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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #95 '�` �""� + � + ' • � �:.___. r`! `�� ��•, " �� ' , *', ,`.. , -. MINUTES o: s _ I�egular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, held at �lt_ V��al l� ?l n F Cha�trn�+ ��- ��� T1� at •0 o'clock ,�.M. on the �,�r d8y of December , 19 3e . * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Mayor called the meeting to order and directed the City Clerk to call t,he roll. Upon roll being called the following Aldermen answered present: Aldermen Sebree, Ho�Jaard� Z��ri�;ht� Duncan, Hurst, Whitehead� Ski.nner. Lon�, Abbott, Gibbons, Hor�on,� ]3enc�eer� and George. and the following were absent: A1.derman Jennings �� The City Clerk presented and read in fu11 t,he following ordinance: "AN ORDINANCEU regulatin�; the use of public and z�rivate sewers and dra�ns1 the i.nsta7_lation and connection of buildin�; sewers� and the discharge of waters and wastes into the nublic setTer system; and pro- viding penalties f or viola,tions of sections thereof.�� � • � � r .� � - . • . • R � , � _�4_� • .' • 4.,�„ ORDINANCE NUNIBER 95 AN ORDINANCE regulating the use of public and private sewers and drains, the installation and connection of building sewers, and the , discharge of waters and wastes into the public sewer system; and providing penalties for violations of sections thereof." BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois. SECTIONI..... ... . .... . .. ...Definitions Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this ordinance shall be as follows: A. "Sewage Works" shall mean all facilities for collecting, pumping, "T'� treating, and disposing of sewage. B. "Superintendent01 shall mean the Superintendent of the Municipal Sewage Works of the City of Canton or his authorized 3eputy, agent or representative. C. "Inspector" shall mean the person or persons duly authorized by the City to inspect and approve the installation of building sewers and their connection to the public sewer system. D. "Sewage" shall mean a combination of the water carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions, and industrial estab- lishments, together with such ground, surface, and storm waters as may be present. E. "Sewer" shall mean a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage. F. "Public Sewer°' shall mean a sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and is controlled by public authority. G• "C��t��,��c� Sewer" shall mean a sewer receiving both surface runoff and • � . H. "Sanitary Sewer" shall mean a sewer which carries sewa�e and to which storm, surface, and ground waters are not intentionally admitted. I. "Industrial Wastes" shall mean the liquid wastes from industrial processes as distinct from sanitary sewage. r ,y • '� ♦ •� r , � � � � � � r 1� . ., • � ' r J. "Building Drain" shall mean that part of the lowest horizontal piping -- of a drainage system which received the discharge from soil, wastes, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys into the building sewer, beginning 5 feet outside the inner face of the building wall. K. "Building Sewer"' shall mean the extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal. L. "Person'i shall mean any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation, or group. M. "Shall" is mandatory; "May" is permissive. SECTION II.......,��. �� � ��,Use of Public Sewers Required A. It shall be unlawful or any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the City of Canton, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste which ordinarily would be regarded as sewage or industrial wastes. B. It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within said City, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any sanitary sewage, industrial waste, or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this Ordinance. C. Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to canstruct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facilities intended or used for the disposal of sewage. D. The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occu- pancy, employment, recreation or other purposes situated within the � City and abutting any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be loca�`•ed a public sewer or com- bined sewer of the City, is hereby required at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions -2- ♦ �,j �' r ♦ • • � - , c � • � . � • + of this ordinance, within Si.;�ty (�� days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within one hundred (100) feet of the property line. S�CTION III... ., . . > . . . . . .. ,Public Sewage Disposal A. Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Section II-D, the building sewer shall be conneeted to a private sewage disposal system complying with all requirements of the State Board of Health. � . �, At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a sewage disposal system as provided in Section II-D, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this ordinance, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned. C. The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the City. D. No statement contained in this article shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the City Health officer. SECTION IV. . ... ..... . .. . . .Building Sewers and Connection A. 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 �f:�'-� � � =' p,,`���'. B. There shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits: (1) for residential and commercial service, and (2) for service to establish- ments producing industrial waste. In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the said City. The permit applications shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the inspector, C. All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner or the person installing the building sewer for said owner shall indemnify -3- � ' . , • . �� � � � j , ; w said City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by said installation. D. A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; except where one bu llding 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 drive- way, the building sewer from the fromt building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer. � � Other exceptions will be allowed only by special permission granted by the superintendent. E. Old building sewer or portions thereof, may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found on examination and test � by the said Inspector to meet all requirements of this ordinance. �'. The building sewer shall be constructed of either Vitrified Clay Sewer Pipe and Fittings meeting the Current A.S.T.M. Specifications for Standard or Extra Strength Clay Sewer Pipe or Cast Iron Soil Pipe meeting the Current A.S,T,Mo Specifications or the Department of Commerce Commercial Standards for Cast Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings. If installed in filled or unstable ground, the building sewer shall " be of Cast Iron Soil Pipe, except that Vitrified Clay Pipe may be accepted if laid on a suitable improved bed or cradle as approved by the said Inspector. G. All joints and connections shall