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17. Watercourse shall mean a
channel in which a flow of water occurs.
either continuously or intermittently.
Subd. 18. Person shall mean any indi-
vidual. firm, company, association, so-
ciety, corporation or group.
Subd. 19. Shall is mandatory: May is
permissive.
Subd. 20. Plumber means that all refer-
ences to plumber within this ordinance,
unless otherwise stated within the con-
text of this ordinance, shall mean a
Master Plumber.
Subd. 21. Village shall mean the Village
Council or any authorized agents or
representatives of the Village, including
employees of the Village acting within
the scope of their employment.
Section 1:02. Protection from Damage. No
unauthorized person shall maliciously, will-
fully, or negligently break. damage, destroy,
uncover. deface or tamper with any struc-
ture. appurtenance, or equipment which is
a part of the municipal sewage works. Any
person violating this provision shall be
guilty of disorderly conduct.
Section 1:03. Powers of Inspection. The
Village Engineer and other duly authorized
employees of the village bearing proper
credentials and identification shall be per-
mitted to enter upon all properties for the
purposes of inspection. observation, measure-
ment. sampling, and testing, in accordance
with the provisions of the Sewer Code.
Section 1:04. Violations. Any person vio-
lating any provision of the Sewer Code shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day that
violation shall continue shall constitute a
separate offense.
Section 1:05. Loss to Village. Any person
vs lating any of the provisions of the Sewer
Cole shall become liable to the Village for
any expense. loss. or damage occasioned
the Village by reason of such violation.
Section 2 - Use of Public Sewers Required
Section 2. Objectionable Waste. It shall
be unlawful for any person to place. de-
posit. or permit to be deposited in an un-
sanitary manner upon public or private
property within the Village of Medina, or
in any area under the jurisdiction of said
Village, any human or animal excrement,
garbage. or other objectionable waste.
Section 2:01 Sewage Treatment. It shall
be unlawful to discharge into any natural
outlet within the Village of Medina, or in
any area under the jurisdiction of said Vil-
lage. any sanitary sewage, industrial wastes,
or other polluted waters. except where suit-
able treatment has been provided in ac-
cordance with provisions of the Sewer Code.
Section 2:02. Use of Public Sewer Re-
quired. Except as hereinafter provided, it
shall be unlawful to construct or maintain
any privy. privy vault, septic tank. cesspool,
r other facility intended or used for the
disposal of sewage.
Section 2:03. Toilet Facilities. The owner
of all houses, buildings. or properties used
for human occupancy. employment, recrea-
tion. or other purpose. situated within the
Village and abutting on any street. alley
or right-of-way in which there is now lo-
cated or may in the future be located a
public sanitary sewer of the Village, is
hereby required at his expense to install
suitable toilet facilities therein, and to con-
nect such facilities directly with the proper
public sewer in accordance with the provi-
sions of the Sewer Code. within 90 days
after date of official notice to do so, pro-
vided that said public sewer is located in
the street or alley of abutting property.
Section 2:04. Discontinue Septic Tanks and
Cesspools. The owner of all houses, build-
ings or properties where cesspools and
septic tanks have been in existence prior
to the construction of the sanitary sewer,
shall connect with the public sewer on or
before December 31. 1969. In the event that
a hardship exists with respect to fulfilling
the requirements contained in this section,
it is required that the owner submit his
request for hardship in writing to the Vil-
lage Council for its determination and de-
' Mn as to whether in fact a hardship
is rejected oy the sue
rected within 48 hours after rejection.
Subd. 4. All sewer ms must be
closed within 24 hoursstafter approval
by the Village.
Section 3:10. Department of Health Recom-
mendations. The type, capacities, location,
and layout of a private sewage disposal
system shall comply with all recommenda-
tions of the Department of Public Health
of the State of Minnesota except where the
Village Engineer shall authorize in writing
deviations therefrom.
Section 3:11. Discharge. The effluent from
a septic tank or other sewage disposal sys-
tem must discharge into an approved absorp-
tion field. It shall never be discharged upon
the ground or into a stream or open ditch,
nor into any public sewer.
Section 3:12. Clogged Soil. When the soil
around any cesspool or tile disposal field
becomes so clogged that it will no longer
absorb the liquids placed therein, additional
soil absorption facilities shall be provided.
Section 3:13. Standards. In addition, the
standards set forth in the following sect
ions
are hereby established for the location, con-
struction, and repair of cesspools, septic
tanks, tile drain fields, sewage disposal sys-
tems, and plumbing systems:
LOCATION OF CESSPOOLS. SEPTIC
TANKS& DRAIN FIELDS
Subd. 1. The standards and specifica-
tions relative to the location of cesspools,
septic tanks and drain fields shall be
governed by the specifications of the
Minnesota Health Department and spe-
cifications amendatory thereto, and said
specifications of the Minnesota Health
Department are hereby incorporated by
reference and made a part hereof, to-
gether with all amendments thereto.
Section 3:14. Septic Tanks.
SEPTIC TANKS
Subd. 1. The standards and specifica-
tions relative to the location of septic
tanks shall be governed by the specifica-
tions of the Minnesota Health Depart-
ment and specifications amendatory
thereto, and said specifications of the
Minnesota Health Department are here-
by incorporated by reference and made
a part hereof, together with all amend-.
ments thereto.
Section 3:15. Drain Fields.
DRAIN FIELDS
Subd. 1. The standards and specifica-
tions relative to the location of drain
fields shall be governed by the specifi-
cations of the Minnesota Health Depart-
ment and specifications amendatory
thereto. and said specifications of the
Minnesota Health Department are hereby
incorporated by reference and made a
part hereof, together with all amend-
ments thereto.
Section 3:16. Sump Pumps.
SUMP PUMPS
Subd. 1. Where small sump pumps are
used, such pumps must be of good
quality. Further, the discharge pipe line
from pump to sewer must have a check
valve in pipe line.
Subd. 2. Sump Pump wells must have
tight -fitting covers.
