randywatson wrote:13) I was unaware of the camping law up until the day before Father's Day weekend when I received my letter from the county. Who knew you couldn't do what you wanted on your own land.
Wait until you want to build. You're f'ed
Here's the scale you need to learn:
City, Township, County... figure out who runs what where you are at.
Lake Association, Watershed District, DNR.... lake association can't make much for enforceable rules, but figure the whole board is made up of guys like your neighbor
Key items: set-back from water ways, road right of ways, etc; minimum distances from property lines on sides and back; proportional amount of storage to living space; sewage requirements; buffer strip requirements; % or sq ft impervious hardscape limitations; excavation/soil plan (where do you put it, where does it go); tree removal plan approval; bank stabilization requirements; storm runoff management plan; storm water holding pond requirements; "finished structure" definitions (i.e. does an elevated deck lakeside count into minimum set-backs, does a flat concrete patio?)
GOB built before all that crap. The day you sink a shovel extra camper warnings will feel like the Good Ol' Days....