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INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEMS (ISTS) PROGRAM Reviewer: Jim Larsen, CD - Local Planning Assistance, (651 - 602 -1159) The Update provides local ISTS program information including a City ordinance that is consistent with MPCA Rules and Council policy requirements in the WRMPP.. There are approximately 4,125 ISTS in operation in portions of the community not served by either City water or sanitary sewer service. City Code Section 8.30 regulates ISTS operation and maintenance. The City's ISTS ordinance will need to be updated by February 2011 to be in compliance with MN Rules Chapter 7080 -7083 changes adopted in 2008. The Update describes the enforcement process for ISTS under its ordinance. The City states that it will incorporate the procedures for enforcing ISTS compliance under the City Code into its new code enforcement process that was adopted in 2007. Advisory comment: • The City needs to incorporate its procedures to enforce its ISTS Ordinance Chapter 8.30 into the City's code enforcement process within nine months. WATER SUPPLY Reviewer: Sara Bertelsen Smith, ES - Water Supply Planning, (651 - 602 -1035) The Update is complete and consistent with the WRMPP. Advisory comment: • The City is encouraged to continue to promote water conservation practices. RESOURCE PROTECTION Mississippi Critical Area Plan Reviewer: Tori Dupre, CD - Local Planning Assistance (651- 602 -1621) The Update includes a Critical Area Plan that establishes a vision for the Mississippi River Corridor consistent with the requirements of Executive Order 79 -19, the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (MNRRA) and state Critical Area Requirements. The City adopted a Critical Area Plan because the City is located within the Critical Area's "Rural Open Space" district, with a small area of "Urban Developed" district at the southern edge. The City marks the beginning of the federal Wild and Scenic River designation extending north of the metropolitan area. The Update proposes no land use or policy changes to the existing Critical Area Plan, which the Metropolitan Council reviewed on March 28, 2001. The Council will forward the Update's review record and the Council's final actions to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and National Park Service for their records. Historic Preservation Reviewer: Susan Hoyt, CD - Local Planning Assistance, (651- 602 -1330) The Update contains a section on Historic Preservation as required by the MLPA. Solar Access Protection Reviewer: Susan Hoyt, CD - Local Planning Assistance, (651- 602 -1330) The Update contains a section on Solar Access Protection as required by the MLPA. 11.