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Home My WebLink About03-24-1993 re: conn. to sewer system .. . ArNue 1.41,4 4 errEya s, qe) 'V.-" /Co 4,0 e".10 4 O�\ PO O =-: ,�.� _ CITY of ORONO ''4 ' - MunicipalO ices 1r i Post Office Box 66 1�� S �" Crystal Bay,Minnesota 553230066 __.C__IthS.14-___°:,:: /0 D4/s CNDE-4- to -2-1-1 ` March 24, 1993 sr-M1-7 N L. ?A--rr /G, tM.. 4,,,i: c.1, 7-2 i1-”1 . 40P. trv6s 3 -2H-1S. Dear Stubbs Bay Resident: The sanitary sewer system in your neighborhood is complete and you may connect your residences any time. The following are basic guidelines that you should consider when you plan to hook up: 1. You must pay a Sewer Availability Charge (SAC) to the City before a connection permit can be issued to your contractor. The SAC is $750.00 for connections made in 1993. This fee is forwarded directly by the City to the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission (MWCC) who sets the fee. The fee is normally increased by MWCC each year, so connections occurring in future years will likely pay a higher SAC. 2. You must hire a plumber to make the actual connection between your house and the sewer service stub brought to your property line. A list of licensed plumbers is available at the City office. Be advised that we are in the new City offices at 2750 Kelley Parkway across from the Orono Middle School. 3. Your plumber must obtain a sewer connection permit from the City prior to making the connection. The cost of that permit is $35.50. 4. The City Code requires that at the time you connect to the City sewer, all existing septic tanks no longer in use shall be pumped out and filled with native soil. You should be sure that this is included in the plumber's bid. 5. All sanitary plumbing serving your house must be connected to the sanitary sewer. If you intend to maintain an existing septic system for use merely as a receiver for footing or foundation tile drainage, this will require prior review and approval by the City Inspector. 6. It is illegal to discharge footing and foundation drains, such as sump pumps, into the sanitary sewer system. Such drains cannot be connected to the sanitary sewer system, but must be routed to the ground surface or a separate drainfield system. TELEPHONE-473-7357•FAX-473-0510 Wei Stubbs Bay March 24,1993 Page 2 7. The pipe from your residence to the service stub should be at a depth of at least 4-6' for the majority of its length to avoid freezing problems. Any connection piping at a depth less than 42" or underneath driveways or parking areas that will be cleared of snow during the winter, shall be provided with suitable insulation. 8. The State Health Department requires a minimum separation of 20' between wells and air tested sewer lines, 50' between wells and non-air tested lines. If your connection must be between 20' and 50' from your well or a neighbor's well, your contractor will be required to air test your connection. 9. Upon connection, the quarterly sewer service charge will be $51.15 (1993 rate). 10. Once sewer is available for connection, you are required to connect within 90 days. According to City policy, all properties will begin to pay the full sanitary sewer fee at the end of the designated connection period whether they have connected to the system or not. If you have other questions or comments, please feel free to contact me; Bruce Vang, Building Inspector; or Lyle Oman, Building Official. Sincerely, John R. Gerhardson Public Works Director JRG/lsv Enclosures / - c Stubbs Bay March 24, 1993 Page 2 7. The pipe from your residence to the service stub should be at a depth of at least 4-6' for the majority of its length to avoid freezing problems. Any connection piping at a depth less than 42" or underneath driveways or parking areas that will be cleared of snow during the winter, shall be provided with suitable insulation. 8. The State Health Department requires a minimum separation of 20' between wells and air tested sewer lines, 50' between wells and non-air tested lines. If your connection must be between 20' and 50' from your well or a neighbor's well, your contractor will be required to air test your connection. 9. Upon connection, the quarterly sewer service charge will be $51.15 (1993 rate). 