Ordinance - 2013-1 Anoka County - 04/23/2013

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Ordinance #2013 -1 Page 4 3.2.1 Compliance Inspection — 15 Percent Vertical Separation Reduction Minnesota Administrative Rules 7080.1500, subp. 4D, is amended to allow 15 percent reduction of vertical separation (separation distance no less than 30.6 inches) may be determined to be compliant for existing systems to account for settling and variable interpretation of soil characteristics. 3.3 Holding Tanks Holding tanks may be allowed for the following applications; as replacement to a failing existing system, an SSTS that poses an imminent threat to public health and safety, or for an existing lot in which an SSTS cannot feasibly be installed and the Department finds extenuating circumstances. 3.4 System Abandonment An SSTS, or component thereof, that is no longer intended to be used must be abandoned in accordance with the adopted standards of this ordinance. SECTION 4 PERMITS 4.1 Permit Required No person shall cause or allow the location, construction, alteration, extension, conversion, or modification of any subsurface sewage treatment system without first obtaining a permit for such work from the Department. No person shall construct, alter, extend, convert, or modify any structure that is or will utilize subsurface sewage treatment system without first obtaining a permit. 4.1.1 All work performed on an SSTS shall be done by an appropriately licensed business, qualified employees or persons exempt from licensing. Permit applications shall be submitted by the person doing the individual subsurface sewage treatment system construction on forms provided by the Department and accompanied by required site and design data, and permit fees. 4.1.2 Permits shall only be issued to the person doing the individual sewage treatment system construction. 4.1.3 Permit applications for new and replacement SSTS shall include a management plan for the owner that includes a schedule for septic tank maintenance. 4.1.4 A permit is not required for minor repairs or replacement of damaged or deteriorated components that do not alter the original function, change the treatment capacity, change the location of system components, or otherwise change the original system's design, layout, or function. 4.2 Operating Permit ermit An operating permit shall be required of all owners of new holding tanks, Type IV and V systems; MSTS and other SSTS that the Department has determined requires operational oversight. 4.2.1 Application Application for an operating permit shall be made on a form provided by the Department. 4.2.2 Holding Tanks anks The owner of holding tanks installed after the effective date of this ordinance shall provide the Department with a copy of a contract with a licensed sewage maintenance business for monitoring and removal of holding tank contents.