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The owners of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes situated within the village and abutting on any street, alley, easement, or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located any public sanitary sewer of the village are hereby required, each at his or her expense, to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect the facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, within 90 days after date of official notice to do so.
Penalty, see § 50.99
(A) Connection to private disposal system. Where a public sanitary sewer is not available, and a variance from the construction of a sanitary sewer has been granted by the Board of Trustees, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this chapter.
(B) Permit required; fee. Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Board of Trustees. The application for the permit shall be made on a form furnished by the Superintendent, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications, and other information as are deemed necessary by the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee of $50 shall be paid to the village at the time the application is filed.
(C) Inspection of work. A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Superintendent. He or she shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Superintendent when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered.
(D) Compliance with state regulations. The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of 225 ILCS 225/1 et seq. and with 415 ILCS 5/1 et seq., and the ordinances of the county. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
(E) Abandonment of private system. At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system as provided in § 50.02, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
(F) Sanitary maintenance. The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, and at no expense to the village.
(G) Additional requirements. No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the county in which the system is to be constructed.
Penalty, see § 50.99
(A) Classes of permits; application; fees. There shall be two classes of building sewer permits: one for residential and commercial service, and one for service to establishments producing industrial wastes. In either case, the owner or his or her agent shall make application on a form furnished by the village. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Utility Superintendent. Connection and inspection fees as established by Title XVII of this code shall be paid to the village at the time the application is filed. All nonresidential applicants shall, as a condition of permit authorization, provide information describing its wastewater constituents, characteristics, and type of activity.
(B) Condition for issuance. A building sewer permit will only be issued and a sewer connection shall only be allowed if it can be demonstrated that the downstream sewerage facilities, including sewers, pump stations, and wastewater treatment facilities, have sufficient reserve capacity to adequately and efficiently handle the additional anticipated waste load.
(C) Costs borne by owner. All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the village from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
(D) Separate sewer for each building. A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building.
(E) Old building sewers. Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the village, to meet all requirements of this chapter.
(F) Construction specifications. The size, slope, alignment, and 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 other applicable rules and regulations of the village. In the absence of code provisions or in application thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society of Testing Materials, Water Pollution Control Federation Manual of Practice No. 9, and Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois, 1973 edition, shall apply, three copies of each being on file in the office of the Village Clerk, and which are hereby adopted by reference.
(G) Elevation. Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by the building drain shall be lifted by a means which is approved in accordance with this chapter, and discharged to the building sewer.
(H) Roof downspouts prohibited. No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
(I) Connection to public sewer. The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing codes, other applicable rules and regulations of the village, and the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society of Testing Materials, Water Pollution Control Federation Manual of Practice No. 9, and Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois. All these connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the village before installation.
(J) Inspection. The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the village when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the village or its representative.
(K) Excavations. All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the village.
Penalty, see § 50.99
No person shall dig, excavate, or cause to be dug or excavated within, through, or under any street, alley, sidewalk, or public highways within the village for any purpose under this chapter, without first obtaining a permit in accordance with Chapter 97 of this code.
Penalty, see § 50.99
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the village, or in any that are under the jurisdiction of the village, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Penalty, see § 50.99
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