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City of Gem Lake Municipal Water and Sanitary Sewer System Ordinance No, *129 Municipal_ Water and Sanitary Sewer System. T1te.City'smunicipal..systems consisting of liii.stntions. manholes, .collection piping, service piping, force main, and associated appurtenances located within the: public right-of-way and applicable casements shall be operated as a public utility and convenience.from which revenuo shot be derived, subject to the ptrivisionsuf this chapter. This chapter shal I be referred Was the City's. Utility Regulations. Com lia lations. Na person; firm or corporation shall connect any water'or sanitary sewer service to the..municipal systems.or make..use -of the systems except in the manner provided in this chapter. All connections to: or extensions of the systems shall be in accordance with relevant portions of the Minnesota Building Code; Minnesota Plumbing.Code, and -City of Gent Lake: Standard Details. for utility construction. Saiitita!'v Sew&rand Water Fund. There is also created. and the City shall maintainon the official *books and records of the City.a. separate and .special fund. to be designated as. -the :Sanitary Sewer fund, and a special fund.to be - designated as the Water Fund which shall beheld and administered by the City separateand apart from al l other funds until the purposes for its creation have been accomplished: Connections with Sewer Required. (A) Existing Structures. Any buildings. presentiy.used.or capableof being used for humaw6bitation.or in which a toilet: or other plumbing facilities for disposal of human waste. is.instalIed.arld located on property adjacent. to- a sewer main, or in- the platted block through which. the .system extends, shall be connected to the Municipal.Sanitary Sewer System within.one year from the date on which a connection is available.th Such .building. Wherithe propertyowner has failed to connect to the sanitary sewer systetti within ten years or within six months.-Ifthe septic sygom fails, the .follow.ing.procedures shall be .followed:. (1) The property owner shall be notified that it is the intent .of theCityto connect the property w the sanitary sewer system and assess the cost of connection itgairtst the property oWner,:The notice shall- be: mailed by registered mail:to the property address: (2) Thc-oost:df the improvement shall include all e6sts *'incurred by the City in older to connect the propertytolhe.main sewer line and shall include City permit and connection charges which..must W Submitted to the Metropolitan Council Envirotimental.-Services. (i3) New Structures.. All buildings hereafter constructed within.the City on property adjacent to a sewer main or in a platted block through which the Municipal Sanitary.Sewer:System: extends, shall be provided. With a. co Imectidn tathe. sewer system for disposal of all human waste before occupancy of -the building shall be allowed:or a certificate ofoccupancy issued. (C) Sewer Not vailable:.Where:sewei is not: available to -'-a building... the Wilding.shalI be cOYmected to and deliver waste to'an'iadividual sewage treatment system. Municipal &nitary Sewer System Chute s. A -portion of the cost -of constructing and maintaining the municipal sanitary sewer system shall -be recovered by the.imposition ofspecial assessments pursuant to Minnesota Statute: 429, a connection charge; and a sewer :availability charge (SAC) on behalf of the Metropolitan Council. (A) C9Anection_Charge. A connection charge, as determined from time,'to time by City Council ordinance; shall be collected whenjiousing.units are.connected to the Municipal Sanitary tower System: In :addition, before aconnection permit,will be issued, the City shall determine that one of the following conditions- exist: (1) The .:loU$r.tract of land to--be.served by such connection has been. assessed for the.cost of - construction of'tbe sanitary sewer main with which tlie- connection is made.; or (2) If no specialassessment hasbeen levied for such construction cost,the proceedings for levying the special assessments have been or Wit I be commenced and completed in due course; or