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Title 8 — Buildings and Construction›Chapter 8.30 — LAKE FOREST GRADING AND EXCAVATION CODE

Lake Forest Municipal Code Art. X Setbacks

Lake Forest Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Lake Forest

Cite as: Lake Forest Municipal Code Article X · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 8.30.120. Setbacks.

The setbacks and other restrictions specified by subarticle 10 of the grading manual are minimum and may be increased by the City Engineer or by the recommendation of a civil engineer, soil engineer, or engineering geologist, if necessary for safety and stability or to prevent damage to structures of adjacent properties from sediment deposition, erosion, water runoff of the slopes, or to provide access for slope and drainage structure maintenance. The minimum setback may be reduced only in special circumstances where stability is proven to the satisfaction of the City Engineer by the soil engineer or engineering geologist and other factors are of primary importance.

(Ord. 107 § 1, 1999; Ord. 246 § 26, 2013)

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