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Creve Coeur, IL Code of Ordinances
VILLAGE CODE of CREVE COEUR, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCES PENDING REVIEW FOR CODIFICATION
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
TITLE 1 ADMINISTRATIVE
TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
TITLE 3 BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE 4 BUILDING REGULATIONS
TITLE 5 FIRE REGULATIONS
TITLE 6 POLICE REGULATIONS
TITLE 7 HEALTH AND SANITATION
CHAPTER 1 SEWERS
7-1-1: DEFINITIONS:
7-1-2: SUPERINTENDENT OF SEWERS:
7-1-3: BOND:
7-1-4: SALARY:
7-1-5: DUTIES:
7-1-6: LICENSE REQUIRED:
7-1-7: WORKMANSHIP:
7-1-8: PERMIT:
7-1-9: PERMIT FEE AND BOND:
7-1-10: FORFEITURE OF PERMIT OR LICENSE:
7-1-11: CHANGE IN PLANS:
7-1-12: EXPIRATION OF PERMIT:
7-1-13: STORM OR SURFACE DRAINAGE FORBIDDEN:
7-1-14: NEW BUILDINGS, CESSPOOLS, SEPTIC OR SEWAGE TANKS:
7-1-15: SEWAGE TREATMENT REQUIRED:
7-1-16: INDUSTRIAL WASTES AND SEWAGE:
7-1-17: SEWER CONSTRUCTION WORK:
7-1-18: SEWER CONNECTIONS:
7-1-19: BACKFILL AND TRENCH PROTECTION:
7-1-20: DISTURBING, INJURING, OR ENTERING SEWERS:
7-1-21: FOREIGN MATTER IN SEWERS:
7-1-22: HARMFUL WASTES IN SEWERS:
7-1-23: EXPLOSIVE OR INFLAMMABLE MATTER IN SEWERS:
7-1-24: QUALITY OF MATERIALS:
7-1-25: VITRIFIED CLAY:
7-1-26: CAST-IRON PIPE; MATERIALS:
7-1-27: JOINTS ON CLAY PIPE:
7-1-28: CAST-IRON PIPE; JOINTS:
7-1-29: LEAD JOINTS:
7-1-30: GASOLINE AND OIL TRAPS REQUIRED:
7-1-31: SUMPS AND RECEIVING TANKS:
7-1-32: FUNCTION OF HOUSE CONNECTIONS AND DRAINS:
7-1-33: INDEPENDENT CONNECTIONS AND DRAINS:
7-1-34: MATERIAL:
7-1-35: LAYING:
7-1-36: PIPES TO BE CLOSED:
7-1-37: BACK WATER:
7-1-38: DRAINAGE OF ROOFS AND OUTSIDE AREAS:
7-1-39: FOUNDATION AND FLOOR DRAINS:
7-1-40: INSPECTIONS:
7-1-41: NOTIFICATION:
7-1-42: DEFECTIVE WORK:
7-1-43: CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL:
7-1-44: FEES:
7-1-45: CONDEMNED MATERIALS:
7-1-46: USE OF SEWERS PROHIBITED:
7-1-47: INSPECTION; RIGHT OF ENTRY:
7-1-48: INJURY TO PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM:
7-1-49: INTERFERENCE WITH PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM:
7-1-50: STORM DRAINS:
7-1-51: REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE:
CHAPTER 2 GARBAGE
CHAPTER 3 NUISANCES
CHAPTER 4 LITTERING
CHAPTER 5 TATTOOING BODY
CHAPTER 6 RESERVED
CHAPTER 7 BODY PIERCING
CHAPTER 8 INSPECTIONS
CHAPTER 9 SMOKE FREE ILLINOIS ACT
TITLE 8 PUBLIC WAYS AND PROPERTY
TITLE 9 TRAFFIC
TITLE 10 ZONING
TITLE 11 SUBDIVISIONS
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7-1-1: DEFINITIONS:
Unless the context indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms in this Chapter shall be as follows:
   SUPERINTENDENT OF SEWERS: The term "Superintendent of Sewers" shall mean the person designated or appointed by the Board of Trustees to administer the provisions of this Chapter.
   APPROVED: The word "approved" shall mean acceptable to or accepted by the Superintendent of Sewers as complying with the provisions of this Chapter.
   SATISFACTORILY: The terms "satisfactorily" or "satisfactory" shall mean in a manner approved by the Superintendent of Sewers as complying with the provisions of this Chapter.
   SEWAGE: The word "sewage" shall mean liquid waste flowing in or from residents, human habitations, institutions, stables, garages, business buildings and industries, and it may consist of a combination of any one or more of these, and/or with such storm and ground water as may be admitted to be or find its way into the sewers.
   DOMESTIC SEWAGE; SANITARY SEWAGE: The terms "domestic sewage" and "sanitary sewage" shall mean the waste or discharge from toilet or other household plumbing fixtures, wash and dish water, interior basement drainage, and other dirty water from place of human residence, business buildings or institutions but not including industrial waste.
