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Lake County staff propose code changes on building-height measurement, minor subdivisions and camping
Summary
County planning staff told the Lake County Planning Commission they will draft amendments to clarify how building height is measured, add a pathway for subdividing attached housing, and update rules for group camping and RV parks, and will return with proposed language for review.
Lake County planning staff presented a package of proposed land development code amendments to the Lake County Planning Commission during a Jan. 27 meeting, asking the commission and the Board of County Commissioners for buy-in before drafting final language.
The package would (1) change how building height is measured — replacing a standard that references “the average of the natural occurring grade prior to construction” with a measurement from finished grade, (2) create a streamlined minor-subdivision pathway for attached residential units such as townhomes and duplexes, and (3) update camping regulations to address modern group camping and dispersed camping uses.
The change to height measurement is intended to simplify enforcement at the framing inspection. Planning staff said current practice requires verifying a pre-construction grade and then…
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