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HomeMy WebLinkAbout314 . CITY OF ARDEN HILLS COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE No. 314 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 28, SECTION 28-114, ARDEN HILLS CITY CODE TO PROVIDE FOR THE INSPECTION OF PROPERTY TO DETERMINE ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS TO THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM AND TO PROVIDE A SURCHARGE FOR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH INSPECTION AND CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS HEREBY ORDAINS THAT CHAPTER 28, SECTION 28-114, OF THE ARDEN HILLS CITY CODE IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Findings and Purpose. The Council finds that the discharge of water from any surface, groundwater sump pump, roofs, yards, lawns, streets, alleys, footing tile, or other natural precipitation into the City sanitary sewer system contributes to the flooding and overloading of the sanitary sewer system. Such overloading of the sanitary sewer system may result in sewage flowing into lower levels of City . residences and businesses, creating hazardous public health conditions and significant damage to properties. The Council, therefore, determines that this ordinance is necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens through the regulation of connections to the City's sanitary sewer system. Section 28-114 Certain Connections Prohibited; Findings and Purpose. Subsection A. Prohibited Discharges and Connections No person, owner, lessee or occupant of any parcel of land, building, or premises shall discharge, or permit to be discharged, directly or indirectly, into the sanitary sewer system: I) any surface water or groundwater including water from roofs, yards, lawns, streets, alleys, groundwater sump pumps, footing tile, or other natural precipitation; or 2) any gravel, sand, dirt, or any other heavy material or any substance causing any extraordinary obnoxious odors or gases; or 3) swimming pool discharges. . . ORDINANCE NO. 314 PAGE TWO AUGUST 30, 1999 A sump pump discharge system shall have a permanently installed discharge line, which provides for year-round discharge to either the outside of a building or structure, or is cOlmected to the City stormsewer. The system shall consist of a discharge line without valving or quick connections or flexible sections, which allows the redirection of the sump pump discharge into the sanitary sewer system. If connected to a City stormsewer, tlle system shall include a check valve and an air gap. Subsection B. Inspection. Every person, owner, lessee or occupant of any parcel of land, building or premises that discharges into the City's sanitary sewer system shall allow an employee of the city or a designated representative of the City to inspect the building or premises to confirm that the building or premises conforms to the requirements of Subsection A. In lieu of the City inspection, the owner, lessee or occupant may furnish a certificate from a City registered State licensed plumber certifying that the building or premises is in compliance with the requirements of Subsection e A. The City may periodically re-inspect any building or premises to determine continued compliance with the requirements of Subsection A. Subsection C. Removal of Prohibited Connections; Surcharge. Any person, owner, lessee or occupant, and any plumber or building contractor who has presently made or permitted to be made, or shall make or permit to be made, any connection or installation in violation of Subsection A, shall immediately remove such connection or correct such an installation. If not removed or corrected within one hundred-twenty (120) calendar days after notice of the violation has been delivered personally or by certified mail to such person, owner, lessee or occupant, the City shall impose a surcharge in the amount directed by the City Council. Such a surcharge shall also be imposed upon any property owner, lessee, or occupant who, after one hundred-twenty (120) calendar day notice, refuses to allow their property to be inspected or fails to provide the certificate from a City registered State licensed plumber as required by Subsection B. Any connection or installation found to be in violation of Subsection A, after