Subd. 3. Where sump pump is used for
pumping laundry water or floor drain
water only, no vent is necessary from
sump pump well.
Subd. 4. 1f kitchen sink or any sewage
is being pumped. sump pump well must
be vented with a 1, a inch galvanized
pipe increased to 2 inch galvanized pipe
going through the roof. All sump pump
well vents must be independent vents.
Section 3:17. Digging Cesspool Holes, etc.
All septic tank and cesspool holes dug by
machine must be dug crosswise of the ditch
so that the pipe joining tanks will be on
solid ground. At any time, the plumbing
inspector may request digging to be done
by hand labor and not by machine.
Section 3:18. Pipes. All pipes joining sep-
tic tanks and cesspools which are being
installed on fill must be supported under-
eath with not less than a 2 x 6 on edge,
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does exist and whether an extension of with 2 x 4's driven into the ground and
time shall be granted. No septic tank or spiked to the side of the 2 x 6 at sufficient
cesspool shall be permitted to discharge intervals to prevent settling.
into any public sewer or natural outlet. Section 3:19. Abandoned Cesspools, etc.
Nothing within this ordinance shall prohibit Any abandoned cesspool or septic tank not
one outside the sewer district, as defined properly filled is hereby declared a public
within this ordinance, from dumping upon nuisance and shall be proceeded against as
one's own land any sanitary sewage, indus- such.
trial wastes. or other polluted waters pro- Section 3:20. Sanitation. The owner shall
vided the owner of said land obtain a permit operatefacilities a sanity he private
sewage
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from the Village Clerk in the amount of disposalsanitary
$5.00 for said dumping. all times, at no expense to the
Section 3 - Private Sewage Disposal Systems Section 3:21. Health Requirements. No
Section 3. Public Sewer Availability. At statement contained in this chapter shall be
such time as a public sewer becomes avail- construed to interfere with any additional
able to a property served by a private health requirements that may be imposed.
sewage disposal syste , as provided in Section 4- Permits for Public Sewer
Section 2:03, a direct connection shall be Connections
made to the public sewer in compliance Section 4. Permit Required. No unauthor-
with this ordinance, and any septic tanks ized person shall uncover. make
se. nye con -
and similar private sewage disposal facil- nections with or opening alter. or
ities shall be abandoned and filled with disturb any public sewer or appu
ena
suitable material. thereof without first obtaining a written
Section 3:01 Draining Private Systems. permit from the office of the Village and
The contents of septic tanks cannot be otherwise complying with the terms of this
pumped into the public sewer system or in chapter.
any manner emptied into said public sewer Section 4:01. Supervision. No plumbing
system. The contents of septic tanks may be shall be done except under direct super -
hauled to the sewage ponding area within vision of a Master Plumber when connect -
the Village of Medina by a scavenger truck ing with a public sewer.
and may be dumped therein if a permit is Section 4:02. Bonds. Permits for building
obtained' from the Village of Medina in the sewers and connections shall be taken out
amount of $5.00. Any reference to a sewage by a Master Plumber, who shall furnish a
f S3 000 ^onditioned as
ponding area shall mean that sewage pond-
ing area owned by and len through the
amiaaa of Medina and it is prohibited to
bond in the amount o described t t
required by Ordinances of thlumbersVillage
The to any public sewer:
lat4nq to the licensing .-„ishp an additional Subd- 1. Anyliqutdorvapor having a
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placed until the work has been inspected
and approved. Tunneling may be permitted
but no tunnel shall exceed six (6) feet in
length and the pipe shall be installed so as
to permit inspection of all joints.
Section 5:07. Sewer Service Pipe. All sewer
service pipes shall be extra heavy cast iron
soil pipe or vitrified clay sewer pipe and
the minimum inside diameter of said extra
heavy cast iron soil pipe or vitrified clay
sewer pipe shall be 4 inches.
Section 5:08. Joints. All joints and con-
nections shall be made gas -tight and water
tight.
Section 5:09. Extra Heavy Cast Iron Soil
Pipe.
Subd. 1. Lead: Lead shall be run in one
pouring and caulked tight. No paint,
varnish, or other coating shall be per-
mitted on the jointing material until
after the joint has been. tested and ap-
proved.
Subd. 2. Compression: Joints shall be
ASTM C564 neoprene positive one piece
double seal displacement and compres-
sion type. Lubricant and method of in-
stallation shall be in accordance with
the manufacturer's instructions.
All joints in vitrified clay pipet shall be
ASTM designation C425-60T Type Type
III specially molded integrally with the pipe.
Joints between such vitrified clay pipe and
cast iron soil pipe shall be made with ap-
proved hot -poured jointing material as spe-
cified below.
Material for hot -poured joints shall not
soften sufficiently to destroy the effective-
ness of the joint when subjected to a tem-
perature of one -hundred sixty (160 degrees
F. degrees Fahrenheit, nor be soluble in
any of the wastes carried by the drainage
system. The joint shall first be caulked tight
with jute, hemp. or similar approved ma-
terial.
Section 5:10. Connections, "Y" Branch.
The connection of the building sewer into
the public sewer shall be made at the
existing service sewer lead, if such is avail-
able at a suitable location. If the public
sewer is twelve (12) inches in diameter or
less, and no properly located sewer lead is
available, the owner shall, at his expense,
install a "Y" branch in the public sewer
at the location specified and as directed
by the Village Engineer. Where the public
sewer is greater than 12 inches in diameter,
and no properly located "Y" branch is
available, a neat hole may be cut into the
public sewer to receive the building sewer,
with entry in the downstream direction at
an angle of about forty-five (45) degrees.
A forty-five degree ell may be used to
make such connection, with the spigot end
cut so as not to extend past the inner
surface of the public sewer. The invert of
the building sewer at the point of connection
shall be at the same or at a higher eleva-
tion than the invert of the public sewer. A
smooth, neat joint shall be made, and the
connection made secure and watertight
by engagement in concrete. Special fittings
may he used for the connection only when
approved by the Village Engineer.
