Agenda - Planning Commission - 05/01/2003

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I I I I i I ! I I I I I I I I I I 9.13 Soils 9.13.01 Purposes and Findings Subdivision 1. The City determines that in areas not served by sanitary sewer, the effluent from septic tanks shall be disposed of by soil absorption in properly constructed and effectively operating absorption systems. Subd. 2. The City determines that protection of the public health, safety and general welfare, including the protection of natural resources from impairment, pollution, and destruction, with which it is charged by Minnesota Statute 1973, §l16B.01, are advanced by permitting soil absorption systems only where soil permeability, surface slope, freedom from flooding and distance from groundwater ensure reasonable absorption without pollution of waters, Such lands hereinafter being described as Class I lands. Subd. 3. The City finds that lands within it have unfavorable characteristics for soil absorption systems; such lands hereinafter being described as Class II, III, IV and V lands. Subd. 4. The City adopts the standard requirement that sufficient area of Class I land be available within each lot or parcel for the construction of an adequately sized soil absorption system and the reconstruction or duplication of the soil absorption or final disposal unit of that system. In no case shall the area of contiguous Class I land available on each lot be less than as follows: a. 2000 Urban Area 50% of lot area b. Transitional Area 25% of lot area c. Rural Area 25% of lot area All areas shall be exclusive of public rights of way, including publicly dedicated easements. All required areas of contiguous Class I land availability may include that portion of the lot or parcel used for building construction and all such areas may include building set-back requirements, except that there must be adequate area for septic tank construction in the 2000 Urban Development Area and adequate area for septic tank construction in the 2000 Urban Development Area and adequate area for septic tank construction and reconstruction in the Transitional and Rural Development Areas. Subd. 5. The City adopts the Anoka County Soil Survey, 1977 (Soil Survey) and supplemental operational soil surveys as its official soil survey and makes it a part of this City Code, a copy of which is on file with the Administrator. The soil survey is a guide to establishing land classifications as defined herein. Land areas mapped and described in the soil survey as being acceptable for soil absorption systems does not constitute an implied or express warranty that such land is in fact usable for this purpose. 9-108 283