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To: Street File <br /> From: Chris Pence, On-Site Systems Manager <br /> Date: October 1, 1999 <br /> Re: Septic System at 2500 Sixth Ave N. <br /> A site inspection was conducted to determine if the existing three bedroom septic system is in <br /> compliance with current city and state codes. <br /> The septic tanks appear to be watertight and are of the proper sizing for a three bedroom home. <br /> The drainfield is a standard mound. This mound system achieves the state required three foot <br /> separation to the ordinary high water table. At the time of inspection,there was no surface <br /> discharge evident. The existing septic system is a code system for a three bedroom home. <br /> The city setback for a well to a septic tank is seventy-five feet. The minimum state code setback <br /> to a septic tank is fifty feet. The existing tanks are fifty-nine feet from the first septic tank. <br /> While this does not meet the city code, it does meet the state minimum standards for well <br /> setbacks. <br /> Staff recommends approving a variance for a well setback to be fifty-nine feet from a well due to <br /> the fact the septic system is a code system and would induce a hardship that could be avoided. <br /> This variance will stand unless the existing septic tanks would need to be replaced, at which time <br /> the new septic tanks would need to meet all necessary setbacks. <br />