Ordinance No. 067D Individual Septic Systems

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5. Certificates of Compliance for existing SSTS shall remain valid for three (3) years from the date of issue unless the Department finds evidence of noncompliance. 4. Periodically Saturated Soil Disagreements. Disputes involving documented discrepancies on the depth of the periodically saturated soil for SSTS design or compliance purposes shall be resolved according to Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7082.0700, subd. 5. 5. Cost of. The department shall conduct an annual maintenance inspection. The cost of inspection of SSTS in the City shall be the sole responsibility of the Property Owner and shall be as established by the City of Gem Lake and from time to time amended by resolution. An invoice for fees associated with Annual Inspections shall be provided at the time of inspection by the Qualified Employee. Any fees for Annual Inspection which remain unpaid for more than sixty (60) days by the Property Owner to the City may, along with related administrative fees, by certified to Ramsey County for assessment against the real property upon which the SSTS is located. 2. On or before the first day of September (September 1 st) of each year the City Clerk shall list the total unpaid charges for each Remedial Action taken against each separate lot or parcel to which they are attributable under this Ordinance. The City Council may then charge all or any portion of such charges plus an additional administrative fee of fifty ($50.00) Dollars against the real property involved as a special assessment under applicable Minnesota Statutes for certification to the County Auditor for collection in the following year with that year's current taxes payable. 6. Transfer of Properties. 1. Whenever a conveyance of land including a structure that is required to have a SSTS occurs, which includes property foreclosures and tax forfeited transfers, the following requirements shall be met: 1. A compliance inspection shall have been performed and a Certificate of Compliance shall have been submitted to the Department within three (3) years for SSTS older than five (5) years of within five (5) years if they system is less than five (5) years old, prior to the intended sale or transfer of the property, unless evidence is found identifying the SSTS as an Imminent Threat to Public Health and Safety or Failing to Protect Groundwater. 2. The compliance inspection must have been performed by the licensed SSTS business following procedures described in Section 26. 3. The seller of the property must disclose in writing information about the status and location of all known SSTS on the property to the buyer on a form acceptable to the Department. 4. If the seller fails to provide a Certificate of Compliance, the seller shall provide the buyer sufficient security in the form of an escrow agreement to assure the installation of a compliant SSTS. The security shall be placed in an escrow with a licensed real estate closer, licensed attorney -at -law, or Federal or State chartered financial institution. The amount escrowed shall be equal to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of a written estimate to install a compliant SSTS as provided by a licensed SSTS installer, or the amount escrowed shall be equal to one hundred ten percent (110%) of the written contract price for the installation of a compliant SSTS provided by a licensed SSTS installer. After a compliant SSTS has been installed and a Certificate of Compliance issued, the Department shall provide the escrow agent a copy of the Certificate of Compliance. The escrow may also be used to connect to a municipal sanitary sewer collection system permitted by the MPCA if the Department determines that an extension of the municipal sanitary sewer collection system to serve the property is feasible. 2. A Certificate of Compliance is not required if the sale or transfer involves the following circumstances: Ordinance No. 67D Individual Septic Systems 19