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ORDINANCE NO.318
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 720 OF
MEDINA CITY CODE INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE SEPTIC SYSTEMS.
The City Council of the City of Medina, Minnesota ordains as follows:
Section I. Amendment of Section 720. Section 720 of the City code shall be amended by deleting
the stricken material and adding the underscored material as follows:
Section II. Adoption of Individual Sewage Treatment Standards. The Medina City
code is hereby amended by adding the following:
720. INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE TREATMENT STANDARDS
720.01. Purpose and Intent. The purpose of this ordinance is to provide minimum standards
for and regulation of sewage disposal by means of an individual sewage treatment systems
(ISTS) and septic disposal, including the proper location, design, construction, operation,
maintenance and repair to protect surface water and ground water from contamination by human
sewage and waterborne household and commercial waste; to protect the public's health and
safety; and to eliminate or prevent the development of public nuisances, all pursuant to the
authority granted under Minnesota Statutes Chapters 115 and 145A and Minnesota Rules
Chapter 7080, as amended.
720.03. General Provisions. Subd. 1. Standards Adopted by Reference. The city hereby
adopts Minnesota Rules Parts 7080.0010 through 7080.0950 by reference, excluding Minnesota
Rules part 7080.0450 warrantied individual sewage treatment system, and except for as modified
in section 720.07 of this ordinance.
Subd. 2. Permits. No person shall install, alter, repair or extend any ISTS in the city
without first applying for and obtaining a permit from the building official and paying the
required fee, except as allowed in Subd. 3 below. Such permit shall be valid for a period of
twelve (12) months from the date of issuance.
Subd. 3. Permits Not Required. Permits shall not be required for the following
activities:
a. Repair or replacement of pumps, floats or other electrical devices of the pump.
b. Repair or replacement of baffles in the septic tank.
c. Installation or repair of inspection pipes and manhole covers.
d. Repair or replacement of the line from the building to the septic tank.
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Subd. 4. License Requirements. No person shall engage in the, inspection, design,
installation, construction, alteration, extension, repair, assessment, maintenance or pumping of
any ISTS without first obtaining a license to perform such tasks from the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency, except as provided under Minnesota Rules Section Part 7080.0700, subpart 1
and as allowed in Subd. 3 above.
Subd. 5. Failing Scptic System . 6 notice of noncompliance shall be ; ea and ,
a. A failing ISTS shall be upgraded, replaced or its use discontinued within ten (10)
imminent threat to health and safety; and
b. An ISTS posing an imminent threat to public health or safety shall be upgraded,
v,l ;tom e d ntin a with; .z_ ppropr: to time
Section 720.05. Additional Soil Treatment Area Requirements. Subd. 1. All new lots
created after the effective date of this ordinance, all lots which are existing on the date of this
ordinance, and all undeveloped lots, shall include at least one additional designated soil
treatment area which can support a standard STS. All soil treatment areas
shall be protected before, during and after construction on the lot. The method of protection of
the additional soil treatment area shall be approved by the building official and may include, but
is not limited to, snow fencing, permanent fencing and silt fencing. No building permit shall be
issued for construction on any property within the City until at least two soil treatment areas that
can accommodate a standard Gystems ISTS have been identified and protected on all parcels for
which a building permit is applied for.
lots:
Subd. 2. The following minimum setback requirements from the ISTS shall apply on all
a. Any water well supply 50 feet
b. Water under pressure 10 feet
c. Wetlands 75 feet
d. Property Lines 10 feet
Section 720.06. Regular Assessment and Maintenance Program. Subd 1. The City hereby
establishes a program for reviewing all ISTS in the City.
Subd 2. Effective Date. All ISTS in existence at the time of this ordinance will be required to be
evaluated and submit a completed Assessment and Maintenance Report Form by September 30,
2001. Thereafter, each system will be required to be assessed and if necessary, maintained every
three years or before the approval of a land division whichever comes first.
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Subd 3. Assessment and Maintenance Report Form.
a. Every three years or upon the receipt of any application for any land division the City shall
distribute an Assessment and Maintenance Report Form to all properties with ISTS.
b. Property owners shall, at their sole expense, provide for the assessment, pumping, and
maintenance of the ISTS.
c. A completed Assessment and Maintenance Report Form shall be returned to the City by
September 30th of the same year or before the approval of a land division.
Subd 4. Assessment and Maintenance Requirements
a. ISTS assessment and maintenance shall be conducted pursuant to 7080.0175.
