(a) The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing, and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing codes or applicable rules and regulations of the village. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society Of Testing Materials, "Water Pollution Control Federation Manual Of Practice Number 9", and "Standard Specifications For Water And Sewer Main Construction In Illinois" shall apply.
(b) All new buildings with occupancy areas below ground level shall have overhead plumbing. In all buildings in which a building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by a means which is approved and discharged to the building sanitary sewer.
(c) Whenever plumbing is remodeled or replaced or additional fixtures installed, the remodeled plumbing system shall conform with this code. Without limitation of the foregoing, to the extent that such remodeling shall include the installation of a power assisted sanitary flood control system, all stormwater connections to the sanitary sewer system of the village shall be permanently disconnected. Such connections shall include, but not be limited to, sump pumps, gravity footing drains and/or downspouts. A power assisted flood control system shall be deemed to be an apparatus to discharge sewerage at high capacity and pressure through a valve system into the public sanitary sewer.
(d) Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation above the proposed or existing basement floor in accordance with the Illinois state plumbing code and in a manner approved by the director of public works and engineering or his designee and the building department for the village. No building sewer shall be laid parallel to any bearing wall if within three feet (3') of any said wall which might thereby be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost. The building sewer shall be laid at uniform grade and in straight alignment insofar as possible. Changes in direction or grade shall be allowed only when a proper manhole is constructed at the location of the change.
(e) No person, either directly or indirectly, shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, any rainwater or any groundwater into any public sanitary sewer system.
(f) No person shall connect or cause the connection of, either directly or indirectly, any of the following to any public sanitary sewer, nor suffer or permit any such existing connection to remain connected:
(1) Building storm drains;
(2) Driveway drains;
(3) Roof downspouts;
(4) Exterior foundation drains;
(5) Areaway drains;
(6) Area drains;
(7) Patio drains;
(8) Yard drains;
(9) Combination sumps;
(10) Storm sumps;
(11) Diverter valves;
(12) Unsealed sanitary sump pump pits;
(13) Sump pump drains or outlet pipes which collect or include the collection of rainwater, stormwater or groundwater;
(14) Any drain, pump, outlet or other structure which admits surface water runoff or groundwater.
(g) No person shall discharge or cause the discharge from any drains or pipes in such a manner as to cause or create an ice or other hazard in or on public sidewalks or public roadways.
(h) All prohibited connections as defined above shall be disconnected not later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the property owner or agent responsible for maintenance of any structure or property within the village receives notice of the required work. Any property owner or agent responsible for the maintenance of a structure or property within the village who fails to perform the work within one hundred eighty (180) days shall be in violation of this section and subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each day that the violation continues.
(i) It shall be unlawful for any property owner, or any person, agent, firm or corporation having responsibility for maintenance of a structure or property within the village, to perform or cause to be performed or to permit any work to be done after a certificate of compliance has been issued, which work results in a violation of this section. Each day, commencing with the date such work is commenced and the violation of this section exists, shall be an offense; and a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each day shall be imposed.
(j) No new connection shall be made to a public sewer which would cause the average daily organic loading to exceed six hundred eighty (680) pounds of BOD or cause the average dry weather flow to exceed four hundred thousand (400,000) gallons per day influent to the wastewater treatment facilities.
(k) In the event that any property owner shall maintain either such illegal connection or fail to maintain downspouts of sufficient length to avoid adversely affecting sanitary sewer disposal, said property owner may be required within seven (7) calendar days after receipt of notice from the village to disconnect same or to provide proper downspouts and upon failure to do so within the time limit provided herein, the village may pursue any remedies available under this chapter, or at law or in equity, to enforce compliance with this section.
(l) Following the receipt of the notice provided above and the failure of the property owner to comply, the village shall have the right to go upon any property which contains such an improper connection and disconnect such illegal connection and/or install suitable downspouts. The village may require the property owner containing said illegal connection or unsuitable downspouts to pay all costs of said disconnection or downspout installation as the case may be.
(m) All appurtenances to building drains and building sewers, including catch basins, manholes, cleanouts, backwater valves and fittings, shall be located within the property lines of the premises to be served by such drains and sewers. (Ord. 0-13-51, 11-4-2013)