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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION COUMr.ll. meeting JAN 0 1 2000 Cn V or omongl Date: November 29,1999 JiA/jwAAy 5^ ZociC* Item No.: j Q Department Approval: Administrator Approval: Name: Michael P. Gaffron Title: Senior Planning Coorolnator Agenda Section: Zoning Item Description: Declaration of Local Jurisdiction re: ISTS - Resolution List of Exhibits A - Resolution B - County Ordinance No. 19 orit>g^c. Hennepin County has adopted an Ordinance for the Regulation of Individual Sewage Treatment Systems (ISTS). The County Board requires that each municipality that will retain its own jurisdiction over ISTS must submit a formal statement to that effect prior to 1-1-2000. It is clearly the City’s intent to continue local jurisdiction over ISTS. A number of facets of the County ordinance are worthy of note: Individuals may construct their own ISTS serving their own dwelling, but it must have been designed by a State-licensed ISTS professional Existing systems with at least 2 feet of separation between the distribution medium and the seasonally saturated zone will not be required to upgrade if: - the system is not an Imminent Public Health Threat; - the system is not in Shoreland; - the system is not in a wellhead protection area; and - the system does not serve a food/beverage/lodging facility (Note: the above matches the new State regulations, with the exception that the State requires existing systems built after April 1,1996 to have 3’ of separation) Failing systems shall be upgraded within 3 years, and County may grant a 2-year extension. Systems that are considered as posing an imminent threat to public health or safety must be upgraded in 10 months. Separation distance to a Type 3,4, 5 or 6 wetland is 50 ’ (our standard is 75 ’) Alternative and experimental systems are only allowed where a standard system cannot be used Warrantied systems are prohibited