(A) Private sewage disposal system. Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of § 53.003(D), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this section and all other applicable county, state and federal laws and regulations.
(B) Permit required. Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a State Department of Public Health permit as well as village approval in the form of a written permit signed by the Village Administrator or other administrative agent so designated by the Village Board President. The application for the permit shall be made on a form furnished by the village. This permit application form shall be accompanied by any plans, specifications and other information as deemed necessary by the Village Administrator or Village Clerk. A nonrefundable permit and inspection fee, as set forth from time to time by the Village Board of Trustees, shall be paid to the village at the time the application is filed.
(C) Inspection. A permit for operation of a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Village Administrator. The Village Building Inspector or Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction. In addition, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Village Administrator in writing when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The village inspection shall be made within 48 hours of the receipt of written notice by the village.
(D) Specifications for private sewage disposal systems. The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the State Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code, with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, with the Illinois Department of Public Health, and with the requirements of the village’s Infrastructure Design Manual. 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 30,000 square feet (2,787 square meters). No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet, water course, or storm drain.
(E) Operation of private facilities.
(1) 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.
(2) The village shall not be responsible in any way for the proper operation and maintenance of a private sewage disposal system or on-site treatment facility.
(F) Termination of private sewage disposal. Within 90 days after a property served by a private sewage disposal system shall become subject to the terms and provisions of this chapter by nature of an extension of public sanitary sewers, a direct connection of the building sewer shall be made to the public sanitary sewer, according to the terms and provisions of this chapter. All private sewage disposal systems, septic tanks, cesspools and other appurtenances of the private sewage disposal system shall be disconnected and abandoned, cleaned of sludge and removed, all tanks or other containers shall be permanently filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt, and sealed.
(G) Prohibited waste disposal. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct or maintain any cesspool, privy vault, septic tank, or other private wastewater treatment facility under any of the following circumstances:
(1) Within 300 feet of the public sewer system or on property abutting the village wastewater collection system;
(2) Within 40 feet of any school, church or public building;
(3) Within ten feet of any dwelling;
(4) Within ten feet of any side lot line;
(5) Within 50 feet of any well, cistern or water main;
(6) On property which contains an area of less than 30,000 square feet; or
(7) On property which violates any of the requirements of the County Health Department.
(H) Additional requirements. No statement contained in this section shall be construed to alter, modify, interfere with or provide lesser requirements for private sewage disposal systems as are presently or may hereafter be imposed and required by any other legal governmental body, local, state or federal agency, or County Health Department.
(Ord. 18-04-01, passed 4-24-2018) Penalty, see § 53.999