Title
Ordinance amending Chapter 94 of the Lake County Code of Ordinances: Nuisances and Environment; Sanitation; Administrative Adjudication.
Staff Summary
• In Section 94.80, Chapter 94 specifies that Sections 94.05 and 94.08 “shall be primarily enforced by the Lake County Health Department.”
• Revisions are proposed to these sections as follows:
o Subsections (J) and (K) of Section 94.05 are proposed to be stricken in their entirety.
§ Sections (J) and (K) are no longer needed as septic and water well violations may be cited under Chapters 171 and 170 respectively, which provide greater clarity and regulatory specificity.
o Additions are proposed to Section 94.08.
§ Revisions to the section would declare that it is a public nuisance if an animal’s owner or harborer to allows the animal to:
• Deposit feces on another person’s property without removing it; or
• Deposit urine on another person’s property to the extent that it causes property damage or loss.
Body
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board incorporated the Lake County Public Nuisance Ordinance into the Lake County Code of Ordinances at Chapter 94 on February 10, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Health Department is authorized to enforce specific sections of this Chapter; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Health Department is proposing amendments to this Chapter, including the section that is proposed to be amended and a section to be added; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments regarding citing minor septic system and water well violations, and declaring the deposition of animal waste on others’ properties, as specified, a public nuisance, will enhance the Lake County Health Department’s efforts to mitigate hazards and protect the health and safety of the residents of Lake County; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board of Health has approved the proposed amendments to Chapter 94 on July 30, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board of Health has recommended that the proposed amendments to Chapter 94 be referred to the County Board for approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the amendments to Lake County Code of Ordinances Chapter 94 herewith be approved and made a matter of Lake County law; and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the Lake County Clerk is hereby authorized to distribute certified copies of the amended Ordinance to the County Administrator, Comptroller, and the Executive Director of the Lake County Health Department.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on August 12, 2025.