ANNEXATION AND SEWER CONNECTION
ORDINANCE
of
the
in
Cook and
regulating annexation of lots, tracts, and acreage of
land to the Sanitary District, regulating extensions and
connections to the sewer system and requiring the payment
to the Sanitary District of specified amounts therefore
WHEREAS, the Board of
Trustees of the Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District in Cook and Will Counties,
Illinois, have on numerous occasions held discussions relative to the
advisability of regulating future annexations to the District, and
WHEREAS, due
investigation and study of the subject have been made by the Board of Trustees
of the Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District, from which said Board finds that it
is advisable and necessary in the interest of all concerned that annexation of
territory to the District be regulated, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to
Section 7 of the Sanitary District Act of 1917 (70 ILCS 2405 et. seq.),
the Board of Trustees of a sanitary district organized under that Act may
charge new or additional users of the system for providing works, including the
main pipes for the disposal of sewage and for the construction, expansion, and
extension of the works of the system including proposed or existing collector
systems and interceptors, and
WHEREAS, the funds
collected are to be used by the sanitary district for its general corporate
purposes with primary application thereof being made by the necessary
construction, expansion, and extension of the works of the system to meet the
requirements of the new users thereof, and
WHEREAS, it will be
conducive to the public health, comfort or convenience of the public if a
connection charge is established, and
WHEREAS, in order to
make the cost of construction, expansion and extension of sanitary sewers
equitable to those receiving the benefits thereof, and in order to provide part
of the cost for such construction, expansion and extension, a connection fee
shall be established as set forth in this ordinance.
THEREFORE, BE IT AND
IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED by the Board of Trustees of the Thorn Creek Basin
Sanitary District in Cook and
Part
100 ANNEXATIONS
Section 101. That
from and after the effective date of this Ordinance
(a) No petition
or proposition for annexation of lots, tracts or acreage of land will be
received or considered by this Board of Trustees, if it appears that the
territory to be served is within the boundaries of another sanitary district;
(b) The District,
at its option, may consider withholding annexation of lots, tracts or acreage
of land when the territory to be served has not been annexed previously to a
municipality within and served by this District or the District may require all
property owners in the territory to be served to have executed a special
annexation agreement agreeing to the terms of the District; and
(c) No petition
or proposition for annexation of lots, tracts or acreage of land to this
District will be received or considered by this Board of Trustees unless the
territory to be served is contiguous to the boundaries of the District.
Section 102. That, subject to Section 101 of this
Ordinance, the Board of Trustees will consider a Petition for Annexation
submitted according to the appropriate statutes of the state and the procedures
of the District or a proposition which has been approved as set forth in the
statutes of
(a) That all
persons wishing to annex their property to the Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District
must annex the entire parcel of land sought to be annexed. At the time of annexation the Thorn Creek
Basin Sanitary District shall be paid an annexation fee as calculated and
prescribed by the Board of Trustees;
(b) That there
be filed with this District a petition in writing signed by the applicants for
annexation that they and the territory to be served shall assume a
proportionate share of the bonded indebtedness of the District;
(c) That there
be served upon this District, in addition to notice as provided by statute, a
plat of annexation with legal description fully showing and describing the
territory to be annexed and any existing sanitary sewers therein, prepared and
signed by a registered or licensed surveyor of the State of Illinois;
Section 103. That there be filed with the District with
the documents described in Section 102,
(a) A certified
check or bank draft, payable to the Treasurer of the Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary
District as a service fee to cover the cost and expenses of the District in
processing the application for annexation per the following fee schedule:
1. $250 plus
recording costs, or
2. $100 for each
single residence, whichever is less
Section 104. That the charges provided for in this Section
as a service and recording fee shall be deposited in the General Fund of the
District and shall be disbursed therefrom.
PART
200 SEWER EXTENSION AND CONNECTION
FEES
Section 201. PERMITS REQUIRED
The District requires separate permits
for extension of a sewer line and a tap in or connection of a service
line. A SEWER EXTENSION PERMIT is
required for each extension of a collection or trunk sewer. A SERVICE LINE
CONNECTION PERMIT is required for each connection of a building or other
wastewater source to the sewer system tributary to the District's
facilities. Permits shall only be issued
if all of the conditions set forth in Section 300.103 of the District's SEWER
USE AND INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT ORDINANCE are met.
Property cannot be connected to the sewer
system until it has been annexed into the District as provided in this
ordinance. The District may agree to
service property by agreement per Section 300.102 of the District's SEWER USE
AND INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT ORDINANCE.
District provided permit application forms
must be properly completed.
Section 202. FEES BASED ON WASTE LOADS
Permit fees for sewer extensions and
service line connections will be based on waste loads. For residential dwelling units, the District
has determined the fee based on the number of bedrooms in the dwelling, as set
forth in Sections 203 and 204.
Commercial and industrial property will
be charged based on their anticipated waste load. Waste load will be determined for flow,
suspended solids and BOD by the District Manager based on:
information provided
by the owner or developer,
District experience
with similar building types,
and generally
accepted criteria.
