Ordinance 1959-24 • i
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AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE CONNECTIONS
TO SANITARY SEWER MAINS IN UNITED CITY
OF THE VILLAGE OF YOtZiKVILLE , ILLINOIS
Be It Ordained by tae City Council of the United City
of the Village of Yorkville, Illinois:
Section 1. That the sanitary sewer system of the United
City of the Village of Yorkville, Illinois, hereinafter referred
to as "City" , is designed to carry off all liquid house wastes
and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
hereafter connect,or cause to be connected, any storm water
sewer with any such sanitary sewer , or any cart thereof , or to
lead, conduct or carry, or cause, suffer or permit to be held,
conducted or carried, any such storm water or surface drainage
into or through such sanitary sewer, or any sanitary sewage into
or through any storm water sewer or into the Fox River or any
stream within the corporate limits of the City, or to connect
or cause to be connected, in whole or in dart, any such sanitary
sewer or storm water sewer.
Section 2. No person, firm or corporation shall open
any street or alley' or other Nublic place, or shall lay any
drain tile or shall mane any attachment to any sewer or drain
within the City without a written permit from the City Clerk.
Section 3. No permit shall be granted uu.less apl. lication
therefor be made in writing to the City Clergy., signed by the
owner of the rre►„ises to be drained or his duly authorized agent.
Application shall be made on blank forms to be furnished by the
City, and stall give an accurate descriktion of the property, the
name of the ;street to be opened, aid as rear as rossi!,ble, the
exact location of tl.ae or ening and the joint of attachment to
the drain or sewer main, and must fully and truly state all of
the purposes for which the drain is to be used.
Section L31. A fee of $150.00 shall be raid to the City
Clergy; for each sewer permit issued, which amount shall go to the
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treasury of the City, and said fee shall be known as a "connection
fee".
Section d. All connections with any sanitary sewer main
in any street, alley or other public place in the City, or with
any sewer owned and controlled by said City , shall be made under
the direction and supervisionn, of the Superintendent of Streets
and Alleys, with the la'�or and materials furnished by the person.
desiring to connect, and all materials for connections and pipes
shall conform to specifications as prescribed by said Superin-
tendent. Provided further, that in every case of a proposed
connection, due notice shall be given to the Superintendent of
Streets and Alleys of the time w1l-ien the proposed connection is
to be made, and provided further that before making said con-
nection,a sewer permit, signed by the City Clerk, shall be ex-
hibited to the Superintendent of Streets and Alleys.
The City shall inspect said connection upon
completion, and in addition, shall bac?L fill that portion of the
street that was excavated, said back filling to be done at City
exi-ense, and all openings made in the public streets or alleys
in accordance with the permission given ruursuant hereto shall
be enclosed with sufficient 'carriers and guards, and lamps shall
be maintained on the same at night,and all necessary i-recaution
taken to guard the public effectually from all accidents from
the commencement to the completion of the work, and excavations
can be made only on condition that the property owners to whom
the permits shall be granted shall be held liable, individually
and jointly, for all damages that may result from his, her, or
their neglect of any necessary precautions against all accidents
to persons or property.
Section 6. No subdivisions of land in the corporate
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limits shall be approved by the City Council unless the lots
thereon are provided with a sanitary sewer connected with the
City sanitary sewer system, if at all practical, and the expense
of said sewer lines or mains and City sewer main extensions, if
the same is necessary in order to connect to the City sewer system,
shall be at the subdivider 's expense under the direction, super-
vision and control of the City Council or their authorized agents,
and the subdivider shall pay the City, prior to the time said
City sewer main extension is undertaken, the cost of said ex-
tension, based upon the cost per foot as determined by the City
Council, and upon completion, any extension shall be dedicated
to the City and become the property of said City, who shall then
assume full responsibility for maintenance and repair of the
same.
The City shall not charge connection fees for a
period of two years from the date the plat is acknowledged by
the City Council for owners of lots in any subdivision that has
complied with the foregoing part of this section, if compliance
with this section necessitates City sewer main extension at the
subdivider 's expense; however, all al.plications must be for
immediate use and no applications for future use shall be acknow-
ledged or excused from payment of the connection fee if it is
at all possible that the period of two years may expire before
actual usage by said owner shall commence.
Section r . No person, firm or corporation shall throw
into
or del-osit, or cause to be thrown or deposited,/any vessel or
receptacle connected with any City sewer, any garbage, vegetables,
parings , ashes , cinders, oil, grease, rags or other material
which would tend to be injurious or cause damage to the sewer
in anymanner , or iribrfere with the proper action of the purifica-
tion plant of such sewer system , and all Atchea sinks , laundry
drains , garage drains or factory drains small be provided with
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such traps or other receMtacles or devices as shall be approved
by the City Council for the MurMose of catching and retaining
grease, oils or other objectiaiable substances ,and all fixtures
connected in any way with the City sewer shall be open to in-
spection by the City Council or authorized reMresentative, and
if, upon such inspection, it should aMpear that any part thereof
is inefficient or does not comply with this ordinance , or could
damage said City sewer or interfere with the groper action of
the purification plant, the same shall be repaired or reNlaced
immediately, or the City Council shall disconnect said property
from the City sewer immediately without further notice.
Section 8. Any Verson, firm or corMoration violating
any Mrovisions of this ordinance shall be fined not less than
Ten Dollars ($10. 00 nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.JJ)
for each and every offense, and a separate offense shall be
deemed committed on each day on which a violation occurs or
continues.
Section This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its Massage, all-.roval ar:d publication as
provided by law.
Passed this ''day of A. D. 1959.
City Cler6
A proved by r,e, Mayor of the United
City of t-g'e Village of Yorkville , Illinois ,
this _`_` day of , A. D. 1059.
layor