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Contact Us 
Phone:
(847) 998-9500
Fax:
(847) 998-1591
Address:
1370 Shermer Rd.
Glenview, 60026
Director
Don Owen

Engineering Division 

Site Plan Requirements (Part 2)

  • Proposed slopes shall not exceed 1:4 at any point, and existing grade at the property lines must be met.
  • The plan shall show any and all tree protection fencing and any trees to be removed. A tree preservation/removal permit shall be obtained from Village Arborist as per Ordinance # 4235.  See the "Village of Glenview Tree Standards Manual" Section III and question(s) below for more information.
  • If no trees are to be impacted in any way by construction, this shall be noted on the site/grading plan: "NO TREES TO BE REMOVED."
  • The plan shall show any and all utility services in the vicinity of the lot including, but not limited to: sanitary, water, and storm mains, catch basins etc.  If any new services are to be installed, the plan shall reflect this while listing sizes and materials to be used Show all pipe and structure inverts and rims.
  • Six inch (6") SDR-26 PVC shall be installed with a minimum one (1%) percent slope-note this on plans. All new sanitary service lines in Glenview shall be six inch (6") SDR-26 PVC. Sanitary line from interior through building foundation to four feet (4') outside foundation wall shall be ductile iron, not cast iron.
  • Please note that for all additions, a sanitary sewer service upgrade will be required whenever a water service upgrade is required.  The sanitary line upgrade can be addressed in one of two ways:
    • Homeowner may "reline" the existing sanitary service line if it is in good enough condition (as determined by a lining contractor) and the existing line is at such a depth as to allow for conversion to "overhead" sewers inside the home if "gravity" sewer is present (see below).
    • If relining is not an option for either of the above reasons, a new sanitary service shall be installed from the main into the home and any existing "gravity" sewer in the home will be converted to "overhead" sewer. 
  • Four inch (4") SDR-26 PVC for storm sewer shall be installed with a minimum two (2%) percent slope-note this on plans.
  • Any and all utility disconnections shall be done at the main.  This must be shown and noted on the plans.. Correspondingly, any and all new utility services shall be tapped at the main and shown and noted on the plans--show the main(s) on your plans.  Disconnections of water services shall NOT take place at the "B-Box".  Disconnections of sanitary sewer lines shall not take place anywhere other than at the main itself unless given specific approval from the Engineering Division.
  • Any contractor encountering re-lined sewer main during the course of disconnection/new service line connection work shall cease work and immediately contact the Engineering Division for further instruction: 847-998-9500
  • New or upgraded water services shall be sized by the Building Department and Engineering Division as per the State of Illinois Plumbing Code. Under NO circumstances shall the new water service line (or B-box) be located under a driveway.
  • Cleanouts/rodouts shall be provided for sanitary service line ten feet (10') from the outside face of the foundation, as well as every eighty feet (80') thereafter. Cleanouts shall also be provided at any and all bends in sanitary service lines and storm service lines (including sump pump lines). Cleanouts shall not be placed in Village right-of-way or in utility easements at the side or back of lots under any circumstances.
  • Note that there are, on occasion, contractors and/or homeowners who wish to re-use the existing sanitary line from the existing home for the new home.  Under NO circumstances does the Village allow an existing sanitary line to simply be re-used "as-is"; for ALL new homes, the sanitary service line must either be "re-lined" or replaced as follows.  The first option is:
    • The existing sanitary service line shall be televised BEFORE the permit(s) is/are issued, and the videotape submitted to a lining contractor for review (The Village does not review such tapes). IF the lining contractor is able to re-line the service, and the contractor/owner decide to pursue this option, the service line may then be re-lined. In these cases, the Village usually allows the existing sanitary line to be disconnected just inside the property line while the home is demolished (as opposed to a disconnection at the sanitary main itself). The engineer shall show/note this on the site/grading plan. Upon completion of the re-lining work, a second televising of the service line shall take place and that videotape shall be submitted to the superintendant of sewers in the Village Public Works Department for review.
    • The second option is to disconnect the sanitary line at the main and run a new sanitary line from a new connection at the main, as per normal procedures for demolitions/new construction. The engineer shall show/note this on the site/grading plan. It is also important to note that there are times when re-lining is more expensive than simply running a new sanitary service line, and times when it is cheaper. The contractor/owner must decide which option they wish to pursue BEFORE receiving their Village permit(s). Also note that there are circumstances under which lining contractors may be unable to re-line a sewer service. If this is the case, a new service line shall be run per previous instruction [New water lines must be installed for all new homes unless appropriate 'stubs' exist due to recent subdivision improvements.]
  • There is no open cutting/trenching of streets allowed in Glenview. If disconnection(s)/new utility service(s) require work under the pavement itself, these new services shall be augured/bored under Glenview pavement to the connection point at the main. This must be shown and noted on the plan. Only a cut large enough so as to access the main to make the disconnection/new connection is allowed. An escrow shall be collected BEFORE the opening(s) is/are made in the parkway and/or street.
  • Streets must remain passable at all times.  No trench or pit shall remain open overnight. Traffic control complying with all federal and state standards shall be provided. Steel plates may be used to cover open trenches in the event work needs to continue the next day. Plates and/or temporary cold patch ("UPM") shall be used on pavement not restored before the end of the work day. Yellow caution tape and/or plywood are NOT adequate protection around excavations.
