(A) Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of § 13-2-33(D), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this section.
(B) Before the village will approve a new private sewage disposal system, the owner shall provide documentation that demonstrates the inability to connect to a public sanitary sewer and that connection to a public sanitary sewer will cause hardship to the owner.
(C) Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Director of Public Works. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the village, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information as are reasonably deemed necessary by the Director of Public Works.
(D) A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed and approved by the Village Engineer. The Village Engineer shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and the applicant for the permit shall notify the Village Engineer when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within a reasonable time by the Village Engineer after receipt of such notice.
(E) The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the State Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act (225 ILCS 225/1); the Private Sewage Disposal Code promulgated thereunder, and all regulations of the State Environmental Protection Agency. No permit shall be issued for any private disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than 43,560 square feet (4,046 square meters). No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
(F) At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in § 13-2-33(D), a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this Article, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
(G) The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times and at no expense to the village.
(H) No statement contained in this Article shall be construed to supersede more stringent requirements that may be imposed by the DuPage County Health Department.
(I) When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected to the public sewer within 60 days of written notice from the Village Engineer and the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of bio-solids and filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt.
(Ord. 2020-06-18, passed 6-15-2020)