Section 5:11. Permit Required. No person
shall in any way open or cut a public street
to connect to a ' Y" branch without first
acquiring a written permit from the Village
of Medina and filing a bond in the amount
of $75.00 to cover the possible cost of re -
pail of said "Y" branch and/or public street.
Section 5:12. Connections, Where Sewers
Provided. Sewer service leads have been
provided for each separate structure and
all connections to the public sanitary sewer
shall be made where sewer service leads
have been installed. Connection with the
public sanitary sewer at any other location
must be approved by the Village Engineer
prior to starting of any construction. In the
event the sewer service leads whichnh have
ve
been installed cannot be used,
property owner shall pay the full cost of
making the connection elsewhere.
Section 5:13. Inspection. The applicant for
the building sewer permit shall notify the
Village when the building sewer is ready
for inspection and connection to the public
sewer. The connection shall be made under
the supervision of the Village or its repre-
sentative.
Section 5:14. Guards, etc. All excavations
for building sewer installation shall be ade-
quately guarded with barricades and lights
so as to protect the public from hazard.
Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other pub-
lic property disturbed in the course of the
work shall be restored in a manner satis-
factory to the Village.
Section 6 - Use of Public Sewers
Section 6. Surface Waters. No person shall
discharge or cause to be discharged
water,
storm water, surface water, ground
roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling wa-
ter or unpolluted industrial process waters
to any sanitary sewer.
Section 6:01. Storm Sewers. Storm water
and all other unpolluted drainage shall be
discharged to such sewers as are specifically
designed as storm sewers, or to a natural
outlet approved by the Village Council. In-
dustrial cooling water or unpolluted process
waters may be discharged, upon approval
of the Village Council, to a storm sewer,
or natural outlet.
Section 6:02. Prohibited Wastes. Except as
hereinafter provided, no person shall dis-
charge or cause to be discharged any ma-
terial which may adversely affect the public
sewer system. including but not limited to
the following waters or wastes
required, the control manhole shall be con-
sidered to be the nearest downstream man-
hole in the public sewer to the point at
which the building sewer is connected.
Section 6:09. Agreement with Village. No
statement contained in this chapter shall be
construed as preventing any special agree-
ment or arrangement between the Village
and any industrial concern whereby an in-
dustrial waste of unusual strength or char-
acter may be accepted by the Village for
treatment, subject to payment therefor by
the industrial concern.
Section 7 - Rules and Rates for
Sewer Service
Section 7. Definitions. Unless the language
clearly indicates that a different meaning
is intended, the following terms and phrases
shall be given the meaning set out below
for the purposes of this ordinance:
Subd. 1. "Normal Sewage" is water -
carried waste products from residences,
public buildings, business or industrial
establishments, schools, or any other
buildings or structures, including the
excrementitious or other discharge from
human beings or animals, together with
such ground water infiltration as may
be present.
Subd. 2. "Industrial Waste" is any li-
quid, gaseous or solid waste substance
resulting from any process of industry,
manufacturing, trade, business, the de-
velopment of any natural resource or
any similar activity..
Subd. 3. "Average Unit" is defined as a
building containing three people.
Section 7:01. Rates. The following rates
and charges for use and service of the
sanitary sewer system are hereby estab-
lished, such charges and rates to be made
against each lot, parcel of land, unit or
premises which may have a connection di-
rectly or indirectly into the Village sanitary
sewer system and which discharges only
normal sewage into such system.
Section 7:02. Minimum Charges. The min-
imum quarterly charge, whether use of
water is metered or not, shall be as fol-
lows:
Subd. 1. Residential $8.550
(Per quarter, per average unit)
Subd. 2. Commercial and indus-
trial of $8.50trial
(Per average unit)
Subd. 3. The charges herein stated are
subject to increase by the Village Coun-
cil upon recommendation of the agents
and/or employees of the Village Council
regarding the strength and quantity of
the use of water and said increase by
the Village Council shall be by resolu-
tion of the Village Council.
Section 7:03. Flat Charges. Where the
rate is not based upon the metered use of
water, the following quarterly flat charges
shall be made:
Subd. 1. Residential $8.50
(Per quarter, per average unit)
Subd. 2. Commercial and ind1s- of $8.50
trial
Per average unit)
Subd. 3. The charges herein stated are
subject to increase by the Village Coun-
cil upon recommendation of the agents
and/or employees of the Village Council
regarding the strength and quantity of
the use of water and said increase by
the Village Council shall be by resolution
of the Village Council. The quarterly
flat charges shall be based upon the
metered use of water during the months
of January, February and March, and
said charges shall be adjusted annually.
Section 7:04. Metered Flow Charges. For
all residential premises where the rate is
to be based on the metered flow of water.
the rate shall be as follows: 1,000 gal.
First 10,000 gal. ... 85e per
Next 5,000 gal. 604 per 1,000 gal.
Next 25,000 gal. 50¢ per 1.000 gal.
Next 60,000 gal. 35¢ per
000 gal.
al.
Excess 25¢ per 1,000
For all commercial and industrial premises
where the rate is to be based on the meter
flow of water, the rate shall be 125% of
the above designated rates for residential
premises.
Section 7:05. Rate -Industrial Waste
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Large Units. On each lot, parcel, premises,
or unit not enumerated in Sections 7:02,
7:03 and 7:04, the use of water shall be
metered and the rate shall be the same as
that provided in Section 7:04.
Section 7:06. Metering Water Supply in
Lieu of Flat Charge. A meter recording the
use of water may be installed on any non-
residential lot, parcel, premises or unit enu-
merated in Sections 7:02, 7:03 and 7:04 of
this ordinance and thereafter the rate shall
be based upon such use of water. The Vil-
lage Council. may by resolution, require
and order the installation of such meter on
any such lot, parcel, premises or unit or
class thereof where it shall determine that
the afore -mentioned flat charges are im-
practical to apply, or result in inequitable
charges because insufficient or excessive;
and thereafter the rate shall be based upon
such use of water.
