Lake County imposes six‑month moratorium on new backcountry and large‑event development

The Lake County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Feb. 17 to impose a temporary moratorium on the submission, acceptance, processing and approval of new land‑use applications for group camps, vacation lodges, RV parks and campgrounds, private resorts, guest ranches, special event facilities and major entertainment events in unincorporated Lake County.

Ann Schneider, the county’s community planning and development director, presented the resolution and described a six‑month work plan intended to revise long‑unused code and close regulatory gaps. “This is just an area of our code that has really gone untouched for decades,” Schneider said, adding that staff will focus on infrastructure standards (water, sewer, access), emergency management requirements and a backcountry definition…