Lake Forest City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 9
02 PLANNING COMMISSION
Sections
CHAPTER 9
44 R1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT
Sections
- § 9.44.010 Purpose of district.
- § 9.44.020 Principal uses permitted.
- § 9.44.030 Principal uses permitted subject to a site development permit.
- § 9.44.040 Principal uses permitted subject to a use permit.
- § 9.44.050 Temporary uses permitted.
- § 9.44.060 Accessory uses and structures permitted.
- § 9.44.070 Prohibited uses.
- § 9.44.080 Site development standards.
- § 9.44.090 Ancillary uses permitted.
CHAPTER 9
48 RS RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY DISTRICT
Sections
- § 9.48.010 Purpose of district.
- § 9.48.020 Principal uses permitted.
- § 9.48.030 Principal uses permitted subject to a site development permit.
- § 9.48.040 Principal uses permitted subject to a use permit.
- § 9.48.050 Temporary uses permitted.
- § 9.48.060 Accessory uses and structures permitted.
- § 9.48.070 Prohibited uses.
- § 9.48.080 Site development standards.
- § 9.48.090 Ancillary uses permitted.
CHAPTER 9
56 R2 MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS DISTRICT
Sections
- § 9.56.010 Purpose of district.
- § 9.56.020 Principal uses permitted.
- § 9.56.030 Principal uses subject to a site development permit.
- § 9.56.040 Principal uses permitted subject to a use permit.
- § 9.56.050 Temporary uses permitted.
- § 9.56.060 Accessory uses and structures permitted.
- § 9.56.070 Prohibited uses.
- § 9.56.080 Site development standards.
- § 9.56.090 Ancillary uses permitted.
CHAPTER 9
64 R4 SUBURBAN MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Sections
- § 9.64.010 Purpose of district.
- § 9.64.020 Principal uses permitted.
- § 9.64.030 Principal uses permitted subject to a site development permit.
- § 9.64.040 Principal uses permitted subject to a use permit.
- § 9.64.050 Temporary uses permitted.
- § 9.64.060 Accessory uses and structures permitted.
- § 9.64.070 Prohibited uses.
- § 9.64.080 Site development standards.
- § 9.64.090 Ancillary uses permitted.
CHAPTER 9
68 RP RESIDENTIAL-PROFESSIONAL DISTRICT
Sections
- § 9.68.010 Purpose and intent.
- § 9.68.020 Principal uses permitted.
- § 9.68.030 Principal uses permitted subject to a site development permit.
- § 9.68.040 Principal uses permitted subject to a use permit.
- § 9.68.050 Temporary uses permitted.
- § 9.68.060 Accessory uses and structures permitted.
- § 9.68.070 Prohibited uses.
- § 9.68.080 Site development standards.
- § 9.68.090 Ancillary uses permitted.
CHAPTER 9
72 NON-RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
Sections
- § 9.72.010 A1 agriculture district.
- § 9.72.020 OS open space district.
- § 9.72.025 C1 local business district.
- § 9.72.030 C2 general business district.
- § 9.72.040 CC community commercial district.
- § 9.72.050 CN commercial neighborhood district.
- § 9.72.060 CAN canyon commercial district.
- § 9.72.070 M1 light industrial district.
- § 9.72.080 PA professional and administrative district.
- § 9.72.085 Non-residential site development standards.
- § 9.72.090 Land use matrix.
- § 9.72.100 Non-residential building setbacks.
CHAPTER 9
73 MIXED-USE DISTRICT
Sections
- § 9.73.010 Mixed-use districts.
- § 9.73.020 Mixed-use 32 district.
- § 9.73.030 Mixed-use 43 district.
- § 9.73.040 Mixed-use office district.
- § 9.73.050 Urban industrial 25 district.
- § 9.73.060 Urban industrial 43 district.
- § 9.73.061 Mixed-use building setbacks.
- § 9.73.062 Mixed-use zoning building design and articulation.
- § 9.73.063 Mixed-use site development standards.
- § 9.73.064 Exceptions.
- § 9.73.065 Mixed-use land use matrix.
