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(a)No owner of a tract of land upon which a dwelling is located, or a tract of land upon which <br /> a structure which is required to have an individual sewage treatment system is located, shall <br /> sell or transfer to another party said tract of land, unless the following requirements are met: <br /> (1) The seller of any property having an individual sewage treatment system shall have <br /> a state licensed inspector complete the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency(MPCA) <br /> sewage system compliance inspection form for existing sewage systems in accordance <br /> with this article and Minnesota Rules chapter 7080. The exception would be a new <br /> septic system installed within the previous five years or a compliance inspection <br /> performed by a licensed inspector within the previous three years. <br /> (2) The seller must provide a copy of the completed sewage system disclosure form and <br /> the certificate of compliance or notice of non-compliance to any person who signs a <br /> purchase agreement. The disclosure form and certificate of compliance or notice of non- <br /> compliance inspection form must be provided to the buyer prior to signing the purchase <br /> agreement. <br /> (3) The licensed inspector must submit a copy of the certificate of compliance or notice <br /> of non-compliance to the city within 15 days of the date of inspection. <br /> (4) If the existing system is found to be out of compliance it must be brought into <br /> compliance prior to transfer of the property. If the system is not brought into <br /> compliance prior to transfer, the seller shall provide the buyer sufficient security in the <br /> form of an escrow agreement to assure the installation of a complying ISTS. <br /> (5) If the seller fails to provide a certificate of compliance, the seller shall provide the <br /> buyer sufficient security in the form of an escrow agreement to assure the installation of <br /> a complying ISTS. <br /> (6) The security shall be placed in an escrow with a licensed real estate closer, licensed <br /> attorney-at-law or a federal or state chartered financial institution. The amount <br /> escrowed shall be equal to 150 percent of a written estimate to install a complying ISTS <br /> provided by a licensed and certified installer, or the amount shall be equal to 110 <br /> percent of the written contract price for the installation of a complying ISTS provided <br /> by a licensed and certified installer. After a complying ISTS has been installed and a <br /> certificate of compliance issued, the City of Orono shall provide the escrow agent a <br /> copy of the certificate of compliance. <br /> Sec. 58-72. Siting of an SSTS <br /> Notwithstanding any state or federal requirements, the separation distance from an SSTS to a Type <br /> 3,4, 5 or 6 wetland shall be no less than fifty(50) feet. <br /> A. SSTS in flood plains. No permit shall be issued for SSTS located in a floodway and wherever <br /> possible, location within any part of a floodplain should be avoided. If no option exists to locate a <br /> SSTS outside of a floodplain, location within the flood fringe is allowed if the requirements of <br /> Minn. R. 7080.2270 and all relevant local requirements are met. <br /> B. Class V injection wells. All owners of new or replacement SSTS that are considered to be <br /> Class V injection wells as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations, title 40,part 144, are <br /> required to submit SSTS inventory information to the United States Environmental Protection <br /> Agency and the MPCA. Owners are also required to identify all Class V injection wells in <br /> property transfer disclosures. <br /> �z <br />