January 1,2002, shall have thirty (30) calendar days after Notice of Violation is delivered to mal(e corrections. Failure to make proper corrections and obtain a satisfactory re-inspection will result in a . surcharge as stated above. - ORDINANCE NO. 314 PAGE THREE AUGUST 30, 1999 The owner, lessee, occupant of a building or premises found to be not in conformance as required in Subsection A during periodic reinspections shall be subjected to a surcharge as provided in Subsection D of this Code, for all months between the two most recent inspections or a maximum charge not to exceed twelve (12) monthly surcharges. Subsection D. Surcharge Fee. Surcharges for buildings or premises that are not in conformance with Subsection C of this code will be determined by the City Council Subsection E. Clear Water Sump Pits. The construction or installation of any clear water sump pit shall include the installation of a sump pump and sump pump discharge lines, which meet the requirements of Subsection A of this Code and all applicable codes. Effective Date. Ordinance No. 314 shall become effective the day following its publication, or the publication of this Ordinance Summary in the City's official newspaper. . Adoption Date. Passed by the City Council of the City of Arde Hills the 30th day of August, 1999. AlT~Wf;t ~ TERRANCE R. POST, I TERIM CITY ADMINISTRATOR ,,0 ~ Publication Date. Published on the.2~ - day of~ 1999. . -- ------ ---- ~(fibabit of ~ublication RECEIVED $tatc of jiflinncJSota } JSJS. OCT 07 1999 CITY OF P\RDEN HILLS Itonntr of l\amJScr TONYA R. WHITEHEAD , being duly sworn, on oath, says that he/she is the publisher or authorized agent and employee of the publisher of the newspaper known as SHOREVIEW BULLETIN , and has full knowledge of the facts which are stated below: (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualification as a qualified newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable laws, as amended. (B) The printed ORDINANCE NO. 314 which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published once each week, for 1 successive weeks; it was first published on WEDNESDAY, the 22ND day of SEPTEMBER, 19~, and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including , the day of . 1999 ; and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the notice: *ABCDEFG HIJKLMNOPQRSrUVWXYZ c;j~,., f! J;))vffAf&t ~ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ~abcdefg hij klm nopq rstuvwxyz Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 22ND day of SEPT. 1999 . ~~~~\).;,""-' \-.~" & ~ - - Notary Public *Alphabet should be in the same size and kind of type as the notice. .~IVV\.,,:": Ie STEPHANIE K. MICHEL i NOTARY PUBLIC - MINNESOTA < RAMSEY COUNTY ~ RATE INFORMATION My Comm, Expires Jan. 31 , 2005 .; (1) LcI!~~a1'.tpa1d'l~y commercial users for comparable space .,......... . . _ _ . . . . . . . $18.70 per col. inch (2) Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter. . . . . . _ . $12.71 per col. inch (3) Rate actually charged for the above matter. . , . . . . . . .--......$ per coL inch 1/99 fie.. I cy;R ~,< , /. i' V I" 'J J;.... , 1 _ ~ , ,,) i --~- --- __J CITY OF ARDEN HILLS extraOfdinary obnoxiouS odors or gases; or COUNTY OF RAMSEY 6) SWimming pool discharges. A sump pump discharge BY'**" shBII hIW8 a srATE OF MINNESOTA permanently installed dltch8IlJ8 Une, whIM ORDINANCE NO. 3~4 pr_ for year.round dlaohalgo .. - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING . 'tne outside of a building or structure. or ts CHAPTER 28, SECTION 28-114, ARDEN ..""-,,, "'0 CIty ,""""sower. HILLS CITY CODE TO PROVIDE FOR nlE ThO ..... sl1oJ1'oonslsl of 0 dioOhOfllO IinO INSPECTION OF PROPERTY TO without valv;ng or quick connections or DETERMINE IL.L.EGAL. CONNECTIONS ro '..... 18CtiOOS. wntch allows the redrediOO THE SANITARY SEweR SYSTEM AND TO of the sumP pump discharge into the s&niWY PROVIDE A SURCHARGE FOR NON. 8tt't'lf8r system. 