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Memorandum <br /> <br /> <br />To: Hugo City Council <br />From: Joe Hinzman, Administrative Intern <br />Date: February 2, 2023, for the City Council Meeting of February 6, 2023 <br />Re: MS4 Ordinances <br /> <br /> <br />1. BACKGROUND: <br /> <br />In reviewing the city’s Municipal Separate Stormwater Sewer System (MS4) General Permit, <br />staff has found the need to pass two ordinances to comply with permit requirements. An MS4 <br />is defined as a system designed or used for the collection or conveyance of stormwater that is <br />owned or operated by a public entity, is not a combined sewer, and is not part of a publically <br />owner treatment works. MS4 systems must satisfy general permit requirements if they meet <br />certain population criteria. Hugo’s MS4 must follow general permit requirements since the city <br />has over 10,000 residents. The MS4 general permit is designed to reduce the amount of <br />sediment and pollutants entering state waters from stormwater systems. The Minnesota <br />Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) issued its most recent MS4 permit in 2020 which mandates <br />new requirements. For these reasons, staff is proposing City Code amendments to comply with <br />the 2020 MS4 general permit requirements. <br /> <br /> <br />2. OVERVIEW OF CITY CODE REVISIONS: <br /> <br />Removal and disposal of dog waste <br /> <br />According to section 18.5 of the MS4 General Permit, permit holders must require pet owners <br />to remove and properly dispose their pet’s feces if said excrement is on the permittee’s owned <br />land areas. Pet waste left uncontrolled can pollute stormwater systems with pathogenic <br />bacteria and other parasites that are harmful to local ecosystems. <br /> <br />Most of the proposed amendments pertain to section 10‐38 (Sanitation) of the City Code. Three <br />major additions are proposed. First, animal owners would be required to immediately remove <br />and dispose of their animal’s waste in a sanitary manner on public and private property. <br />Second, animal owners would be required to dispose of their animal’s waste through bagging, <br />flushing and burial, and prohibits disposal in storm drains and composts. Third, violators could <br />be fined up to $300 unless their animal is exempt from penalty. These provisions are intended <br />to decrease pollution by reducing the amount of animal waste within the city’s limits. <br /> <br />Minor changes are proposed for sections 10‐1 (Definitions) and 10‐39 (Penalty). For section 10‐ <br />1, terms from section 10‐38 were added to improve clarity. For section 10‐39, section 10‐38 <br />was added to list violations of that section as petty misdemeanors.
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