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Ordinance 1974-57 FHD:GKH b i AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS REGULATING AND PROVIDING FOR INSPECTION OF CERTAIN SEWER SYSTEMS AND PROVIDING A STANDARD FOR ACCEPTANCE THEREOF BE IT ORDAINED by the UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE, Kendall County, Illinois as follows : Section 1 : Definitions. When used in this Ordinance: "Sewage system" means and includes any or all of the following: collecting, intercepting and outlet sewers , force mains, conduits , lateral sewers and extensions, pumping stations , ejector stations, and all other appurtenances , extensions or improvements necessary or useful and convenient for the collection and transportation, in a sanitary manner, of sewage and industrial wastes , referred to collectively as sanitary waste. "City" means the City of Yorkville. "Person or persons" means any individual , public or private corporation, political subdivision, government agency, public or private institution, industry, co-partnership, association, firm, trust, estate or any other entity whatsoever. "Municipal corporation" means a city, village or incorporated town. "Sewage system" or "drainage lines" means pipelines or conduits , pumping stations, force mains and all other constructions, devices and appliances appurtenant thereto used for collecting or conducting sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes. Section 2 : Public Purpose. The public purpose of this Ordinance is hereby declared to be that the sewage system of the City will, in its operation and expansion, better conduce to the public health, comfort or convenience of the City if any sewer system or drainage lines constructed within the jurisdiction of the City are constructed in accordance with the standards and specifications of the City, and if inspection by the City of the construction of any such sewer systems or drainage lines is made to ascertain that it does comply with the standards -2- and specifications of the City. Section 3 : Connections--Inspections--Charge for Inspection Service--Funds. No person or municipal corporation, other than the UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE, shall connect drainage lines to the sewage system of the City until and unless the City has accepted the lines and appurtenances desired to be connected. Prior to such acceptance , the City shall inspect the lines and appurtenances by closed circuit television, or such other means as the City shall deem appropriate, to determine whether such lines and appurtenances comply with the City specifications and whether they are adequate and suitable for connection to the City sewage system. After such initial inspection, the City shall require such repairs, alterations, replacements and additions to the lines and appurtenances as the City determines necessary in order that the lines and appurtenances comply with the City specifications and that they are adequate and suitable for connection to the City sewage system. For purposes of such inspection, the lines and appurtenances shall be considered acceptable if infiltration of waters from ground sources , or sources other than said lines and appurtenances , does not exceed the rate of 50 gallons per inch diameter of said line or appurtenance per mile per day. In the event repairs, alterations, replacements and additions are required and made, the City may order such additional inspections as it determines necessary and appropriate to assure the City that the lines and appurtenances are acceptable as herein set forth. In no event shall the lines be put in use until and unless they have been approved and accepted by the City. The inspection charge herein provided shall apply only to the first or initial inspection above referred to. In the event additional inspections are required by the City, r i -3- the applicant shall pay all such additional inspection charges in full before the lines and appurtenances are accepted by the City and before they are put in use. All inspections referred to herein shall be made under the sole jurisdiction and authority of the City of Yorkville. In addition to the other charges provided by the City ordinances, rules and regulations, each person or municipal corporation shall pay to the City the sum of fifty cents (50G) for each lineal foot of drainage line desired to be connected to the sewage system of the City. This charge, to be known as an inspection charge, shall be paid to the City at the time that application for connection to or additional use of the City' s sewage system is submitted to the City for approval. In the event such application is not approved, the inspection charge shall be refunded in full. Funds collected by the City as inspection charges pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance shall be used by the City for its general corporate purposes after payment of costs of making the inspections . Section 4 : Fines and Penalties . (A) Any person violating or failing to comply with any of the terms or provisions of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500. 00 nor more than $1, 000. 00 . (B) For each and every day that any person, party or corporation shall violate or fail to comply with any of the terms or provisions of this Ordinance, such person, party or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense. (C) The City Attorney for the UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE is hereby authorized and empowered to institute and prosecute any and all proceedings, suits and -4- actions necessary to collect any and all fines and penalties herein provided for, and is also hereby authorized and empowered to institute and prosecute any and all suits at law or in equity as may be appropriate or necessary to prevent unlawful connections to the UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE sewage system in violation of the provisions of this Ordinance. Section 5: Validity of Ordinance. The invalidity of any section, sentence, clause or provision of this Ordinance shall not affect the validity of any other part or portion of this Ordinance which can be given effect without such invalid part or portion, if any. Section 6 : Violation Declared Public Nuisance. Any violation of any of the terms and provisions of this Ordinance is hereby declared by the UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE to be a public nuisance. Section 7 : Inconsistent Provisions of Other Ordinances. Any other ordinance, or section thereof, heretofore adopted by the UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE in conflict with any of the provisions of any section herein is hereby directly and impliedly repealed. Section 8 : Ordinance in Force. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval, recording and publication as provided by law. PASSED this day of 4/ZLX A.D. 1974. C ' ty Clerk APPROVED this �' T� day of ��x"/ A.D. 1974. Mayor