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CITY OF LAKE ELMO COUNTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 08-159 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE V: CHAPTER 51 OF THE LAKE ELMO CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING SUBSURFACE SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEMS SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title V: Public Works; Chapter 51: Waste Water Treatment Systems: 51.001 INTENT AND PURPOSE. This subchapter is adopted for the purpose of protecting the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the city through regulating the location, design, installation, use and maintenance of individual sewage treatment systems so as to prevent contamination of surface waters and groundwater. 51.002 REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE. Chapter 4 Four of the Washington County Development Code entitled Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems Regulations, Ordinance #196 (the "County Regulations"), with the exception of Sections 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 22.10, 23, 26.3, 28.1, and 29.1 is hereby adopted by reference and made part of this Chapter. Whenever the term "Department" appears in the County Regulations, it shall mean the "Lake Elmo Planning Department." Whenever the term "County" appears in the County Regulations, it shall mean the "City of Lake Elmo" except as used in Section 3.14 of the County Regulations. Whenever the term "local unit of government appears in the County Regulations, it shall mean the "City of Lake Elmo." 51.003 EXCEPTIONS TO COUNTY REGULATIONS. (A) The following provisions are adopted in addition to the County Regulations and are more restrictive than the County Regulations: Mound systems are not allowed for new collector systems in the OP Open Space Preservation District except to replace existing non -compliant systems. 51.004 GENERALLY. General requirements - community sewage treatment systems. (A) Lawful connections to community sewage treatment systems will be allowed, with a city permit. 4907490 S1S LA515-4