11 connected to a Cfity storm- COMPLIANCE WITH INSPECTtON AND sewer. the system shall include a cMCk vaIW CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS and an air gap. THE ClrY COUNCIL. OF THE CITY OF ~lon B. Inspection. ARDEN HILL.S HEREBY ORDAINS THAr livery - person, owner, lessee or oceup8f1t 01 CH....PTER 28, SECTION-28.114, OF THE any parcel of land, building or - pre",,", that ARDEN HILLS CITY CODE IS HEREBY discharges into the City's sanitary sewer AMENDED TO RE'\D AS FOLLOWS: system shall allow'an em~yee of the C.1ly OJ Findings and Purpose. a designated representative of the City to The Council finds that the discharge 01 water inspect the building or premises' to confirm from any surface, groundwater sump pump, that the building or premiSes conforms to the roofs, yards, lawns, streets, alleys, footing tile, requirements of Subsection A- or other natural precipitation into the City In lieu of the City inspection, the owner, sanitary sewer system contributes -to-the lessee or occupant may furnish acenificate flooding and overloading of the sanitary sewer from a City regiStered State licensed pklmbef system. Such overloading of the sanitary certifying that the buildil'lg or premises is In sewer system may result in sewage flowing compliance with the requirements at into lower levels of City residences and SubseCtion A. The City may periodically rlt- businesses, creating hazardous publiC health insPect any building or premises to deternWl8 conditions and significant damage to continued compliance with the requirementS properties. The council, therefore, determines of subseCtion A. that this ordinance is necessary to protect the Sube.OtlOn C, Remov810f Prohlblt.d I'realth, safety, and welfarE! of its citizens eonnedlone; surcharge. through the regulation of connections to the Arry person, ownt'!r, lessee or occupant, and City's sanitary sewer system. any plumbEir or building contractor, whO has SectIon 28-114 presently made or permitted to be made, Of Certain Connections ProhibIted; Finding. shall mak.e or permit to be made, any and purpose. connection or installation in violation of Sub8ectlon A. Prohlblted DIscharges and SubsectiOn A, shall immediately remove such Connections connecliOn or correct such an installatiOn. No person, owner, lessee or occupant of any If not removed or corrected within one parcel of land, building, or premises shall hundred-twenty (120) calendar days atter dliCharge, or permit to bE! discharged, directly notiee of the violation has been delivered Of indirectly, Into the sanitary sewer system: personally or by certified mail to such person. 4) any surface water or groundwater owner, lessee or occupant, the City shall including water from roofs, yards, lawns, impose a surcharge in the amount directed by streets, alleys, groundwater sump pumps, the City council. Such a surcharge shall atso footing tile, or other natural precipitation; or be imposed upon any property owner, 1e8SB9, 5) any gravel, sand, dirt, or any otl1er heavy or occupant who, after one hundred-twenty material or any substance causing any (120) calendar day notice, refuses to ~1I0W their property to be inspecte? or f~IIS to provide the certi1icate from a City registel'ed State licensed plumber as required by subseCtion B. Any connection or installatiOn found to be in violation of Subsection A. after January 1, 2002, shall have thirty (30) calendar days after Notice of Violation is delivered to make corrections. Failure to make proper corrections and obtain a satisfactory re_inspectiOn will resuh In a surcharge as Stated abOVe. The owner, lessee, occupant of a bUilding or premiaM found to be not in co~torm~ as required in subsection A dur.lng periodiC relnspections shall be subl~cted to .a surch1J98 as provided in Subsection 0 of thiS Code, for all months betWeen the two most recent inspections or a maximum charge not to' exceed twelVe (12) monthly surcharges.. SuI)HOtlon 0, Surcharge Fee. $Ureh8rgBS tor buildings or premises that: are not in c:onfOrmance with SubsectIon C of tniS code will be determined by the City Council . $Ul)eeCtion E. Clear Water Sump PIta. The construction or installation of. any ctear Wf8tef sUmP pit shall include the installation of iii sump pump and sump pump dlschefOe \-ineS which meet the requirements of ~ A of this Code and all applicable codeS. iHAftl:lvCl Oate. Ordinance No. 31 ~ shall beCOme effective the day follOWIng its publicatiOn, or the publicatio~, of ~hiS Ordinance summary in the City sothelal a.'Diltt. passedbyttle City CO\1hdl I o 'th~.'City,Qf Afden H.lUs.the 3O.th.day of Auglll(l;'mtl. DE!l....... Pfl/)8P ....;"1 I A,l1ES1." I TeRRANCE II. POST l'mMl CITY ADMlNIsnuTllll' . a.-: Sopl22. 1_)