Section 7:07. Installation of Meter. Anv
water meter installed for use or used as a
basis for the computation of sewer rates
shall be installed and maintained in good
operating condition at all times. The Vil-
lage shall purchase the water meter, externa!
unit and attachment born on behalf of tie
owner, but the owner shall be liable to the
Village for the cost to the Village of the
water meter, external unit and attachment
horn and the owner shall pay to the Vil-
l...aa said costs upon receipt of the water
public storm sewer wherever mere is sucn -
a public storm sewer within 50 feet of such
building in any abutting street or on private
land. Such leaders shall be so placed and
such connection shall be so made that no
water flows upon any public sidewalk or
damages any street abutting such premises.
Section 9:03. Noncompliance Notice. When-
ever a building does not comply with one
or more of the requirements of Section 9:02,
the clerk shall serve a notice on the owner
of such building requiring him to install the
necessary roof drainage facilities and to
make connection with a storm sewer as re-
quired by Section 9:02.
Section 9:04. Sanitary Sewage in Storm
Sewer Prohibited. No person shall in any
way permit any sanitary sewage to flow into
any public storm drain from any premises
owned by him or under his control.
Section 10 - Connections with Water
Mains and Equipment
Section 10. Tapping of Mains Prohibited.
No person except employed or authorized
by the Village shall tap any distributing
main or pipe of the Village water supply
system, or insert stop -cocks or corporation -
cocks therein.
Section. 10:01. Permits for Service Con-
nections.
A. No connection or service tapping
shall be made with a Village water
main without a permit which shall be
issued by the Village upon application
by a licensed Master Plumber if he
shall find such connection to be neces-
sary and proper.
B. No permit shall issue for a connec-
tion or service tapping with the Vil-
lage water main to anyone except a li-
censed Master Plumber.
C. Permits shall describe the location
and size of each connection, and size
must not be departed from in any de-
gree, except on the written consent
made on said permit by the officer
giving the same.
Section 10:02. Supervision. No plumbing
shall be done except under direct supervi-
sion of a Master Plumber when connecting
with a public water system.
Section 10:03. Bonds. Permits for building
water systems and connections shall be
taken at by a Master Plumber, who l
furnish a bond in the amount of $3,0
con-
ditioned as required by Ordinances of this
Village relating to the licensing of plumbers.
The Master Plumber shall furnish an addi-
tional bond in the amount of $7.000 before
making building connections or doing any
other work on the public water system, and
said bond shall satisfy the, requirements of
this section and of Ordinances of this Vil-
lage relating to the licensing of plumbers
and be conditioned as required hereby.
Section 10:04. Insurance. Prior to the
commencement of construction work such
Master Plumber shall take out and main-
tain insurance against damages to prop-
erty or injury or death to persons, which
policies shall indemnify and save harmless
the Village and all of its officers dam-
ages, personnel against any claim, demand
ages, actions. or cause of action arising out
of or by reason of the doing of the work
or activities related or incident thereto, and
from any costs disbursements, or expenses
of defending the same. The property dam-
age insurance coverage shall be in the
amount of $25,000.00 or more, and the public
liability insurance for injury or death to
persons shall be in the amounts of $50,000.00
and $100,000.00. Proof of such insurance
shall be filed with the village prior to com-
mencement of construction work, and such
policy shall provide, that the Village shall
he notified immediately of any termination
or modification of such insurance.
Should the insurance coverage hereinbe-
fore provided be inadequate in amount then
such Master Plumber shall himself indem-
nify and save harmless the Village and all of
its officers and personnel in like manner.
Section 10:05. Permit Card. The village
shall furnish a Green Permit Card with
permit number which shall be prominently
displayed on property where water connec-
tion is being made: said card shall be dis-
played for the duration of the work.
Section 10:06. Connection Fees and Charges.
A. Fee for permit for water main tap-
ping shall be paid for each connection
in the amount specified in Section 10:25
(Ai. In addition thereto, before any per-
mit shall be issued, there shall be paid
any sum required under Section 10:06
(B) and 10:06 (C 1.
B. No permit shall be issued to tap or
connect with any water main of the
Village of Medina either directly or in-
directly from any lot or tract of land
unless the Village Clerk shall have cer-
tified:
(1) That such lot or tract of land to
be served by such connection or tap
has been assessed for the cost of con-
struction of the water main with which
the connection is made, or
(2) If no assessment has been levied
for such construction cost. that pro-
ceedings for levying such assessment
have been or will be commenced in
due course. or
,3 If no assessment has been levied.
aril no assessment proceedings will be
completed in due course. but a sum
equal to the portion of cost of con-
structing said water main which would
be assessable against said lot or tract
has been paid to the Village. a
C. If no such certificate can be issued
by the Clerk, no such permit tb tap or
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as appearing on its books.
Section 10:14. Supply from One Corpora-
tion -Cock. No more than one house or build-
ing shall be supplied from one corporation -
cock, except by special permission of the
Village Clerk. Whenever two or more
parties are supplied from one pipe. con-
necting with the distribution main. each
building or part of building must have a
separate stop box at the curb.
Section 10:15. Repair of Leaks. In case of
failure upon the part of any consumer or
owner to repair any leak occurring upon
her or his service pipe within 24 hours
after verbal or written notice has been
given upon the premises, the water will be
shut off from the same and will not be
turned on until the sum of five dollars
has - been paid. When the waste of water
is great, or when damage is likely to re-
sult from the leak, the water will be turned
off if the repair is not proceeded with
immediately upon the giving of such notice.
Section 10:16. Water Meters. Except for
extinguishment of fires or when authorized
by special permit from the Village Clerk,
and for temporary purposes only, no person
shall use water from the water supply sys-
tem of the Village or permit water to be
drawn therefrom. except the same be meter-
ed by passing through a meter supplied
or approved by the Village. No person not
authorized by the Village Clerk shall con-
nect, disconnect, take apart, or in any man-
ner change, or cause to be changed, or
interfere with any such meter or the action
thereof.
The Village Council shall from time to
time fix the charge to be made to customers
for water meters, and payment for same
shall be made in advance before delivery
for installation. Whenever any meter shall
become obstructed or out of order, the Vil-
lage shall cause it to be repaired. On re-
quest of any customer and payment to the
Village Clerk of a fee of $5.00, the Village
will test such water meter. If the Village
employee or authorized agent tests the wa-
ter meter upon said request of any custom-
er and finds that the water meter is more
than 2% in error in its reading, then the
$5.00 paid to the Village Clerk as a fee for
the testing of said water meter shall be
refunded to the customer by the Village
Clerk. All water meters obtained from the
Village shall remain the property of the
Village and may be replaced at any time
by the Village.
Whenever the Village Council shall deter-
mine that any water meter has been dam-
aged by reason of the presence of sand in
water which has passed through it from
the public water supply system, Village
Council may cancel any obligation im-
posed, by this section, upon the customer
to pay the cost of repair of such damage,
and direct that the cost of such repair be
paid out of the funds of the Water Depart-
ment.
Section 10:17. Old Corporation -Cocks Plug-
ged Penalty. When new buildings are erect-
ed on the sites of old ones, and it is de-
sired to increase or change the old water
service, no connections with the mains shall
be given until all the old corporation -cocks
shall have been removed and the main
plugged. If any contractor, workman or
employee upon such building shall cause or
allow any service pipe to be hammered to-
gether at the ends to stop the flow of
water, or save expense in removing such
pipe from the main, the owner of such
building, such workman and contractor shall,
upon conviction thereof, be fined not less
than fifty dollars nor more than $100.00
and shall remove said service pipe from
the main; if he shall fail to do so on 24
hours notice, he shall be obligated to pay
the Village the cost incurred by it for such
removal.
Section 10:18. Meter Setting Devices. Meter
setting devices for '/a inch and one inch
meters shall be of copper pipe or tubing
from the terminus of the service pipe up
to and including the house side valve, pro -
vied that if copper cannot be obtained
such meter setting device may be of an-
other non corrodible metal approved by the
Village.
Section 10:19. Excavation for Tapping
Water Mains. Excavations made for the
purpose of making a tap from any Village
water main shall be at least 21/2 feet wide
by 4 feet long inside the curbing, said 4
feet to be measured from a point 6 inches
beyond the side of the main opposite to
that which is to be tapped and from said
point toward the building with which said
water connection is to be made. Such exca-
vations shall extend to the depth of at
least 12 inches lower than the bottom of
the water main. Ample clear space shall
be allowed around the main in all cases to
insert the tapping machine. All excavations
for tapping shall be safely curbed to the
satisfaction of the Village tapper. In case
the excavation is not properly made, suf-
ficient clear space is not provided, or the
excavation improperly curbed, the tap shall
not be made until the excavation, clear
space and curbing are proper and safe, A
safe ladder shall be furnished by the person
doing the work for the use of the inspector
for the purpose of inspecting the connection
to the Village main.
Section 10:20. Water Meter Setting. All
water meters hereafter installed shall be in
accordance with the following ruses:
(a 1 The bottom of the meter shall not
be less than four (4) inches, or more
than twelve (12) inches from the top
of the finished basement floor line;
rates, arw weene.tam.
pleted, the meter shall be set in the reg-
ular way.
C. Water hills shall be mailed to the cus-
tomers quarterly and shall specify the
water consumed and the charge in ac-
cordance with the foregoing rates, and
in addition a penalty of 15 per cent which
shall be added to the amount due if not
paid within 15 days after the date of
the bill. Payments received by mail post-
marked on or before the fifteenth day
shall be deemed as paid within said pe-
riod.
Section 10:26. Service Charges. Charges
shall be made and collected for tapping
making connections with the Village water
mains, to be paid at the time of making ap-
plication therefor, as follows:
For connections a/a inch in di-
ameter 10.00
For connections 1 inch in di-
ameter 12.50
For larger connections. such an
amount as shall be fixed by the
Village.
For turning on water where ser-
vice has been turned off for non-
payment of water bill or fail-
ure to repair a leak, $10.00
For raising or lowering, stop -
boot tops to correspond with
ground level change made by
property owner, $15.00
Section 10:27. Delinquent Water Accounts.
All charges of water shall be due on the
quarterly due date specified by the Village
Clerk for the respective accounts, and shall
be delinquent 15 days thereafter. It shall be
the duty of the Village Clerk to endeavor to
promptly collect delinquent accounts, and in
all cases where satisfactory arrangements
for payment have not then been made, the
Village shall'be instructed to discontinue ser-
vice by shutting off the water at the stop box.
All delinquent accounts shall be certified by
the Village Clerk to the Village Assessor who
shall prepare an assessment roll each year
providing for assessment of the delinquent
amounts against the respective properties
served, which assessment roll shall be de-
livered to the Village Council for adoption on
or before October 1st of each year.
Section 10:28. Discontinuance of Service
for Ordinance Violations. The Village is au-
thorized to shut off water service at any stop
box connection at any time it shall be satis-
fied that:
(1) The owner or occupant of the prem-
ises served. or any person working on
any pipes or equipment thereon which
are connected with the Village water sup-
ply system has intentionally violated any
of the requirements of the Ordinances of
the Village relative to the water supply
system or connections therewith.
(2) The owner or occupant of the prem-
ises served threatens to violate, or cause
to be violated. any of the provisions of
this Code.
(3) Any charge for water, service, meter,
meter parts or any other financial obliga-
tions imposed on the present or former
owner or occupant of the premises serv-
ed, by the provisions of this Code, is un-
paid.
(4) Fraud or misrepresentation by the
owner or occupant in connection with an
application for service.
Provided that water shall not be turned off
from any service pipe between the hours of
9 o'clock a.m. on Saturday and 9 o'clock a.m.
on the following Monday.
