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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 969ORDINANCE NO. 969 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 900, PUBLIC WAYS AND PROPERTY CHAPTERS 906, 907 AND 912 OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY CODE RELATING TO WATER METERS AND SUMP PUMP DISCHARGE THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title 900, Chapter 906, , Section 906.04 of the Mounds View Municipal Code by adding the double -underlined material and deleting the stfieken material as follows: 906.04: WATER METERS: Subd. 1. Water Meter Installation; Responsibility for Costs: Before any water conveyed through the Municipal water system shall be used or utilized on the land or premises-of- any remises-ef- a ny = unieipal hyd + by any person, there shallfifst be install the City shall first install a water meter with remote reader that will accurately measure the water consumed on the premises, except and unless such installation shall, be exempt by the Municipality. sholl be the o.,r, e f ik City for- .onew be established by feselution of the Cit -y Cgounei! equal to the eeest- Aef -A y.zAattter- meter- With omete «oadef. 1- such meter with remote reader shall be the IL e tv of th c Cid Subd. 2. Installation Specifications: iu uiicrT r'1..,..4— A-11 1— b--a-,Lb. b:—. All water meters shall 13efeafter be installed at the point the water service enters the structure and, if possible, this location shall be next to a floor drain. All remote readers shall be installed on the exterior of the structure at a point apprevedappfeygddesignaU by the Director of Public Works/City Engineer Qr its designee. 624354v 1-2MU210-54 All water meters her-eafter- installed shall be accessible to the Director of Public Works/City A aministr t^rLngja=L or ails designee, at any reasonable hour of any business day, and the refusal of admission by any owner or occupant of any premises wherein a water meter is installed after_Leasonable notice shall constitute a violation of this Chapter. individual property ownefs may requesthe ppeAunity to hire a private eq„,von y the Munieipality. Any PTP y oyir= r-caeatmg thisoption7rreat do Writing to the 11,Git.61* - its ']o a4 least forty eight (48) hours prior- to the seheduled installation or- maintenanee of the water- meter. The private plumbef must be duly lieensed prior- to perfar-ming any work on the water metef. After- installa4ion or maintenanee of the water meter, the lieensed private plumber must submit a r-epet4 to the Munieipality showing eamplianee with all applieable sees. In an emergency the Municipality may require immediate entry onto the property by Municipal desigHees. (04 903, 4 14 08; Amended, OFd. 944, 5 20 "g=loyeu or Subd. 3. Testing and Repairs: a.- All applications for the maintenance and repair of water meters shall be made to the Gita- Director of Public Works/City-Engineer, or its designee b --Said meters shall be tested and repaired, from time to time, as is necessary to insure accurate measuring of the flow of water; except, that whenever a meter has been damaged. due to negligence on the part of persons other than f4e—Tv employeesof zl z City ester Depaftme~t;} the owner, occupant or user of the premises or such other persons desiring the use of the watery shall reimburse the for the expense of Icsting, repairing, or replacing any such meter and er the eest of testis Upon failure to reimburse the Municipality within a reasonable time and upon demand therefor, the water service and supply to said premises may be shut off or discontinued as determined to be in the best interest of the Municipality. F In all eases .,here meal is br-oken or met -lieensed plumber-;sueh- pl,,,, be shall notify the Cikv k d....,.., t;at dl' - t f Publi IWQr-v../r;t Au4gam, of the faet within twenty fetir- (24) hE)ur-s after- the sea! is br-oken Or the FReteF is removed. In t h ll h a ---I h, 1- h t1 e. th the r its de4gflm Whenever- any sea!-at4aehed to a water- mete by d the .d' t' '. f tl Di e„i,. of D.,hl; Vzej-64Gity n,d, t ttagjaM fBHna-1jrE)lEen, tcrd're—br-eicc]} eendition of sueh sea! shall be pr-ifna facie evidenee that sueh sea! was bfeken eantrafy to the ter n dpy and ; violation of this Gh, ptc t ! 