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Residential <br /> <br />Residential lots in the transitional areas of the city require at <br />least 25% percent contiguous lot area of Class I soils for a 10 acre <br />3, ot or 100% Class I soils on a 2.5 acre lot. Septic system drain- <br />fields on these lots must have at least 650 square feet of drainfield <br />area (refer to Figure 9). The lot must have adequate area for the <br />house as well as area for the primary and future replacement drain- <br />~ields. Residential lots in the 1990 urban area must have at least 50 <br />percent contiguous lot area of Class I soils. Standard septic system <br />drainfields are allowed on urban lots if adequate area is available. <br /> <br />Commercial <br /> <br />Com~ercial lots must have sufficient area for the building as well as <br />the primary and two replacement septic systems in the rural areas~ <br />Commercial lots within the unsewered 1990 urban service area must have <br />adequate area for the primary system. <br /> <br />Critical and Scenic Rivers Areas <br /> <br />The City of Ramsey has established ordinances which regulate building <br />activities in the Shorelands and Mississippi River Critical Area <br />District as well as a Scenic River Ordinance. The Shorelands and <br />Critical Area District regulates building along the Mississippi River <br />and protected waters in the City. The Scenic River Ordinance regu- <br />lates building along the Rum River. Anoka County has jurisdiction <br />over septic systems in the Shoreland Ordinance area which includes the <br />Rum River. <br /> <br />Ramsey Code does not allow soil treatment areas to be placed in flood <br />plains delineated by local ordinance adopted in compliance with the <br />Statewide Standards and Criteria for Management cf Flood Plain Areas <br />of Minnesota (Minn. Reg. NE 85-93), or in areas for which regional <br />flood information is available from the Department of Natural <br />Resources. <br /> <br />CITY OF PJ~MSEY SEPTIC SYSTEM REPLACEMENT POLICY <br /> <br />Individual Sewaoe Treatment Systems <br /> <br />Improperly installed septic systems can lead to premature failure and <br />are a threat to public health as well as the environment. The policy <br />of the City of Ramsey is to protect public health and protect the <br />environment by requiring prompt repair or replacement of failed septic <br />systems with properly designed and installed septic systems. <br /> <br />24 <br /> <br /> <br />