All proposed sanitary sewer facilities shall comply with the regulations of the State Department of Public Health and the State Environmental Protection Agency, and with all pertinent requirements of the divisions below. Sewage collection lines shall not be smaller than eight inches in diameter.
(A) When public system available. Whenever the public sanitary sewer system is reasonably accessible, that is, whenever the distance from any boundary of the subdivision to the nearest public sewer with available capacity does not exceed 600 feet, the subdivider shall extend the public system throughout the subdivision, and provide each platted lot with a connection thereto at the lot line.
(B) When public system planned. In areas where the public sanitary sewer system is not reasonably accessible, but where plans for the installation of the system have been approved by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the developer shall provide sanitary sewers in accordance with such plans and temporarily cap them.
(C) Private central sewage systems. Except as provided in division (D) below, whenever the public sanitary sewer system is not reasonably accessible, the subdivider shall install a private central sewer collection and treatment system in conformity with all applicable provisions of the State Environmental Protection Agency. All private central sewer systems shall comply with the maintenance provisions of § 92.062.
(D) Individual disposal systems. Individual sewage disposal systems shall be permitted only in the instances specified in Chapter 93, zoning code and Chapter 110, the county on-site sewage disposal ordinance. If permitted, all individual sewage disposal systems shall be designed and installed in conformity with all applicable provisions of the aforementioned regulations. All preliminary subdivision plats must include a private sewage plat approved by the Building and Zoning Committee. The private sewage plat must demonstrate compliance with the zoning code and on-site private sewage disposal. Soil borings by a qualified geotechnical professional must be submitted to support the conclusions of the proposed improvements.
(1993 Code, § 92.31) (Ord. passed 10-17-1956; Ord. passed 10-18-1978; Ord. 2001-06, passed 6-14-2001; Ord. 2006-06, passed 6-21-2006; Ord. 2024-01, passed 3-5-2024) Penalty, see § 92.999