1 989 Code §70,02) A ! ,d ,d s 624354v4-2MU210-54 a ni aa.a rin•i a. isv_i.r.r n:i rn.,ieimaryi" All water meters her-eafter- installed shall be accessible to the Director of Public Works/City A aministr t^rLngja=L or ails designee, at any reasonable hour of any business day, and the refusal of admission by any owner or occupant of any premises wherein a water meter is installed after_Leasonable notice shall constitute a violation of this Chapter. individual property ownefs may requesthe ppeAunity to hire a private eq„,von y the Munieipality. Any PTP y oyir= r-caeatmg thisoption7rreat do Writing to the 11,Git.61* - its ']o a4 least forty eight (48) hours prior- to the seheduled installation or- maintenanee of the water- meter. The private plumbef must be duly lieensed prior- to perfar-ming any work on the water metef. After- installa4ion or maintenanee of the water meter, the lieensed private plumber must submit a r-epet4 to the Munieipality showing eamplianee with all applieable sees. In an emergency the Municipality may require immediate entry onto the property by Municipal desigHees. (04 903, 4 14 08; Amended, OFd. 944, 5 20 "g=loyeu or Subd. 3. Testing and Repairs: a.- All applications for the maintenance and repair of water meters shall be made to the Gita- Director of Public Works/City-Engineer, or its designee b --Said meters shall be tested and repaired, from time to time, as is necessary to insure accurate measuring of the flow of water; except, that whenever a meter has been damaged. due to negligence on the part of persons other than f4e—Tv employeesof zl z City ester Depaftme~t;} the owner, occupant or user of the premises or such other persons desiring the use of the watery shall reimburse the for the expense of Icsting, repairing, or replacing any such meter and er the eest of testis Upon failure to reimburse the Municipality within a reasonable time and upon demand therefor, the water service and supply to said premises may be shut off or discontinued as determined to be in the best interest of the Municipality. F In all eases .,here meal is br-oken or met -lieensed plumber-;sueh- pl,,,, be shall notify the Cikv k d....,.., t;at dl' - t f Publi IWQr-v../r;t Au4gam, of the faet within twenty fetir- (24) hE)ur-s after- the sea! is br-oken Or the FReteF is removed. In t h ll h a ---I h, 1- h t1 e. th the r its de4gflm Whenever- any sea!-at4aehed to a water- mete by d the .d' t' '. f tl Di e„i,. of D.,hl; Vzej-64Gity n,d, t ttagjaM fBHna-1jrE)lEen, tcrd're—br-eicc]} eendition of sueh sea! shall be pr-ifna facie evidenee that sueh sea! was bfeken eantrafy to the ter n dpy and ; violation of this Gh, ptc t ! 1 989 Code §70,02) A ! ,d ,d s 624354v4-2MU210-54 Subd. 4. the applieant-.- Of the OeeUpafit of other- user- of sueb premises shall be liable for, but the and welfare, all leak asseeiated Fepaii-s between the water main and the strueture loeated on the premise itshall- be in the sole-diset-et-ion of the Gty to repair — eplaee clic p@rmirci n A a right of +• g + exeept in eases femer-geney ff +' the publie health, sa", aiid welfare, also i-epair or replaeement of any broken, leaking or ffialfunetioning eufb stop boNes. This poliey permit4ing City je repair between the water - main and stmetur-e loeated on the pfemises shall be funded by an additional utility fee. The Gity Gouneil shall establish and adopt this utility t e by Fesoiution annually and shall set fer-th any el - gi 11- A 1141Y reqUirements and opt out provisions therein. This ser-viee shall be pFevided to all single family, duplexes, faur-ple*es and townhouses. Large apartment pet-foried by the -L-~-iyy,- the Cityshall notQCTesponsible t6r-4h+ r' F the exeavation site, ineluding, but not limited to seeding or- plaeefnefit of ishrubs, flowers, under -ground irrigation or an), othef improvements not speeifieally mentioned the wateF ser-,viee. The Munieipality shall provide, in its sole diseretion, oiily the initial maintenanee and pfeteetion of the eur-b stop bo* shall be that of the applieant, Ownef oi- maintain the eur-b stop box at sueh height as Aill efisur-e that it vAll i-emain above the finished grade of the latid e. F' -F-'1'.7. NethiHg her-eiH Wil prevent the Manieipa* ffem stieh pFemises or- any other pait-y in the event it ean be established that said paFties wej-e teethe damages requiring the epa-iF—(1988-Eede-§70.03; 04 565, 9 1-1 5, Ofd. 673 12 11 nmV1 pubd Tampering with Meter Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person to tamper with, by-pass or in any manner whatsoever interfere with the proper use and functioning of any water meter within the Municipality. (4999 Gode 70.0 !