(A) Any householder, property owner or other person desiring water or sewer service from the Village shall make an application therefor to the Water Department and/or Director of Public Works on a form to be furnished by such Department. Every such applicant shall state specifically and in detail the name of the applicant, the permit desired, the place, location and kind of connection and appendages sought, the purpose for which the water is to be used, and all the plumbing and plumbing work in any manner or water connected therewith, the character and location of any and all proposed drains, the number and location of all water closets, sinks, bathtubs and other sanitary fixtures. The application may require such additional information as may be needed for the proper guidance of the Village officials in the issuing of the permit. The application shall contain an agreement on the part of the applicant that all provisions of ordinances relating to the waterworks and sewerage system and street openings will be complied with; that all water rates, assessments and rents, and all fines and penalties assessed, charged, or imposed against the applicant or the property described in the application will be paid. Where such application includes the installation of sewer and/or water lines, the applicant shall acknowledge that the property must be in full compliance with the land and water pollution requirements of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Water Pollution Control and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, other applicable state, federal, county or other laws or regulatory requirements relating to sewer and/or water lines and service, and any applicable ordinance set forth in this Code. The applicant will provide the name and other identifying information as to the owner of the property where water service is to be provided and will give credit information on the applicant.
(B) When the applicant has complied with the provisions of the ordinances of the Village, and any other applicable land and water pollution requirements of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Water Pollution Control and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, other applicable state, federal, county or other laws or regulatory requirements relating to sewer and/or water lines and service, and any applicable ordinance set forth in this Code, and has paid all fees, a permit shall then be issued by the Director of Public Works authorizing the connection to be made and specifying the size thereof. The permit shall also authorize all plumbing and plumbing work and all excavating in accordance with the provisions of this Code or other applicable ordinances. The construction work in connection with the water service and the sewer service shall be performed by a licensed and certified plumber and, where applicable, by a drain layer who have properly executed bonds on file in the office of the Village Clerk. Where any building or structure has been found to be abandoned for 90 days or more, or is being improved, upgraded, demolished, or rehabbed at 50% or more of the building’s assessed value, or where the habitable space is being increased (additional bedrooms, sleeping rooms, or bathrooms), and/or there are changes to interior supply lines (except those in the course of ordinary repairs) or where plumbing is being substantially upgraded, the applicant shall be required to ensure all water service piping, which includes all piping from the water meter location to the terminating fixture, shall be piped from the street main to the water distribution system for the building. If flushometers or other devices requiring a high rate of water flow are used, the water service pipe shall be designed and installed to provide the additional flow.
(1997 Code, § 8.01) (Ord. 68-13, passed 10-24-1968; Am. Ord. 86-17A, passed 11-24- 1984; Am. Ord. CO-2023-54, passed 12-5-2023)