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<br /> <br />Memorandum <br />To: Gem Lake Planning Commission Project Reference: Subsurface Sewage Treatment <br />Systems (SSTS) Ordinance Review <br />Copies To: Melissa Lawrence, City Clerk <br /> Kevin Beck, Attorney TKDA Project No.: 21076.000 <br />From: CJ Sycks, Planner Client No.: <br /> Evan Monson, Planner <br />Date: November 4, 2024 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Discussion regarding the Gem Lake Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems (SSTS) <br />Ordinance 67D <br /> <br />MEETING DATE: November 12, 2024 <br /> <br />ITEMS REVIEWED: Gem Lake Ordinance No. 67D, 2018 MPCA Documents, previous versions of the <br />SSTS Ordinance <br /> <br />OVERVIEW <br /> <br />The City Council has tasked the Planning Commission with reviewing Ordinance No. 67D regarding Septic <br />Systems. The ordinance was reviewed by city Planning staff, the city Building Inspector, and the MPCA, and has <br />been drafted for amending. <br /> <br />History of Ordinance 67D <br /> <br />• Ord. No. 46 was adopted in August 1983 regulating “Seepage Disposal and the Design, Location, <br />Installation, Renovation, Operation, Maintenance and Inspection of Individual Sewage Treatment <br />Systems.” <br /> <br />• Ord. No. 61 was adopted in May 1992 defining “bi-annual inspection and maintenance routines for on-site <br />sewage disposal systems”. <br /> <br />• Ordinances 46 and 61 were repealed by Ord. No. 67 in December 1997. Ord. No. 67 was replaced by <br />Ord. No 67B in July 2004. <br /> <br />• In July 2009, an amendment was made to 67B revising the annual inspection timeline (Ordinance No. <br />108) <br /> <br />• Ord. No. 67B was repealed by Ord. No. 67C in April 2014. In August 2016, Ord. No. 67D was adopted to <br />replace 67C. <br /> <br />• Ord. No. 67D was reviewed in 2018 with the intention of adopting revisions. These changes were not <br />officially adopted nor published. Ord. No. 67D as adopted in 2016 is still in effect. <br /> <br />Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) <br /> <br />The MPCA requires all cities in the State to submit their ordinances regulating subsurface sewage treatment <br />systems (SSTS) for review. Their review ensures all elements are included, and no State regulations are <br />contradicted. Upon adoption of the ordinance by the City Council, the MPCA will be sent a copy for their record. <br /> <br />In 2018, the City of Gem Lake submitted their Ordinance (67D) for review. The MPCA sent back edits and a list of <br />missing elements; these updates were never adopted. Using the notes from the 2018 review, Staff updated 67D