Agenda - Council - 08/11/1992 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I ! I I I I i I I ! I I I I I I I I I SEPTIC SYSTEM REPAIR POLICY Preamble: Inadequate ~u'e~_tm~nt of sanitary sewage represents a significant health hazard. Within the City of Ramsey, th¢~elare fltousands of on-site septic systems, all of which have finite service lives. Many of these Systems ~e beyond or are approaching their expected service life of 15 to 20 years. It is inevitable, th~ttise~ p~ttc system ..... failures will occur and that the City will receive complaints regarding these failUrea. ;It ~i~erefore imperative that the City have a policy to deal with these failures which will avoid orlimit'~y potential public health hazard. Investigation ofl Complaints: All complaints alleging the failure of a septic system will be investigated by the City's Building Official ~r °thgr st0ff knowledgeable in this area. The individual performing the inspection shall conduct an on~sit~ ~isit and shall identify the purpose of the visit to the occupant of the property if the resident iR ..hom~ at the time of the visit. If the Inspector is refused access to the property for the purpose of th~ inSgection, the Inspector shall inform the resident that the City Attorney will be employed to,gain l~gal access for the purpose of conducting the inspection. Any costs associated is determined to be in with the city ~tt~ey's efforts will be considered project costs if the system failure. : Notice of Failure: If the results~of the investigation cause the Inspector to determine that the system has failed, the Inspector shal[issde notice to the property owner stating that the system has failed and providing the conditiorl~ ob ' .sc~ved for that conclusion. The Inspector shall require the system to be repaired or replaced Within ~t specific period of time, generally no more than thirty (30) days. The Building Official may ~Xten~ this period for reasonable cause, primarily reasons relating to construction, providing that ihe~roperty owner provides evidence of regular pumping of the septic tank which shall be no 10s~ frequent than biweekly. Failure to COmPly With Repair or Replacement Order: If the property ow[er fails to compl.y .with the order of the Building Official, the Building Official will notify tt~ ~p~P~rty owner in wnung of the noncompliance and advise the property owner that the City will :obta~ two quotations for the repair work for licensed septic system installations and will authori~ the/Work to be performed. The City will further ask the home owner to grant right of entry Ohm t~:e P~operty within ten (10) days of the date of this notice. If a right of entry is not forthcoming ~7i. thin[the designated period, the Building Official shall refer the need for access to the property to thoCi~Attomey. The home owner shall be advised that all construction costs associated with the City repair and legal fees pttts ~m a~ainistrative and overhead fee of 25% will be charged to the cost of the repair. Upon complafi0n 0,~ the project, an itemized bill for the work will be sent to the property owner. If the bill is not P~di~h full within thirty (30) days, interest will accrue at a rate set under City policy and the eatiro ~oje~t cost will be special assessed against the subject property.