A. Plan Approval: Plan approval shall be obtained from the department or local authority prior to beginning any construction of a new private sewage disposal system. A new private sewage disposal system shall consist of, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
1. A system where a septic tank is replaced or where a major component of the system is removed or added. Examples of major components would be the replacement or addition of an aeration unit, recirculating sand filter, sand filter, seepage pit, seepage bed or waste stabilization pond.
2. A system where the size of the absorption field is increased by twenty five percent (25%) or more or where twenty five percent (25%) or more of the existing absorption field is removed and replaced with new piping and backfill material.
B. Request For Approval: Requests for approval shall be submitted on the forms provided by the department or local authority. At a minimum, the necessary information that shall be submitted to the department or local authority for approval shall consist of:
1. Plans or drawings to scale indicating lot size with dimensions showing the location of the system and type of system to be constructed; the dimensions and the length of lateral pipe to be installed, showing type of backfill material if applicable; distances to water lines, water wells, potable water storage tanks and buildings; site elevations and ground surface elevations sufficient to determine the elevation of system components and the slope of the ground surface; location of sanitary sewer, if available, within three hundred feet (300') of the property; and typical cross section of the system.
2. Number of bedrooms or design volume.
3. Soil investigation results or percolation test results and the separation distance from the trench bottom to a limiting layer. The private sewage disposal system installation contractor or homeowner shall submit information with the plan approval application or local authority permit application that a limiting layer does not exist within the distances provided in section 905.60(a)(7).
4. Owner's name and address.
5. Name and signature of applicant.
C. Acknowledgment Of Responsibility: The applicant's signature serves as written acknowledgment that the property owners are aware of and accept the responsibility to service and maintain the private sewage disposal system in accordance with the private sewage disposal licensing act and this chapter. If the owner of the site is a developer or contractor, he or she shall notify the purchaser and the department or the department's agent of the transfer of ownership and responsibility for maintenance.
D. Notification Of Department: Persons who construct, install, repair or modify a private sewage disposal system shall notify the department or local authority at least forty eight (48) hours prior to commencement of the work.
E. Noncompliance: If any person constructs, installs, repairs or modifies a private sewage disposal system without complying with the requirements of subsections A through D of this section and backfills any portion of the system or covers any portion of the system with earth, cinders, gravel, shale or any other material that will prevent the department or local authority from viewing the system to determine compliance with this chapter, the property owner or private sewage disposal installation contractor shall uncover the backfilled or covered portions of the system.
F. Contractor Responsibility: The private sewage disposal installation contractor is responsible for percolation test results and the sewage disposal system that is designed and constructed using those results. Acceptance of percolation tests from other sources does not relieve the installation contractor from responsibility. The private sewage disposal system installation contractor is also responsible for the following:
1. Constructing, installing, repairing, modifying, or maintaining the private sewage disposal system in accordance with this chapter;
2. Providing the results of soil classification information or percolation tests used to design a private sewage disposal system to the property owner and retaining copies of this information for at least five (5) years;
3. Providing service to aerobic treatment plants at least equal to section 905.100(g); and
4. Assuring compliance with all codes that may apply to the system, including the national electrical code.
G. Soil Classifier Responsibility: The soil classifier or Illinois licensed professional engineer shall be responsible for the accuracy of the information from soil investigations used to design private sewage disposal systems.
Additional village specific permit requirements:
H. Valid Permit Required: It shall be unlawful for any person to construct or make any alterations or repairs to private sewage disposal systems within the village unless he holds a valid permit issued by the enforcement officer in the name of such person for the specific construction or alteration or repair proposed. The permit issued by the enforcement officer is in addition to any building permit required and must be obtained prior to application for the building permit for the construction or alteration or repair proposed.
I. Application: Each application for a permit shall be in writing, signed by the applicant or his agent, and submitted to the enforcement officer on forms prescribed by the enforcement officer, who shall review said application and shall, if he finds that the applicant has complied with all the provisions of this chapter, other applicable village ordinances and state laws, issue a permit within a reasonable time after receipt of the application.
J. Application Requirements: Applications for permits shall be accompanied by:
1. A drawing of a scale not smaller than one inch equals thirty feet (1" = 30'), of the proposed private sewage disposal system or alteration or repairs thereto. Said drawings shall be prepared, certified and approved by a licensed professional engineer.
