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City of Mendota, IL
LaSalle County
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A private sewage disposal system will be allowed within the City of Mendota. In the event a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of § 245-6, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this article.
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 deemed necessary by the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee as set from time to time by the City Council shall be paid to the City Treasurer at the time the application is filed.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
A permit for a 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 48 hours of the receipt of notice by the Superintendent.
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act (225 ILCS 225/1 et seq.) and code and with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and County of LaSalle. 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 to any public sewer or natural outlet.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by the private sewage disposal system, as provided in § 245-6, 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. The building sewer shall be connected to said sewer within 60 days and the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge, the bottoms shall be perforated so as to permit adequate drainage of the tank and the tank shall be filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt compacted and maintained in a safe condition.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the City.
No statements contained in this article shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the City.