Development Services

Planning and Development has two divisions to serve you:

Planning and Development Services is responsible for the following:

Reviewing requests for rezoning, future land use map amendments, future land use text amendments, and variances to the code.
Reviewing conditional use permits, sign permits and single-family residential development requests.
Participating in the development-review process and commenting on development permits, Developments of Regional Impact (DRIs), Planned Unit Developments, subdivision plans, site plans, conditional use permits, landscape plans, annexations and right-of-way/easement abandonment.
Revising existing and developing new Land Development Regulations to implement the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan and the directives of the City Council.
Assisting property owners and the development community and providing coordination between Lake County and local and state agencies.
Implementing development regulations, commonly referred to as the zoning code, which includes the list of permitted and conditional uses within individual zoning districts, building setbacks, parking, landscaping and signage requirements.
Handling site plan review for commercial sites.

Email Building Services at for questions regarding: