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City of Mendota, IL
LaSalle County
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New Laws (42) Index
A. 
No connection of a private sewer shall be made to any public sewer except by a State of Illinois licensed plumber and only then under a written permit as required by this chapter.
B. 
It shall be unlawful to make any connection with the City sanitary or storm system without having first obtained a permit therefor. Application for such permits shall be made to the Superintendent and shall be accompanied by a statement as to the purpose of the connection, the premises to be served, the specification of the pipe to be connected and of the drain from the house to the sewer line. Such applications shall be referred to the Committee on Public Works, and no permit shall be issued unless the Committee shall have found that all the ordinances of the City would be complied with in the making of such connection.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
C. 
All disposal by any person into the sewer system is unlawful except those discharges in compliance with federal standards promulgated pursuant to the Federal Act and more stringent state and local standards.
D. 
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenances thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the City Clerk. Before a permit may be issued for excavating for plumbing in any public street, way or alley, the person applying for such permit shall have executed with the City of Mendota and deposited with the City Clerk a corporate surety in a sum set by the City Council, conditioned that he will perform faithfully all work with due care and skill, and in accordance with the laws, rules and regulations established under the authority of any ordinances of the City of Mendota, Illinois pertaining to plumbing. This bond shall state that the person will indemnify and save harmless the City of Mendota, Illinois and the owner of the premises against all damages, costs, expenses, outlays and claims of every nature and kind arising out of unskillfulness or negligence on his part in connection with plumbing or excavating for plumbing as prescribed in this chapter.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
E. 
Such bond shall remain in force and must be executed for a period of one year, except that on such expiration it shall remain in force as to all penalties, claims and demands that may have accrued thereunder prior to such expiration.
[Amended by Ord. No. 11-06-00C[1]]
A. 
A sewer service connection charge shall be paid before any sewer connection is made for new construction, or before any sewer connection is made to established real property where connection to the City sewer system did not exist prior. Said sewer charge for all connections shall be set from time to time by the City Council.
B. 
Governmental entities (e.g., school districts, county, township, library district, etc.) shall be limited to a maximum sewer connection charge as set from time to time by the City Council, per building construction project.
C. 
Said connection fee shall be paid prior to any sewer service connection being permitted by the City. Application for such connections shall be made to the City Clerk and the permit fee paid at said time. The owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the City. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent. Said fee shall be paid to the City Clerk at the time the application is filed. It shall be a requirement for obtaining any building sewer permit that the sewer tap must be performed by the City of Mendota, or a licensed plumber, and the tap approved by the City of Mendota. Any work performed by the City will be done on a time-and-materials basis, and all work performed by plumbers will be at the expense of the owner of the property. The industry, as a condition of permit authorization, must provide information describing its wastewater constituents, characteristics, and type of activity.
D. 
Each excavation for any of the above purposes shall require a separate permit.
E. 
No connection permit will be required for the removal of stoppage in waste pipes, or for replacing broken or old sewer lines, provided such sewer lines conform to the regulations contained in this chapter.
F. 
Any person who makes any excavation or does any other work without first securing the permit required by this section shall, in addition to any other penalty imposed by this section, pay to the Clerk, within 24 hours of receipt of demand therefor, a sum as set from time to time by the City Council for the purpose of paying the fees of the Superintendent. The Superintendent shall thereupon make an inspection as in other cases. Failure to pay said sum on demand as provided shall constitute a separate violation.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
A building sewer permit will only be issued and a sewer connection shall only be allowed if it can be demonstrated that the downstream sewerage facilities, including sanitary sewers, pump stations and wastewater treatment facilities, have sufficient reserve capacity to adequately handle the additional anticipated waste load.
All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the City for any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
The City may, in case of emergency, repair or order the repair of any sewer lateral or sewer pipe from the City main to the premises served thereby, and if it does so, the cost of such repair work shall be treated and collected in the same manner and with the same remedies as for collection of charges for sewer services.
A. 
Every house, store, or other building connecting with the public sewer must have a direct connection therewith; except where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer. In no case shall there be more than two buildings allowed to make such connection through one pipe unless a legal easement is obtained and recorded.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. 
In no case shall a building be connected to the public sewer through a pipe laid beneath or through property owned by another person unless legal easement is obtained and recorded. In no case shall any person be permitted to maintain, without the consent of the Superintendent, any sewer connection to a building owned by him to the public sewer across or under the property of another.
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this chapter.
A. 
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench, shall conform to the requirements of the buildings and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the City.
B. 
Existing ways shall be used to connect building sewers to public sanitary sewers. Except for lined concrete sanitary sewers, the Superintendent may approve a sewer tap at a location where none was originally installed. The person making the connection shall make an opening in the main sewer similar to the interior diameter of the "Y" branch and then properly cement and attach a saddle in place. The saddle shall have a suitable curvature to conform to the outside diameter of the public sewer.
C. 
Building sewers shall not be less than four inches in internal diameter of any material or construction technique acceptable in the Illinois State Plumbing Code.
D. 
Building sewers between the public sewer and curbline shall be laid on a grade of not less than one in 48. No deviation will be permitted from this grade unless by special permission of the City Council.
E. 
Whenever the grade from the curb to the house connection is less than one in 48, all discharge pipes leading from kitchen sinks, laundry and stationary wash tubs, or any other receptacles likely to contain grease in any form, shall make direct connection with and discharge their contents into receiving basins; and in all cases, bathtubs, water closets, hand basins, and other such receptacles shall connect directly with the main drain.
F. 
Every person using the public sewers of the City shall provide such fixtures as will allow a sufficient quantity of water to flow into the lateral drain or private sewer and shall keep such private sewer at all times unobstructed.
G. 
All connections with sewers or drains used for the purpose of carrying off refuse from water closets, or slopes with kitchens, shall be provided with fixtures allowing for sufficient water flow to properly carry such matter.
H. 
Garage and outbuilding connections. Any floor drain installed in an outbuilding, detached garage or attached garage shall be connected to the sanitary sewer system and must have an oil interceptor installed. The size of the interceptor shall be determined by the appropriate city employee. In no instance will any type of weep or French drain be allowed.
[Added by Ord. No. 12-19-16A]
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings to which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
A. 
The maintenance and connection of roof downspouts, foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer is prohibited.
B. 
Existing roof drains, footing tile, or other illegal connections to the public sanitary sewers shall be disconnected from said sewer within 90 days after written notice from the City to do such work. The expense of such work shall be paid by the property owner.
C. 
The Superintendent shall determine if the disconnection has been made in a satisfactory fashion. When, in the opinion of the City, a building sewer is found to be defective and results in excessive infiltration, the building sewer shall be repaired or replaced in accordance with the provisions of this chapter within 90 days of written notice.
D. 
Violators may be subject to fines per § 245-43.
The connections of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the current Illinois State Plumbing Code. Any deviation from the prescribed procedure and materials must be approved by the jurisdiction in which the connection occurs.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
The applicant for the building sewer shall notify the Superintendent when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The sewer lateral from the property line to the City sewer main shall remain uncovered for inspection and the connection shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent. The excavation shall not be filled in until the Superintendent issues a written statement that the work performed on such sewer has been satisfactorily performed and this statement shall only be issued by the Superintendent when, by his inspection, he shall find that the work has been done in accordance with the provisions of this Code, and in good workmanlike manner.
Any person filling in any excavation without having first received the written approval of the Superintendent as provided in this chapter shall, in addition to suffering the fine herein imposed, expose the sewer for inspection by the Superintendent at no cost to the City. In any case where the Superintendent finds the work on any sewer not done in a satisfactory manner as herein provided, he shall serve written notice on the person to whom the permit is issued, stating wherein such work is deficient, and ordering said person to remedy such defect within 72 hours. In the event such person fails to comply herewith, the Superintendent shall cause such defect to be corrected at the expense of the person to whom the permit has been issued. A sum as set from time to time by the City Council shall be paid to the Superintendent as a fee for the performance of the Superintendent, and it shall be the duty of the Superintendent to inspect any sewer connection or sewer pipe within the City. It shall also be the duty of the Superintendent to inform the proper officials of any violation of this chapter and to assist in the prosecution of offenders.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the City at no expense to the City.