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Title 9 — PLANNING AND ZONING

Chapter 9.144 — GENERAL REGULATIONS

Lake Forest Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Lake Forest

§ 9.144.010. General regulations.

§ 9.144.010.1. Requires street and highway dedication and improvements.

§ 9.144.010.2. Required drainage fees.

§ 9.144.020. Building site requirements.

§ 9.144.020.1. Establishing district symbols for building site requirements.

§ 9.144.020.2. Building site reduced by acquisition for public use.

§ 9.144.020.3. Determination of building site width.

§ 9.144.030. Setback regulations for buildings and structures.

§ 9.144.030.1. Residential building setbacks.

§ 9.144.040. Exceptions to the residential and non-residential building setback charts.

§ 9.144.040.1. Building setbacks on panhandle building site.

§ 9.144.040.2. Building setbacks on shallow building site.

§ 9.144.040.3. Building setbacks on narrow building site.

§ 9.144.040.4. Building setbacks based on average of adjoining sites.

§ 9.144.040.5. Building setbacks on building site adjacent to a projecting building on…

§ 9.144.040.6. Balconies, decks, porches, terraces, exterior steps and exterior stairways.

§ 9.144.040.7. Eaves, cornices, canopies and cantilevered roofs.

§ 9.144.040.8. Chimneys, fireplaces, wing walls and other minor architectural features.

§ 9.144.040.9. Setbacks determined by Director.

§ 9.144.050. Height limits.

§ 9.144.050.1. Measurement.

§ 9.144.050.2. Additional story.

§ 9.144.050.3. Architectural features.

§ 9.144.050.4. Hazards to air navigation.

§ 9.144.050.5. Hazards to air navigation.

§ 9.144.050.6. Signs.

§ 9.144.050.7. Antennas.

§ 9.144.060. Screening and landscaping.

§ 9.144.060.1. Screening at zoning district boundaries.

§ 9.144.060.2. Landscaping.

§ 9.144.070. Temporary uses and structures.

§ 9.144.070.1. Model homes for sales and rentals.

§ 9.144.070.2. Construction office.

§ 9.144.070.3. Continued use of an existing building during construction.

§ 9.144.070.4. Temporary commercial buildings.

§ 9.144.070.5. Mobilehome residence.

§ 9.144.070.6. Christmas tree sales facility.

§ 9.144.070.7. Public display of fireworks.

§ 9.144.070.8. Halloween pumpkin sales facility.

§ 9.144.070.9. Off-site sale of single, seasonal agricultural products.

§ 9.144.080. Accessory uses and structures.

§ 9.144.080.1. Detached garages and carports.

§ 9.144.080.2. Patio covers.

§ 9.144.080.3. Habitable yard buildings.

§ 9.144.080.4. Swimming pools, water features, air conditioning units, and other…

§ 9.144.080.5. Fences and walls.

§ 9.144.080.6. Storage sheds, greenhouses, and nonhabitable yard buildings.

§ 9.144.080.7. Freestanding fireplaces, fire pits, TV walls, and other yard structures.

§ 9.144.090. Grading and excavation.

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