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Lake Zoning Map & Districts 2026

Explore zoning districts, official map resources, and recent rezoning activity in Lake County, FL. ZoneWire monitors council meetings to track every zoning change.

Zoning Districts in Lake County

Common zoning classifications used in this jurisdiction. Exact district names and codes may vary.

A-1-40Wekiva River Protection Area Overlay District 1

Overlay allowing low-density rural development while preserving environmentally sensitive areas and traditional agricultural use within the Wekiva River Protection Area.

A-1-20Wekiva River Protection Area Overlay District 2

Wekiva overlay permitting low-density rural development while preserving environmentally sensitive areas; encourages clustering of units to maintain open space for agriculture and conservation.

AAgriculture District

Classifies and preserves land most suited to agricultural use, preventing encroachment upon agricultural enterprises and protecting good soils from subdivision, commercial, or industrial development.

RARanchette District

Provides an outdoor, farm or rural atmosphere in which to reside and grow supplemental food supplies, while protecting prime agricultural areas from urban encroachment.

ARAgricultural Residential

Protects and enhances a rural single-family lifestyle, permitting activities that require rural locations without detriment to adjacent residential lands.

R-1Rural Residential

Transition between agricultural/conservation areas and more urban residential communities; permits single-family homes compatible with surrounding natural resources.

R-2Estate Residential

Encourages low-density residential development such as detached country estates for single-family use, discouraging densities better suited to urban places.

R-3Medium Residential District

Provides for low and medium intensity single-family residential usage in an urban area.

R-4Medium Suburban Residential District

Provides for medium density single-family usage in a suburban or rapidly urbanizing area.

R-6Urban Residential District

Provides for medium density single-family residential and multifamily housing in the Urban Future Land Use category.

R-7Mixed Residential District

Provides for single-family and multifamily housing within the Urban Future Land Use category, along municipal boundaries expected to expand and annex or provide urban facilities.

R-10Multifamily Residential

Provides for the development of duplex and multifamily housing in an urban area.

RPResidential Professional

Provides single-family, duplex and multifamily housing in an urban area along with professional services that do not conflict with residential use or generate commercial/industrial-level traffic.

RMRPMobile Home Rental Park District

Provides a mobile home urban environment in a rental park where the dwelling unit may or may not be owned by the tenant and the property is under single ownership.

RMMixed Home Residential

Provides for a single-family residential home district in an urban area along municipal boundaries expected to expand and annex or provide urban facilities.

RVRecreational Vehicle Park District

Provides for the location and development of parks for recreational vehicles.

C-1Neighborhood Commercial

Provides limited retail services of a convenience nature, serving a rural community or residential neighborhood.

C-2Community Commercial District

Provides full-scale retail and professional services to serve several small communities.

C-3Employment Center District

Permits light industrial, wholesale, manufacturing, assembly, warehousing, and office uses, with commercial and residential uses allowed under certain conditions.

CPPlanned Commercial District

Provides for any commercial land use, established individually under approved site plans and conditions to secure economic and coordinated land use.

LMLight Industrial District

Allows industries engaged in manufacturing and/or sale of products to locate in a clean environment, encouraging compatibility with more restrictive districts.

HMHeavy Industrial District

Allows industries with characteristics that could be obnoxious or detrimental to other industrial operations to locate in the most suitable spots, with relaxed standards.

MPPlanned Industrial District

Provides for any industrial land use, established individually under approved site plans and conditions to secure economic and coordinated land use.

CFDCommunity Facility District

Allows creation of community facility districts where special or substantial community interest uses are necessary and desirable, established individually under site plans and conditions.

PUDPlanned Unit Development District

Special district for planned unit developments; purpose and standards set forth in Section 4.03.01 of the Land Development Regulations.

MUQDMixed Use Quality Developments

Special district for mixed use quality developments; purpose and standards set forth in Section 4.04.01 of the Land Development Regulations.

Recent Rezoning Activity in Lake County

Meetings
9
Rezoning Mentions
63
Last Detected
Jun 9, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

The official Lake zoning map is maintained by the local planning department. You can access the interactive GIS map at https://cdn.lakecountyfl.gov/media/0j3k31ge/zoning_22x34-ada.pdf. ZoneWire also tracks rezoning activity discussed in council meetings.

Common zoning districts in Lake County include residential (R-1, R-2, R-3), commercial (C-1, C-2), industrial (I-1, I-2), mixed-use (MU), and planned development (PD). Each district has specific permitted uses, setbacks, and density requirements.

ZoneWire reads every council meeting in Lake County to detect rezoning discussions, variances, and zoning amendments. Start a free trial to receive alerts when rezoning activity is detected.

The Board of County Commissioners (BCC) makes the final decision on rezoning requests in unincorporated Lake County. The Planning and Zoning Board, an advisory board, first holds a public hearing and makes a recommendation, which is then transmitted to the BCC for its own public hearing held in the County Commission Chambers on the second floor of the County Administration Building in Tavares. Municipalities within the county (such as Clermont, Leesburg, Mount Dora, and Tavares) handle zoning inside their own city limits.

The Lake County Planning and Zoning Board is an advisory board to the Board of County Commissioners. It is responsible for reviewing proposed changes to the Comprehensive Plan, zoning (rezoning petitions), conditional use permits (CUPs), and mining site plans, and for making recommendations on these applications to the BCC. It does not issue final approvals itself; the BCC takes final action.

The Planning and Zoning Board typically meets on a Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. in the County Commission Chambers on the second floor of the Lake County Administration Building in Tavares to consider rezoning petitions. Its recommendations are then forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners, whose public hearings are also held at 9:00 a.m. in the same County Commission Chambers. Confirm exact dates on the county's published public hearing rezoning schedule, since meeting dates can vary.

Lake County's zoning rules are contained in the county's Land Development Regulations, published as Appendix E of the Lake County Code of Ordinances and hosted on the Municode Library. The code covers zoning district regulations, definitions, schedules of permitted and conditional uses, and administration. The version on Municode is codified current through recent ordinances (Ordinance No. 2026-3, adopted January 20, 2026, at the time of review).

Lake County's official zoning map uses letter-and-number district codes, including Agriculture (A); residential districts such as R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-6, R-7, RP, and RMRP; commercial districts C-1, C-2, C-3, and CP; manufacturing/industrial districts LM, HM, and MP; the Community Facility District (CFD); and Planned Unit Development (PUD). Each district's permitted and conditional uses and site standards are defined in the county's Land Development Regulations. Every rezoning must also be consistent with the parcel's Future Land Use Category under the Comprehensive Plan.

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