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Health department proposes nuisance‑ordinance tweaks to cover well/septic enforcement, cross‑property animal‑waste nuisance

5677495 · August 5, 2025
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Summary

The committee approved amendments to Lake County’s public nuisance ordinance to remove well and septic language in favor of enforcing those violations under their native ordinances, and to expand nuisance language so depositing animal feces or urine on another person's property may be cited.

Lake County’s Health and Community Services Committee on Aug. 5 approved amendments to the county’s public nuisance ordinance that change how certain well and septic violations are enforced and expand the definition of nuisance to cover deposition of animal waste on another person’s property.

Larry Mackey, director of environmental health, said the proposed changes remove minor well and septic language from the general nuisance…

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