(A) In the event it is not possible, or feasible, for the subdivider to extend the public sewer system into the proposed subdivision, for whatever reason, the subdivider has the right to petition the city to install an alternative method of sewage disposal. Any such petition shall be considered on an individual basis with each case standing on its own merit.
(B) No subdivision shall be approved without the city’s approval of the method of sewage disposal:
(1) Private central sewage systems. Upon specific approval of the City Council, the subdivider may install a private central sewage system. The city shall reserve the right to review and approve/reject the detailed plans for such a system. Approval of the plans by the city shall in no way be construed as acceptance of the design or operation or maintenance responsibility for said installation. Such installation shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the rules and regulations of the state’s Environmental Protection Agency and the state’s Department of Public Health. The subdivider shall assume perpetual operational and maintenance responsibilities for such installation unless arrangements to the contrary are provided for in a formal written agreement between home owners and the subdivider. Failure of the subdivider to discharge his or her operational/maintenance responsibilities may result in a fine of $750 per day for each day a deficiency exists and shall apply to the subdivider, his or her heirs, successors or assigns.
(2) Individual disposal systems. Upon written approval of the City Council, the subdivider may install individual sewage disposal systems providing the lot size is in excess of 20,000 square feet. If such installations are permitted, they shall be designed and installed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the requirements and regulations of the Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code, being 225 ILCS 225/1 et seq. of the state’s Department of Public Health.
(Prior Code, § 34-5-47)