The drawing shall show the name of the property owner, legal description of property, the location and elevation of all existing and proposed buildings, wells, water lines, sewage disposal systems, expansion sewage disposal systems, driveways, culverts, drains, lakes, streams, stormwater detention facilities, surface and subsurface drainageways within one hundred feet (100') of the property, and any other pertinent information. Existing and proposed ground contour lines shall also be shown at one foot (1') intervals. All existing and proposed elevations shall be to USGS datum and shall be related to a fixed permanent bench mark that cannot be disturbed or destroyed during construction. The bench mark shall be located within three hundred feet (300') of the site and an adequate description thereof shall be noted on the drawing.
2. Results of soils investigations.
3. Design calculations.
K. Bond Required: Prior to the issuance of any permit hereunder for any alterations or repairs to an existing individual sewage disposal system, or for installation of each such new individual sewage disposal system, the applicant for such permit shall post and deposit, for the benefit of the village, a cash performance bond in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
The cash performance bond required in connection with each such permit shall be refunded to the applicant if the enforcement officer determines that all requirements of this chapter and all other applicable ordinances or state statutes have been complied with in connection with the installation, repair or alteration of said individual sewage disposal system and that the system has been replaced or repaired in the event of any failure thereof occurring, within one year after an occupancy permit is issued, if one was required within one year after the initial installation, repair or alteration is completed whichever is later; otherwise, said cash performance bond shall be forfeited to the village in the manner hereinafter provided, without prejudice to the rights of the village to require compliance with all its rules, regulations, ordinances and state statutes.
L. Site Development Permit: Prior to the commencement of any construction operations, including, but not limited to, any building, grading, excavation, or fill, or any work which requires a site development permit pursuant to title 4, chapter 8 of this code, on a parcel or lot on which will be located on one or more proposed subsurface seepage fields, the permit applicant or agent shall erect and maintain a temporary fence or barrier to exclude any vehicles or construction equipment from the proposed subsurface seepage system area, except that equipment necessary for the installation of said seepage system.
M. Record Drawing: Before a certificate of occupancy or approval is issued, the permittee shall provide the enforcement officer with a record drawing showing the location and elevations of the components of the completed system. Adequate dimensions locating the buried components of the system to buildings and property lines shall be indicated.
N. Forfeiture: Any failure to comply with the specifications of this chapter or any other applicable provisions of this code or other applicable ordinances of this village shall result in the forfeiture of any such cash bond held by the village; provided, however, that prior to any such forfeiture, the village shall give thirty (30) days' written notice to the applicant by United States mail, postage prepaid, at his last known address, that such action is contemplated and that the applicant has the right to request a hearing before the enforcement officer on the question of such forfeiture within that time period, and that if such applicant fails to do so, said bond shall be automatically forfeited. If any such cash bond is unclaimed for two (2) years, the same may be forfeited to the village by resolution adopted by the village board; provided, however, that prior to the passage of such a resolution, the applicant shall be given thirty (30) days' written notice by United States mail, postage prepaid, at his last known address, that such forfeiture is contemplated if such applicant fails to claim the funds in question within that time period.
O. Hearings: Any person affected or aggrieved by any order, notice or decision issued by the enforcement officer in connection with the enforcement of any provision of this chapter may file with the village president a written request for a hearing before the village board. The village board shall hold a hearing within thirty (30) days from the date on which the written request was filed. The petitioner for the hearing shall be notified of the time and place of the hearing not less than five (5) days prior to the date on which the hearing is to be held. If, as a result of the hearing, the village board finds that strict compliance with the order or notice would cause undue hardship on the petitioner, and that the public health would be adequately protected and substantial justice done by varying or withdrawing the order, notice or decision, the village board may modify or withdraw the order or notice and, as a condition for such action may, where it deems it necessary, make requirements which are additional to those prescribed in this chapter for the purpose of properly protecting the public health. The village board shall render a decision within ten (10) days after the date of the hearing which shall be reduced to writing and placed on file in the office of the village administrator as a matter of public record.
(Source: Amended at 37 Ill. reg. 14994, effective August 28, 2013) (Ord. 15-961, 4-14-2015)