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Section 4. System Permits.
<br />Section 4.1. Permits Required. No Person shall Install or Renovate an ISTS within the City of Gem Lake without first obtaining a
<br />system permit therefore from the Administrator applicable to the specific activity to be undertaken. A system permit shall be valid for a
<br />period of twelve (12) months following the date of it's issuance. No building permit for any building involving the installation or
<br />renovation of an ISTS shall be issued until a system permit for the involved facility has been approved. No system permit shall be
<br />issued except following compliance with the provisions contained herein. Section 4.2. Applications For Permits. Applications for
<br />permits shall be accompanied by the payment of a fee as established by the City of Gem Lake Council and as modified from time to
<br />time by resolution, and shall be in writing on forms furnished by the Administrator, and shall be signed and certified as to the accuracy
<br />of the information provided by the Applicant. Section 4.3. Application Content. Each permit application may contain, at the discretion
<br />of the Administrator: legal description of the proposed site; name and address of the Property Owner and of the Person performing the
<br />permit activity; the qualifications and experience of the Person contracting to perform the permit activity; a plot plan of the land
<br />showing the site of the permit activity, indicating boundary lines, abutting roads, existing and proposed structures, feed lots, wells, water
<br />bodies, land elevations, soils, slopes and location of the proposed system, including a redundant location; percolation tests; a sketch of
<br />the proposed system including its parts, size, design and location; a description of the proposed system including building(s) to be
<br />served, maximum number of bedrooms to be served (or for nonresidential uses, anticipated average and peak daily flow of water) and
<br />size in gallons; a description and location of the water supply, well depth, proximal location of bedrock and water table; and such
<br />additional information as may be required by the Administrator. Section 4.4. Site Evaluation. Upon receipt of an adequate application,
<br />the Septage Inspector or the Administrator shall visit the Applicant site and perform an evaluation of the site with regard to the
<br />requirements contained herein and to the design of the proposed system. Such evaluation may include soil and percolation tests and any
<br />other tests the Septage Inspector or administrator deems necessary. The Septage Inspector and Administrator need not perform any field
<br />evaluation where the Applicant includes a site evaluation, prepared by a competent installer or ecologic scientist licensed by the MPCA,
<br />which discusses the testing which has been undertaken in connection with the proposed system, including soil, bedrock and surface and
<br />groundwater characteristics, the design of the system in relation to the topographic, geologic and biologic characteristics of the proposed
<br />site, and which provides certification as to the adequacy of the location for the proposed system in relation to the requirements contained
<br />herein. Section 4.5. Alternate Systems. In instances where the proposed design is not acceptable to the Septage Inspector or
<br />Administrator, the Administrator may make arrangements for a licensed and qualified independent consultant to make an evaluation of
<br />the site and/or the proposed ISTS at the sole expense of the Property Owner. Approval of installation of alternate systems may only be
<br />granted by the City of Gem Lake Council. Section 4.6. Approval. Within ten (10) days of the site evaluation or receipt of the
<br />certification pursuant to Section 4.4., the Administrator shall approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove the permit Application,
<br />with reasons therefore in writing. Section 4.7. Permanent Records. The Administrator shall maintain permanent records of all
<br />Applications, submittals, and permits.
<br />SECTION 5. System Specifications. Section 5.1. Technical Requirements. All ISTS shall be designed by certified or licensed ISTS
<br />designers and installed or renovated in accordance with the requirements contained in this Ordinance. Section 5.2. Structural
<br />Requirements. In addition to the requirements of this Ordinance, plumbing, materials, design and construction requirements contained
<br />in the Minnesota State Building Code shall govern and apply with respect to all building sewers, sewage tanks, and other parts of ISTS
<br />to the extent applicable which are constructed within its jurisdiction. The Administrator shall prepare and have available a list of
<br />requirements proposed by the State Building Code with respect to ISTS within this jurisdiction. Section 5.3. Two Sites Required. At
<br />the time of subdivision of real property for the creation of multiple lots or the development of real property, the developer shall identify
<br />two (2) sites, each site not less than five thousand (5,000 sf) square feet in size, for the location of an ISTS that shall meet the
<br />requirements of this Ordinance. At the time the Property Owner develops the lot, or in the case of demolition, redevelops the lot, the
<br />Property Owner shall identify two (2) sites, each five thousand (5,000 sf) square feet in size for the requirements of this Ordinance with
<br />said sites to be located and identified on a scale map of the lot. These do not have to be the same two (2) sites identified by the
<br />developer.
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