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.pdf Housing Element Annual Progress 2020.pdf Housing Element Annual Progress Report 2019 (PDF) Land Use Map Planned Communities Documents Baker Ranch (PDF) El Toro (PDF) Foothill Ranch (PDF) Lake Forest (PDF) Nakase (PDF) Pacific Commercentre (PDF) Portola Center (PDF) Portola Hills (PDF) Rancho de Los Alisos (PDF) Rancho Serrano (PDF) Serrano Highlands (PDF) CEQA Guidelines City of Lake Forest - 2022 CEQA Guidelines Cover City of Lake Forest - 2022 CEQA Guidelines City of Lake Forest Form_A_2022_Notice of Exempion (3) City of Lake Forest Form_B_2022_Preliminary_Exemption_Assessment City of Lake Forest Form_C_2022_Environmental_Impact_Assessment City of Lake Forest Form_D_2022_Notice_of_Intent_to_Adopt_Neg_Dec._Mitigated_Neg_Dec City of Lake Forest Form_E_2022_Negative_Declaration City of Lake Forest Form_F_2022_Notice_of_Determination City of Lake Forest Form_G_2022_Notice_of_Preparation City of Lake Forest Form_H_2022_Notice_of_Completion City of Lake Forest Form_I_2022_Environmental_Information_Form City of Lake Forest Form_J-1_2022_Environmental_Checklist_for_Subsequent_Projects (FINAL) City of Lake Forest Form_K_2022_Notice_of_Availability_of_Draft_Environmental_Impact_Report City of Lake Forest Form_L_2022_Certificate_of_Fee_Exemption_(LA, Orange, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Ventura) City of Lake Forest Form_M_2022_Notice_of_Recirculation City of Lake Forest Form_N_2022_Request_for_Water_Supply_Assessment (1) City of Lake Forest Form_O_2022_Water_Supply_Verification_Request City of Lake Forest Form_P_2022_Request_for_Shortened_Review City of Lake Forest Form_Q_2022_Electronic_Document_Submittal City of Lake Forest Form_R_2022_Performance Standards for Infill Projects Eligible for Streamlined Review City of Lake Forest Form_S_2022_Infill Environmental Checklist form (Final) CEQA Significance Thresholds Guide 2020 + Transpo Analysis Guidelines(PDF) VMT LOOKUP TABLE (Attachment f - Transportation Analysis Guidelines) 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) PLANNING Application Forms City Maps Current Projects and Recent Decisions Planning and Development Planning Documents Temporary Signage & Outdoor Promotion Zoning Housing Element Mixed-Use Zoning