10. Once sewer is available for connection, you are required to connect within 16 months. According to City policy, all properties will begin to pay the full sanitary sewer fee at the end of the designated connection period whether they have connected to the system or not. If you have other questions or comments, please feel free to contact me; Bruce Vang, Building Inspector; or Lyle Oman, Building Official. Sincerely, John R. Gerhardson Public Works Director JRG/lsv Enclosures Stubbs Bay March 24, 1993 Page 2 7. The pipe from your residence to the service stub should be at a depth of at least 4-6' for the majority of its length to avoid freezing problems. Any connection piping at a depth less than 42" or underneath driveways or parking areas that will be cleared of snow during the winter, shall be provided with suitable insulation. 8. The State Health Department requires a minimum separation of 20' between wells and air tested sewer lines, 50' between wells and non-air tested lines. If your connection must be between 20' and 50' from your well or a neighbor's well, your contractor will be required to air test your connection. 9. Upon connection, the quarterly sewer service charge will be $51.15 (1993 rate). 10. Once sewer is available for connection, you have up to five years to connect, unless your existing septic system is found to be failing prior to the end of the five year time period. According to City policy, all properties will begin to pay the full sanitary sewer fee at the end of the designated connection period whether they have connected to the system or not. It is the normal policy of the City that when a sewer project is complete, all properties in the project must connect within 16 months (two construction seasons). If the properties do not connect within 16 months, they pay a sewer service charge that is equivalent to the quarterly sewer fee of$51.15. As part of the negotiation process to resolve the Stubbs Bay assessment issue, the Council agreed that those properties with conforming septic systems could take up to 5 years to connect to the sewer system. The Council also agreed that those with the 5 year connection period, who do not connect within the 16 months period, will pay an "unconnected property charge" of$24.30 per quarter rather than the sewer service charge of $51.15 per quarter. The unconnected property charge is the property's share of the cost of maintaining and repairing the sewer system. Because those properties with the 5 year connection period continue to use their septic systems, they will continue to be charged the annual septic fee of $50.00 until they connect to the sewer system. If you have other questions or comments, please feel free to contact me; Bruce Vang, Building Inspector; or Lyle Oman, Building Official. Sincerely, John R. Gerhardson Public Works Director JRG/lsv Enclosures Dear Resident : The following is the listing of those properties in the Stubbs Bay Sewer Project requiring connection within either the 90 day or the 16 months oftothe five yearsa to availability the tnecessary propertiese . Those not connection to listed have up City sewer. 90 Day Deadline .; 185 Landmark Drive ' ' 270 Crestview Avenue 265 Leaf Street 275 Crestview Avenue265 Leaf Street 350 Crestview Avenue 375 Leaf Street 160 Cygnet Place 400 Leaf Street 3403 East Lake Street 495 Oxford Road 3415 East Lake Street 500 Oxford Road 3424 East Lake Street 250 Tonka Avenue 3435 East Lake Street 365 West Lake Street 3444 East Lake Street 3464 East Lake Street 16 Month Deadline 105 Cygnet Place 3240 Bayside Road 135 Cygnet Place 3280 Bayside Road 185 Cygnet Place 3310 Bayside Road 253 Cygnet Place 3348 Bayside Road 3405 East Lake Street 3382 Bayside Road 3407 East Lake Street-? 3440 Bayside Road � 3409 East Lake Street 3560 Bayside Road- , 3465 East Lake Street 3770 Bayside Road 80 Leaf Street 3775 Bayside Road 230 Tonka Avenue 3780 Bayside Road 3245 Watertown Road 3845 Bayside Road 3855 Bayside Road- 348 Westlake Street ? 349 Westlake Street--/. 