Building on your lot in Lake Forest

Outside of a required setback (main building area) | 12 feet

Within front yard setback | 3.5 feet [1]

Height can be increased above 3.5 feet to a maximum height of 6 feet if constructed outside of the required front yard setback or setback 10 feet from the front property line, whichever is less.

Within interior side or rear yard setback | 6 feet [2]

Within side or rear setback bordering streets | 6 feet

However, in no case shall such a fence or wall exceed 8 feet from the base of the fence/wall to the top when measured from the lower side

No person or persons shall remove, change, deface, destroy or otherwise alter a perimeter wall, except to return the perimeter wall to its approved condition, without a permit therefor issued by the Planning Commission or the City Council on appeal.

Exceptions and modifications to the fence and wall height provisions may be permitted subject to the approval of a site development permit application processed in compliance with the provisions of Section 9.184.010.

No more than 20% of the floor area of the dwelling unit may be used for the home occupation; any business use of the dwelling unit that exceeds 20% constitutes a primarily commercial use and is prohibited in all residential zones.

No more than two customers or clients may be at the dwelling unit at a time.

Only the residents of the dwelling unit may be engaged in the home occupation.

There shall be no sale of goods not produced on the premises.

Each of the resulting lots must be between 60% and 40% of the original lot area.

The resulting lots must each be at least 1,200 square feet.

The lot to be split is in a single-family residential zone.

Each resulting lot must adjoin a public street right-of-way with frontage of at least twelve and one-half (12.5) feet.

No more than two dwelling units of any kind may

recreational vehicles, as defined by this Code, excluding recreational vehicles that are being used for commercial purposes as defined in subsection (C)(1), parked in a residential area as defined in subsection C for a maximum of 72 hours

vehicles temporarily parked for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, loading or unloading persons or property

A permit application that satisfies the information requirements in the City's adopted checklist shall be deemed complete and be promptly processed.

Unless the Director determines a use permit is warranted, City staff shall issue a building permit or other nondiscretionary permit within a reasonable period of time after receipt of a complete application that meets the requirements of the approved checklist, standard plan and this chapter.

Every owner, keeper, custodian or harborer of livestock shall erect and/or maintain a fence as herein described to contain and confine all livestock kept or maintained on his or her premises.

No person owning or having charge, care, custody or control of any animal shall cause or permit, either willfully or through failure to exercise due care or control, any such animal to be placed, staked or to graze or be upon the land of another without the written consent of the owner or other authorized person, or upon public lands or highways or to allow any such animal to run at large.