Act

Municipal Wastewater Disposal Zones Act

65 ILCS 90/0.01— Short title
65 ILCS 90/1— When used in this Act, "Corporate authorities" means the governing authority of a municipality
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65 ILCS 90/5— Whenever the corporate authorities deem it necessary to form an on-site wastewater disposal zone in all or a portion of the municipality, it shall by ordinance declare that it intends to form such a zone
65 ILCS 90/6— Bonds secured by the full faith and credit of the area included in the wastewater disposal zone may be issued for the purpose of construction and operation of the disposal system
65 ILCS 90/7— A proposal to form a zone within a municipality may also be initiated by filing a petition with the corporate authorities
65 ILCS 90/8— If the corporate authorities find the petition presented to be in compliance with Section 7 of this Act, it shall set the time and place of the hearing on the question of the formation of the proposed zone
65 ILCS 90/9— Notice of hearings required pursuant to Section 5 or 6 shall be given by publication of a copy of the ordinance or the petition, in a newspaper of general circulation circulated within the municipality no later than 10 days prior to the date of the hearing
65 ILCS 90/10— The hearing on the question of the formation of the proposed zone shall be not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days after the adoption of the ordinance or the receipt of a petition containing a sufficient number of signatures
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65 ILCS 90/13— No application for a subsequent proposal involving any of the same territory and undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall be considered or acted upon by the municipality for at least one year after the date of disapproval of the application
65 ILCS 90/14— No municipality shall form a zone if the formation will permit land uses which are not consistent with the general plans, zoning ordinances, or other land use regulations of the municipality within which the proposed zone is located
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65 ILCS 90/16— The municipality shall have the authority to modify any on-site wastewater disposal system in order to provide reasonable access to that system for inspection and maintenance purposes
65 ILCS 90/17— The municipality shall be responsible for establishment of a routine inspection program to be performed not less than once every 3 years on all on-site wastewater disposal systems within a zone
65 ILCS 90/18— Not less than 30 days prior to the date of the routine inspection or routine maintenance of an on-site wastewater disposal system, the municipality shall notify the owner of the property and the resident of the property that the inspection or maintenance will occur
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65 ILCS 90/20— The municipality shall be authorized to enter upon private property and perform all reasonable corrective actions necessary to remedy an emergency condition creating an immediate danger to health
65 ILCS 90/21— The municipality shall prepare and retain for public inspection records of all inspections, routine maintenance work, and sludge disposal as well as any other work performed within a zone
65 ILCS 90/22— If a property tax is levied, the tax shall be extended by the county clerk in the wastewater disposal zone in the manner provided by the Property Tax Code based on assessed values as established pursuant to the Property Tax Code