93-27 AMENDING SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE - SUMP PUMP AND ROOF DOWNSPOUT DRAINS

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ORDINANCE NO. � 3" � � ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE - SUMP PUMP AND ROOF DOWNSPOUT DRAINS - WHEREAS, on the 4th day of March, 1993 , upon due notice, the Decatur City Plan Commission held a public hearing on the petition of David A. Clark, Director of Community Development, to modify and amend the Subdivision Ordinance of the City of Decatur, the same being Ordinance No. 80-56, as amended, by adding thereto section 7-9-3 regarding sump pump and roof downspout drains; and, WHEREAS, the Decatur City Plan Commission did report its finding and did recommend that said petition be granted and that the Subdivision Ordinance be so modified and amended. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That the report and recommendations of the Decatur City Plan Commission be, and the same are hereby, received, placed on file and approved. Section 2 . That the Subdivision Ordinance of the City of Decatur be, and the same is hereby, modified and amended by adding Section 7-9-3 thereto, said Section 7-9-3 of said Subdivision Ordinance shall provide as follows: 7-9-3 . Whenever natural topography does not allow the flow of ground water from individual sump pumps to be directly discharged into a natural watercourse, the developer shall provide an underdrain system to provide an outlet for the discharges for said sump systems. The drain system shall consist of a six-inch rigid PVC pipe laid to a minimum depth of three feet six inches; the trench shall be backfilled with aggregate. Pipe and aggregate backfill shall be in accordance with the applicable provision of Section 607 of the "Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, State of Illinois". Each lot will be provided with a two-inch riser pipe for future connection of a sump pump discharge line. Each riser's location shall be duly noted on record drawings provided by the developer. Section 3 . That the City Clerk be, and she is hereby, authorized and directed to cause this ordinance to be published in pamphlet form.