Why did no one make sure that no flooding in basements would occur when built – built to code?
The Village can only enforce the laws and ordinances enacted at the time the homes were built. The subdivision and all homes were built to code and inspected at that time according to all regulations in place at the time. Also, while local government has a role to play in permitting and development, the Village is not responsible for guaranteeing all things related to a subdivision merely because it issued a permit. Finally, since the time of this development additional information on wetlands and drainage has been developed and the federal, state and county requirements are now more stringent (Such as the location of all existing field tiles). Even with this new information and regulations, there is no guarantee that any property will not flood.
