2015-08-03 - Ordinance 2015-037 - AMENDING CHAPTER 15.12 PLUMBING CODE 7/22/2015
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ORDINANCE NO. 2015 - 37
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15.12, PLUMBING CODE,
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove is a Home Rule Unit by virtue of the
provisions of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources made certain amendments to
the Lake Michigan Water Allocation Rules and Regulations which became final and effective on
November 18, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the updated Lake Michigan Water Allocation Rules and Regulations made
several changes to Section 3730.307, Conservation Practices and Other Permit Conditions, (17
111. Adm. Code 3730.307) that domestic permittees must adopt in an ordinance/buil ding code as
evidence of compliance; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove is a domestic permittee is falls under these
regulations and therefore is required to adopt the changes as set forth in Section 3730.307 oft e
Lake Michigan Water Allocation Rules and Regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT AND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK AND LAKE
COUNTIES, ILLINOIS AND PURSUANT TO ITS HOME RULE AUTHORITY:
SECTION 1. Chapter 15.12, Plumbing Code, of the Village of Buffalo Grove Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Chapter 15.12 - PLUMBING CODE
15.12.010 - Adoption by reference.
The Illinois Plumbing Code (77 111. Admin. Code 890) is adopted by reference.
15.11020 - Amendments.
The Illinois Plumbing Code is amended as follows:
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Section 890.1135 WATER CONSERVATION CRITERIA. (Add Section 890.1135 to read as
follows.)
a) Pursuant to 17 111. Ad m. Code 3730,307 (c) 4) and subject t o t he Illinois Plumbing Code
(77 111. Ad m. Code 890) and the Lawn Irrigation Contractor and Lawn Sprinkler System
Registration Code (77 111. Ad m. Code 892), be it hereby ordained that in the Village of
Buffalo Grove, all new plumbing fixtures and irrigation controllers installed after the
effective date of this ordinance shall bear the WaterSense label (as designed by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency WaterSense Program), when such labeled fixtures are
available.
Section 890.13 10 MATERIALS. [Amend(b) and (c) to read as follows].
(b) ABOVE-GROUND PIPING WITHIN BUILDINGS. Water piping above ground shall be
type M or type L copper or galvanized iron.
(c) UNDERGROUND PIPING WITHIN BUILDINGS. Water piping below ground or under a
concrete slab shall b e t ype K copper with minimum joints.
Section 890.1340 (b) DETERMINATION OF SIZES FOR DRAINAGE SYSTEM. [Amend (4)
to read as follows]
(4) For all installations other than residential, no portion of the drainage system installed
underground or below a basement or cellars all be less than four(4) inches in diameter.
Table A APPROVED MATERIALS FOR WATER SERVICE PIPE
The following are deleted-
(1) Acrylonitrite Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Pipe
(4) Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC) Pipe
(8) Poly Butylene (PB) Pipe Tubing
(9) Polyethylene(PE) Pipe
(10) Polyethylene (PE) Tubing
(11) Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipe
Table A APPROVED MATERIALS FOR WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPE
The following are deleted:
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(2) Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC) Pipe/Tubing
(5) Cross Linked Polyethlene
(6) Poly Butylene (P B) Pipe/Tubing
15.12.030 - Downspouts and sump pump discharges.
A. New Connections and New Construction. Except as set forth in subsection B of this section,
the following requirements for new connections and new construction apply:
1. Downspouts.
a. All downspouts or roof drains shall discharge onto the ground or be connected to
a storm sewer. No downspouts or roof drains shall be connected to the sanitary
sewer.
b. A downspout or roof drain shall be terminated no more than ten feet from the
building unless written approval is granted from the Village Engineer.
2. Footing Drains. Footing drains shall be connected to sump pumps and discharge shall be
made into a storm sewer. No footing drains or drainage tile shall be connected to the
sanitary sewer.
3. Floor Drains, Floor drains in basements shall be connected to a sump pump and
discharged to the sanitary sewer.
4. Sump Pumps.
a. Sump pumps installed to receive and discharge groundwaters or other
stormwaters shall be connected to the storm sewer. Sump pumps installed to
receive and discharge floor drain flow or other sanitary sewage shall be connected
to the sanitary sewer. A sump pump shall be used for one function only, either the
discharge of stormwaters or the discharge of sanitary sewage.
b. Sump pump discharges to the storm sewer system shall be a conduit of four inch
minimum diameter P.V.C. pipe, at a minimum slope of one percent, and a
minimum depth from finished grade to the to of pipe of eighteen inches.
B. Existing Stormwater Sump Pump Discharges. The discharge piping from existing sump
pumps installed to receive and discharge groundwaters or other storrnwaters shall be terminated
no more than ten feet from the building unless written approval is granted by the Village
Engineer.
C. Unlawful Discharge. It is unlawful to cause or permit the discharge from any sump pump,
downspout or roof drain to flow onto public streets, sidewalks or parkways.
SECTION2. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Ordinance shall be
held invalid, the invalidity thereof shall not affect any other provision of this Ordinance.
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SECTION 3. Any person violating any portion of this Ordinance shall be punished
according tote provisions of Chapter 1.08 of the Buffalo Grove Municipal Code.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication. This ordinance may be published in pamphlet form.
AYES: 5 -Trilling,. Stein, Ottenhelmer. Wgidenfeld. Johnson
NAYES: 0 - one
ABSENT: I - Berman
PASSED: AugList 3, 2015.
APPROVED: Auaust 3, 2015.
PUBLISHED: Auggst 4, 2015.
APPROVED:
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Beverly Suss an, Village President
ATTEST:
Janet Sirabian, Village Clerk
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