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CITY OF GEM LAKE, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA
<br />ORDINANCE NO. 67C
<br />AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NOS. 67B AND REGULATING SEPTAGE DISPOSAL, THE DESIGN,
<br />LOCATION, INSTALLATION, RENOVATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF INDIVIDUAL
<br />SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEMS.
<br />The City Council of the City of Gem Lake does hereby ordain:
<br />Section 1. Section 1.1. Authority. This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to the authority granted in Minnesota Statutes, Section
<br />412.221. Section 1.2. Adoption By Reference. Adopted and incorporated herein by reference is current Minnesota Statutes, Section
<br />115.55, et. Seq. and Minnesota Rules Chapter 7080, "Individual Sewage Treatment Systems Standards" of the Minnesota Pollution
<br />Control Agency Water Quality Division, and amendments thereto adopted subsequent to the Effective Date of this Ordinance, except
<br />warranted systems will not be allowed. All terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given to such terms in Chapter
<br />7080. Section 1.3. Purpose and Intent. The purpose of this Ordinance is to protect and promote the health, safety, and general welfare
<br />of the people of Gem Lake and of other affected communities by regulating septage discharges and the location, installation, alteration,
<br />operation, maintenance, and monitoring of all individual sewage treatment systems so as to protect land, water, and other natural
<br />resources within and outside the City of Gem Lake from impairment, pollution, or destruction; to minimize the rise of spreading
<br />communicable diseases, and to prevent and avoid other health and ecologic hazards attributable to bacterial and chemical contamination
<br />of lands and waters; and to save residents and owners of real property from the large and unnecessary expense associated with providing
<br />central public water and sewer services where such expenses may reasonably be avoided. Section 1.4. Title. This Ordinance shall be
<br />known as the "Individual Sewage Treatment System Ordinance" of the City of Gem Lake.
<br />Section 2. Section 2.1. Interpretation. In the interpretation and application of this Ordinance, its provisions shall be held to be minimum requirements and
<br />shall be construed so as to fully effect its purpose and shall not be deemed a limitation or repeal of any other power established by law or ordinance
<br />except as specifically provided herein. With the exception of Section 6, which shall control notwithstanding any more restrictive comparable
<br />requirements, in the event that requirements imposed by this Ordinance conflict with requirements imposed by this Ordinance or by other ordinances of
<br />the City of Gem Lake or any other state law or regulation, then the more restrictive provisions shall apply. The Administrator shall rule on what is more
<br />restrictive, and appeals from such decisions, as well as other interpretations, may be made in accordance with Section 10.3. herein. Section 2.2.
<br />Construction. Words used in the present tense include the past and future tense; the singular includes the plural, and the plural includes the singular; the
<br />word "shall" is mandatory, and the word "may" is permissive; the masculine gender includes the feminine. Section 2.3. Definitions. In addition to the
<br />definitions contained in Regulations, Chapter 7080, the following definitions shall also apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this Ordinance.
<br />Administrator. That person designated to administer this Ordinance pursuant to Section 10.1 herein or an agent or employee
<br />authorized by him to act on his behalf. Applicant. A person who submits an application for a permit for the installation,
<br />modification or renovation of an Individual Sewage Treatment System. Contractor. A person, firm or corporation currently
<br />licensed by the MPCA to perform installation, alteration, repair, maintenance, or other service on Individual Sewage Treatment
<br />Systems. Ecologic Scientist. A soil scientist, geologist, registered professional engineer, sanitarian or other individual who is
<br />qualified pursuant to Section 9 herein to perform soil and percolation testing and site evaluations. Individual Sewage Treatment
<br />System (hereinafter, ISTS). A facility for receiving and treating of sewage which is not a part of or connected to a public sewer
<br />system. Installation. The construction or placement of an Individual Sewage Treatment System on real property.
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