   INDUSTRIAL WASTE: The term "industrial waste" shall mean liquid wastes or wastes used in or resulting from industrial processes.
   STORM WATER: The term "storm water" shall mean that portion of rain, snow, or sleet which flows off over the surface of the ground, streets and structures into sewers and drainage channels or into low points.
   GROUND WATER: The term "ground water" shall mean water which is contained in or flows through the ground.
   SOLID WASTES: The term "solid wastes" shall include garbage, ashes, rags, manure waste, household food, offal, and other solids. The term "ashes" as herein employed shall include coal, coke, wood, and the residuum resulting from the combustion of any material or substances and include soot, cinders, slag and charcoal.
   SEWER: The word "sewer" shall mean any outside conduit, pipe or structure designed to serve two (2) or more properties, within the corporate limits of said Village, used for conveying sewage of any kind, and shall include all manholes, intercepting chambers, pumping plants, and other appurtenances thereto within the corporate limits of said Village.
   SEPARATE SANITARY SEWER; SANITARY SEWER: The terms "separate sanitary sewer" and "sanitary sewer" shall mean a sewer intended to carry domestic sewage and such industrial waste as may be permitted, without the added mixture or storm water.
   STORM SEWER: The term "storm sewer" shall mean a sewer which is intended to carry storm and surface water and no domestic or sanitary sewage.
   VILLAGE SEWER; SEWER OF THE VILLAGE: The terms "Village sewer" or "sewer of the Village" shall refer to any sewer constructed, under construction or maintained or possessed by the Village and shall include all manholes, intercepting chambers, pumping plants, or other appurtenances thereto.
   PRIVATE SEWER: The term "private sewer" shall mean a privately owned sewer.
   PUBLIC SEWER: The term "public sewer" shall mean a publicly owned sewer.
   SEWERAGE: The word "sewerage" shall mean the following:
   (A)   (Noun) shall mean the works comprising the complete system of sewers, connecting the drains, with appurtenances of the Village, including pumping stations, manholes and appurtenances thereof necessary to the collection, treatment or disposal of sewage, including the sewage treatment plant, drains, ditches, and overflow drains.
   (B)   (Adjective) shall mean having to do with the collection, treatment, or disposal of sewage.
   SEWER CONSTRUCTION WORK: The term "sewer construction work" shall mean the construction of any sewer for any purpose and shall include house sanitary connections and house storm drains.
   HOUSE SANITARY CONNECTIONS; HOUSE CONNECTIONS: The terms "house sanitary connections" and "house connections" shall mean the conduit or pipe for conveying domestic sewage from residences, human habitations, institutions, stables, garages, business buildings or industries, to the connection to a sewer.
   HOUSE STORM DRAIN; HOUSE DRAIN: The terms "house storm drain" and "house drain" shall mean a pipe or conduit which is used to conduct surface, storm, ground root and yard drainage away from any building.
   EMERGENCY: A sudden and unexpected condition, the making of remedies for which cannot be postponed until a permit has been secured without endangering life or property.
   FITTINGS: The parts of a pipeline other than plain straight pipe, such as elbow, tees, Y-branches, increasers, etc.
   HOUSE SLANT: A "T" or "Y" fitting in a sewer for the purpose of receiving, if on a separate sanitary sewer, the outlet end of a house sanitary connection, and if on a storm sewer the outlet end of a house storm drain or other source of stormwater.
   MANHOLE: An opening constructed on a sewer, sufficient size to permit a man to gain access thereto.
