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I I I I ! I ,'! i I i I I I i I I I Bedroom - Any room used principally for sleeping purposes, an all-purpose room, a study, or a den. A room planned and intended for sleeping. Certificate of Compliance, ISTS - A document from a licensed sewage treatment inspector fully licensed by the State of Minnesota or a qualified employee provided to the owner of property on which a dwelling is located which is required to have an ISTS and to the City, indicating that said ISTS is not a failing system nor an imminent threat to public health or safety and, for new construction and replacement, is constructed in compliance with MN Rules, Chapter 7070, as amended. Compliance Inspection - Any evaluation, investigation, inspection, or other such process to make conclusions, recommendations, or statements regarding an individual sewage treatment system to reasonably assure an individual sewage treatment system is in compliance as specified under part 7070.0060 of MN Rules. Compliance inspections must be conducted by a qualified employee or under a license independent of the owner and installer. Department - The City',.s.. Building Inspection Department. Failing System - Any ISTS that discharges sewage to a seepage pit, cesspool, drywell or Ieaching pit and any system with less than three feet of soil or sand between the bottom of the distribution medium and the saturated soil level or bedrock. In addition, any system posing an imminent threat to public health or safety as defined in MN Rules 7070.0030 Subp. 19A shall be considered failing. Incorporation - The mixing of manure or septage with the topsoil, concurrent with the application or immediately thereafter, by means such as disking, plowing, rototilling, injection or other mechanical means. Individual Sewage Treatment System (ISTS) -Any sewage treatment system or part thereof, serving a dwelling, or other establishment or group thereof, and using sewage tanks or advanced treatment followed by soil treatment and disposal. Individual sewage treatment system includes holding tanks and privies. Inspector - An individual qualified to review proposed plans and inspect ISTS and who meet the licensure and registration requirements of the MPCA. Land Use Development .A. pplication - The term includes, but not limited to applications for the following: construction permits, ISTS permits, vegetative alteration permits, topographic alterations permits, or other types of zoning permits, conditional use permits, amendments to this Ordinance, variances from the provisions of the ordinance, and the subdivision of real estate. The application is not considered complete and will not be accepted by the Planning and Zoning Department unless all fees are paid, preliminary reviews and approval 8-12 IO'S