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Earlier editions: 2026-09

Chapter 21 — ZONING

Lake County Municipal Code § 19.12 Minimum average lot width

Lake County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · Lake County

Cite as: Lake County Municipal Code § 19.12 · Text as of 2026-10-03

Sec. 21-19. - Regulations.

19.3 Uses permitted: The following community commercial uses are permitted: When…

(a) Retail sales of food, appliances, paint, hardware, auto parts, drugs, liquor, new and used clothing, furniture, carpet, flowers, books, art and antiques; used appliance stores, second hand stores and thrift stores.

(b) Personal services such as barber and beauty shops, tailors, laundromats and cleaners, dance and art studios, photocopying centers, photography studios, and dog grooming.

(c) Repair services such as appliance, radio, television, shoe and jewelry repair shops.

(d) Food services such as restaurants, cafes, and delicatessens, with on- and off-sale beer, wine and liquor including outdoor dining areas.

(e) Banking, finance, loans, law, real estate, or general administrative services, including drive-thru services.

(f) Professional offices and services such as dispatching, blueprinting, duplicating, printing, drafting, engineering, surveying, planning, and architectural services.

(g) Health care services such as doctor or dental offices, medical clinics, and small animal veterinary clinics.

(h) Entertainment such as indoor theaters, bowling alleys, pool halls, game rooms and amusement enterprises; and recreational facilities such as health clubs, spas, saunas and hot-tub establishments.

(i) Funeral homes.

(j) Retail plant nurseries, including outdoor storage, sales, and display.

(k) Hotels and motels when not exceeding a maximum of fifteen (15) dwelling units.

(l) Other community commercial uses when of similar character to those uses listed above.

(m) Commercial and residential accessory uses and accessory structures including six (6) or less games/amusement devices and two (2) or less pool tables occupying less than twenty-five (25) percent of the net floor area.

(n) Those uses permitted in the "C2" district with a zoning permit in Table A, Article 27.

(o) Retail sales of Cannabis.

19.4 Uses permitted subject to first obtaining a minor use permit in each case:

The following community commercial uses are permitted:

When conducted within a completely enclosed building; when outdoor storage, sales or display does not exceed fifteen (15) percent of the gross floor area (excepting retail nurseries); and when not exceeding a maximum of eight thousand (8,000) square feet of gross floor area per use or sixteen thousand (16,000) square feet of total gross floor area:

(a) Uses permitted in Section 19.3 with outdoor storage, sales or display when operating other than between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.; when including drive-thru facilities; or when exceeding a maximum of five thousand (5,000) square feet of gross floor area per use or ten thousand (10,000) square feet of total gross floor area.

(b) Uses permitted in Section 19.3 when not in compliance with the performance standards set forth in Article 41.

(c) Uses permitted in Section 19.3 which may be objectionable by reason of production or emission of noise, offensive odor, smoke, dust, bright lights, vibration, or unusual traffic.

(d) Hotels and motels when exceeding a maximum of fifteen (15) dwelling units.

(e) Retail sales of new and used automobiles including incidental minor or major repair services, including outdoor storage, sales and display.

(f) Reserved.

(g) Bars, taverns or cocktail lounges without amplified voice or music.

(h) Single-family, two-family or multi-family residential unit(s) located on the ground floor in the side or rear portion of a lot containing an established or approved retail or office use, or on the second story or higher, limited to one dwelling unit per 1,000 square feet of commercial floor area, and subject to the parking requirements of Section 21-46.

(i) Retail fuel sales and minor auto repair; car washes.

(j) Rental or leasing of autos, trucks, trailers, boats or recreational vehicles, including outdoor storage, sales and display.

(k) Commercial parking lots, taxicab companies, including outdoor storage.

(l) Animal shelters.

(m) Uses which are minor additions or alterations to existing uses or structures permitted by Section 19.5, limited to an increase of twenty (20) percent of the use area or total gross floor area of the structure(s).

(n) Those uses permitted in the "C2" district with a minor use permit in Table B, Article 27.

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19.5 Uses permitted subject to first obtaining a minor use permit in each case:

The following community commercial uses are permitted:

When conducted within a completely enclosed building, except as noted below:

(a) Uses permitted in Sections 19.3 and 19.4 with outdoor storage, sales or display when in excess of fifteen (15) percent of the gross floor area per use; or when exceeding a maximum of eight thousand (8,000) square feet of gross floor area per use or sixteen thousand (16,000) square feet of total gross floor area.

(b) Uses permitted in Sections 19.3 and 19.4 which may be objectionable by reason of production or emission of noise, offensive odor, smoke, dust, bright lights, vibration, or unusual traffic.

(c) Uses permitted in Sections 19.3 and 19.4 when not in compliance with the performance standards set forth in Article 41.

(d) Reserved.

(e) Major auto repair when conducted within a completely enclosed building, but not including body and fender shops and paint shops.

(f) Farm or building supply stores, home improvement centers when outdoor storage, sales or display is limited to 15 percent of gross floor area.

(g) Bars, taverns, or cocktail lounges, when including amplified voice or music.

(h) Those uses permitted in the "C2" district with a major use permit in Table B, Article 27.

(Ord. No. 2172, 8-12-1993; Ord. No. 2128, 1-14-1993; Ord. No. 3084, 05-21-2019)

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Sec. 21-19.10. - Development Standards.

19.11 Minimum lot size:

(a) Public water and sewer: 8,000 square feet.

(b) Well and public sewer; or public water and septic system: 15,000 square feet.

(c) Well and septic system: 40,000 square feet.

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19.12 Minimum average lot width:

(a) Interior lots: Eighty (80) feet.

(b) Corner lots: One hundred (100) feet.

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19.13 Maximum length to width ratio: Three (3) to one.

19.14 Maximum lot coverage: One hundred (100) percent.

19.15 Minimum yards:

(a) Front yard: None; except where frontage in a block is partially in an "R" district, in which case the frontage shall be the same as required in such "R" districts. Yards abutting streets are front yards.

(b) Rear yard: None; or ten (10) feet from the lot line when contiguous to any residential district.

(c) Side yard: None; or ten (10) feet from the lot line when contiguous to any residential district.

(d) Accessory structures: The above yards shall apply.

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19.16 Maximum height:

(a) Principal structures: Thirty-five (35) feet.

(b) Accessory structures: Twenty (20) feet.

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19.17 Parking: The following minimum parking requirements shall apply except as provided for in Article 46.

(a) Retail and service commercial use: One space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area.

(b) Other uses: As provided for in Article 46.

(c) Dwelling units: Two (2) spaces per dwelling.

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19.18 Signs: As provided in Article 45.

19.19 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS EXCEPTIONS: FOR EXCEPTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OF…

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