Subd. 5 Failure to Complete an Assessment and Maintenance Form.
a. In the event a property owner fails to complete the Assessment and Maintenance Report Form
and return it to the City as required herein, the City, may take such action as it deems
necessary to enforce the assessment and, if necessary, maintenance of the ISTS. Any on -site
assessment or maintenance conducted by the City shall be invoiced to the property owner in
an amount established by resolution of the City Council. All costs associated with evaluating
and maintaining the ISTS may be specially assessed pursuant to MS 429.101.
b. Failure to complete an Assessment and Maintenance Report Form will require the
replacement of a failing ISTS within 3 years as stated Section 720.06 Subd 6 (a) of this
ordinance.
Subd. 6. Failing ISTS. A notice of noncompliance regarding an ISTS shall be issued and
copies provided to the property owner and to the city within 30 days under the following
conditions:
a. A failing ISTS shall be upgraded, replaced, repaired or its use discontinued within ten three
4-0(3) years unless it is regularly assessed, as required in this section, and not found to be an
imminent threat to public health and safety. The system may continue to be used until it is
found to be an imminent threat to health and safety; and
b. An ISTS posing an imminent threat to public health or safety shall be upgraded, repaired, or
its use discontinued, within an appropriate time no greater than 10 months.
720.07. More Restrictive Standards. Subd. 1. Minnesota Rules section Part 7080.0130,
subpart 3(A) is modified by requiring at least two septic tanks with a minimum capacity of 1,000
gallons each.
Subd. 2. Minnesota Rules section Part 7080.0160, subpart 1(C) is modified to require a dosing
tank with a minimum capacity of 1,000 gallons.
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Subd. 3. Minnesota Rules section Part 7080.0178, specifying other systems; Section 7080.0400,
subpart 2 specifying alternative new technology; and Section 7080.0179, subpart 2 specifying
shall be utilized only on developed lots existing on the effective date of this
ordinance with existing septic system ISTS which have failed. Systems designed or installed on
a slope greater than twelve (12) percent and trench systems constructed on eighteen (18) percent
slopes shall be treated as other systems on any lot.
Subd. 4. All waste waters discharged into the septic system ISTS shall be metered on all Hon
single fa.,.;ly „ses uses except detached single family dwellings7
720.08. Enforcement. Subd. 1. Criminal Penalty. Any person who violates any provision of
this ordinance or who makes any false statement on a certificate of compliance, shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor.
Subd. 2. Civil Remedy. In the event of a violation of this ordinance, in addition to other
remedies, the city may institute appropriate actions or proceedings to prevent, restrain,
correct or abate such violations.
Subd. 3. Permits. No building permit, certificate of occupancy, license, or other permit shall be
issued for the construction upon use or occupation of any parcel of property within the city
unless the requirements of this ordinance are met with respect to said parcel of property.
Section III. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage and publication in accordance
with law.
Adopted this 16`h day of May, 2000 by the Medina City Council.
B. Ferris, Mayor
Paul Roon, Administrator -Clerk -Treasurer
Published in the Lakeshore Weekly News this 1st day of June, 2000.
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CITY OF MEDINA
ORDINANCE NO. 319
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MEDINA ZONING MAP
REGARDING PROPERTY IN SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 118, RANGE 23,
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
The City Council of the City of Medina Ordains as follows:
SECTION I: The property legally described in Exhibit A attached hereto is hereby rezoned
from urban commercial to suburban residential and the Medina zoning administrator is hereby
authorized and directed to cause the city's zoning map to be changed to reflect the zoning
amendment.
SECTION II: This ordinance shall be effective upon its adoption and publication.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the mayor and clerk -treasurer -administrator are
authorized to execute this ordinance and to cause it to be published only upon approval of an
amended Medina comprehensive plan by the Metropolitan Council which changes the land use
designation of the property described in Exhibit A from commercial to residential.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Medina this 5th day of July, 2000.
B. Ferris, Mayor
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Paul Robinson, Administrator -Clerk -Treasurer
Published in the Lakeshore Weekly News this 12th day of October, 2000.
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EXHIBIT A
The property subject to the foregoing zoning amendment is described as follows:
That part of the west 956.5 feet of the northwest 1/4 of Section 30, Township 118, Range 23
Hennepin County Minnesota, lying southerly of the right-of-way of the Burlington Northern
Railway; and
That part of the northwest 1/4 of Section 30, Township 118, Range 23 Hennepin County Minnesota
that lies southerly of the right-of-way of the Burlington Northern Railway and east of the west 956.5
feet of said northwest quarter.
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