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On the Sorth Shore of Lake JVinnetonAa
July 25, 1988
Todd Zi«BMr
1265 Shorelin# Driv«
Naysata, MN 55391
Rat Property at 3440 Bayside Road - PID • 05-117-23 13 0013
Dear Nr. Zieaaers
This letter la in response to your inquiry regarding City requiresmnts
for a septic syatee if you construct a residence on the above referenced
property. As you correctly noted, the property is within an area the City
is considering for potential installation of municipal sewers.
Because there is a potential that the property may be provided with
■uncipal sewer in the relatively near future, connection of a new house to
the existing septic systee is a reasonable request. It would seen unfair
to have you spend perhaps as much as $4,000 to $8,000 on a septic systesi
and then require you to pay assessments for and connect to a municipal
sewer a year or two later.
However, at this point in time there does not seem to be any real push
by the City Council nor the affected property owners to initiate a project,
and no meetings to discuss the issue are currently scheduled. It would
seem that even if meetings and hearings did commence this fall, and if a
decision was made to proceed, actual hook-up availability would likely not
occur until late 1989 or 1990.
Given this lack of a definite timetable, the City’s concerns with your
request are two-foldt
a) Hill the existing septic system continue to function adequately
for an interim period until sewer is available?
B) If sewer does not become available within a reasonable time
period, can the property support installation of a new conforming
septic system?
We have very little information on the design of the existing system,
and our past inspections have indicated that there appear to be two tanks
of unknown design and capacity, and only one known drainfield line of about
60* in length. This system would undoubtedly be categorised as quite sub
standard in design and capacity under current codes, and would not be
considered as acceptable for a new house on the property except on a short
term, interim basis.
SUILMNG a lONlNG - 471*7157
ASUIHNG
ADMIN1ST1IAT10N A FINAMTC - 471-7JSI nmuc WORKS >471-7159
Todd Zlesmer - 3440 Bayside Road
July 25, 1988
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Baaed on the above information, the City would allow a new house to be
connected to the existing system only under the following conditional
1. Prior to issuance of a building permit for the new house, owner
must provide a full site evaluation and design for a new conforming
septic system, both primary and alternate drainfield sites, in order
to confirm the suitability of the lot for permanent usage of septic
systems should sewers never become a reality.
2. The interim period during which the existing system could be used
is defined as followst
a) Maximum of 18 months from date of occupancy, renewable after
that on a 6 month periodical basis only if a Council decision to
install municipal sewers appears to be shortly forthcoming.
b) Should the existing system fail prior to a decision on sewer
installation, the system must be replaced with a totally
conforming system.
c) Likewise, if a decision to not make sewer available to the
property is forthcoming, the system must be replaced with a fully
conforming system within 6 months of the Council decision,
regardless whether the existing system is functioning adequately.
d) If sewer becomes available, the property must be connected to
it as soon as it becomes available.
e) At any time during the interim period, if the house is sold
the system must be replaced with a totally conforming system.
This approval Is not transferable to a new owner.
3. The City is in no way certifying that the existing system is
capable of functioning acceptably during the interim period. The
property oimer bears the responsibility for maintaining the system so
it does not become a health or safety hazard, nor a public nuisance.
A contractual agreement would have to be signed by you, agreeing to
the above conditions before a building permit would be issued. This would
be filed in the chain of title of the property.
Todd ZloMwr - 3«40 Bay*ide Road
July 25, 19B8
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Plaaa. contact »a at 473-7357 if you have any quaationa.
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Michael P. cafrton.MS$“ianiinS “»‘^onlng Ad-lnl.trator
AMaclMnta - Variance Application
eei Jeanne A. Kabuath, Building » zoning Admlnlattator
iS:'*S:co;., senior •““""jlniJP^ctor
Nark E. Barnhardaon, City Adminiatraror