   CONTRACTOR: Any person engaged in the alteration, construction or repair of any sewer, sanitary connection or storm drain. (Ord. 304, 3-6-1966)
7-1-2: SUPERINTENDENT OF SEWERS:
There is hereby created the office of superintendent of sewers for the village. (Ord. 304, 3-6-1966)
7-1-3: BOND:
Said superintendent of sewers shall file an official bond in the penal sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), the sureties thereon to be approved by the village board. (Ord. 304, 3-6-1966)
7-1-4: SALARY:
The superintendent of sewers shall receive such a salary as shall be designated by the village board. (Ord. 304, 3-6-1966)
7-1-5: DUTIES:
It shall be the duty of the superintendent of sewers:
   (A)   To examine and approve plans and specifications for sewer construction work;
   (B)   To inspect sewers, including house sanitary connections and house storm drains, and the materials to be used therein;
   (C)   To conduct tests thereon;
   (D)   To keep records of actions taken, and examinations, inspections and tests made, and of permits and certificates issued;
   (E)   To make a monthly report of his acts and doings to the board of trustees;
   (F)   To advise the public, when requested, in the matter of these regulations relating to the sewerage system; and
   (G)   To arrest and prosecute offenders against the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 304, 3-6-1966)
7-1-6: LICENSE REQUIRED:
Any person, other than the actual bona fide owner of the premises involved, who desires to engage or who shall hereafter engage at any time in the constructions, alteration or repair of any sewer, sanitary connection or storm drain for any other person in the village shall, before commencing such work, make application to the superintendent of sewers for a license so to do, and shall deliver to the superintendent of sewers a general bond, or a certificate addressed to the village certifying that such applicant is insured under a general bond or other instrument in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) indemnifying and saving the village harmless of and from all liability for damages to persons or property by reasons of or resulting directly or indirectly from the construction, alteration, maintenance or repair by such person of any sewer, sanitary connection or storm drain or any work or act of omission or commission incidental thereto, or in connection therewith, and shall be conditioned also upon the conformance by such applicant with all the conditions and requirements of the provisions of this code for performing such work and conditioned also upon the restoration by such applicant of the street, alley, sidewalk and pavement disturbed by him, so as to leave the same in as good condition as before the work was undertaken, during the period to be covered by such license; such bond or certificate shall be signed by the applicant for such license, and by the surety or sureties on such and/or instrument of indemnification; upon receipt of which bond or certificate by said superintendent of sewers, it shall be the duty of the superintendent of sewers to present such bond or certificate to the board of trustees at the next regular meeting of said board or at any special meeting called for that purpose for approval or rejection; and, upon the approval of said bond or certificate by the board, the superintendent of sewers shall forthwith issue to such applicant a license to engage in the construction, alteration or repair of sewers, sanitary connections and storm drains in the village for one year from the date of the issuance of such license. Each application for such license shall be accompanied by a fee established annually by the village board and published in the office of the village clerk. Licenses shall run from May 1 of each year to May 1 of the following year. Licenses shall be prorated from any portion of a year's license in case license is taken out after May 1. (Ord. 806, 3-9-2016)
7-1-7: WORKMANSHIP:
All workmanship in connection with the construction of any sewer or house sanitary connection or house storm drain shall be of such character as to fully secure the results sought to be obtained in this chapter. (Ord. 304, 3-6-1966)
7-1-8: PERMIT:
No sewer of any kind, public or private, or house sanitary connection, or house storm drain, shall be constructed or made, altered or repaired, nor shall any connection of any sewer or house sanitary connection or house storm drain, to any sewer, public or private be constructed or made, altered or repaired without first having obtained from the clerk a written permit therefor. No permit shall be issued for such construction, alteration, or repair work until the plans and specifications therefor or required data concerning it have first been submitted to and approved by the superintendent of sewers.
Before issuing such permit an application shall be filed with the superintendent of sewers; all applications for permits shall be in writing on blanks to be furnished by the superintendent of sewers. The applications shall be signed by the owner of the premises on which the proposed work is to be done and shall be accompanied by a complete and legible set of plans and specifications of the work to be done, or in lieu thereof such written description or information as shall be acceptable to the superintendent of sewers.
All details concerning the construction of any sewer or house sanitary connections or house storm drains and their appurtenances shall be subject to the approval of the superintendent of sewers. (Ord. 304, 3-6-1966)
7-1-9: PERMIT FEE AND BOND:
Each application for such permit shall be accompanied by a fee established annually by the village board and published in the office of the village clerk. The above permit to a property owner-applicant shall not include the right to dig or excavate on public property.
It is expressly stipulated that all work on public property is to be performed by a person licensed to perform such work under the provisions of this chapter.
No applicant or contractor owing money to the village for fees required by this chapter either for the work described in any such application or for any previous work performed, or inspections made hereunder, or for any violation of this chapter not rectified, shall be granted a permit for such work. (Ord. 806, 3-9-2016)
7-1-10: FORFEITURE OF PERMIT OR LICENSE:
Any person or other party to whom a permit or license shall have been issued and who shall neglect, refuse or fail to make good any defect or fault in any of the work done, or materials used under any permit or license from the village within five (5) days after written notice thereof from the superintendent of sewers, shall not be permitted to do any further or additional work of constructing any sewer, connection or drain or appurtenance until such defects or faults have been made good in manner satisfactory to the superintendent of sewers; and any and all then existing permit or permits or license in favor of such person or other party shall be revoked by the superintendent of sewers and the bond of such person enforced as to past defaults. (Ord. 304, 3-6-1966)
7-1-11: CHANGE IN PLANS:
Any changes or modifications in the proposed work shall be considered as new work and no such changes or modification shall be installed or made without a supplementary permit therefor, subject to the same terms and conditions as herein contained. The fee for such supplementary permit shall be as established by the village board. (Ord. 304, 3-6-1966; amd. Ord. 806, 3-9-2016)
7-1-12: EXPIRATION OF PERMIT:
If the work is not commenced under any permit, or if the work is not satisfactorily prosecuted after its commencement, such permit will be considered as having expired and shall be null and void. This section is not to apply to permits secured prior to completion of the sewer system. These permits will be valid for the period of time allowed in the ordinances for original connections to the sewer. (Ord. 304, 3-6-1966)
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