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Staff Recommendation <br />Staff recommends the following "site evaluation/system upgrade" lime frames for the <br />following types of projects: <br />1 <br />2. <br />3. <br />4. <br />5. <br />6. <br />Projects that are emergency repairs: 2 years/2 years. <br />Projects that are normal maintenance with no expansion of living space, square <br />footage or footprint (includes interior remodels): prior site evaluation/2 years <br />for upgrade. <br />Projects that expand living space or footprint of building (including those projects <br />that require immediate added capacity to system due to bedroom additions): <br />prior site evaluation/concurrent system upgrade. <br />For properties that already have a failing or illegal system: prior site <br />evaluation/system upgrade prior to any permit other than emergency repairs. <br />For projects in categories 2 and 3 above, when ground conditions do not permit <br />full site evaluation, a partial site evaluation shall be completed by a site evaluator <br />prior to building permit approval, and a permit shall be issued only under the <br />following conditions: <br />a. Site evaluator has identified probable sites for system upgrade that meet <br />setback and slope requirements for a system to fit the anticipated soil <br />conditions based on the Hennepin County Soil Survey and general <br />knowledge of the area. <br />b. Applicant must provide evidence of contract with site evaluator to <br />complete work as soon as ground conditions are suitable for testing. <br />c. Applicant shall agree in writing to complete the septic upgrade within the <br />normal "two year" or "concurrent" time frame for his type of project. <br />d. Applicant agrees in writing that construction project shall come to a halt <br />if site evaluation ultimately yields inability to upgrade the system; i.e., <br />owner acknowledges the risk in going ahead with the project absent <br />confirmation that system can be upgraded (staff to draft standard forms). <br />For all above categories, if site evaluation indicates that system upgrade to a <br />conforming status is impossible, no permit shall be issued until the situation is <br />resolved (City Council will likely be involved in these situations if they occur).