Ordinance No. 067D Individual Septic Systems

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City of Gem Lake, Ramsey County, Minnesota Septic Systems Ordinance No. 67D AN ORDINANCE REGARDING SUBSURFACE SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEMS (SSTS) The City Council of the City of Gem Lake does ordain as follows: Section 1. Introduction. This is an Ordinance authorizing and providing for sewage treatment and soil dispersal in unsewered areas of the city. It establishes: 1. Minimum standards for regulation of Individual Sewage Treatment Systems (ISTS) and mid -sized Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems (MSTS) (collectively referred to as SSTS) in unsewered areas of the City of Gem Lake incorporating by reference minimum standards established by Minnesota Statutes and administrative rules of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). 2. Requirements for issuing permits for installation, alteration, repair, or expansion of SSTS. 3. Requirements for all SSTS permitted under the revised Minnesota Rules, Chapters 7080 and 7081 to be operated under an approved management plan. 4. Standards for upgrade, repair, replacement, or abandonment of SSTS. 5. Penalties for failure to comply with these provisions. 6. Provisions for enforcement of these requirements. 7. Standards which promote the health, safety and welfare of the public as reflected in Minnesota Statutes, Sections 115.55, 145A.05, the City Comprehensive Plan, and the City Zoning Ordinance. Section 2. Title, Purpose, and Intent. 1. Title. This ordinance may be referred to as "City of Gem Lake Subsurface Sewage Treatment (SSTS) Ordinance" or "Septic Ordinance." 2. Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to establish minimum requirements for regulation of ISTS and MSTS for the treatment and dispersal of sewage within the applicable jurisdiction of the City to protect public health and safety, groundwater quality, and prevent or eliminate the development of public nuisances. It is intended to serve the best interests of the City's citizens by protecting its health, safety, general welfare, and natural resources. 3. Intent. It is intended by the city that this Ordinance will promote the following: 1. The protection of lakes, rivers and streams, wetlands, and groundwater in the City of Gem Lake essential to the promotion of public health, safety, welfare, socioeconomic growth, and development of the city. 2. The regulation of proper SSTS construction, reconstruction, repair, and maintenance to prevent the entry and migration of contaminants, thereby protecting against the degradation of surface water and groundwater quality. 3. The establishment of minimum standards for SSTS placement, design, construction, reconstruction, repair, and maintenance to prevent contamination and, if contamination is discovered, the identification and control of its consequences and the abatement of its source and migration. Ordinance No. 67D Individual Septic Systems