The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of 225 ILCS 225/1 et seq., the State Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code and with the State Environmental Protection Agency. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than 7,500 square feet (667 meters). No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
(1999 Code, § 38-5-13)