approves all plats of subdivision in unincorporated areas of Lake County, and design
and platting may be completed in two stages: preliminary and final plat approval.
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
Planned Unit Developments (PUDs) may be approved in all zoning districts, with the
exception of agricultural, open space, and rural estate districts. The flexibility afforded
by PUDs allows base zoning district dimensional standards to be adjusted, as well as
alternation of landscape and internal site design parameters. PUD provisions “are
intended to encourage innovative land planning and site design that achieve a high level
of environmental protection, energy efficiency, aesthetics, high-quality development and
other county goals.”
Affordable housing may be established via the PUD process, as the PUD mechanism is
intended, in the case of residential or mixed-use projects, to result in “greater choice in
the type of environment and living units available to the public.” PUDs are approved in
two stages: preliminary and final approval. After staff review of the preliminary plan, the
document is acted upon by the Zoning Board of Appeals; Planning, Building and Zoning
Committee; and County Board. When final approval is obtained, the document is acted
upon by the Planning, Building and Zoning Committee alone.
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