A. General. The McHenry County Department of Health is required by Illinois Compiled Statutes 765 ILCS 205/2 to sign off on all plats within McHenry County if any part of the subdivision will not be served by a public sewer system. The Department will evaluate all incorporated and unincorporated plats by the criteria in this Section.
B. Subdivision Review Fee. A fee schedule established by the McHenry County Board will apply to the new platting of land in McHenry County. The fee for the plat review in incorporated areas shall be paid at the time of the submittal to the Department for review. The fee schedule is available in the Public Health Fee Ordinance. Review fees for subdivisions in unincorporated areas are paid to the McHenry County Department of Planning and Development.
C. Options For Platting. Subdivisions shall be platted providing for sewage disposal based upon one of the following methods:
1. Each lot shall contain ½ acre of contiguous, non-critical, suitable soils (as defined) as confirmed by onsite soil mapping; or
2. Each lot shall contain a designated full size private sewage disposal system area and full septic system replacement area in suitable soils as confirmed by onsite soils evaluation; or
3. The proposed subdivision shall be served by an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) permitted sewage disposal system (i.e. land treatment system or onsite package plant.), or any other proposal which may use technologies permitted by IEPA, provided that the technology does not conflict with the stated purpose or any other section of the Ordinance. The applicant shall provide copies of all IEPA applications, correspondence, schematics and supporting data to the Department for review and comment. The Department reserves the right to submit comments during the IEPA permitting process.
(Ord. O-201711-51-031, passed 11-14-2017)