_)Whenever any water meter is found to be broken or otherwise dame ed in any manner, said condition shall be, prima facie evidence of a violation of thi subdivision. Subd.-6- J_Meter Testing on Request of Owner; Fees: Whenever a water user questions the accuracy of a meter not exeeeding five ghths ineh (c /8ths i and desires that the meter be tested, they shall pay a feeof twenty five dollars ($25.00) e. as -li contained in the city's fee schedule if the meter tests accurately within a range of minus three percent to plus one and one-half percent (--3% +1-1/2%). Th testing of water meters exeeeding five eighths ineh (5/8ths') in size shall be r-eg*1ated—by- Subdiyisi ..,. A hereof If it is not aeeurate within this range, no charge will be made for 624354v4-2MU210-54 testing, and an adjustment on the water bill will be made for testing and an adjustment on the water bill will be made for the period of time that the meter is assumed to be inaccurate as determined by the Municipality. (1988 Code §70.17) SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title 900, Chapter 907, Munieipal SaHittal'' Sewer—Seem, Section 907.06 of the Mounds View Municipal Code by adding the double -underlined material and deleting the stricken material as follows: 907.06: STORM WATER: It shall be unlawful to discharge or cause to be discharged into the City sewer system, either directly or indirectly, any roof, surface, ground, sump pump, footing tile, or other natural precipitation, or water discharged from any air conditioning unit or system. ; Subd. 1. Definition and Method: Dwellings and other buildings and structures which require, because of the infiltration of water into basements, crawl spaces and the like, a sump pump system to discharge excess water, shall have a permanently installed discharge line which shall not at any time discharge water into the sanitary sewer system. A permanent installation shall be one which provides for year-round discharge capability to either the outside of the dwelling, building or structure, or is connected to the City storm sewer or discharges on the surface within the property or drainage easement. It shall consist of a rigid discharge line, without valving or quick connections for altering the path of discharge. Discharge directly into the street or street guttering system is prohibited. `" Subd. 2. Disconnection: Any person, firm or corporation having a roof, surface, ground, sump pump, footing, or air conditioning unit or system now connected and/or discharging into the sanitary sewer system shall disconnect and/or remove same by November 1, 2004. Any disconnects or openings in the sanitary sewer shall require a plumbing permit and must be closed or repaired in an effective manner as approved by the City Building Inspector.— Added, Ord. 740, 6 29 04;; Subd. 3. Inspection: Every person owning improved real estate that discharges into the City's sanitary sewer system shall allow for inspections of the building(s) located on said property to confirm that there is no sump pump or other prohibited discharge into the sanitary sewer system. Said inspections may be conducted by employees or designated representatives of the City of Mounds View, or, if the property owner so chooses, by a licensed plumber hired by the property owner. Any person refusing to allow their property to be inspected within fourteen (14) days of the date City employee(s) or their designated representative(s) are denied admittance to the property must either hire a licensed plumber to inspect the property and submit the licensed plumber's report within thirty (30) days of the date the City employee's or their designated representative(s) were denied admittance to the property, or, shall become subject to the surcharge hereinafter 624354v42MU2 ] 0-54 provided for. The City may also obtain an administrative search warrant in order to enter the property to inspect any discharge into the sanitary sewer system and to determine compliance with