Lake Elsinore, CA · Riverside County

No notary required

Business Zoning Compliance Application

Businesses use this application to ask Lake Elsinore to confirm that their proposed business activity meets the city’s zoning requirements.

What this form is

Before starting a business, applicants use this form to confirm that their business activity meets the City’s Zoning Code land use requirements. It requests business details, operating days and hours, the business and property owner’s contact information, and signatures. Applicants are asked to provide a floor plan and site plan; applicants who are not property owners must also provide owner delegation by signature or the first and last pages of a lease.

Who needs it

Anyone starting or relocating a business, or changing ownership, can use this application to request zoning verification for the business location.

How to submit it

Submit it to the city department named on the form; check the city website for current contact details.

About notarization

This application is signed without a notary; the applicant and property owner sign and date the certification, and no notarized attachment is identified.

How to submit this form

  1. 1

    Download The Application

    Download the Business Zoning Compliance Application PDF.

  2. 2

    Complete The Application

    Enter the business, location, operating, applicant, and property owner details requested on the form.

  3. 3

    Gather The Required Documents

    Prepare a floor plan and site plan. If you are not the property owner, include owner delegation as described on the form.

  4. 4

    Sign And Submit

    Have the applicant and property owner sign and date the form, then submit it to the city department named on the form.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Business Zoning Compliance Application for?
It asks the city to confirm that a business activity meets zoning requirements before the business starts operating.
What documents should I include?
The form requests a floor plan and site plan. If you are not the property owner, provide owner delegation by signature or the first and last pages of a lease.
Do I need a notary for the Business Zoning Compliance Application?
No. The applicant and property owner sign and date the certification; the form does not identify a notarized attachment.
How do I submit the Business Zoning Compliance Application?
Submit it to the city department named on the form; check the city website for current contact details.

Need something notarized?

This Business Zoning Compliance Application doesn’t need a notary — but if you have another Lake Elsinore form that does, a commissioned online notary can help.