  • Casing pipe shall be used every time pipe four inches (4") in diameter or greater is augered or bored under any Village road.
  • Any and all changes to driveways and curbs and gutters shall be shown, including linear dimensions of any improvements such as newly installed depressed curbs or curb replacement. The width of the driveway at the street or curb shall not exceed thirty feet (30') including the maximum allowable three foot (3') flairs on either side of the drive at the curb line.
  • If replacing any public walk squares, plan shall reflect new squares which meet existing walk elevation (i.e. no dramatic drops or steps are allowed in the public walk). If proposing to lower the public walk through a new driveway, plan shall reflect additional squares along the frontage of the house to be removed, so as to minimize changes in the slope of the walk.
  • Show any and all retaining walls, both proposed and existing. See question on retaining walls for more information.
  • No permanent structure or proposed utility shall be erected or installed closer than five feet (5') horizontally from the outside of any existing or proposed Village utility in the easement. For example, if your new concrete driveway will be located closer than five feet (5') to the outside of a Village pipe, or will otherwise encroach in an easement, a hold harmless agreement letter will be prepared which the property owner must sign before the permit will be issued. If proposing a driveway in a utility easement, the property owner is required to seek and obtain permission from all utility companies with services in said easement, and sign an "easement encroachment" hold harmless letter with the Village before the permit for the driveway will be issued (see questions on easements).
  • Any and all material & dirt stockpiles shall be located within a six foot (6') chain-link fence with a lockable gate and silt fence (no stockpiles may be located on Village property). This construction fence, as well as an erosion control "silt" fence shall surround the work site [a second silt fence (inside the first) around any dirt stockpile is not required]. These fences shall NOT enclose any Village utility structure or fire hydrant NOTE: If you are doing any utility disconnections, the chain-link and silt fences, as well as any tree protection, must be in place before any work or inspection can be done. (The Building Department will issue you a "Site Development" Permit in order for you to place all fencing on the site. The "Site Development" Permit is NOT the demolition/new construction permit.)
  • Excavated backfill material (dirt or otherwise) may NOT be spread around the property in such a manner as to raise existing grades unless shown on the site/grading plan approved by the Engineering Division. If dirt excavated for a new home or addition or brought in from off-site is distributed around the lot and your grading plan does not show this, work will be stopped on-site until your plans are updated, resubmitted, and approved by the Engineering Division showing such changes.
  • Site plan shall note and show location of any well or septic tank/field. Any well capping or septic tank work must be noted on site/grading plan and approved by the Village Health Division.
  • Site plan shall be prepared and presented in a manner and at a scale that is legible; preferably one inch equals ten feet (1:10).
  • Although maintaining existing grades may be acceptable, a plan of existing grades shall be submitted for review in the above described manner.
  • All wall sections on Architectural plans shall reflect the required four to eight inches (4" - 8") of exposed foundation required in Glenview for freeze/thaw cycle protection.
  • Architectural plans shall note the location and manner of the sump pump discharge on the foundation sheet, including a note that sump pump is to "discharge to storm sewer with required two inch air gap" -OR- "sump pump to discharge at grade via splashblock as per Engineer's plan." Note: while sump pumps for new homes are required to be connected to the available storm sewer main, they are not required to be connected to the storm sewer main in cases of home additions. In cases of home additions the owner/contractor may choose to either connect the pump to the main or splash it at grade on a splashblock (again, insuring that the location of the splashblock will not cause a drainage problem for the adjacent neighbors).
  • Under no circumstance shall a sump pump discharge closer than ten feet (10') to any property line.
  • Architectural plans shall note any "drop" or "step" foundation(s), and brick ledges.
  • As always, the design Engineer shall coordinate the plan with the Architect, paying special attention to proposed water and sanitary sizes and any "steps" or "drops" in the proposed foundation.
  • All persons preparing site/grading plans shall visit the Village web site to obtain the most recent set of Village engineering standards. Details from other municipalities, "adjusted" or otherwise "modified" details will not be accepted under any circumstances and will necessitate a resubmittal of the plans.
  • In addition to including the relevant details on all plans, the site/grading plan shall note where each type of work is to take place; i.e. if including a casing pipe detail, the new sanitary service line on the site plan shall also note that casing pipe is required; if including a silt fence detail the silt fence shall also be shown on the site plan itself; if showing a catch basin, the appropriate catch basin detail shall also be included etc.
  • Three copies of a complete, legible plat of survey - with complete, legible legal description - shall be submitted with ALL permit applications.
  • All information in the site/grading plan must be legible before a complete review can be done, or a resubmittal may be required. IF you can show all existing and proposed items above on one legible plan you may do so. Otherwise, you may submit a plan with separate sheets for existing and proposed items. You may also submit your tree information on a separate sheet if you so desire.
  • Plan shall clearly note the required engineering inspections: utility disconnections, driveway and or sidewalk(concrete) pre-pour, trench backfill for any piping, any pavement patching, and final grading (pre-sod) as well as the Inspection Phone Number: 847-904-4320.
  • Engineering plans shall include the engineer's stamp and signature as well as accurate address, phone, and fax contact information.
  • Note: the above list may or may not include all necessary plan items. Items may vary from lot to lot; refer to the specific review comments by the reviewing engineer.