Section 10:29. Deficiency of Water and
Shutting Off Water. The Village shall not be
liable for any deficiency or failure in the sup-
ply of water to consumers, whether occasion-
ed by shutting the water off for the purpose
of making repairs or connections, or from
any other cause whatever. In case of fire,
or alarm of fire, the Village may shut off
water to insure a supply for fire fighting: or
in making repairs or constructing new works,
the Village may shut off the water at any
time and keep it shut off so long as it
shall deem necessary.
Section 10:30. Declared Water Shortage. 11
the Village Council of the Village of Medina
at regular or special session declares by
resolution or if the Village Engineer for
the Village of Medina determines that ar
emergency is present, to declare a water
shortage and to determine that the users o
the public water mains shall be prohibiter
from using the water front the Municipal wa
ter system for certain functions on their prop
erty, then all persons within the Village o
Medina shall comply with the determinatio
of a water shortage either by the Village
Council or the Village Engineer. Anyon
found violating this provision shall be fine
$25.00 per day for each and every day sal'
person is in violation of this ordinance.
Section 10:31. Access to Buildings. Th
officers of the water division, and every per
son by them delegated for that purpose shy
have free access at reasonable hours of th
day to all parts of every building and premis
connected with the Village water supply sr
tem for reading of meters and inspections.
Section 10:32. Adjustments in Water Chart
es. The Village Council shall be authorized
make adjustments in water charges where
its opinion the amount billed was error
due to meter deficiency or other mistake.
Section 10:33. Well Drilling. It shall be u
lawful, subsequent to the enactment and pu
lication of this ordinance, for any person
drill a well for water within the Village wh
Village water is available for connection, e
kept when authorized by the Village Counc
Section 11- Penalty for Violations
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tic SUN NEWSPAPERS
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
Wayzata -Plymouth
MINNLTONKA SUN
747 E. Lake Street Wayzata, Minnesota
State of Minnesota
County of Hennepin
SS.
R. P. WANDER. being duly sworn. on oath says he is and during all times here stated has been the secretary and print-
er of the newspaper known as The Wayzata -Plymouth Sun and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated
as follows: i1) Said newspaper is printed in the English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form
equivalent in printed space to at least 900 square inches. .2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least once
each week. .3) Said newspaper has 50'7 of its news columns devoted to news of local interest to the community which it
purports to serve and does not wholly duplicate any other publication and is not made up entirely of patents. plate
matter and advertisements. .4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near the municipality which it purports to serve, has
at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paving subscribers. has an average of at (east 75'; of its total circulation cur-
rently paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as second-class matter in its local post -office. (5) Said
newspaper purports to serve the City of Wayzata and the Village of Plymouth in the County of Hennepin and it has its
known office of issue in the City of Wayzata in said county. established and open during its regular business hours for the
gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and maintained by the managing officer or persons in
its employ and subject to his direction and control during all such regular business hours and devoted exclusively during
such regular business hours to the business of the newspaper and business related thereto. (61 Said newspaper files a copy
of each issue immediately with the State Historical Society. (71 Said newspaper has complied with all the foregoing condi-
tions for at least two years preceding the day or dates of publication mentioned below. (8) Said newspaper has filed with
the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior to January 1. 1969 and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit in the form pre-
scribed by the Secretary of State and signed by the publisher of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary public
stating that the newspaper is a legal newspaper.
He further states on oath that the printed
'hereto attached as a part hereof
was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published therein in the English language. once
each week, for .. -.
.... . successive weeks
hat it was first so published on Thar a i the ....2 day
of (.C.t �19..;j 9nd was thereafter printed and published on every
to and including
the day of 19._. and that the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from
A to Z. both inclusive. and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publi-
cation of said notice, to wit:
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
YNo/4,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ttay.of
)Notarial Seal
Barbara Samuelson, Notary Public, Ramsey County, Minn.
My Commission Expires November 8. 1971
Page 6-MINNETONKA SUN- Thurs., Oct. 2, 1969
LEGAL
OTICES
(Official Publication)
ORDINANCE NO.128
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
REGULATION OF MUNICIPAL SEWER
AND WATER SYSTEMS WITHIN THE
VILLAGE OF MEDINA
THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VIL-
LAGE OF MEDINA DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. Sewer Code Defined. Sections
1 through 13 inclusive, shall comprise and
be referred to hereinafter as the "Sewer
Code, as follows:
Title Section
Sewer Code; Generally 1 et seq
Use of Public Sewers Required 2 et seq
Private Sewage Disposal
Systems 3 et seq
Permits for Public Sewer Con-
nections 4 et seq
Building Sewers and Connections 5 et seq
Use of Public Sewers 6 et seq
Rules and Rates for Sewer -
Service 7 et seq
Sewer District No. 1 8 et seq
Storm Water Drainage 9 et seq
Connections with Water Mains and
Equipment 10 et seq
Penalty for Violations 11 et seq
Separability of - Ordinances 12 et seq
Conflict of Ordinances 13 et seq
Section 1:01. Definitions. Unless the con-
text specifically indicates otherwise, the
meaning of terms in the Sewer Code shall
be as follows:
Subd. 1. Sewage Work shall mean all
facilities for collecting, pumping. treat-
ing and disposing of sewage.
Subd. 2. Sewage shall mean a combina-
tion of the water -carried wastes from
residences, business buildings, institu-
tions, and industrial establishments.
Subd. 3. Sewer shall mean a pipe or
conduit for carrying sewage.
Subd. 4. Public Sewer shall mean a
sewer in which all owners of abutting
properties have equal rights and is con-
trolled by public authority.
Subd. 5. Sanitary Sewer shall mean a
sewer which carries sewage and to
which storm, surface, and ground wa-
ters are not intentionally admitted.
Subd. 6. Storm Sewer or Storm Drain
shall mean a sewer which carries storm
and surface waters and drainage, but
excludes sewage and polluted industrial
wastes.
Subd. 7. Sewage Treatment Plant shall
mean any arrangement of devices and
structures used for treating sewage.
