Home Departments Community Development Planning Planning Documents PLANNING DOCUMENTS Commonly Used Standards Building Setbacks (residential) (PDF) Design Guidelines Citywide Design Guidelines (PDF) El Toro Design Guidelines (PDF) Light Industrial Area Design Guidelines (PDF) Orange County Complete Streets Design Handbook (OCCOG) (PDF) Orange County Complete Streets Funding Toolkit (PDF) Retaining Wall Design Guidelines (PDF) WCF ROW Design_Development Standards (07-16-19) General Plan Lake Forest General Plan (Entire document excluding Housing Element) Draft Environmental Impact Report 11-7-19 Draft Environmental Impact Report (Recirculated) General Plan February 2020 Final Environmental Impact Report Lake Forest General Plan 5-20-20 Environmental Impact Report Appendices A-G General Plan by Sections Cover Introduction Land Use and Design Element Mobility Element Economic Development Element Recreation and Resources Element Public Safety Element (April 2022) Public Facilities Element Health and Wellness Element Housing Element (2021-2029) Click here for more information about the City's 2021-2029 Housing Element. Other General Plan Documents General Plan Annual Progress Report 2021 Housing Element Annual Progress Report 2022 Land Use Map Planned Communities Documents Baker Ranch (PDF) El Toro (PDF) Foothill Ranch (PDF) Lake Forest (PDF) Nakase (PDF) Pacific Commercentre (PDF) Portola Hills (PDF) Rancho de Los Alisos (PDF) Rancho Serrano (PDF) Serrano Highlands (PDF) Area Plans Portola Center (PDF) Serrano Summit (PDF) CEQA Guidelines City of Lake Forest - 2023 CEQA Guidelines Cover City of Lake Forest 2023 CEQA Guidelines, Attachment A City of Lake Forest Form_A_2023_Notice of Exempion City of Lake Forest Form_B_2023_Preliminary_Exemption_Assessment City of Lake Forest Form_C_2023_Environmental_Impact_Assessment City of Lake Forest Form_D_2023_Notice_of_Intent_to_Adopt_Neg_Dec._Mitigated_Neg_Dec City of Lake Forest Form_E_2023_Negative_Declaration City of Lake Forest Form_F_2023_Notice_of_Determination City of Lake Forest Form_G_2023_Notice_of_Preparation City of Lake Forest Form_H_2023_Notice_of_Completion City of Lake Forest Form_I_2023_Environmental_Information_Form City of Lake Forest Form_J_2023_Initial_Study City of Lake Forest Form_J-1_2023_Environmental_Checklist_for_Subsequent_Projects City of Lake Forest Form_K_2023_Notice_of_Availability_of_Draft_Environmental_Impact_Report City of Lake Forest Form_L_2023_Certificate_of_Fee_Exemption_(LA, Orange, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Ventura) City of Lake Forest Form_M_2023_Notice_of_Recirculation City of Lake Forest Form_N-_2023_ Request for Water Supply Assessment City of Lake Forest Form_O_2023_Water_Supply_Verification_Request City of Lake Forest Form_P_2023_Request_for_Shortened_Review City of Lake Forest Form_Q_2023_Electronic_Document_Submittal City of Lake Forest Form_R_2023_Performance Standards for Infill Projects Eligible City of Lake Forest Form_S_2023_Infill Environmental Checklist form (Final) Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (9.146.110) (PDF) Guidelines for Implementation of the Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (PDF) Certification of Landscape Design (Updated 3-7-16) (PDF) Landscape Installation Certificate of Completion (PDF) Planned Sign Programs (PSP) Below are Planned Sign Programs (PSP) corresponding to some of the major shopping centers and business complexes within the City. If the property you are looking for is not listed below, it may still fall under the regulations of a PSP. Contact the Planning Division at planning@lakeforestca.gov to confirm whether your address is regulated by a PSP and to receive a copy of said document. Foothill Plaza Windrose Plaza (AKA Auto Service Center) Heritage Hill Plaza Lake Forest Village Shopping Center Pacific Commercentre Plaza Saddleback Church Saddleback and Portola Pkwy Monument Signs Lake Forest Corridor Center AJ West Ranch Rancho Business Center at AJ West Ranch Foothill Ranch Towne Centre: Phasing Map Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Pacific Vista Foothill Gateway Plaza Cañada Business Center Foothill Business Park Lake Forest Gateway El Toro Home Depot Center The Orchard Shopping Center Lake Forest Town Center Prothero Retail Center (23572 El Toro Rd) Twin Peaks Plaza Walmart Foothill Ranch Auto Center Foothill Ranch Marketplace Foothill Plaza (20651 Lake Forest Dr) Dana Plaza PLANNING Application Forms City Maps Current Projects and Recent Decisions Planning and Development Planning Documents Zoning Housing Element Mixed-Use Zoning