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Council Member Bohjanen introduced the following ordinance and moved its adoption: CITY OF LINO LAKES COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 14 - 91 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 402 OF THE LINO LAKES CITY CODE BY REQUIRING THE INSTALLATION OF SUMP PUMPS AND REGULATING THE DISCHARGE OF SURFACE WATERS AND DRAINTILE INSTALLATION I. The City Council of the City of Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota does ordain: Section 402.08 Discharge of Surface Waters Prohibited. is hereby deleted. II. Section 402.08 Sump Pumps Required, Discharge of Surface Waters Prohibited is added and reads as follows: Subdivision 1. Sump Pump Systems Required. Sump pump systems shall be installed in new residential buildings. Subd. 2. Storm Water Discharges Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any owner, occupant or user of any premises to direct into or allow any storm water, surface water, ground water, well water or water from industrial or commercial air conditioning systems to drain into the sanitary sewer system of the City. No rain spout, or other form of surface drainage and no foundation drainage or sump pump shall be connected or discharged into any sanitary sewer. Subd. 3. Draintile System. A draintile, sump basket, pump, electrical receptacle and rigid pipe connection to the outside shall be required for any new residential buildings constructed within the City. The building official may determine the need for such installation when slab on grade construction occurs. The system shall be installed as follows: (1) The building shall have a draintile placed around the inside perimeter of the foundation connected to a sump pit. The sump pit shall be located at least ten (10) feet away from any inside floor drain. (2) A discharge pipe shall be installed to the outside wall of the building with rigid pipe (plastic, copper, galvanized or black pipe) three -fourths -inch inside