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SEWAGE DISPOSAL ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO. 77- CITY OF PAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDIHANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS 1.O OBJECTIVES. The objectives of this ordinance are to provide to the extent possible with on- site systems, adequate and safe methods of sewage disposal and to prevent the con- tamination of any existing or future water supply by existing or future sewage dis- posal system. However, the systems, procedures and other requirements of this ordinance are not to be construed such as to afford direct protection to an individual land owner, but rather the purpose of this ordinance is to adopt a general public policy relating to sewage disposal and clean water supplies. 2.0 DFFINITIONS. For the purpose of this ordinance certain terms or words used herein shall be interpreted as follows: the word "shall" is mandatory, the words "should" and "may" are~pewnissive. All distances unless othe~ise specified shall be measured horizontally. "ADMINISTRATOR" The plumbing inspector. "AGENCY" The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. "AGENCY APPROVED DISPOSAL FACILITY" Any disposal facility which has a National i~ollutant Dirge E~imin'ation System (NPDES) Permit or State Disposal System Permit or letter of approval from the Agency. ~ "ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM" An individual sewage treatment system employing such methods an-H-d--d-evices presented in Section 4.07. "BAFFLE" A device installed in a septic tank for proper operation of the tank, and to provide maximum retention of solids. Includes vented sanitary tees and sub- merged pipes in addition to those devices that are normally called baffles. I'BEDROOM" Any room within a dwelling that, in the judgement of the zoning officer, m~-Tf~'Ht reasonably be used as a sleeping room, including but not limited to rooms designated as den, office oF study and unfinished areas with potential development to same. "BUILDING DRAIN" That part of the lowest piping of the drainage system which receives the~scharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the build- ing and conveys it to the building sewer beginning at least one foot outside the build- lng footings.