake County Planning Department, or any updated map indicating geologic hazards and slope stability as approved by the Planning Commission. The maximum density shall be adjusted according to the parcel’s average cross slope and corresponding line of Category 3 if the map indicates either an “unstable” or “existing unconsolidated to moderately consolidated landslide debris” rating for more than fifty (50) percent of the parcel. Alternative data establishing land stability may be prepared by a registered geologist with professional training in structural geology or a certified engineering geologist.
(d) Category 4: The distance shall be measured in air miles between the edge of the parcel and the location, on the effective date of this Ordinance, of the fire station of the nearest community designated in the 1981 Lake County General Plan’s Rural Lands policy and from the Hidden Valley substation of the South Lake Fire Protection District. The maximum density shall be adjusted according to Category 4 if the parcel is over five (5) air miles from a designated community. (Ord. 1749, 7/7/1988; Ord. No. 2402, 7/12/1997)
(e) The maximum permitted density shall be determined by adding any assigned values in Categories 1,2,3, or 4. To determine the number of lots which can be created, divide the parcel’s gross acreage by the calculated maximum permitted density. The maximum permitted density may be calculated based on the entire parcel or each proposed lot as long as all parcels meet the minimum required density. (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988; Ord. No. 2402, 7/12/1997)
(f) Category 5: The maximum permitted density shall not be less than the value shown in Category 5 regardless of the total of values derived by adding the values from Columns 1 through 4. (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988; Ord. No. 2402, 7/12/1997)
(g) Alternative data sources may be substituted for data sources identified in Categories 1 through 4 above, subject to approval by the Planning Commission. (Ord. No. 2402, 7/12/1997)
(h) The Review Authority may increase the maximum permitted density permitted by Table 5 by up to fifty (50) percent when the Review Authority finds all of the following: (Ord. 1749, 7/7/1988)
1. Surrounding parcel sizes are substantially similar in size to those proposed.

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All parcels to be created front on or will front on a publicly-maintained road, or all parcels front on or will front on a privately-maintained road where maintenance is insured by a homeowner’s association(s) declaration of conditions, covenants and restrictions (CC&R’s) or legal, binding road maintenance agreements across the subdivision site and to a countymaintained road.
All proposed parcels front on maintained roads without utilizing flag lot design.
The proposed density is not more than one (1) unit per five (5) acres.
The site is not adjacent to any “TPZ”, “APZ”, “A” or “AI” zoning districts.
The site does not contain any area identified in the Lake County General Plan as “Wetlands Protected”, Figure V-13; or “Natural Areas”, Figure V- 5; or “Critical Resource and Conservation Areas”, Figure V-6.
The proposed density increase will not conflict with any specific policy or objective of the Lake County General Plan.
Any subdivision approval pursuant to this Subsection has been conditioned so that a building envelope(s) is located on each parcel meeting the following criteria:
- i. Is one (1) acre in size or larger.

ii. Will accommodate a typical dwelling, access road, and leach field with one hundred (100) percent expansion area.

iii. Has a cross slope of less than fifteen (15) percent.

iv. Can be served by an access road or driveway of less than fifteen (15) percent grade.
v. Is rated as low or moderate fire hazard.
vi. Construction within the building envelope and along the access route will not adversely affect geological stability. (Ord. 1749, 7/7/1988)