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B. Jurisdiction. The provisions of this Section shall apply to the method of sewage disposal from every building within the City intended for human use or habitation,whether such use is permanent, temporary or seasonal, regardless of the date of original construction or use. 1. The owners of all buildings where municipal sewer is available or becomes available, shall connect the buildings to the municipal sewer subject to the following conditions. a. A code or compliant ISTS will not be required to be connected to municipal sewer until the ISTS becomes non-compliant or the building undergoes major remodeling resulting in an increase in water use that exceeds the capacity of the ISTS. A Certificate of Occupancy will not be issued until the building is connected to the municipal sewer. b. An ISTS that is non-compliant due only to a lack of a three foot separation must connect to the municipal sewer system within the same time frame that ISTS replacement would be required. c. A failing ISTS that is discharging sewage to the surface must be connected to the municipal sewer within ninety (90) days. 2. At the time connection to city sewer is completed,all existing septic tanks no longer in use shall be pumped out and filled with native soil. 3. The owners of those buildings which have been completely connected to municipal sewer sha11 be exempt from the maintenance and inspection provisions of this Section. C. Permits. A permit from the City of Orono is required for all construction, removal, alteration or repair of an ISTS within this municipality. A complete site evaluation and ISTS design must be approved by the City prior to the issuance of a permit. All permits must be issued to contractors who are licensed per Minnesota Rules 7080.0700-7080.0715 and all work must comply with this section. The City may reject permit applications that are incomplete or for repairs that do not meet the provisions of this section. The City may require additional inspections, removal or alteration of work performed which does not comply with the requirements of this section. The City reserves the right to deny additional permits to contractors who have failed to correct unsatisfactory work. The City maintains the right to pursue legal action or fines against anyone perfortning work on an ISTS without a permit. Construction relating to an ISTS that does not require a permit are listed below. 1. Repair or replacement of pumps,floats or other electrical devices ofthe pump. 2. Repair or replacement of baffles in the septic tank. 3. Installation or repair of inspection pipes and manhole covers. Page 4 of 17