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(e) Conditions. Violation of any condition imposed by the City on a license, permit, or variance, shall be <br />deemed a violation of this ordinance and subject to the penalty provisions set forth in this ordinance. <br />(f) Site Evaluation, System Design, Construction, Inspection, and Servicing. Site evaluation, <br />and system design, construction, inspection, and system servicing shall be performed by Minnesota <br />Pollution Control Agency licensed SSTS businesses or qualified employees of local governments or <br />persons exempt from licensing in Minnesota Administrative Rules 7083.0700. For lots platted after <br />April 1, 1996, a design shall evaluate and locate space for a second soil treatment area. <br />(g <br />(i) <br />Inspection. No part of an individual sewage treatment system shall be covered until it has been <br />inspected and approved by the Department. If any part of the system is covered before being inspected <br />and approved as herein provided, it shall be uncovered upon the direction of the Department. The <br />Department shall cause such inspections as are necessary to determine compliance with this ordinance. <br />It shall be the responsibility of the permittee to notify the Department that the system is ready for <br />inspection. If the integrity of the system is threatened by adverse weather if left open and the <br />Department is unable to conduct an inspection, the permittee may, after receiving permission from the <br />Department, document compliance with the ordinance by photographic means that show said <br />compliance and submit that evidence to the Department prior to final approval being sought. <br />(h) Compliance Inspection Required. An SSTS compliance inspection is required: <br />1. For a new or replacement SSTS. <br />2. When altering an existing structure to add a bedroom. <br />3. When a parcel having an existing system undergoes development, subdivision, or split. <br />4. At the time of property sale or transfer in accordance with section 113 -23 of this ordinance. <br />Imminent Public Health and Safety Threat; Failing System and Surface Discharge. <br />1. The owner of an SSTS that poses an imminent threat to public health and safety shall <br />immediately abate the threat according to instructions by the Department and be brought <br />into compliance with this Ordinance within forty five (45) days of the date of Notice of <br />Noncompliance. <br />2. A failing system, an SSTS that is not protective of groundwater, shall be brought into <br />compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance within twelve (12) months after receiving <br />notice from the department. <br />3. An SSTS discharging raw or partially treated wastewater to ground surface or surface water <br />is prohibited unless permitted under the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System. <br />(j) Conflict Resolution. If a documented discrepancy arises on the depth of the periodically saturated soil <br />between licensed businesses, the dispute resolution procedures outlined in Minnesota Rules <br />7082.0700, Subp. 5 must be followed. <br />(k) Septic Tank Maintenance. SSTS that are not operated under a management plan or operating <br />permit must have treatment tanks inspected every three (3) years and provide for the removal of <br />solids if needed. Solids must be removed when their accumulation meets the limit described in MN <br />Rules 7080.2450. <br />(1) Non - Complying Systems. Existing systems that are non - complying, but not an imminent health or <br />safety threat, failing, or discharging to surface, may continue in use so long as the use is not changed <br />