(A) Use Of Public Sewers Required:
1. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said city, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.
2. It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said city, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter.
3. Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
4. The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes, situated within the city and abutting on any street, alley, or right of way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer of the city, is hereby required at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, within ninety (90) days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within two hundred feet (200') (61 m) of the property line.
(B) Private Sewage Disposal:
1. Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of subsection (A)4 of this section, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this subsection.
2. Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the superintendent. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the city, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications, and other information as are deemed necessary by the superintendent. A permit and inspection fee of twenty five dollars ($25.00) shall be paid to the city at the time the application is filed.
3. A permit for private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the superintendent. He shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the superintendent when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within forty eight (48) hours of the receipt of notice by the superintendent.
4. The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the state of Illinois private sewage disposal licensing act and code with the state of Illinois environmental protection agency. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing insufficient subsurface soil absorption facilities. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge into any public sewer or natural outlet.
5. At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in subsection (A)4 of this section, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
6. The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the city.
7. No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the health officer.
8. When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected to said sewer within sixty (60) days and the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank run gravel or dirt. (1977 Code; amd. Ord. 1248, 11-23-1982)