Subd. 8. Industrial Wastes shall mean
the liquid wastes from industrial proc-
esses as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Subd. 9. Garbage shall mean solid
wastes from the preparation, cooking
and dispensing of food. and from the
handling, storage, and sale of produce.
Subd. 10. Properly Shredded Garbage
shall mean the wastes from the prep-
aration, cooking, and dispensing of food
that has been shredded to such degree
that all particles will be carried freely
under the flow conditions normally pre-
vailing in public sewers, with no particle
greater than ' z inch in any dimension.
Subd. 11. Building Drain shall mean that
part of the lowest horizontal piping of a
drainage system which receives the dis-
charge from soil, waste, and other drain-
age pipes inside the walls of the build-
ing and conveys it to the building
sewer, beginning 5 feet outside the inner
face of the building wall.
Subd. 12. Building Sewer shall mean
the extension from the building drain to
the public sewer or other place of dis-
posal.
Subd. 13. B. O. D. (Denoting Biochem-
ical Oxygen Demand) shall mean the
quantity of oxygen utilized in the bio-
chemical oxidation of organic matter
under standard laboratory procedure in
5 days at 20 degrees C., expressed in
parts per million by weight.
Subd. 14. Ph shall mean the logarithm
of the reciprocal of the we+zht of hydro-
gen ions in grams per lite. of solution.
Subd. 15. Suspended Solids shall mean
solids that either float on the surface
of. or are in suspension in water, sew- j
age, or other liquids: and which are
removable by laboratory filtering.
Subd. 16. Natural Outlet shall mean any
outlet into a watercourse, pond. ditch,
lake or other body of surface or ground
water.
Subd. 17. Watercourse shall mean a
channel in which a flow of water occurs.
either continuously or intermittently.
Subd. 18. Person shall mean any indi-
vidual, firm• company, association, so-
ciety, corporation or group.
Subd. 19. Shall is mandatory: May is
permissive.
Subd. 20. Plumber means that all refer-
ences to plumber within this ordinance,
unless otherwise stated within the con-
text of this ordinance, shall mean a
Master Plumber.
Subd. 21. Village shall mean the Village
Council or any authorized agents or
representatives of the Village, including
employees of the Village acting within
the scope of their employment.
Section 1:02. Protection from Damage. No
unauthorized person shall maliciously, will-
fully, or negligently briak, damage, destroy,
uncover, deface or tamper with any struc-
ture. appurtenance, or equipment which is
a part of the municipal sewage works. Any
person violating this provision shall be
guilty of disorderly conduct.
Section 1:03. Powers of Inspection. The
Village Engineer and other duly authorized
employees of the village bearing proper
credentials and identification shall be per-
mitted to enter upon all properties for the
purposes of inspection, observation, measure-
ment. sampling, and testing, in accordance
with the provisions of the Sewer Code.
Section 1:04. Violations. Any person vio-
lat.ng any provision of the Sewer Code shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day that
violation shall continue shall constitute a
separate offense.
Section 1:05. Loss to Village. Any person
violating any of the provisions of the Sewer
Code shall become liable to the Village for
any expense. loss. or damage occasioned
the Village by reason of such violation.
Section 2 - Use of Public Sewers Required
Section 2. Objectionable Waste. It shall
be unlawful for any person to place. de-
posit. or permit to be deposited in an un-
sanitary manner upon public or private
property within the Village of Medina, or
in any area under the jurisdiction of said
Village, any human or animal excrement,
garbage, or other objectionable waste.
Section 2:01 Sewage Treatment. It shall
be unlawful to discharge into any natural
outlet within the Village of Medina, or in
shall not commence until permission ha
been granted by the Inspection Office.
Section 3:03. Private Systems. Where
public Sanitary sewer is not availab
under the provisions of Section 2:03, t
building sewer shall be connected to
private sewage disposal system complyi
with the provisions of this chapter.
Section 3:04. Permit. No person shall
or commence a private sewage disposal sy
tem, whether for residential, commercial
other use, without first submitting pla
and specifications for said system, payi
the proper fee, and securing a permit from
the Village or a duly authorized represe
tative. The application for such permit sha
be made on a form furnished by the V
lage, containing such information as th
Village Engineer reasonably may requir
Section 3:05. System Approved. Upo
examination of the plans and specificatio
so submitted, the Village shall determin
whether or not the sewage disposal syste be constructed as set forth in sat
plans and specifications or otherwise, an
shall determine the type of system mo
suitable for the proposed residential or com
mercial use, taking into account the terrai
upon which the said system is to be 1
cated, the density of population in the su
rounding area, and the health and welfare
of the community
Section 3:06. Issuance of Permit. The Vil
lage, when issuing the permit, shall specif the type of sewage disposal system
most suitable for the location involved an
the manner in which it is to be constructed
and the sewage disposal system shall be
constructed in accordance with said permi
and the plans and specifications as submit
ted or as corrected by the Village, and no
otherwise.
Section 3:07. Correction of Defects. If upon
examination the Village shall determine
that any sewage disposal system, whethe
for residential, commercial or other use. is
insufficient or improperly constructed or
operated, or that it constituted a menace
to the health and welfare of the community
or that effluent therefrom is being dis-
charged upon the ground or •into a stream
or open ditch, he shall forthwith order the
owners and users of said sewage disposal
system to cease operating and using it and
thereupon said owners and users shall im-
mediately cease operating and using it and
shall not again operate or use it until such
time as is has been corrected in accor-
dance with the recommendations of the
Village and until the Village certifies that
it is then a suitable and proper sewage
disposal system, does not constitute a
menace to the health and welfare of the
community, and effluent therefrom is not
discharged upon the ground or into a stream
or open ditch.
Section 3:08. Change of Plans. If at any
time during the construction of any sewage
disposal system the Village shall determine
that a change in plans and specifications
or type of sewage disposal system to be
installed is necessary, it shall forthwith
notify the person to whom a permit for
said construction has been issued, and that
person shall forthwith cease the construc-
tion of said sewage disposal system and
shall resume construction only when in-
formed by the Village that he may do so
and in accordance with plans and specifi-
cations having approval of the Village and
in accordance with such recommendations
as the Village may make.
