HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 1538 - 9/28/1982 - WATER USE/NON-VILLAGEORDINANCE NO. 153$
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22A WATER AND SEWER OF THE MUNICIPAL
CODE TO PROHIBIT NON -VILLAGE WATER USE AND AMEND THE PENALTIES
CONTAINED THEREIN
BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village
of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and Du Page, Illinois as follows:
SECTION 1. That Article I, General Provisions of Chapter 22A, Water
and Sewer of the Municipal Code be and is hereby amended by deleting the
present Section 22A112, Penalty, and substituting in its place the following:
22A112. Prohibition of Non -Village Water Use. It shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to construct, install,
maintain or utilize a water system or well other than the
water supply and water services of the Village. The provisions
of this Section shall be applicable to all water usage,
including, but not limited to, domestic, commercial and indus-
trial uses and water for outdoor purposes. The provisions
of this Section shall not apply to private water systems in-
stalled prior to the effective date of this Ordinance, the
use of which has been previously approved by the Village.
22A113. Penalty. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any
provision of this Article 1 shall be subject to a fine of
not less than Twenty-five ($25.00) Dollars nor more than
Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars for each offense and a
separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during
or on which a violation occurs or continues.
In addition to any penalty which may be imposed herein, any
person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this
Article shall be subject to having their water services
terminated, suspended or revoked. Notice of the Intent by
the Village to terminate, suspend or revoke such 'service
shall be given to any such person, firm or corporation at
least fifteen (15) days in advance of the date established
for termination, and a person so notified shall have an
opportunity to request, in writing, a hearing before the Village
Manager to show cause as to why his water service shall not
be terminated, suspended or revoked. The notice request
must be filed with the Village Manager no later than five (5)
days from the proposed termination date and thereafter the
Village Manager shall schedule a hearing within ten (101
days of the receipt of said notice request. Pending any such
hearing, all water Nse privileges shall remain in full force
and effect, subject to compliance with the provisions of this
Chapter. The Village Manager shall have the authority during
the course of any such hearing to suspend or revoke water
service or to impose such sanctions on the water user short
of suspension, or revocation, including the collection of
unpaid water usage, unpaid water bills, interest due thereon,
and such other monetary fines or sanctions which the Village
Manager deems in the best interest of the Village for the
express purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Article.
SECTION 2. That Section 22A206, 22A706 and 22A904 are hereby amended
to read as follows:
Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating any
provision of this Article shall be subject to a fine
of not less than Twenty-five ($25.00) Dollars nor more
than Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars for each offense and a
separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during
or on which a violation occurs or continues.
SECTION 3. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval and publication according to law.
VOTES: AYES:
NAYS: 0
ABSENT: 0
APPROVED:
Charles J. Zettek
Village President
ATTEST:
Patricia S. Smith
Village Clerk
PASSED this 28th
day
of
September
1982,
APPROVED this 28th
day
of
September
1982.
PUBLISHED this 6th
day
of
October
1982,
in the Elk
Grove
Daily
Herald
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