HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-048 Council OrdinancesORDINANCE NO. 48.
VILLAGE OF LINO LAKES, MINNESOTA.
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE INSTALLATION, CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION,
EXTENSION, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE DISPOSAL
SYSTEMS; REQUIRING PERMITS FOR, AND LICENSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED
IN THE CONSTRUCTION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR INSPECTION; PRESCRIB-
ING PENALTIES; AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE, WITH DELETIONS, THE
1962 MINNESOTA INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM CODE
The Village of Lino Lakes, Minnesota, ordains:
Section 1. Definitions. Subdivision 1. The following definitions
shall annly in the interpretation and enforcement of this ordinance:
Subd. 2. Sewage: Sewage is any water -carried domestic waste,
exclusive of footing and roof drainage, of any residence, industry or
commercial establishment, whether treated or untreated, and includes
the liquid wastes produced by bathing, laundry and culinary operations,
and from toilets and floor drains. Raw sewage is sewage which has
not been subjected to any treatment process.
Subd. 3. Individual Sewage Disposal System: An individual sewage
disnosal system is a sewage disposal system, other than a public or
community system, which receives sewage from an individual establish-
ment. Unless otherwise indicated the word "system" as it appears in
this ordinance means "individual sewage disposal system".
Subd. 4. Building Drain: The building drain is that part of the
lowest horizontal piping of a building drainage system which receives
the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls
of any building and conveys the same to the building sewer.
Subd. 5. Building Sewer: The building sewer is that part of the
horizontal portion of the building drainage system extending from the
building drain to its connection with the septic tank and carrying
the sewage of but one building.
Sec. 2. The 1962 edition of the Minnesota Individual Sewage Disposal
System Code of Minimum Standards recommended by the Minnesota Depart-
ment of Health as the same now exists and as same may be, from time to
time, amended, is hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this
ordinance as if fully set forth herein, except that in Table 1, 1.
thereof, the following shall be deleted: Metal septic tanks shall
comely with Commercial Standard 177-62 of the U. S. Department of
Commerce and have the capacity required by Table 1.; and except that
in Table 3, (3) thereof, the following shall be deleced: Alternate
materials may be used if equivalent performance is indicated.; and
also except that in Table 3, (5) thereof, the following shall be
deleted:...or a two—inch layer of ha3E7.2Kst,aw.... . Before publication
of this ordinance the village clerk/shin mark three copies of this code
as official conies and file them in his office for use and examination.
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Sec. 3. Licensing. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in
the business of installing and constructing sewage disposal systems
within the village of Lino Lakes without first obtaining a license to
carry on such occupation from the village council and procuring and
nosting with the village clerk -treasurer a box}d in the amount of
$5,000.00 in favor of the village and the public, conditioned upon
the faithful performance of contracts and compliance with this ordinance;
and each such person, firm or corporation shall also on or before May 1,
of each year, file with the village clerk -treasurer, a liability insurance
policy with a company to be acceptable to the village council, containing
Public liability insurance of a minimum of $25,000.00 per person and
$50,000.00 ner incident coverage and a minimum of $5,000.00 property
damage ner incident; such policy shall be conditioned, for cancellation,
upon 10 days prior written notice being served on the village. Such
license shall be renewable annually on or before May 1 and may be
revoked or refused renewal by the council for cause. Any installation,
construction, alteration or repair of a sewage disposal system by a
licensee in violation of the provisions of Section 5 of this ordinance
or refusal on the part of a licensee to correct such defective work
performed by such licensee shall be cause for revocation of or refusal
to renew a license.
Before any license issued under the provisions of this section may be
revoked or its renewal refused, the licensee shall be given a hearing to
show cause why such license should not be revoked or refused. Notice
of the time, place and purpose of such hearing shall be in writing.
The annual license fee shall be $25.00. Application for such license
shall be made annually on a form furnished by the council.
Sec. 4. Permits. Subdivision 1. No person, firm or corporation
shall install, alter, repair, or extend any individual sewage disposal
system in the village without first obtaining a permit therefor from
the council or its authorized representative for the specific installation,
alteration, repair, or extension; and, at the time of applying for said
permit, shall pay a fee therefor of $10.00. Such permits shall be valid
for a period of six months from date of issue. There shall be a further
fee of $7.50 for each re -inspection required.
Subd. 2. Applications for permits shall be made in writing upon
printed blanks or forms furnished by the council and shall be signed
by the applicant.
Subd. 3. Each application for a permit shall have thereon the correct
legal description of the property on which the proposed installation,
alteration, repair, or extension is to take place, and each application
for a permit shall be accompanied by a plot plan of the land showing
the location of any proposed or existing buildings located on the
property with respect to the boundary lines of the property and complete
plans of the proposed system with substantiating data, if necessary,
attesting to the compliance with the minimum standards of this ordinance.
A complete plan shall include the location, size and design of all parts
of the system to be installed, altered, repaired, or extended. The
application shall also show the present or proposed location of water
supply facilities and water supply piping, and the name of the person,
firm or corporation who is to install the system, and shall provide
such further information as may be required by the council.
Sec. 5. Construction Requirements. Every individual sewage disposal
system installed after the effective date of this ordinance and every
alteration, extension and repair to any system made after that date
shall conform to the standards of the code adopted by reference in
Section 2. Any individual sewage disposal system or pertinent part
thereof, irrespective of the date of original installation, which is
not located, constructed or installed in accordance with items lb and
lc of the code shall be so relocated, reconstructed or reinstalled as
to comply with the standards of those items.
Sec. 6. Administration. The plumbing inspector shall enforce
the provisions of this ordinance.
Sec. 7. Inspection. The plumbing inspector shall make such
inspection or inspections as are necessary to determine compliance
with this ordinance. No part of the system shall be covered until it
has been inspected and accepted by the plumbing inspector. It shall
be the responsibility of the applicant for the permit to notify the
plumbing inspector that the job is ready for inspection or re -inspection,
and it shall be the duty of the plumbing inspector to make the indicated
inspection within 48 hours after such notice has been given. It shall
be the duty of the owner or occupant of the property to give the plumbing
inspector free access to the property at reasonable times for the
purpose of making such inspections. Upon satisfactory completion and
final inspection of the system the plumbing inspector shall issue to the
applicant a certificate of approval.
If upon inspection the plumbing inspector discovers that any part
of the system is not constructed in accordance with the minimum standards
provided in this ordinance, he shall give the applicant written
notification describing the defects. The applicant shall pay an
additional fee of $7.50 dollars for each re -inspection that is necessary.
The applicant shall be responsible for the correction or elimination
of all defects, and no system shall be placed or replaced in service
until all defects have been corrected or eliminated.
Sec. 8. Objectives. The objectives of this ordinance are to
provide adequate and safe methods of sewage disposal and to prevent
the contamination of any existing or future water supply by any existing
or future sewage disposal system. Any system of special, unusual or
new design which will satisfy the stated objectives, may be accepted
as complying with this ordinance and any permit granted for the
construction, installation, alteration or repair of any such special
system shall be subject to such conditions and guarantees as may be
stated in the permit.
Sec. 9. Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not to exceed
$100.00 or imprisoned for not to exceed 90 days. Each day that any
violation is continued shall constitute a separate offense.
Sec. 10. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect upon
its passage and publication.
Passed by the council this 14thday of April, 1969.
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Ma/or
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Clerk -Treasurer