(A) The subdivider shall furnish the city at the time the preliminary plat is filed a statement and description of the sewage disposal facilities which will be provided. The sewage disposal facilities shall be designed by a professional engineer in accordance with recognized sanitary engineering standards and meet the requirements of the IEPA. In all areas where the public sanitary sewer is reasonably accessible, each lot within the subdivided area shall be provided with a connection of the sanitary sewer, the sewer connection to terminate not less than two feet inside curbline or easement line. All connections to the public sewer system and the subdivision sewer system and installation of sewage treatment facilities shall comply with the ordinances of the City Sanitary District and the city pertaining to sewers and all construction shall be subject to the approval of the City Sanitary District.
(B) When sanitary sewers cannot be provided by the subdivider, the lots shall have an area sufficient to provide adequate seepage beds. The required area shall be shown in the engineer’s report, as provided for in division (C) below. The soil seepage tests shall be made by a registered civil or sanitary engineer.
(C) Results of soil seepage tests which have been conducted throughout the area to be subdivided shall determine the ability of the soil to dispose of sewage waste by seepage. Where grading is to be done, the tests shall be made in the soil after finished grade is established. A sufficient number of these tests shall be conducted to show all variable conditions which might exist throughout the area under consideration. The tests and proposed septic systems shall be approved by the County Health Department.
(D) Prior to approval of a subdivision plat, the applicant shall provide the city written documentation from the City Sanitary District certifying that there is presently sewer capacity, as defined by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency population equivalent, available to serve the proposed subdivision.
(Ord. 10-3277, § 4-4.9, passed 1-4-2010)