FINAL ORDINANCE NO. 97-022 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Section 720 - Alternative Waste Disposal Systems - Wetland Treatment Systems 720.01 Title. This Section shall be known, cited and referred to as the Alternative Waste Disposal System ordinance. 720.02 Intent and Purpose. Subd. 1 Health. Safety, and Welfare. The purpose of this section is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the community, present and future. Subd. 2 Contamination of Surface/Ground Water. The purpose of this section is to regulate the location, design, installation, use, and maintenance of alternative waste disposal systems so as to prevent the contamination of the surface and ground water within the community. Subd. 3 Contamination of Private Water Supply Wells. The intent of this section is to protect the individual water supply wells of the community from contamination by inadequate, improperly designed, located, installed or maintained individual and community sewage treatment systems. Subd. 4 Open Space Development. The intent of this section is to allow subsurface flow - "wetland treatment" systems to be an allowed alternative system within cluster developments. 720.03 Rules. Subd. 1 Specifications Which Apply. Lake Elmo Municipal Code Section 700 shall apply. Subd. 2 Location of Systems. A. Setbacks. All components of a wetland treatment system within a new residential or commercial development, with a design flow of 1500 gallons per day or more, including stilling tanks, pump stations, and treatment cells shall be located a minimum of 100 feet from any property line, and 200 feet from any existing or proposed home. Stilling tanks may however be located 50 feet from a street right-of-way. Wetland treatment systems used to replace failed septic systems, and those with less than a 1500-gallon per day design flow shall have setbacks considered reasonable for the site and the neighboring properties.