Lake County
Lake County Division of Transportation
In short
Lake County Division of Transportation issues 1 permit we publish for Lake County, last verified 2026-10-07. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Highway Access Permitonly if it applies to you | Lake County Division of Transportation | $150–$5,400 application fee per permit: Minimum Access $150; Minor Access $450; Major Access (no highway improvement) $1,500; Major Access (highway improvement required) $4,500; Traffic Signal Fee $1,500 in addition to the Major Access fee; Designated Freeway Access $2,400 or $5,400; all fees non-refundable | per permit | 2026-10-07 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
County Highway Access Permit
A business taking new access to a county highway, or changing the use of a property with access to one, needs an access permit from the Lake County Division of Transportation, wherever the property sits. County Code § 90.032(A) states that "All fees required for this chapter shall be established by the County Engineer" and that fee information is provided in the Technical Reference Manual. The LCDOT access permit fee schedule (revised November 10, 2015 and effective December 1, 2015, reproduced in the current Technical Reference Manual and linked from the LCDOT Permits page) sets $150 for minimum access, $450 for minor access, $1,500 for major access without a highway improvement and $4,500 with one, a $1,500 traffic signal fee in addition to the major access fee, and $2,400 or $5,400 for designated freeway access. The schedule states: "All fees are non-refundable."
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Lake County
- Phone
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Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Lake County Code § 90.032 (highway access permit fees)Lake County, Illinois (American Legal Publishing codification) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-07
- Lake County Highway Access and Use Ordinance Technical Reference ManualLake County Division of Transportation · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-07
- LCDOT Permit Fee Schedules — Access Permit Fees (Revised November 10, 2015; Effective December 1, 2015)Lake County Division of Transportation · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-07
- PermitsLake County Division of Transportation · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-07
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