Comp Plan 1974-1977 FILE #1 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

SECTIO~ II - DEFINITIONS 2.1 Floodplain Lands adjacent to rivers, lakes, creeks, drainageways, marshes and other lowland areas which are subject to inundation by runoff from the 100 year regional storm or the 100 year snow, melt runoff event. 2.2 Sewage Disposal Ordinance An ordinance of the City of Ramsey adopted July 1977 and known as "An Ordinance Providing for the Construction and ~.laintenance of Sewage Disposal Systems" and any subsequent amendments to that ordinance. 2.3 Soil Absorption System A system con§tructed in conformance to the City of Ramse. y Sewage Disposal Ordinance for the purpose of the disposal of septic tank effluent by soil absorption. 2.4 Soil Permeability The quality of the soil that permits water or air to pass through it is expressed as the time in minutes required to pass one inch of wa through a saturated cross section of soil; it is determined by field test procedures outlined in the City of Ramsey Sewage Disposal Ordinance. Slowly Permeable Soils - Soils having percolation rates in excess of 60 minutes per.inch. Moderately Permeable Soils -.Soils having percolation rates of 30 minutes per inch to 60 minutes per inch. Rapidly Permeable Soils - Soils having percolations of less than 30 minutes per inch. 2.5 Soil Survey The systemized study of soils including the study of morphological soil characteristics, soil behavior, and the classification of soils into defined types and other classification units; soil mapping to show the boundaries of soils and their geographic distribution, and the prediction of their behavior for specific uses or management systems as defined by Standard Soil Survey, USDA. 2.6 Watertable The uppermost part of the soil that is wholly saturated with water. 2.7 Class I Lands Lands on which the watertable remains greater than 6 feet below the surface through the year and: a. The soil is moderately permeable with slopes not exceeding 12% b. The soil is rapidlY permeable with slopes not exceeding 18%.