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SUBSTANTIVE AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO
CHAPTER 36 OF THE DUPAGE COUNTY CODE
WATER/WASTEWATER ORDINANCE
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WHEREAS, the Illinois General Assembly has authorized the COUNTY OF DUPAGE (“COUNTY”) to operate a system of waterworks and sanitary sewers, and to adopt by ordinance regulations for the use and operation thereof, pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/5-15001, et seq.; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the above cited statutory authority, the DuPage County Board adopted the Water/Wastewater Use Ordinance (hereafter “the Ordinance”) as Chapter 36 of the DuPage County Code on February 25, 1988; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the Ordinance to provide for the current operational needs of the County’s waterworks and sanitary sewer systems, to protect the physical and fiscal integrity of the systems, and to clearly define the procedure for disputes and/or appeals; and
WHEREAS, County staff have prepared the following proposed amendments to the Ordinance:
• Revisions to Termination of Service
• Revisions to Right to Appeal and Variance
• Revisions to all Local Limits language in the Ordinance
• Revisions to Figures A through D of the Ordinance, with the addition of Figure E: Reporting Late Fees
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to the Water/Wastewater Use Ordinance are reflected in Exhibit A, attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, copies of the proposed amendments are available for review upon request at the DuPage County Public Works Department to any interested party; and
WHEREAS, the Public Works Committee of the DuPage County Board has reviewed and approved the attached amendments to Chapter 36 of the County Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the DuPage County Board, pursuant to the authority granted to the County by the Illinois General Assembly at 55 ILCS 5/5-15001, et seq., that the amendments to Chapter 36 of the County Code reflected in Exhibit A hereto, are hereby adopted; and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Clerk is hereby directed to publish the amended Ordinance, specifically, the Revision to Figures A through D, with the addition of Figure E: Reporting Late Fees, in a newspaper of general circulation within the County, on or before August 20th, 2024; and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the amendments to Chapter 36 of the County Code reflected in Exhibit A hereto, shall be effective on September 20th, 2024; and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the DuPage County Public Works Department shall promptly post the Ordinance as amended on the County’s website; and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Clerk shall transmit certified copies of the Ordinance as amended to: (1) the DuPage County Department of Building and Zoning, (2) the DuPage County State’s Attorney, and (3) the Municipal Code Corporation for update of the DuPage County Code; and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Municipal Code Corporation is authorized only to make such typographical changes as are necessary to properly codify the Ordinance as amended into the DuPage County Code.
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Enacted and approved this 13th of August, 2024 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK