Earlier editions: 2026-09
Chapter 5 — BUILDING REGULATIONS
Lake County Municipal Code Art. V Excavating and Filling
Lake County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · Lake County
Cite as: Lake County Municipal Code Article V · Text as of 2026-10-03
Sec. 5-21. - In General.
21.1 No person, firm or corporation shall excavate or cause to have excavated land area unstable and in a condition that it may slip, slide or flow when dry or saturated due to rain or flowing waters.
(Ord. No. 488, § 3, 1966)
21.2 No person, firm or corporation shall place or cause to be placed earth materials, debris, limbs, trees or other organic matter in any position or slope as to render such placed materials unstable and in a condition that it may slip, or flow when dry or saturated due to rain or flowing water.
(Ord. No. 488, § 4, 1966)
Sec. 5-22. - Maintenance of Drainage Ways.
22.1 No person, firm or corporation shall hereafter level, cause to be leveled or to move, excavate, remove, dredge, pile, stockpile or otherwise change or cause to change the natural course of any channel or waterway within his or their lands in any manner which changes the place of entry of such waters to his land, or to change the natural course, velocity or place of exit of waters from his land.
(Ord. No. 488, § 2, 1966)
Sec. 5-23. - Corrective Work.
23.1 Should the Board of Supervisors serve written notice on any person, firm or corporation on whose lands work has been performed, causing herein prohibited work or conditions, such person, firm, or corporation shall, within the allotted time noted in such written notice, do any and all corrective work to comply with this Section.
(Ord. No. 488, § 5, 1966)
23.2 Should such person, firm or corporation receiving notice from the Board of Supervisors to do corrective work under this Section, fail to do or to complete such corrective work in the time allotted, then the Board of Supervisors may order the corrective work to be done by others and may enter upon the lands where the violation has occurred for the purpose of doing or having done such corrective measures as they deem necessary.
(Ord. No. 488, § 6, 1966)
Sec. 5-24. - Penalty.
24.1 Any person, firm or corporation having violated the provisions of this Section and after having received written notice from the Board of Supervisors to do corrective work and having failed or refused to do the required corrective work in the allotted time, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable by a fine of not in excess of five hundred (500) dollars or by imprisonment in the County Jail not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(Ord. No. 488, § 7, 1966)
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