be made gas tight and water tight. Vitrified Clay Sewer Pipe shall be fitted with factory made Resilient Compression Joints meeting the A.S.T.M.4°Specifications for Vitrified Clay Pipe Joints Having Resilient Properties" (Designation C425. ) ^ �ds7/ G . �/as f�so � Before joining the Pipe sn the trence, the bell and spigot surfaces shall be wiped free of dirt or other fore�'gn matter. A lubricant or sealer as recommended by the pipe manufacturer shall be applied to the bell and spigot mating surfaces just before they are joined together. The spigot end shall be positioned into the bell end of the pipe previously laid and shall then be shoved home to compress the joint and to assure a tight fit between the interfaces. Joints for cast -�- V � • t a , / • ' ' • � � � � � iron soil pipe shall be made by inserting a roll of hemp or jute and thoroughly caulking it into place and then following with pure molten lead well caulked, not less than one inch deep. No paint, varnish or putty will be allowed in the joints until they have been tested and approved. H� The size and slope of the building sewers shall be subject to the approval of the said Inspector, but in no event shall the diameter be less than four (4) inches. The slope of such four (4�) inch pipe shall not be less than one-eighth (1�8) inch per foot. A slope of one-fourth (1�4�) inch per foot shall be used wherever prac`ical. A slope of more than one-fourth (1�4) inch per foot shall not be permitted unless within six (6) feet o.f the main. I. Whenever possible the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. The depth shall be suffi- cient to afford protection from frost. Al1 excavations required for ` the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the said Inspector. Pipe laying and backfill sha11 be performed in accordance with A.S.T.M. Specification (Design- ation C12) except that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected by the Inspector or his representative. J. In all buildingsin which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such drains shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged to the building sewer. No water operated sewage ejector shall be used. K. The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall be made at the ''Y" branch designated for that property, if such branch is available at a suitable location. Any connection �ot made at the designated "Y" branch in the main sewer, shall be made only as directed by the said Inspector. L. The applicant for the building sewer shall notify the said Inspector when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the said Inspector or his representative. -5- �. � � � � , � • J M. All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to prot:•ct the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property dis- turbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satis- facotry to the said City. SECTION V.. .. . . .. . .. . .. . . .Use of the Public Sewers A. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water� surface water, ground water, roof runoff, sub-surface drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sew�r. B. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any public sewer, any harmful waters or wastes, whether liquid, solid or gas, capable of causing obstruction to the flow in the sewers, damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works, or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works. C. The admission into the p�blic sewers of any waters or wastes having harmful or objectionable characteristics shall be subject to the review and approval of the auperintendent, who may prescribe limits on the strength and character ar these waters and wastes. Where necessary, in the opinion of the Superintendent the owner shall provide at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to treat these wastes prior to discharge to the public sewer. Plans, specifications, and any other pertinent information relating to pro- posed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the said Superintendent and of the State Board of Health, and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approval is obtained in writing. Where preliminary treatment facili- ties are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense. D. Um en required by the Superintendent, the owner of any property served by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install and main- tain at his expense a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation sampling and measurement of the wastes. All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of waters _6- - . . , ` . ,� � � , , t and wastes shall be determined in accordance with "Standard Methods' for the Examination of Water and Sewage", and shall be determined at the control manhole or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected. E� Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the said Inspector, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amount, or any i'lammable wastes, sand, and other harmful ingredients except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. Where installed, they shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times. SECTION VI. .. . eo . . . . . a � o .Yrotection from Damage ,, No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the municipal sewage works� �:ny person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct. SECTION VII. . . oe . . � �• > . . . .Powers and Authority of Inspectors ., The Superintendent, Inspector, and other duly authorized employees of the City bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing, in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. S�CTION VIII. .. e .. . • • • � . . .Penalties A� Any person found to be violating any provision of this ordinance except Section VI, shall be served by the City with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof, The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violationse _.7_ . � r . ' � , � r ` . , t i � B. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in Section VIII-A, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount no less than Five Dollars ($5.00) and not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense. C. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall , become liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned the City by reason of such violation. SECTION IX.. . . . .. . .. . e . . . .Validity A. Al1 ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict her�with are hereby repealed. B. The invalidity of any section, clause, sentence or provision of this ordinance shall not affect the validity of any other part of this ordinance which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts. SECTION X.. .. .. . . . . . . . .. . .OrdiFnce in Force This ordinance to be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication according to the law of the State of Illinois. Passed by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, this 3rd day of __ Dacember , 1963, .- � �_ �-z_��,/'� City Clerk Approved by me this rd day of December , 1963. �Cp� _ Mayor Published this � '` day of ��� _ , 1963. City Clerk -$-