The
unincorporated areas of Lake County are regulated by the provisions of Chapter 151:Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) of the Lake County Code of Ordinances.
Regulating Zoning
Under
Chapter 151 (UDO) and accompanying
Zoning Maps, the unincorporated areas of Lake County are divided into Zoning Districts. The UDO establishes, within each district, the uses (i.e. a single-family house or a commercial establishment) that are permitted, allowed conditionally, or prohibited. The UDO also establishes standards (i.e. parking or landscaping requirements) for the uses. In addition, the UDO contains regulations relating to:
- Density and dimensional (height and setback) standards
- Impervious surface
- Nonconformities
- site capacity, site plan review and natural resource protection
- Site development
- Subdivision standards
