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DRAFT 1/5/95 <br />through which the system extends, shall be connected to the municipal sanitary sewer <br />system. Existing buildings must be connected to newly established public sewer <br />systems within one year from the time a connection is available to any such property. <br />B. All private sewage treatment systems must meet or exceed the Minnesota <br />Pollution Control Agency's standards for individual sewage treatment systems <br />contained in the document titled, "Individual Sewage Treatment Systems Standards, <br />Chapter 7080", a copy of which is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a <br />part of this ordinance. <br />C. On-site sewage treatment systems must be set back from the ordinary high water <br />level in accordance with the setbacks contained in 1002.07 of this ordinance. <br />D. All proposed sites for individual sewage treatment systems shall be evaluated <br />in accordance with the criteria in subitems 1-4. If the determination of a site's <br />suitability cannot be made with publicly available, existing information, it shall then <br />be the responsibility of the applicant to provide sufficient soil borings and percolation <br />tests from on-site field investigations. <br />Evaluation criteria: <br />1. depth to the highest known on calculated ground water table or bedrock; <br />2. soil conditions, properties and permeability; <br />3. slope; and <br />4. the existence of lowlands, local surface depressions, and rock outcrops. <br />E. Nonconforming sewage treatment systems shall be regulated and upgraded in <br />accordance with section 1102.08, Subd. 3 of this ordinance. <br />1102.12 Subdivision/Platting Provisions <br />Subdivision 1. Land suitability. Each lot created through subdivision, including <br />planned development overlays authorized under 1102.13 of this ordinance, must be <br />suitable in its natural state for the proposed use with minimal alteration. Suitability <br />analysis by the City Council shall consider susceptibility to flooding, existence of wetlands, <br />soil and rock formations with severe limitations for development, severe erosion potential, <br />steep topography, inadequate water supply or sewage treatment capabilities, near -shore <br />aquatic conditions unsuitable for water-based recreation, important fish and wildlife <br />habitat, presence of significant historic sites, or any other feature of the natural land likely <br />to be harmful to the health, safety, or welfare of future residents of the proposed <br />subdivision or of the community. <br />Page 27 <br />