ORD 11-15SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO.: 2011-15
CITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO
REGARDING INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEMS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
Section 1. Chapter 4, Section 3 of the City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
SECTION 3
SUBSURFACE SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEMS
Section:
4-3-1
Purpose and Intent
4-3-2
General Provisions
4-3-3
Site Evaluation and Design Requirements
4-3-4
Non -Compliant and Failing Systems
4-3-5
Administration
4-3-6
Enforcement
4-3-7
Subject to Change
4-3-8
Connection to Municipal Sewer
Section 2. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and publication.
MOTION BY:
SECOND BY:
CM HEIDNER
MAYOR STOCKAMP
ALL IN FAVOR: MAYOR STOCKAMP; CM HEIDNER, CM DARKENWALD, CM SCHARBER
THOSE OPPOSED: NONE
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ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Otsego this 12th day of
December, 2011.
CITY OF OTSEGO
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ATTEST:
Tami Loff, City Clerk
Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 412.191, Subd. 4 and 331A.01, subd.10, this Ordinance
is published in summary form. Complete copies of the ordinance are available for
inspection by contacting the City Clerk, Otsego City Hall, 8899 Nashua Avenue, Otsego,
Minnesota 55330 during regular office hours.
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ORDINANCE NO.: 2011-15
CITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO
REGARDING INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEMS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
Section 1. Chapter 4, Section 3 of the City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
SECTION 3
SUBSURFACE SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEMS
Section:
4-3-1
Purpose and Intent
4-3-2
General Provisions
4-3-3
Site Evaluation and Design Requirements
4-3-4
Non -Compliant and Failing Systems
4-3-5
Administration
4-3-6
Enforcement
4-3-7
Subject to Change
4-3-8
Connection to Municipal Sewer
4-3-1: PURPOSE AND INTENT: The purpose of this Section is to provide
minimum standards for and regulation of subsurface sewage treatment systems (SSTS)
and sewage disposal including the proper location, design, construction, operation,
maintenance, and repair to protect surface water and ground water from contamination
by human sewage and waterborne household and commercial waste; to protect the
public's health and safety; to protect the natural environment; and to eliminate or
prevent the development of public nuisances. This Section is adopted pursuant to the
authority granted under Minnesota Statutes Chapters 115 and 145A and Minnesota
Rules 7080 through 7083, pertaining to sewage and wastewater treatment, as the same
may from time to time be amended.
4-3-2: GENERAL PROVISIONS:
A. Adopted By Reference: The City hereby adopts by reference Minnesota Statutes
115.55 and Minnesota Rules 7080 and 7081 along with any future amendments
thereof.
B. Permit Required. No person shall engage in the evaluation, inspection, design,
installation, construction, alteration, extension, repair maintenance or pumping of
an SSTS without first obtaining a permit as provided for in Section 4-3-5.13 of this
Section.
C. License Requirements:
1. No person shall engage in the evaluation, inspection, design, installation,
construction, alteration, extension, repair maintenance or pumping of an
SSTS without first obtaining a license to perform such tasks from the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) except as provided for under
Minnesota Rules 7080.0700.
2. Property owners may only install a gravity fed Type 1 system serving an
single family dwelling and only under the supervision of a person having
the qualifications setforth by Section 4-3-2.B.1 of this Section.
D. Scope. All sewage generated in areas of the City where sanitary sewer is not
available, as determined by the City, shall be treated and dispersed by an
approved SSTS that is sited, designed, installed, operated and maintained in
accordance with this Section or by a system that has been permitted by the
MPCA.
E. Prohibitive Discharge: It is unlawful for any person to construct, maintain or use
any SSTS regulated under this Section that results in raw or partially treated
wastewater seeping to the ground surface or flowing into any surface water. Any
surface discharging system must be permitted under the National Pollution
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program by the MPCA.
F. Floodplain. SSTS shall not be located in a floodway and whenever possible,
location in a floodplain shall be avoided. If no option exists to locate a SSTS
outside of a floodplain, location within the flood fringe is allowed if the
requirements in Minnesota Rules 7080.2270 and the requirements of the Zoning
Ordinance are met.
