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shall consider sewage treatment and water supply capabilities or constraints of the lot and shall deny the variance if adequate facilities cannot be provided. c. If, in a group of two or more contiguous lots under the same ownership, any individual lot does not meet the requirements of this section the lot must not be considered as a separate parcel of land for the purposes of sale or development. The lot must be combined with the one or more contiguous lots so they equal one or more parcels of land, each meeting the requirements this section as much as possible. Subd. 2. Additions/expansions to nonconforming structures. a. All additions or expansions to the outside dimensions of an existing nonconforming structure must meet the setback, height, and other requirements of this section. Any deviation from these requirements must be authorized by a variance. b. Deck additions may be allowed without a variance to a structure not meeting the required setback from the ordinary high water level if all of the following criteria and standards are met: (1) the structure existed on the date the structure setbacks were established; (2) a thorough evaluation of the property and structure reveals no reasonable location for a deck meeting or exceeding the existing ordinary high water level setback of the structure; (3) the deck encroachment toward the ordinary high water level does not exceed 15 percent of the existing setback of the structure from the ordinary high water level or does not encroach closer than 30 feet, whichever is more restrictive; and (4) the deck is constructed primarily of wood, and is not roofed or screened. Subd. 3. Nonconforming sewage treatment systems. a. A sewage treatment system not meeting the requirements of Section 8.30 of the City Code must be upgraded, at a minimum, at any time a variance of any type is required for any improvement on, or use of, the property. For the purposes of this provision, a sewage treatment system shall not be considered nonconforming if the only deficiency is the sewage treatment system's improper setback from the ordinary high water level. b. The City of Ramsey has adopted the following by reference: Minnesota Rules Chapter 7080, Sections 7080.0020, 7080.0060, 7080.0065, 7080.0110, 7080.0120, 7080.0125, 7080.0150, 7080.0160, 7080.0170, 7080.0175 7080.0176, being the Sections containing the technical standards and criteria contained in the "Individual Sewage Treatment Systems Program." The City currently requires and monitors septic system pumping permits that indicate the status of each system. The City will require upgrading or replacement of any non-conforming system within a reasonable period of time, which will not exceed 2-years following issuance of written notification from the City to the property owner of said non- conforming system. Sewage systems installed according to all applicable local shoreland management standards adopted under Minnesota Statutes, section 23