5382 Lancaster Rd, Lakeport, CA 95453

Planned Developmet Residential District

To provide a means for encouraging creative and innovative developments that are environmentally pleasing through the application of imaginative land planning techniques not permitted within other residential zones with fixed standards; To assure conformance of the project with the Lake County General Plan with respect to use, density, open space, circulation, public facilities, and the preservation of natural features; To maximize public and private open space areas, including but not limited to: scenic easements, historical areas, scenic areas, active and passive recreational areas, pedestrian ways, equestrian and hiking trails, plazas, environmentally sensitive areas, and distinct spatial separations between pedestrian and vehicular areas; To provide for an orderly and cohesive growth and physical development pattern and the efficient delivery of County or community services; To encourage the design of all residential planned developments to be compatible with both existing and potential land uses, including a proper functional relationship with such adjacent areas; To encourage the optimal utilization of land to provide a full range of dwelling unit types, sites, rents and sales prices; To assess the residential development’s impacts on public and private support services through the submittal of cost/revenue analyses; To promote an equitable distribution of public facilities by encouraging developers to provide educational, recreational, water and wastewater, fire protection and other public services in order to avoid the overcrowding of existing facilities used by established residents and provide for a balance of community services; To provide the County and developer with alternative standards in return for increased amenities to serve the inhabitants of the development and surrounding areas.