this Code. Any owner of a property found to be discharging storm water into the City sewer system, either directly or indirectly shall make the necessary changes and furnish proof of the changes to the City within sixty (60) days of the finding of noncompliance, unless such other time is agreed to by the City, in order to comply with this Code. Added 04 740 G 28 04; mended, Ord ons, n 14 08) Subd. 4. Future Inspections: At any future time, if the City has reason to suspect that an illegal connection may exist in a premises, the owner, by written notice shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 907.06, Subdivision 3. (Added, Ord 7,, n 64-9 4 Subd. 5. Surcharge: A surcharge of seventy five dollars ($75.00) oquarter- shall be imposed and added to every sewer billing mailed on and after januar-y , 2005 to property owners that are not in compliance with this Section. The surcharge shall be set_ by City Council resohrtinn The surcharge shall he added for the entire quarter until the property is in compliance. (Added, Ofd. 740, 6 28 Subd. 6. Penalties: Any violation of this Section is a misdemeanor and is subject to penalties provided for such violations under provision of Chapter 702 of this Code. SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title 900, Chapter 912, Illicit Di ,.1,jb and r Storm DFainage System, Section 912.06, Subd. 2, of the Mounds View Municipal Code by adding the double -underlined material and deleting the st-rieken material as follows: 912.06: DISCHARGE AND CONNECTION PROHIBITIONS: Subd. 2. Exemptions to Discharge Prohibitions: The commencement, conduct, or continuance of any illegal discharge to the storm drainage system is prohibited except as described as follows: a--a,_Discharges resulting from the following activities: water line flushing, sum pumn discharge. landscape irrigation, diverted stream flows, rising ground waters, uncontaminated ground water infiltration, uncontaminated pumped ground water, discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, air conditioning condensation, irrigation water, springs, water from crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn watering, individual residential car washing, flows from riparian habitats and wetlands, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, and street wash water. 1_ 0 i- , • • • • .m NEWIPAIRNOW4114 624354v4-2MU210-54 ,c... Discbarge5=associated with dye testing. Eerso n,5=.nerfurming this activitLare.� n:@ired,tg,Y.erbalJY notify th,e,D� prior,10 the tjme .uf the dye test. d Any non=storm.water discharge nermitt.ed under._an,NPDES nermiLwaiver, or.waste discharge order issued to the djschar�eL and administered lllldeLthe authority oLthe 11.nite.d_ States.Environ me.ntaL£ratectiill.l A gen c�CEPALmill'.ide.d tbattb.e..dischargeLis_in_ full.compliance »:ilh.a11 re@irwents .uf the perm it waiver, oLorder and otb,aapplicabk Jaws an.d_-1:egulatjons and provided thaLWJ;itten approval has heen �ranted for ,a.DY.. djscharge__to_tfil._st.urm....drainage system.._ SECTION 4, In accordance with Section 3.07 of the City Charter, City staff shall have the following summary printed in the official City newspaper in lieu of the complete ordinance: On December 9, 2019, the City Council adopted Ordinance� that amends Title 900, Chapters 906, 907, and 912 of the Mounds View City Code. The purpose of the amendment was to modify certain city regulatim1sproyisioos related to the jnstallatiun. testin�b--and tampering related to water meters--am:i. to list sump pump discharge_.as....aIL express stormwater .dis.charge ex.emotion, an,d,.bring the. c ode.,.languag�up 1Q,,.date..,,wi,th._ current nractices. A printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection during regular business hours at Mounds View City Hall and is available on line at the City's web site located at www.moundsviewmn .oq�. SECTION �5,. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days from and after its passage and publication, in accordance with Section 3.09 of the City Charter. Introduction and First Reading by the Mounds View City Council on November 25, 2019. Second Reading and Adoption by the Mounds View City Council on December 9, 2019 Publication Date: d>flll1£/utl�/ Carol A. Mueller, Mayor (SEAL) 624354v+lMU2 I 0-54 December 24, 2019.