CHAPTER 9
112 PC PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT
Sections
- § 9.112.010 Purpose of district.
- § 9.112.020 General provisions and regulations.
- § 9.112.030 Planned community program required.
- § 9.112.040 Applicability.
- § 9.112.050 P.C. program text.
- § 9.112.060 Statistical summary.
- § 9.112.070 P.C. zoning map.
- § 9.112.080 P.C. development map.
- § 9.112.090 Adoption and amendment procedures.
- § 9.112.100 Planned community manual.
- § 9.112.110 Existing planned communities.
CHAPTER 9
140 UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICTS
Sections
- § 9.140.010 Definitions.
- § 9.140.020 Public hearing.
- § 9.140.030 Report by Director.
- § 9.140.040 Designation of underground utility districts.
- § 9.140.050 Unlawful acts.
- § 9.140.060 Exceptions, emergency or unusual circumstances.
- § 9.140.070 Additional exceptions.
- § 9.140.080 Notice to property owners and utility companies.
- § 9.140.090 Responsibility of utility companies.
- § 9.140.100 Responsibility of property owners.
- § 9.140.110 Enforcement.
- § 9.140.120 Responsibility of City.
- § 9.140.130 Extension of time.
- § 9.140.140 New, revised, or reactivated residential subdivisions.
CHAPTER 9
142 DONATION COLLECTION BOXES
Sections
- § 9.142.010 Purpose.
- § 9.142.020 Definitions.
- § 9.142.030 Exception for recycling facilities.
- § 9.142.040 Applicability and permissible use.
- § 9.142.050 Application requirements.
- § 9.142.060 Standards and requirements.
- § 9.142.070 Permit issuance.
- § 9.142.080 Appeal process.
- § 9.142.090 Term of permit and renewal of permit.
- § 9.142.100 Revocation.
- § 9.142.110 Transfers.
- § 9.142.120 Unpermitted donation collection boxes.
- § 9.142.130 Severance.
CHAPTER 9
144 GENERAL REGULATIONS
Sections
- § 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 one side.
- § 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 mechanical equipment.
- § 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.
CHAPTER 9
146 SPECIAL REGULATIONS
Sections
- § 9.146.010 General.
- § 9.146.020 Animal service businesses.
- § 9.146.030 Pets and animals.
- § 9.146.040 Waste management and hazardous materials.
- § 9.146.050 Accessory dwelling units.
- § 9.146.060 Home occupation standards.
- § 9.146.070 Residential, multiple-family standards.
- § 9.146.090 Specified resource protection.
- § 9.146.100 Heliports and helistops.
- § 9.146.110 Water efficient landscape regulations.
- § 9.146.110.1 Definitions.
- § 9.146.110.2 Purpose and intent.
- § 9.146.110.3 Applicability of water efficient landscape regulations.
- § 9.146.110.4 Implementation procedures.
- § 9.146.110.5 Landscape water use standards.
- § 9.146.110.6 Delegation.
- § 9.146.110.7 Guidelines for implementation of the water efficient landscape regulations.
- § 9.146.110.8 Recovery of costs.
- § 9.146.110.9 Conflicting provisions.
- § 9.146.120 Emergency shelters.
- § 9.146.130 Additional findings for the sale of alcohol for off-site consumption.
- § 9.146.150 Single-room occupancy.
- § 9.146.170 Low-barrier navigation centers.
- § 9.146.180 Transitional and supportive housing.
- § 9.146.190 Employee housing.
- § 9.146.200 Thrift stores.
CHAPTER 9
150 SURFACE MINING AND LAND RECLAMATION REGULATIONS
Sections
- Article I General
- Article II Land Use and Regulations
- § 9.150.022 Existing permits.
- § 9.150.025 Establishment of SG overlay district-Applicability.
- § 9.150.030 Applications for SG site permit for surface mining operations and reclamation plans- Contents.
- § 9.150.035 Processing.
- § 9.150.040 Findings for approval.
- § 9.150.045 Approval of SG site permit applications.
