Pre-Submittal Conference

Lake County offers a pre-submittal conference with development review staff. This optional step is intended for those property owners, developers and consultants who may not be aware of Lake County rules and regulations. The pre-submittal conference has also been beneficial for those applicants that are new to developing in Lake County. The pre-submittal conference is designed to provide guidance to the potential applicant for formal review and approval. The comments offered by the development review staff are intended to make the formal review process easier.

For a copy of the Pre-Submittal application, click here.

Formal Review

Types of development that are required to undergo the Development Review Process:

• Commercial and Industrial Site Development
• Commercial and Industrial Subdivision
• Commercial and Industrial Multi-tenant Site Development
• Residential Subdivision
• Multi-family Site Development
• Development of Mobile Home and RV Parks

Types of application that are reviewed by the development review staff for technical consistency prior to a conditional use permit or rezoning:

• Mining Site Plan
• Land Application or Spraying of Effluent and Sludge
• Planned Unit Developments

Development Review Statistics

• The typical development review application is processed for approval within 30 days from receipt of a complete application.
• The typical Pre-Submittal consultation with development review staff is held within eight days from receipt of application.
• The development review staff, on average, review more than 300 applications for development annually.
• The development review staff, on average, provide customer service consultation on more than 100 pre-submittals annually.

Related Links

• Schedule of upcoming Development Review Staff Meetings
• Agendas and Staff Comments for the Development Review Staff Meetings
  
• School Concurrency Memo