Lake County Community Development, California

09/23/2026

The County of Lake is applying to receive a Pro-Housing Designation from the State of California. This designation, once received, will allow Lake County to receive grants from both State and Federal funds for housing. The Public Comment timeline is now open through September 28, 2026. You may comment via email or in person. Please see the website to access the application and information on how to make public comments.

https://www.lakecountyca.gov/1893/Housing

07/27/2026

Support sustainable agriculture and forestry in our community! Here is your chance to get your voice heard by partners at NRCS and Lake County RCD.
To register for this event: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSfsY8Z8ZNM.../viewform...

05/13/2026

Textile recycling is now available at the Lake County Transfer Station! Perfect for worn, torn, or mismatched items that still deserve a second chance. Check out our flier with the do's and don'ts! ♻ You can find our Textile Drop-Off bin by our scale attendant at the Lake County Transfer Station in Lakeport.

05/12/2026

SCAM ALERT

A recent fraudulent scam targets Lake County applicants with projects scheduled before the Planning Commission using an email address that is not associated with the County of Lake. The scam has applicant information and requests wire transfers of funds. The County will not request wire transfers for any Planning, Building, or Code Enforcement payments. If you receive an email from an address you do not recognize or have been asked to transfer funds, please contact the Community Development Department at (707) 263-2221



All emails from County of Lake will be from .gov email address

03/06/2026

We are happy to announce that we have released the Public Review Draft of the General Plan and 8 Local Area Plans (LAP). We will be having community meetings to receive input. You can access the General Plan at: https://lakecounty2050.org/documents/

02/27/2026

At 8 Rumsey, we will see flooding in some areas. Here are the sandbag locations in Lake County.

Current Clear Lake level is 7.97 ft Rumsey.
Clear Lake is full at 7.56 ft.
Monitor stage is 8ft
Significant flooding begins around 9.0 ft Rumsey.
At this time, Clear Lake is not forecast to reach flood stage (https://water.noaa.gov/gauges/clkc1)
Per County policy adopted by the Lake County Board of Supervisors on 2/4/97, the County does not provide free sand or sandbags.

Current Sandbag and Sand locations below:

11/26/2025

The Climate Adaption Plan is ready for your input!!

Climate Adaptation Plan The Climate Adaptation Plan (CAP), funded by the State’s Adaptation Planning Grant Program, will include development of a climate adaptation and resilience framework for both unincorporated Lake County and the cities of Clearlake and Lakeport. The CAP process has included p...