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1. 2. 3. The owners of all buildines where central sewer is available or becomes available, shall connect the buildings to the Citv sewer within 16 months of the availability of the sewer according to the provisions of the City Code. At the time connection to Citv sewer is completed, all existing septic tanks no longer in use sail be pumped out and filled with native soil. The owners of those buildings which have been completely connected to central sewer shall be exempt from the maintenance and inspection provisions of this Section. Administration of Ordinance No. 210 Section 12.30 inciudes all of the following requirements and procedures which are consistent with the pol icies of the water quality-chapter o f the Metropo litan Dev elo pment Guide general guidelines of the Metronolitan Council's Water Resources Management Policy Plan 1. Subdivision regulations - no new subdivision is approved unless sewer is available or each lot has been evaluated and proven to be aeecptable-fer have both primary and alternate drainfield sites for construction of an ISTS o n-si te system in stallation . 2. Building regulations - no building permit is issued for new construction unless municipal sewer is available or until the lot has been evaluated and proven capable of accepting all development plus a primary and secondary drainfield area, and until the proposed on-site design has been submitted and approved. No building permit is issued for any addition to properties connected to on-site systems unless the existing system has been inspected by the City and found to be o peratin g pro perly compliant, or, if substan dard noncomolian t. has been upgraded to current requirements. 3. Site evaluation - soils in all areas of the City have been surveyed an d mapped by the Henn epin Coun ty Soi l an d Water Cense rs’ation Service identified in the Hennepin Countv Soil Survey. All site evaluation reports must relate soil type, topography and water table to the proposed drainfield type and location. Site evaluation includes analysis of results from two soil borings and four percolation tests in the primary draint ficid plus o n e bo ring and two perco latio n tests in the seco ndary drainfie ld. and alternate drainfield sites. No system is permitted in flood prone areas, near nor within established setbacks from creeks, lakeshore or marshland, or on steep slopes (Orono has no bedrock situations). 4. System design and location - detailed construction draw ings and systcTn design information are req uired before issuance of any on -site con structio n ISTS installa.i t permit in cludin g gfestgn flow criteria, so il type, tan k, bed an d distribution system design. S\ ucm types are regulated by the results of the site evaluation including standard and alternative designs .''ependent upon soil type. The Citv is currently investigating whether or not to adopt provisions of the the recently revised Chapter 7080 in regards to allow ing the use of "Performance Systems”. 5. System construction - all new system installation or existing system repair or alteration is subject to the issuance of a construction permit. All permittees must be licensed by the-City State of M innesota an d must show evidenc e-o f qual ifleation in cluding co ntin uin g educatio n in the Untv ewitv of Minn esota Agricultural Exten sion Sen ‘iee Ho me Sewage Treatment I I I 1 1 CMP 6-29