Planning Portal (OpenGov)

This form is for minor home projects, including:

• Solar
• Water heaters (exterior)
• Patio covers/porches
• AC condensers
• EV chargers (exterior)
• Block walls/fences & extensions
• Swimming pools & spas (including demo)
• Storage sheds
• New siding
• Skylights

If you are planning one of the projects described above, you are required to confirm when you complete the application form in OpenGov that the City of Lakewood Minimum Residential Design Standards have been incorporated into your plans.

In addition, you are required to include these standards verbatim within your submitted plans.

Planning Review Application

This form is for minor commercial projects, such as:

• Tenant improvements (T.I.) and demo
• Exterior signage and lighting
• Trash enclosures
• HVAC installations (with screening)
• Parking lot restriping/markings, signage
• EV chargers (exterior)
• Bicycle racks and lockers
• Landscaping/irrigation modifications
• Block walls/fences & extensions
• Permanent storage sheds/containers

Planning Review Application

Contact the Community Development Department - Planning Division by calling 562-866-9711, extension 2340 prior to filing and discuss the proposed project and submittal requirements with a city planner.

Use this application for review of these residential projects:

• Residential additions & major remodels
• New single family primary dwelling units
• Accessory dwelling units (ADUs)
• Second primary dwelling units (SB9)
• Junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs)
• ADUs in multi-family residential (MFR) zones

Planning Review Application

The Planning Review application is for:

• New commercial buildings, demolition
• New apartment complexes or mixed use developments
• Major commercial tenant improvements, additions, remodels
• Additional freestanding, electronic, and changeable message signs
• Development Review Board (DRB)
• Conditional Use Permit (CUP)
• General Plan Amendment (GPA)
• Joint use parking agreement (JUPA)
• Variance
• Zone change

Planning Review Application

Use this application for temporary storage containers on private property in all zones for a specified time.

TSC Application

Use this form for a temporary sign or banner on private property in all zones for a specified time.

TBP Application