It shall be unlawful to install any plumbing, drains, or sewers in any house or premises in the city without full compliance with the regulations contained in the Illinois State Plumbing Code, most current edition, which regulations are hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this subchapter to the same extent as through it were set forth in full herein. A copy shall be made available for public inspection during normal business hours at the City Clerk’s office.
(A) Issuance of permits. No building permit, electrical permit, or plumbing permit issued by the General Inspector of the city shall be transferable unless specifically authorized by the General Inspector. No permittee shall transfer or attempt to transfer his or her permit to another. All building, electrical, and plumbing permits issued by the General Inspector of the city shall be void 12 months after the date of issue. If for any cause, work is delayed or goes beyond the specified 12-month period, a new permit shall be secured by the person or persons responsible for the work from the General Inspector.
(B) Connections. It shall be required in the construction of all new residential buildings, all new commercial buildings, and all other structures erected in the city, which are designed, arranged, or intended to be used for purposes which cause, result in, develop, or produce food wastes, that a good and proper type of garbage grinder or disposal unit shall be installed and connected to the sewer system, which grinder or disposal unit and all connections shall be of sufficient size to grind all garbage and food wastes produced or accumulated. Each apartment household unit, shop, store, restaurant, or other individual unit where garbage or food waste is produced or accumulated shall be provided with a separate garbage grinder or disposal unit.
(C) Sewer lateral construction. It shall be required in the construction of new sewer laterals to residents, business buildings, or other structures for the purpose of connection to the city sewer system, that the sewer lateral be constructed to enter the building at a level not deeper than 36 inches below ground level and shall have only the capability of accepting gravity drainage from the first floor level above ground level or higher. All drainage from areas below ground level shall make use of a sump pump or such other approved methods for raising the water or sewerage to an elevation above the ground level prior to discharging into the sewer lateral. Seep wells are acceptable for water drainage only.
(Prior Code, § 150.057) (Ord. 60-1, passed 12-19-1960; Ord. 63-19, passed 11-4-1963; Ord. 64-3, passed 3-2-1964; Ord. 77-12, passed 11-7-1977; Ord. 80-22, passed 1-19-1981) Penalty, see § 150.999