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ORI)INANCF. 84-2 CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA Section 1. Amendment Chapter 150.01 Sewage Disposal Systems is hereby amended to read as follows: 150.01 SEWAGE DISPOSAL 150.01.1 OBJECTIVES The objectives of this chapter are to provide to the extent possible, with on- site systems, adequate and safe methods of sewage disposal and to prevent the contamination of any existing or future water supply by existing or future sewage disposal system. However, the systems, procedures, and other requirements of this chapter are not to be construed such as to afford direct protection to an individual landowner, but rather the purpose of this chaper is to adopt a general public policy relating to sewage disposal and clean water supplies. 150.01.2 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this chapter, certain terms or words used herein shall be interpreted as follows: The word "shall" is mandatory; the words '~hould" and "may" are permissive. Ali. distances, unless otherwise specified, shall be measured horizontally. 1. '%dministrator" is the building official. 2. "Agency" is the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 3. "Agency Approved Disposal Facility" is any disposal facility which has a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit or State Disposal System Permit or letter of approval from the agency. 4. '~lternative System" is an individual sewage treatment system employing such methods and devices presented in Section 150.014G. 5. "Baffle" is a device installed in a septic tank for proper operation of the tank and to provide maximum retention of solids, and includes vented sanitary tees and submerged pipes in addition to those devices that are normally called baffles. 6. "Bedroom' is any room within a dwelling that, in the judgment of the zoning officer, might reasonablybe used as a sleeping room, includingbut not limited to rooms designated as den, office or study, and unfinished areas with potential development to san~.