The waste load will be converted to
Population Equivalent (PE) for each of the three parameters using the following
factors:
|
PARAMETER |
FACTOR |
UNITS |
|
FLOW |
100 |
gallons per day |
|
|
0.20 |
pounds per day |
|
BOD |
0.17 |
pounds per day |
The largest PE of the three parameters
shall be used to determine the permit fees.
The District reserves the right to re-evaluate
the permit fee after one full year's operation of the building or other
wastewater source to compare actual wastewater volume and strength with values
calculated at the time the permit was issued.
Additional fees may be assessed if the actual waste load exceeds that
calculated at the time the permit was issued.
New sewer
extensions in areas previously developed will be assigned a zero PE for the
sewer extension fee. The PE determined
above will be used for the service line connection fee.
Section 203. SEWER EXTENSION PERMIT FEES
A SEWER EXTENSION PERMIT is required for
the construction or operation of any new sanitary sewer tributary to the
District’s system unless the line is considered a service line as defined in
Section 204. The following fees are due
when the permit application is submitted to the District.
SEWER
EXTENSION PERMIT FEE
|
CLASS |
UNIT |
CHARGE
PER UNIT |
|
ALL PERMITS |
Each permit |
$330.00 |
|
per foot of sewer over 400 feet |
$ 0.55 |
|
|
|
Single family dwelling unit |
$1,090.25 |
|
RESIDENTIAL |
3 or more bedroom unit in a multiple
family building |
$ 934.50 |
|
|
2 or more bedroom unit in a multiple
family building |
$ 934.50 |
|
|
1 or more bedroom unit in a multiple
family building |
$ 467.25 |
|
COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL |
per Population Equivalent (PE) with 4
PE minimum |
$ 311.50 |
A trunk sewer
is defined as a sewer extension to serve a regional area that is not designed
for the direct connection of service lines.
The District will not charge the sewer extension Residential and
Commercial or Industrial per unit charges for the extension of trunk sewers.
Those per unit fees will be collected when a sewer extension is made to serve a
local area, based on the then applicable rates. If a service line is connected
directly to the trunk sewer, the per unit fees for Residential and Commercial
or Industrial will be charged based on the then applicable rates for both the
Sewer Extension Permit Fee and Sewer Line Connection Permit Fee.
Section 204. SERVICE LINE CONNECTION PERMIT
A SERVICE LINE CONNECTION PERMIT is
required for any connection, addition or penetration of any kind into any sewer
tributary to the District's system. A
separate permit is required for each property owner or single family home that
will be connected to the District’s system. A SERVICE LINE CONNECTION PERMIT is
also required for: an increase in load from an existing commercial or
industrial source adding four or more PE; if a building is reconstructed to the
extent that it is in function as a new building determined by the District; or
if a building’s plumbing and/or field sewer piping is significantly modified as
determined by the District. Such
increases in load and building modifications will be assessed the following
permit fees.
SERVICE
LINE CONNECTION PERMIT FEE
|
CLASS |
UNIT |
CHARGE
PER UNIT |
|
|
Single family dwelling unit |
$1,090.25 |
|
RESIDENTIAL |
3 or more bedroom unit in a multiple
family building |
$ 934.50 |
|
|
2 or more bedroom unit in a multiple
family building |
$ 934.50 |
|
|
1 or more bedroom unit in a multiple
family building |
$ 467.25 |
|
COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL |
Each permit |
$ 100.00 |
|
COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL |
per Population Equivalent (PE) loading
increase with 4 PE minimum for new buildings |
$ 311.50 |
Section 205. ADDITIONAL SEWER EXTENSION AND CONNECTION
PERMIT FEES
Permit applications that require two or
more resubmittals will be assessed an additional $100.00 fee for District
review of the second resubmittal and $100.00 for every resubmittal thereafter.
Permitted service lines and sewer
extensions that require one or more reinspections will be assessed an
additional $200 fee for each reinspection.
Permitted service lines and sewer
extensions that are placed into service prior to inspection as required by the
District shall be inspected for an additional fee of $200, and an additional
$200 fee for each required reinspection.
Service line connections in
unincorporated areas will be inspected directly by the District. A service line
inspection fee of $200 and an internal plumbing inspection fee of $200 will be
assessed.
PART
300
The Commercial or Industrial Connection
Permit Fee of $100, the service line and plumbing inspection fees and the Sewer
Extension Permit Fee of $330 plus $.55/foot shall be deposited in the General
Operating Account to cover engineering costs. The remaining Sewer Connection
Permit fees and Sewer Extension Permit Fees shall be deposited in the
Facilities Expansion Reserve Account.
PART 400 SEWER
CAPPING AT DEMOLISHED BUILDINGS
When a building or buildings served by
the District are demolished, every sewer service connection to the building(s)
shall be capped by the property owner. The District shall inspect each sewer
connection cap prior to backfilling.
PART
500
This Ordinance shall
be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval, deposit and
publication as provided by statute.
The foregoing
Ordinance was considered, passed and approved at a regular meeting of the Board
of Trustees of the Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District in Cook and
_____________________________
Thomas E. Brabec, President
The foregoing
Ordinance was deposited in my office on the 15th day of May, 2009.
_____________________________
David M. Zerante, Clerk