(50 ILCS 815/2) (from Ch. 85, par. 1712)
Sec. 2.
Any county or municipality may, by ordinance, adopt requirements that
all applications for building permits contain a statement that such
buildings and appurtenances connected therewith include facilities for the
orderly runoff or retention of rain and melting snow. Such facilities may
include, but not be limited to: retention ponds, retention tanks, pools
located on and a part of the roof of buildings, permeable pavements and
such other facilities as may be suitable. Such plans shall include a signed
statement issued by a licensed civil engineer that the plans include
facilities adequate to prevent harmful runoff. The governing body of the
county or municipality shall determine rain and snowfalls taking into
consideration such factors as the permeability and water absorbing quality
of the soil and adequacy of existing water-ways.
(Source: P.A. 78-400.)
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