G. Management Plans:
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1. Management plans are required for all new or replacement SSTS. The
management plan shall be submitted by the designer to the Building
Official before issuance of a SSTS permit. Management plans shall
include requirements as listed in Minnesota Rules 7080.0600, Subp. 1(B)
and any other requirements as determined by the Building Official.
2. SSTS specified in parts Minnesota Rules 7080.2290, 7080.2350,
7080.2400 and 7081 require an operating permit sand shall include
Minnesota Rules 7082.0600, Subp. 2 and other requirements as
determined by the Building Official. The operating permit for new SSTS
and MSTS will be issued in tandem with the construction permit for the
new system. Operating permits when needed for existing systems and/or
system repair will be issued as separate permits.
3. SSTS not operated under a management permit or operating permit must
have treatment tanks inspected every three (3) years. Solids must be
removed when their accumulations exceed the limits described in
Minnesota Rules 7080.2450.
4. Septage shall be pumped, managed, land applied and disposed of in
accordance with applicable State and Federal laws.
5. With septic tank pumping, the service manhole(s) shall be brought to
within one (1) foot of finished grade and secured as needed. With the
pumping, maintaining or certification of a lift tank, the pump riser must be
brought to grade.
H. Holding Tanks:
1. The use of holding tanks for new residential dwellings is prohibited.
2. Use of holding tank(s) may be approved by the City Council for existing
structures or uses other than new residential dwellings only when:
a. Physical conditions upon the property make construction of a SSTS
meeting the requirements of this Section not possible.
b. The property does not have access to municipal sewer as
determined by the City.
C. For residential structures, the property owner shall agree that the
existing structure shall not be expanded or altered by way of
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kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms or other improvements in such a
way as to require additional holding tank capacity.
3. When allowed, holding tanks shall be subject to the following
requirements:
a. A level alarm shall be installed within the tank that includes an
audible horn and strobe light visible from a public street.
b. The property owner shall maintain a contract on file with the
Building Official for pumping the holding tank(s) with a licensed
maintenance business and shall submit to the Building Official
records of required pumping and other maintenance.
New Systems. All lots shall have a minimum of two (2) soil treatment and
dispersal areas that can support trenches, seepage beds, mounds and at -grade
systems as defined by Minnesota Rules 7080.2200 through 7080.2300 or site
conditions described in 7081.0270, Subp. 3 through 7.
J. Point of Sale. No owner of a tract of land on which a structure that is required to
have an SSTS is located shall sell or transfer to another party said tract of land
unless the requirements as stated in the Wright County Point of Sale Certification
Ordinance for On -Site Septic Systems are met.
K. Abandonment: SSTS must be property abandoned in accordance with
Minnesota Rules 7080.2500:
1. If the individual abandoning a SSTS is not a licensed SSTS professional,
the abandonment must be inspected by a licensed SSTS inspector.
2. A State abandonment document must be submitted to the Building Official
within ninety (90) days of abandonment.
4-3-3: SITE EVALUATION AND DESIGN REQUIREMENTS:
A. Soil Observations: A minimum of three (3) soil observations are required for
each site unless sites are adjacent. For adjacent sites, a minimum of three (3)
soil observations are required with a minimum of two (2) soil observations in the
primary site and one (1) observation in the secondary site.
B. Site Identification. Benchmarks, borings, perolation sites and dispersal area
must be staked and labeled in the field with the elevations of each on the
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submitted design.
C. Septic Tank:
1. A minimum one thousand five hundred (1,500) gallon split tank is required
although split tank capacity may be achieved with multiple tanks.
2. For a new dwelling, burial of the top of the tank greater than four (4) feet is
allowed only with approval of the Building Official and a statement from
the manufacturer as to the maximum designed depth for the tank.
D. Pump Tank: A minimum one thousand (1,000) gallon pump tank is needed for
lifting the effluent to the soil treatment area.
E. Percolation Tests. When conducting percolation tests, soil texture shall be
logged and accounted for. If there is a discrepancy between the soil texture and
the percolation rate, the smaller soil loading rate shall be used.
F. Drainfield Sizing: Trenches designed with twelve (12) inches of rock or more
under the distribution pipe shall be sized according to the following provisions:
1. Treatment Level A/B:
2. Treatment level C:
Minimum Treatment Area
Bedrooms
Sand
Loamy Sand
1.60 d/ft
Sandy Loam Loam
1.00gpd/ft Fine Sand
0.78 d/ft
Silt
Silt Loam
0.78 d/ft
Clay Loams
0.60gpd/ft
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450sf.