- § 9.150.050 Uses permitted subject to an SG site permit.
- § 9.150.055 Performance standards, SG site permits.
- § 9.150.060 Performance standards for reclamation plans.
- § 9.150.065 Phasing of reclamation.
- § 9.150.070 Financial assurances for reclamation plans.
- § 9.150.075 Inspections.
- § 9.150.080 Interim management plans.
- § 9.150.085 Periodic review.
- § 9.150.090 Time limit for commencement of use of permits for surface mining operations.
- § 9.150.095 Reservation of right to review permits-Changed circumstances.
- § 9.150.100 Violations and penalties.
- § 9.150.105 Fees.
- § 9.150.110 Appeals.
- Article III Mining and Extraction Regulations and Permits
- § 9.150.150 Permits required to operate.
- § 9.150.155 Permit procedures.
- § 9.150.160 Additional reports and engineering data.
- § 9.150.165 Compliance with standards.
- § 9.150.170 Site inspections.
- § 9.150.175 Term and expiration.
- § 9.150.180 Renewal.
- § 9.150.185 Revocation.
- § 9.150.190 Permit not a permit to violate law.
- § 9.150.195 Conformity to plans.
- § 9.150.205 Standards for inoperative pits, mines, etc.
- § 9.150.210 Standards for active and future operations.
- § 9.150.215 Responsibility.
- § 9.150.220 Enforcement.
- § 9.150.225 Penalty.
- § 9.150.230 Appeals.
CHAPTER 9
162 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
Sections
- § 9.162.010 Purpose.
- § 9.162.020 Applicability.
- § 9.162.030 Definitions.
- § 9.162.040 Facility classes.
- § 9.162.050 Requirements applicable by facility class.
- § 9.162.060 Required findings.
- § 9.162.070 Request for additional height.
- § 9.162.080 Authority.
- § 9.162.090 Requirements applicable to all wireless communication facilities.
- § 9.162.100 Facilities on public property-Excluding Class 4 facilities.
- § 9.162.110 Appeals.
- § 9.162.120 Nonconforming facilities.
- § 9.162.130 Abandoned facility removal.
- § 9.162.140 Violations-Penalties.
CHAPTER 9
164 SIGNS
Sections
- § 9.164.010 Purpose.
- § 9.164.020 Applicability.
- § 9.164.030 Definitions.
- § 9.164.040 Computation.
- § 9.164.050 Vision clearance triangle.
- § 9.164.060 Sign permit requirements.
- § 9.164.070 Minor Planned Sign Program.
- § 9.164.080 Planned Sign Program.
- § 9.164.090 Signs exempt from regulation.
- § 9.164.100 Prohibited signs.
- § 9.164.110 Permitted signs.
- § 9.164.120 Sign design, construction and maintenance.
- § 9.164.130 Inventory and identification of illegal and abandoned signs.
- § 9.164.140 Nonconforming signs.
- § 9.164.150 (Reserved)
- § 9.164.160 Removal.
- § 9.164.170 Miscellaneous.
CHAPTER 9
166 CABLE SYSTEM POWER SUPPLY FACILITIES DESIGN AND PLACEMENT
Sections
- § 9.166.010 Purpose of chapter.
- § 9.166.020 Applicability.
- § 9.166.025 Definitions.
- § 9.166.030 Master plan required.
- § 9.166.035 Permits required.
- § 9.166.040 Application procedures for all power supply facilities.
- § 9.166.045 Mandatory location/design requirements and regulations for all facilities.
- § 9.166.050 Design and location guidelines for all facilities.
- § 9.166.055 Land use/zoning district and location preference for all facilities.
- § 9.166.060 Fees.
- § 9.166.065 Variance.
CHAPTER 9
168 OFF-STREET PARKING
Sections
- § 9.168.010 Off-street parking regulations.
- § 9.168.020 Purpose of chapter.
- § 9.168.030 General requirements.
- § 9.168.040 Residential off-street parking requirements.
- § 9.168.050 Industrial, commercial, professional and institutional off-street parking requirements.
- § 9.168.060 Design requirements.
