Title
Ordinance amending the Lake County Health Department Environmental Health Fees Schedule (as authorized in Lake County Code of Ordinances Chapter 178).
Staff Summary
* The description of the fee for Board of Health Hearings is revised for clarity, and in conjunction with revisions to other Environmental Health Ordinances, to state that violations and/or enforcement actions regarding any ordinance under Title XVII (Health) of the Lake County Code of Ordinances may be appealed before the Board of Health Hearings Committee.
* The fee for services related to onsite wastewater treatment systems that is no longer assessed has been removed.
Body
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the Lake County Health Department is authorized to enforce local ordinances to protect the public's health; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board incorporated these ordinances under Title XVII of the Lake County Code of Ordinances on November 12, 2013; and
WHEREAS, Chapters under Title XVII of the Lake County Code of Ordinances also authorize the Lake County Health Department to assess and collect fees for permits and/or other services described in these ordinances; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 178 of the Lake County Code of Ordinances codifies the establishment and amendment of a schedule of fees and charges for services provided by the Lake County Health Department under Title XVII of the Lake County Code of Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the fees for Environmental Health services are contained in the Environmental Health Fees Schedule; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Health Department has proposed amendments to the Environmental Health Fees Schedule that clarify language, and remove a fee for services related to onsite wastewater treatment systems that is no longer assessed; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board of Health has approved the proposed amendments to the Environmental Health Fees Schedule on June 26, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board of Health has recommended that the proposed amendments to the...
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