450sf. 450sf.
450sf.
500sf.
3
500sf.
500sf. 577sf.
577sf.
750sf.
4
550sf.
600sf. 769sf.
769sf.
1,000sf.
5
600sf.
750sf. 962sf.
962sf.
1,250sf.
NOTE:
1. There are structure and consistence qualifiers in Minnesota Rules 7080.2150 that may
require design modifications before being able to properly apply this table.
2. Treatment level C:
Minimum Treatment Area
Bedrooms
Sand
Loamy Sand
1.20 d/ft
Sandy Loam
0.78gpd/ft
Loam
Fine Sand
0.60 d/ft
Silt
Silt Loam
0.50 d/ft
Clay Loams
0.45gpd/ft
2
600sf.
600sf.
600sf.
600sf.
667sf.
3
700sf.
800sf.
800sf.
900sf.
1,000sf.
4
800sf.
900sf.
1,000sf.
1,200sf.
1,333sf.
5
900sf.
1,000sf.
1,250sf.
1, 500sf.
1,667sf.
NOTE:
1. There are structure and consistence qualifiers in Minnesota Rules 7080.2150 that may
require design modifications before being able to properly apply this table.
3. Mound systems are to be sized at 1.0 GPD/Square Foot.
4. Type III, IV and V or non-residential SSTS shall be time dosed.
5. Bedroom additions with an existing compliance SSTS where the treatment
area cannot be practically increased to the proper treatment area size
shall be time dosed.
6. When installing gravity trenches in sandy soil per Minnesota Rules
7080.2210 Subp. 4F(2), the maximum single trench area shall be
determined as fifteen (15) percent of the State required treatment area.
G. Sewer Pipe:
1. The building sewer pipe extending from the building to the tank shall not
be less than four (4) inches in diameter and must meet the strength
requirements of Schedule 40 plastic pipe. The pipe shall be supported in
such manner so that there is no deflection during backfilling and
subsequent settling of the soil between the building foundation and the
inlet to the septic tank. Construction of the line shall provide a grade of
not less than one-eighth (1/8) inch per foot for minimum grades. No ninety
(90) degree ells shall be permitted.
2. All sewer pipe lines, manholes, and other appurtenances shall be
constructed in accordance with the State Plumbing Code and MPCA
requirements.
H. Minimum Setback Distances:
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Sewage or
Holding Tank
Soil Treatment
or Absorption
Area
Building
Sewer or
Supply Pipes
Water supply
wells'
50ft. continuous casing or
encountering 10ft of impervious
material
50ft.
50ft.
50ft.
Less than 50ft. continuous casing
50ft.
50ft.
Buried water suction pipe'
50ft.
50ft.
50ft.
Buried pressurizedwater distribution i e
10ft.
10ft.
loft.
Buildin s
10ft.
Property lines
10ft.
loft.
--
Subsurface drainage systems
50ft.
50ft.
--
Surface drainage systems
30ft.
30ft.
--
OHWM of Natural Environment Lakes,
150ft.
150ft.
--
R
Recreational Development Lakes, Tributary River
Segments and the Mississippi River
OHWM of General Development Lakes 50ft. 50ft. --
Wetlands 50ft. 50ft. --
NOTES:
1. Setbacks from buried water pipes and water supply well as governed by Minnesota Rules 4715 and
4725 respectively.
2. The setback can be reduced to twenty (20) feet of the building sewer or supply pipe is air tested by
holding five (5) pounds of pressure for fifteen (15) minutes.
3. For structures other than buildings, these setbacks may be reduced if necessary due to site
conditions, but in no case shall any part of the SSTS be located under or within the structure. For this
provision to be employed there shall not be interior space below the structure. For the new construction
of a structure without interior space below the structure no part of the absorption area shall encroach
closer than ten (10) feet>
4. The setback from the treatment area to a public right-of-way may be reduced by approval of the City
Engineer. Setbacks to other property lines shall be processed in accordance with the variance
procedures established by the Zoning Ordinance.
4-3-4: FAILING SYSTEMS:
A. Modification or Discontinuance Required. If upon inspection, an SSTS is found
to be a failing system or a system posing an imminent threat to the natural
environment or the public health, safety and welfare then the SSTS shall, if
possible, either be modified or repaired to comply with this Section or its use
discontinued within the time periods specified in this subdivision.
B. Failing Septic Systems. A failing SSTS as defined in Minnesota Rules
7080.1500 Subp. 4b shall be upgraded, replaced, or its use discontinued within
the six (6) months of issuance of the notice of non-compliance.
C. SSTS System Posing an Imminent Threat. Any SSTS posing an imminent
threat to the natural environment or public health, safety, or welfare as defined in
Minnesota Rules 7080.1500 Subp. 4b shall be abated within ten (10) days. The
system shall be upgraded, replaced or repaired, or its use discontinued, within a
reasonable period of time, not to exceed six (6) months.
D. Remediation. A permit shall be required when an operational component is
added or a method employed to an SSTS to recover a failing treatment area.
Required information for this permit will be a description of what is wrong with the
existing SSTS, an inspection/compliance of the components of the system, a lab
sample of the existing effluent to determine abnormalities and a preliminary site
evaluation of what the upgrade options will be on the property if the remediation
fails to correct the problem. A management plan/operating permit will also be
required.
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E. Emergency Actions:
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, the Building Official or City
Engineer may require pumping of a septic system not more than twenty
four (24) hours of issuance of a notice of Failing System or SSTS System
Posing an Imminent Health Threat being issued and compliance with the
following additional requirements:
a. Install a level alarm within the tank that includes an audible horn
and strobe light visible from the public street.
b. Seal the septic tank outlet converting the tank to a holding tank.
C. Expose the service manhole for pumping the septic tank.
d. Seal all outlets within the basement of the structure served by the
septic system.
e. The property owner shall provide the City a right -of -entry to the
property to allow for any needed inspection, maintenance, repair or
replacement of the failed system with all costs incurred by the City
being the responsibility of the property owner.
2. Actions as may be required by the Building Official or City Engineer to
immediately abate a threat to public health, safety and welfare shall not
exempt the property owner from providing for a compliant system in
accordance with this Section.
4-3-5: ADMINISTRATION:
A. Ordinance Administration. The City Clerk, Building Official, and City Engineer
shall be responsible for the administration of this Section.
1. Duties of the City Clerk. The City Clerk shall be responsible for the
administration and issuance of orders, permits and notices required by this
Section. The Clerk is authorized and directed to cooperate with local and
state officials and personnel in the enforcement of this Section, Minnesota
Rules Chapter 7080 and applicable state laws.
2. Duties of the Building Official. The Building Official shall be responsible
for site and system inspections, compliance determinations, investigation
of failing systems and permit review and any other duties necessary to
ensure compliance with the provisions of this Section, Minnesota Rules
Chapter 7080 and applicable state law.
3. City Engineer Duties. The City Engineer shall be responsible for review
and system design analysis on all holding tanks, drainfield site
requirements for new subdivisions and any variance from the
requirements of this Section.
B. Permit Application Requirements: Each permit application shall be presented as
follows and contain all of the following information:
1. Application Form. Applications for permits shall be made on forms
approved and furnished by the City. The applicant must be signed by the
applicant and shall be submitted to the City Clerk.
2. Legal Description, Name and License Data of SSTS Professional. Each
permit application shall contain the legal description of the property for
which the permit is requested. The application shall also disclose the
name of the SSTS professional who will perform the work for which the
permit is required and provide all license data required by Minnesota
Rules 7080.
3. Site Plan. Each permit application shall be accompanied by a site plan,
prepared by an SSTS professional or professional land surveyor, showing
the following, unless such requirements are specifically waived, in whole
or in part, in writing by the City's Building Official:
a. The location of any proposed or existing building on the subject
property.
b. The boundary lines of the subject property.
C. The location of water supply facilities.
d. The location and ordinary high water mark or any streams,
ponds, or lakes located on or within one hundred fifty (150) feet of
the subject property.
e. That the proposed SSTS meets all setbacks as required by
Minnesota Rules Chapter 7080.
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f. Topographic contours at two (2) foot intervals. Topographic
contours and elevations shall be drawn to scale on the site plan
using common engineer's scale.
g. The location of any SSTS or wells on adjoining lots within one
hundred fifty (150) feet of the subject property.
h. Each site plan shall be accompanied by a certificate of accuracy
from the SSTS professional or land surveyor who prepared the site
plan.
4. System Design Data. Each permit application shall include a complete
design plan showing the size and location of all parts of the SSTS and
provide a design certification from a licensed SSTS professional as to the
adequacy and location of the SSTS in relation to the requirements
imposed by Minnesota Rules 7080.
5. Other Data. Each permit application shall contain any and all additional
information, as may be required by the City, necessary to show that the
conditions of Minnesota Rules 7080 and this Section will be met.
6. Permit Fees. The amount of fees to be collected at the time of application
for permits required by this Section shall be established in Section 2-4-2 of
the City Code.
C. Permit Approval Procedures: Permits shall be approved or denied as hereinafter
provided in this subdivision.
1. Submission of Application. Permit applications shall be submitted to the
Building Official, along with the permit fee. The Building Official shall,
within fifteen (15) days, determine whether a submitted application is
complete. Incomplete applications shall be rejected and returned to be
applicant along with a written explanation as to why the application has
been rejected.
2. Technical Review. Once a complete application is received, the Building
Official shall review the application to determine whether it meets the
requirements and standards of this ordinance and of Minnesota Rules
7080. The Building Official may, at their sole discretion, submit the permit
application to the City Engineer for review, comment, and/or a
determination as to whether the application meets the requirements of this
Section and Minnesota Rules 7080.
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3. Approval by Building Official:
a. Once a determination is made that the application meets all
applicable requirements the SSTS permit shall be issued. The
Building Official and/or City Engineer may impose any and all
conditions to ensure compliance with the requirements of State law,
Minnesota Rules 7080, this Section and other applicable local
ordinances.
b. If it is determined that the application does not meet the
requirements of this Section or Minnesota Rules 7080, then the
Building Official shall give notice to the applicant that the
application has been rejected and state the reasons for such
rejection as provided by the Building Official and/or City Engineer.
C. The decision to approve or deny the application permit should
occur within ten (10) days of the Building Official's receipt of a
complete application. Failure to approve an application within ten
(10) days shall not be construed as an approval or otherwise
allowing an SSTS that would not be approved under this Section,
Minnesota Rules 7080 or other applicable law.
4. A permit issued under this Section shall be valid for one (1) year from the
date of approval.
D. Inspections:
1. General Inspection Requirements. The Building Official shall make such
SSTS inspections as are necessary to determine compliance with this
Section, Minnesota Rules 7080 and/or any conditions contained in permits
issued hereunder. The following events shall trigger an SSTS compliance
inspection:
a. A permit is granted under Section 4-3-5.0 of this Chapter.
b. A building permit is granted for new construction or the addition of a
bedroom or bathroom on property served by an SSTS.
C. For all new SSTS construction, or any SSTS replacement, repair,
alteration, maintenance, or operation.
d. Granting of request for change in system design or change in
permit conditions.
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e. The City learns or receives a complaint that a particular SSTS may
be a failing system or poses an imminent threat to public health,
safety, and welfare.
2. Time and Manner of Inspection:
a. Inspections shall be made by the Building Official and/or City
Engineer to ensure compliance with the requirements of this
Section, Minnesota Rules 7080 and any permit conditions.
b. It shall be the responsibility of the permit applicant to notify the
Building Official in writing that the project is ready for inspection.
Inspections shall be made within seven (7) days of written
notification by any SSTS permit holder that the SSTS for which the
permit was issued is ready for inspection.
C. No part of the SSTS shall be covered until it has been inspected
and accepted by the Building Official and/or the City Engineer.
d. Inspections shall be made prior to the issuance of a building permit
or variance for new construction or the addition of a bathroom or
bedroom on property served by an SSTS.
3. Certificate of Compliance and Notice of Non -Compliance:
a. No newly constructed, installed, altered, repaired, extended or
relocated SSTS shall be placed in operation until it has received a
certificate of compliance as hereafter provided.
b. Upon completion of the SSTS inspection as described in Section 4-
3-5.C.2 and 4 of this Section, the Building Official and/or City
Engineer shall make a determination as to whether or not the SSTS
has been constructed, repaired, extended or relocated in
compliance with the requirements of this Section, Minnesota Rules
7080 and any permit conditions.
(1) If the SSTS is found to be compliant, then a certificate of
compliance shall be issued to the property owner within thirty
(30) days of inspection.
(2) If the SSTS is found to be out of compliance, then a notice of
non-compliance shall be issued. The notice of non -
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compliance shall state which portions of the SSTS are not
compliant and shall further state a reasonable period for the
property owner to bring the system into compliance. Once
the necessary changes are made or the period specified in
the notice of non-compliance has run, whichever occurs first,
then the SSTS shall be again inspected as provided above.
If upon re -inspection, the SSTS is not compliant, then a
notice of non-compliance shall be issued to the property
owner. The notice of non-compliance shall state why the
SSTS is non-compliant. A copy of the certificate of non-
compliance shall be forwarded to the City Attorney for
enforcement as provided in Section 4-3-6 of this Section.
4. Inspection Protocol.
a. In the event that the Building Official cannot complete an inspection
or perform all required inspections in a timely manner, the Building
Official is authorized and directed to develop and inspection
protocol.
b. The inspection protocol shall establish the order and priority of
inspections. For any SSTS required to be inspected for which the
Building Official is unable to actually physically inspect the SSTS,
the Building Official shall require that evidence of compliance be
submitted. Evidence of compliance includes, but is not limited to,
the following:
(1) Affidavits from the SSTS professional who performed any
construction, installation, repair, alteration, or relocation of
the SSTS.
(2) Video, electronic or photographic images of certain
components and/or work performed.
(3) "As built" drawings.
(4) Any other data, as may be required by the Building Official in
lieu of an actual inspection, evidencing compliance with this
Section, Minnesota Rules 7080 and applicable state law.
C. The Building Official shall review such evidence and issue either a
certificate of compliance or notice of non-compliance accordingly.
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5. No Warranty or Guarantee of Operation. Neither the issuance of an
SSTS permit or certificate of compliance, nor any inspection of an SSTS
shall constitute any warranty or guarantee that said SSTS will operate or
function properly.
4-3-6: ENFORCEMENT:
A. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Section or who makes any
false statement on a Certificate of Compliance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment, a fine or both as defined by State law.
B. The Building Official may issue stop work orders and repair orders at such times
and upon such terms and conditions as are necessary to prevent violations of
this ordinance from occurring or to eliminate existing ordinance violations.
C. In the event of a violation of this Section, in addition to any other remedies, the
City Attorney may institute appropriate actions or proceedings to prevent, restrain
correct or abate such violations.
4-3-7: SUBJECT TO CHANGE: The requirements of this Section are intended
to be comparable to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) standards. Should this Section differ from the
standards of the EPA, MPCA or other agencies or should the standards of these
agencies change, the more strict requirements shall apply.
4-3-8: CONNECTION TO MUNICIPAL SEWER:
A. When Required: When municipal sanitary sewer is available, in the City's sole
discretion, a property is served by an SSTS shall be required to discontinue such
use and connect to municipal sewer upon the first occurrence of any of the
following events:
1. Upon application for an SSTS permit.
2. When a notice of non-compliance is issued in relation to the SSTS serving
the property.
3. Upon the expiration of a certificate of compliance.
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4. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as limiting the City's ability to
specially assess, levy a sewer access charge (SAC) or otherwise bill
properties served by an SSTS for the availability of municipal sanitary
sewer and the public improvements associated therewith.
B. Condition of Approval: The issuance of an SSTS permit may be conditioned
upon the property connecting to municipal sewer when it becomes available.
C. Cause for Denial: The future availability of municipal sewer, in the City's sole
discretion, may be cause for denial of an SSTS permit.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and publication.
MOTION BY: CM HEIDNER
SECOND BY: MAYOR STOCKAMP
ALL IN FAVOR: MAYOR STOCKAMP; CM HEIDNER, CM DARKENALD, CM SCHAREBR
THOSE OPPOSED: NONE
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Otsego this 12th day of
December, 2011.
ATTEST: N1N-
A*
Tami Loff, City Clerk
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CITY OF OTSEGO