(A) Private disposal system; prohibited; exception. Except as provided in division s(B) through (G) below, it is unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
(1978 Code, § 13.08.040)
(B) Private sewage disposal system; permitted. Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of § 50.069(A), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this division (B) and division (C) through (H) below.
(1978 Code, § 13.08.050)
(C) Permit required; fee. Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit from the City Council. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the city, and set out in Appendix A which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specification, and other information as are deemed necessary by the city. A permit and inspection fee of $25 shall be paid to the city at the time the application is filed. The fee is not refundable.
(1978 Code, § 13.08.060)
(D) Permit effective; inspection requirements. A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the city. The city shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the city when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within three working days of the receipt of written notice by the city.
(1978 Code, § 13.08.080)
(E) Construction requirements. 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, 225 ILCS 225/1 et seq., and with the State Environmental Protection Agency. 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 three acres. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet unless approved by the State Department of Public Health and the city.
(1978 Code, § 13.08.090)
(F) Sanitary operation required. The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, and at no expense to the city.
(1978 Code, § 13.08.100)
(G) Compliance with additional requirements. No statement contained in division (B) and divisions (C) through (H), shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the County or State Health Departments or other agencies having lawful jurisdiction.
(1978 Code, § 13.08.110)
(H) Connection to public sewer required when; procedures. At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in § 50.069(A), the building sewer shall be connected to said sewer within 60 days and the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and waste material, which shall be disposed of in a lawful, sanitary, and proper manner, and the private disposal system shall be filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt.
(1978 Code, § 13.08.130)
(Ord. 503, passed - -1977; Ord. 2015-7, passed 9-3-2015) Penalty, see § 50.999