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§ 8.80 Sewage disposal sysWxns prevent the con.ruination of any existing or future water supply by existing or future sewage disposal system. However, the systems, procedures, and other requirements of this chapter are not to be construed such as to afford direct protection to an individual landowner, but rather the purpose of this chapter is to adopt a genera] public policy relating to sewage disposal and clean water supplies. 8.30.02 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, certain terms or words used herein shall be interpreted as follows: The word "shall" is mandatory; the words "should" and "may" are permissive. All distances, unless otherwise specked, shall be measured horizontally. Administrator is the building official. Agency is the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Agency Approved Disposal Facility is any disposal faci~dty which has a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit or State Disposal System Pecm/t or letter of approval from the agency,' Alternative System is an individual sewage treatment system employ/ng such methods and devices presented in §8.30.04 Subd. 7 (Alternative Systems). Baffle is a device installed in a septic tank for proper operation of the tank and to provide maximum retention of solids, and includes vented sanitary tees and submerged pipes in addition to those devices that are normally called baffles. Bedroom is any room w/thin a dwelling that, in the judgment of the zoning officer, might reasonably be used as a sleeping room, including but not limited to rooms designated as den, office, or study, and unfinished areas with potential development to s~me. Building Drain is that part oft he lowest piping of the drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer beKinning at least 1 foot outside the building foofi_ngs. Building Official is the pl~:mbing inspector, building inspector or on- site systems inspector. Building Sewer is that part of the drainage system which extends from the end of the building drain and conveys its discharge to an individual sewage treatment system or to a public sanitary sewage collec~ion system. Capacity is the liquid volume of a sewage tank using inside dimensions below the outlet. Cesspool is an underground pit into which raw household sewage or other untreated liquid waste is discharged and from which the liquid seeps into the surrounding soil. Council is the ttamsey City Council. Page 236 Printed 12/28/90 I I I I I I I I I I I i I I I I I