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1. Purpose: It is the purpose of this ordinance to establish standards for the design, location, construction, operation, and maintenance of Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems (SSTS), 2. Intent: It is the intent of this ordinance to protect public health and safety, ground water quality, and prevent or eliminate the development of public nuisances. The Little Canada Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS) Ordinance is a conventional SSTS ordinance allowing the use of trenches, seepage beds, mounds, and at -grade systems to safely treat sewage. 3. Applicability: This ordinance shall apply to any premises in the City that utilize a subsurface sewage treatment system to treat sewage. 4. Authority: This ordinance Is adopted pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 115.55; Minnesota Statute, Section 145A.01 through 145A.08; Minnesota Statutes, Section 375,51; or successor statutes, and Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7080, Chapter 7081, Chapter 7082, or successor rules. (b) Standards Adopted 1. Minnesota Rules Adopted: Minnesota Administrative Rules Chapters 7080 and 7081, and 7082 that are in effect on the date of passage of this ordinance, relating to subsurface sewage treatment systems, and hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this ordinance as if fully set forth herein. 2. Minnesota Rules Amended: The rules, adopted in section (b) 1. are amended as follows: Chapter 7080.2270, 7080.2280, 7080.2350, 7080.2400 are deleted and therefore not adopted by the City of Little Canada. This amendment will eliminate the potential for SSTS in flood plain areas, the use of privy vaults, and the use of design provisions for Type IV and Type V subsurface sewage treatment systems. (c) Definitions The followinwords and .hrases shall have the meaning s ascribed to them is this Article, If not s.ecificall defined in this Article terms used in this Ordinance shall have the same meaning as provided in the standards adopted by reference, Words or phrases that are not defined here or in the standards adopted by reference shall have common usage meaning. For purposes of this Ordinance, the words "must" and "shall" are mandatory and the words "may" and "should" are permissive. 205-14