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ORDINANCE NO., SECOND SERIES AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 10.56 AND 12.30 OF THE ORONO MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING THE TIMEFRAME FOR UPGRADE OF NON- COMPLIANT SEPTIC SYSTEMS WITHIN THE SHORELAND OVERLAY DISTRICT The City Council of Orono ordains as follows: Section 1. Municipal Zoning Code Section 10.56, Subdivision 17 is hereby amended as follows: Subd. 17. Nonconformities. All legally established nonconformities as of the date of this ordinance may continue subject to applicable State Statutes and as regulated elsewhere in the Orono Municipal Code. In shoreland areas, the following standards shall also apoly: A. Construction on Nonconforming Lots of Record. Development or use of existing lots of record shall be regulated as set forth in Section 10.03, Subdivision 6 of the Orono Zoning Code. B. Additions/Expansions to Nonconforming Structures. All additions or expansions to the outside dimensions of an existing nonconf orming structure must meet the setback, height, and other requirements set forth in the Orono Zoning Code. Any deviation from these requirements must be authorized by a variance pursuant to provisions of the zoning chapter. C. Nonconforming Sewage Treatment Systems. A nonconforming sewage treatment system (also defined as a Non-Compliant Svstemi as defined in Section 12.30 and located within the Shoreland Overlay District must be upgraded and made conforming, at a minimum, at any time a permit or variance of any type is required for any improvement on, or use of, the property, except that systems which are non-compliant due solely to lack of 3 feet of unsaturated soil or sand hfttween the distribution device and the limiting soil characteristics, shall have ten years in which to become compliant per the provisions of Section 12.30 Subd. R(BY4aV Furthe r-.-the -All other nonconforming non-compliant sewage treatment system provisions of Section 12.30 shall apply to all shoreland areas. Section 2. Orono Municipal Code Section 12.30, Subd. 8(B)(4) is hereby amended as follows: 4. Owners of Non-Compliant systems shall be issued orders requiring maintenance, repair or replacement per Subdivision 5(C) as follows: '■i* - -