Article IV — OBSTRUCTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS

Lake County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Lake County

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1787, § 1, adopted Oct. 18, 1988, repealed Art. IV of Ch. 5. Prior to such repeal, Art. IV, §§ 5-15—5-20, set forth building setback regulations, and was derived from Ord. No. 434, §§ 1.1— 6.5, 1962; Ord. No. 456, §§ 1, 2, 1964; Ord. No. 567, § 1, 1969; Ord. No. 634, § 1, 1971; and Ord. No. 794, §§ 1, 2, adopted April 23, 1974.

Sec. 5-15. - Declaration.¶

15.1 No person, firm or corporation shall obstruct the free passage or use, in the…¶

navigable waterway, lake, river, bay, stream, channel, canal or creek. Any such obstruction is declared to be a public nuisance and may be abated pursuant to the procedure set forth in Chapter 13 of this Code or in any other applicable provision of law.

(Ord. No. 2063, § 1, 2-4-92)

Secs. 5-16—5-20. - Reserved.

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