CURRENT PROJECTS AND RECENT DECISIONS

Updated January 2025

Most decisions are effective 15 days after the date of the City’s Notice of Decision unless an appeal is filed.

Administrative approvals by the Director of Community Development may be appealed to the Planning Commission. Planning Commission decisions may be appealed to the City Council. Any appeal must set forth in writing the specific grounds for the appeal and be directed to the City Clerk. Refer to the Municipal Code for more information regarding the appeals process, or contact the City Clerk at (949) 461-3420.

For information on a specific project, please contact the planner assigned to that project.

Planning Projects Status and Decisions

View status of current planning projects, recent decisions and corresponding appeal periods, when applicable.

Environmental Documents for Public Review

Below is a listing of current environmental documents for public review:

Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for Proposed Western Realco Enterprise Way Industrial Project

Public Scoping Meeting for Proposed Western Realco Enterprise Way Industrial Project - January 15, 2025 (PowerPoint Presentation)

Public Comment Cards (Fillable Form) may be emailed to EnterpriseProjects@lakeforestca.gov

IPT Business Center LLC Notice Update of Extended Comment Period & Public Participation

IPT Enterprise Business Center LLC Notice of Preparation (NOP) of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR)

IPT Enterprise Business Center LLC Environmental Scoping Meeting (PowerPoint Presentation)

2024 CEQA Statute and Guidelines Handbook

Noise Policies and Standards Update

City staff has initiated an update of the City’s noise policies and standards to align with the community's vision for the future and provide clear, comprehensive, and consistent policies, standards, and thresholds to regulate mobile, stationary, and construction noise sources within the City. 

The updated policies and standards are encompassed in three existing City documents:

1. General Plan Public Safety Element (“GP-PSE”);
2. Lake Forest Municipal Code (“LFMC”) Chapter 11.16 – Noise Control; and
3. Local Thresholds of Significance Guide for Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA Thresholds”).

The update would establish: (1 – GP-PSE) new, modified, and deleted policies and implementation actions, modified criteria for land use compatibility, and modified performance criteria for stationary noise sources, as well as incorporation of the recently updated Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (“LHMP”); (2 – LFMC) new and modified definitions, exterior noise standards, and exemptions; new prohibited noises; new and modified construction noise and vibration standards; new and modified enforcement provisions; and modified provisions for temporarily exceeding noise limits; and (3 – CEQA Thresholds) modified thresholds for determining the significance of project related noise impacts, based largely on the standards and criteria in the proposed amended versions of the GP-PSE and LFMC.

Current versions of the draft updates are available for public review and comment below, in the form of “redlined” versions.  The redlined versions identify all proposed changes to the current documents in red font, with underlined and strikethrough formatting for new and deleted text, respectively.

Public Comments on the draft documents may be directed to Ron Santos – Senior Planner at rsantos@lakeforestca.gov . The draft documents are tentatively scheduled for consideration by the Planning Commission as a public hearing item at its regularly scheduled meeting on November 7, 2024.

1. CEQA Significance Thresholds Guide - REDLINE (PDF)         
2. GP Public Safety Element - REDLINE (PDF)          
3. LFMC Ch 11.16 - REDLINE (PDF)

View FAQ's pertaining to the Noise Policies and Standards Update.