A. Title. This Ordinance shall be known and cited as “The McHenry County Private Sewage Treatment and Disposal Ordinance” (hereinafter the “Ordinance”).
B. Purpose. It is hereby declared that there exists within McHenry County, Illinois, the need for a system of controls over the site review, design, construction, materials, installation, operation and maintenance of private sewage disposal systems, and the disposal of residues therefrom; and the disposal of wastewater from structures served by private sewage disposal systems. Therefore, the purpose of this Ordinance is to protect, promote and preserve the public health, safety, and general welfare by providing those controls.
C. General Rule. Construction of private sewage disposal systems shall not be permitted on property where a sanitary sewer is available and accessible. If a sanitary sewer is not available and accessible, every residence, business, building or enterprise shall have its own private sewage disposal system in conformance with the provisions set forth in this Ordinance.
D. Applicability. After the effective date of adoption of this Ordinance, all private sewage disposal systems as defined herein shall only be constructed or modified in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.
(Ord. O-201711-51-031, passed 11-14-2017)