- § 9.168.070 Off-street parking requirements.
- § 9.168.080 Exceptions and alternatives to off-street parking regulations.
- § 9.168.090 Shared parking.
- § 9.168.100 Off-site parking facilities.
- § 9.168.110 Reductions in parking requirements.
- § 9.168.120 Exceptions and alternatives to off-street parking regulations for adult businesses.
- § 9.168.130 Shared parking for adult businesses.
- § 9.168.140 Off-site parking facilities for adult businesses.
- § 9.168.150 Reductions in parking requirements for adult businesses.
CHAPTER 9
170 REGULATION OF PERIMETER WALLS
Sections
- § 9.170.010 Definitions.
- § 9.170.012 Alteration, change or removal of perimeter wall-Prohibited without permit.
- § 9.170.014 Perimeter wall alteration permit.
- § 9.170.016 Planning Commission action on application.
- § 9.170.018 Alteration of perimeter wall from approved condition without permit-Public nuisance.
CHAPTER 9
172 CONDOMINIUM CONVERSIONS
Sections
- § 9.172.010 Purpose of chapter.
- § 9.172.020 Definitions.
- § 9.172.030 General requirements.
- § 9.172.040 Tenant notification.
- § 9.172.050 Standards for condominium conversions.
- § 9.172.060 Tenant purchase option.
- § 9.172.070 Tenant relocation plan.
- § 9.172.080 Consumer protection provisions.
- § 9.172.090 Applications for condominium conversions.
- § 9.172.100 Affordable housing.
- § 9.172.110 Tentative map review procedures.
- § 9.172.120 Findings-Condominium projects.
- § 9.172.130 City Council determination.
- § 9.172.140 Lapse of permit.
- § 9.172.150 Exemptions.
CHAPTER 9
180 TEMPORARY OUTDOOR PROMOTIONS
Sections
- § 9.180.010 Purpose and intent.
- § 9.180.020 Definitions.
- § 9.180.030 Permitted activities and accessory facilities.
- § 9.180.040 Regulations.
- § 9.180.050 Permit requirement and application procedures.
- § 9.180.060 Permit and application fee.
- § 9.180.070 Permit application contents.
- § 9.180.080 Action by Director.
- § 9.180.090 Permit denial.
- § 9.180.100 Notice to applicant of action on application-Appeals to City Council.
- § 9.180.110 Revocation or suspension of permit.
- § 9.180.120 Penalty for violation.
- § 9.180.130 Severability.
CHAPTER 9
182 OUTDOOR VENDING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
Sections
- § 9.182.010 Definitions.
- § 9.182.015 Outdoor vending permit required.
- § 9.182.020 Outdoor vending permitted in certain zoning districts.
- § 9.182.025 Outdoor vending permit application.
- § 9.182.030 Consideration and action on outdoor vending permit application.
- § 9.182.036 Expiration and renewal of permit.
- § 9.182.040 Revocation of permit.
- § 9.182.045 Appeal.
- § 9.182.050 Transfer of permit.
- § 9.182.055 Unlawful outdoor vending declared a public nuisance-Injunction.
- § 9.182.060 Violation and penalty.
- § 9.182.065 Performance standards.
CHAPTER 9
194 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
Sections
- § 9.194.010 Purpose and authority.
- § 9.194.020 Development agreement application and qualification.
- § 9.194.030 Review of application.
- § 9.194.040 Planning commission review and findings.
- § 9.194.050 City council action.
- § 9.194.060 Annual review.
- § 9.194.070 Cancellation and amendment.
- § 9.194.080 Development agreement required for general plan amendment.
CHAPTER 9
232 PORTOLA BLUFF RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Sections
- § 9.232.010 Purpose.
- § 9.232.015 Principal uses permitted.
- § 9.232.020 Principal uses permitted subject to a site development permit.
- § 9.232.030 Principal uses permitted subject to a use permit.
- § 9.232.040 Accessory uses and structures permitted.
- § 9.232.050 Prohibited uses.
- § 9.232.060 Site development standards.
- § 9.232.070 Special provisions.