A. Regulations Applying To All Districts:
1. All water supply systems and all sewage and waste disposal systems in any use district shall comply with section 10-1-7 of this code.
2. In addition, all water supply systems and sewage and waste disposal systems not heretofore constructed shall be subject to the approval of the plan commission and building officer of the village. Such approval shall be withheld if, in the judgment of said plan commission or said building officer, the proposed system does not comply with the village regulations regulating same, does not provide adequate safety for public health, or will not adequately serve the proposed residence, business, industry or other facility for which it is intended 1 .
B. Regulations Applying To Residential Districts: Individual water facilities will be approved by the village building officer only upon adequate proof that wells are free from contamination. The approval of the village building officer is a requirement in addition to those stated in the aforementioned subdivision regulations.
C. Regulations Applying To Districts Other Than Residential Districts:
1. All wells hereafter drilled, dug or constructed in districts other than residential districts shall be designed and constructed so that no water is removed from such strata, aquifer, or other underground source as supplies the water to a majority of residences within the village or within a three (3) mile radius of the subject well.
2. All wells shall be cased in such a manner as to ensure freedom from contamination and freedom from infiltration from nearby residential water supply sources.
3. Individual septic systems making use of septic tanks and fields shall be allowed in districts other than residential districts; provided, that the area in which said septic system is installed shall exceed forty five thousand (45,000) square feet exclusive of all structures and parking areas.
D. Regulations Applying To All Sewage Disposal Units: All septic fields shall comply with the Lake County health department individual sewage disposal system rules and regulations and shall further comply with the recommendations of the United States department of agriculture soil conservation service and shall further comply with the requirements of any subdivision ordinance of the village and shall further comply with any separate ordinance enacted or hereinafter enacted by the corporate authorities of the village regulating private sewage disposal systems. (Ord. 190, 3-19-1973)
Notes
1 | 1. See sewer and water sections in title 7, chapter 2, articles A through C of this code. |