3865 Bayside Road 356 Westlake Street ,-I65 Bederwood Drive 372 Westlake Street 200 Bederwood Drive--7. - 373 Westlake Street 222 Bederwood Drive - 389 Westlake Street 235 Crestview Avenue 290 Crestview Avenue 315 Crestview Avenue 325 Crestview Avenue If there are questions regarding your connection due date, please contact Steve Weckman at 473-7357 . . d G30-\c5--- 441- • / :t, t • ORDINANCE #105, 2nd Series AN ORDINANCE TO EXEMPT PROPERTIES WITHIN THE STUBBS BAY SEWER PROJECT AREA FROM THE PROVISIONS OF ORONO MQNICIPAI. CODE SECTION RS'30,FOR CONNECTIONNTO SE)WER FORAND ESTABLISHINGOERTIES REQUIREMENTS THE STUBBS BAY SEWER PROJECT AREA FOR PROPERTIES WITHIN WHEREAS , the City Council of the City of Orono e (hereinafter "the City" ) has ordered tallation of inns and laterals tohserve sthe Stubbs Bay municipal sewer trunk 1 area; and WHEREAS, the Stubbs Bay sewer project area includes 137 roperties or groups of properties which will be provided with sith ewer connection stubs brought to the property boundary, properties and groups of properties being legally described by Property Identification Numbers in Exhibit A attached; and WHEREAS, the Stubbs Bay sewer project is anticipated to be complete and available for connection in late 1992 or early 1993 ; and WHEREAS, Municipal Code all buildings Section /whe re munic�pal n 4 (B) (1) requires that the owners the sewer becomes available shall connect such ofuthe1sewer� and City sewer within 16 months of the availability WHEREAS, in order to reduce the immediatefinancial burden on homeowners in the Stubbs Bay sewer project City Council has agreed to ext indtte heprojelencth haof the required connection period for properties ea. NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of Orono does hereby ordain: Section 1. The owners of properties within the StubbsBay sewer project area are hereb Subd visionexempted f 4 ro(B)m the(1) provisions but shall be Municipal Code Section 12.3 , Subdivission to the following p - _ 1. The owners of properties which fall into one or more of the following categories shall connect the axis s `ing residence to municipal sewer within 90 day availability: Page 1 of 3 • Ordinance 4105 , 2nd Series a. Properties with tsureptiC systems that are discharging to the ace. b. Properties using holding tanks as a primary or partial method of sewage disposal. 2. The owners of properties which fall into the following category shall connect the existing residence municipal sewer within 16 months of its availability: 44, a. Properties located within 500 feet of the shoreline of Stulessthan theequired 36 Stubbs r trenches or beds located inch vertical separation above the normal lake n elevation of 92 ' MSL. The ed to the bottom ofltheprockaratlin distance is measured the trench or bed. b. Properties that have drt a� ubbs Bay nSStubbs elds dStubbsthan Bay - 75' from the shoreline o Creek. s than c. Properties that have 5 rainfields separationc from water the State minimum well. 3 . The owners of all properties which do not fall into one of the categories 1nItem to therCityabove sewer wi thinosixty the existing residence ( 60 ) months of the date the sewer experiencesbecomes septic except that any property system failure during the 60 month connection period shall make such connection within 90 days of notice of such failure. 4. In the event that a septic system located in the Stubbs Bay sewer project area and within the Shoreland Overlay District is determined to be classified n-co i or iog as a result of an inspection triggered bby ntto licatin for a building permit or variance per Zoning Code Section 10.56 , Subdivision 17 (C) , the owner of such system shall be required to connect the existing residence to the sewer within oneion. e year notification of the non-conforming Page 2 of 3 Ordinance 4105 , 2nd Series • 5 . if during the 60 ramttoontconnection determine ptheo conformity the City initiates a prog classification of all septic systems in the Shoreland Overlay District, the Stubbs Bay sewer project area shall be exempt from such program to the extent that any systems classified as non-conforming solely as the a result of such program shall not be subject to normal one year non-conformity elimination deadline. Section 2. Effective date. This ordinance shall be effective upon publication. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Orono, Minnesota this 27th day of July 1992. ATTEST: " " AlrAM41- Mayor 60 othy allin, City Clerk aa ara A. Peterson, . Diann Goetten�Acting Mayor