Section 3:09. Inspection. A permit for a
private sewage disposal system shall not
become effective until the installation is
completed to the satisfaction of the Village.
It shall be allowed to inspect the work at
any stage of construction and, in any event,
the applicant for the permit shall notify the
office of the Village when the work is ready
nor final inspection. and before any under-
ground portions are covered. The inspection
shall be made within twenty-four (24) hours
of the receipt of notice by the Village. In
addition:
Subd. 1. When any work is started with-
out a permit, a double fee will be
charged.
Subd. 2. Any work covered without in-
spection must be reopened for the in-
spector.
Subd. 3. Any work rejected by the Vil-
lage must be changed to the satisfac-
tion of the Village and another inspection
called for final approval. Any work that
is rejected by the Village must be cor-
rected within 48 hours after rejection.
Subd. 4. All sewer systems must be
closed within 24 hours after approval
by the Village.
Section 3:10. Department of Health Recom-
mendations. The type, capacities, location,
and layout of a private sewage disposal
system shall comply with all recommenda-
tions of the Department of Public Health
of the State of Minnesota except where the h
Village Engineer shall authorize in writing s
deviations therefrom.
Section 3.11. Discharge. The effluent from n
a septic tank or other sewage disposal sys- t
tem must discharge into an approved absorp-
tion field. It shall never be discharged upon p
the ground or into a stream or open ditch,
nor into any public sewer.
Section 3:12. Clogged Soil. When the soil
around any cesspool or tile disposal field
becomes so clogged that it will no longer
absorb the liquids placed therein, additional
soil absorption facilities shall be provided.
Section 3:13. Standards. In addition, the
standards set forth in the following sections
are hereby established for the location, con-
struction, and repair of cesspools, septic
tanks, tile drain fields, sewage disposal sys-
tems, and plumbing systems:
LOCATION OF CESSPOOLS. SEPTIC A
TANKS & DRAIN FIELDS 11
Subd. 1. The standards and specifica- J
tions relative to the location of cesspools, ca
septic tanks and drain fields shall be pr by the specifications of the ci
Minnesota Health Department and spe-
cifications amendatory thereto, and said s
specifications of the Minnesota Health ne
Department are hereby incorporated by pe
reference and made a part hereof, to- F.
gether with all amendments thereto. an
Section 3:14. Septic Tanks. sy
SEPTIC TANKS wi
Subd. 1. The standards and specifica- to
tions relative to the location of septic
tanks shall be governed by the specifica- T
tions of the Minnesota Health Depart- the
ment and specifications amendatory ex
thereto. and said specifications of the abw
Minnesota Healt:( .Department are here- se
by incorporated by reference and made les
a part hereof, together with all amend- a
ments thereto. ins
Section 3:15. Drain Fields.
at
o
tioned as required hereby.
Section 4:03. Insurance. Prior tc
mencement of construction work sv
Plumber shall take out and main)
ance against damages to property
or death to persons, which poll(
indemnify and save harmless the
and all of its officers and persona(
s any claim, demand, damages, ac
cause of action arising out of or
a of the doing of the work or acti
le fated or incident thereto, and
he costs, disbursements, or expense
a fending the same. The property
ng insurance coverage shall be in th
of 825,000.00 or more, and the
dig bility insurance for injury or
s- persons shall be in the amounts of
or and $100,000.00. Proof of such
ns shall be filed with the Village prior
ng mencement of construction work,
policy shall provide, that the Vill
n- be notified immediately of any to
11 or modification of such insurance.
il- Should the insurance coverage
e fore provided be inadequate in arme. such Master Plumber shall himsel
n nify and save harmless the Villagi
ns of its officers and personnel in like
e Section 4:04. Permits. There sha
em classes of building sewer permits:
'd (11 For residential and coi
d service and
st (2) For service to establishmm
ducing industrial wastes. 1
n case, the owner or his ag.
o- make application on a spec
r- furnished by the Village. '.
mit application shall be sup
ed by any plans, specificai
other information which the
Engineer may reasonably requ
Section 4:05. Fees. A permit and
d tion fee of 815.00 for a sewer perm
be paid to the Village Treasurer at
the application is filed.
t Section 4:06. Permit Card. The Vitt)- furnish a Red Permit Card with
t number which shall be prominently d
on property where sewer connection
made: said card shall be displayed
duration of the work.
✓ Section 5 - Building Sewers and Conn(
Section 5. Expense on Owner. A
and expense incidental to the ins)
and connection of the building sew,
be borne by the owner. The own(
indemnify the Village from any
damage that may directly or indite
occasioned by the installation of the
sewer.
Section 5:01. Separate Sewers. A s
and independent building sewer shall
vided for every building: except wh
building stands at the rear of anothe
interior lot and no private sewer ➢:
able or can be constructed to the rea
ing through an adjoining alley, cour
or driveway, the building sewer frr
front building may be extended to tl
building and the whole considered
building sewer except for rate purposes.
Section 5:02. Old Sewers. Where at
of material other than extra heav
iron pipe, or vitrified clay pipe is
tered in the existing building sev
shall be replaced with pipe meet')
requirements of this ordinance. Whe
pipe other than extra heavy duty ca
pipe or vitrified clay pipe is encor
in the building drain, it shall be r
with pipe meeting the requirements
Village of Medina Plumbing Code.
Section 5:03. Crossing Cesspools an
tic Tanks. Building sewer pipe may 1
across existing cesspools and septic
providing pipe rests on a steel rein
concrete slab which ends rest direc
the concrete block walls. The two
sections of a regular cesspool cove
parallel with each other may be used.
Section 5:04. Elevation. Whenever p(
the building sewer shall be brought
building at an elevation below the bas
floor. No building sewer shall be la:
rallel to or within three feet of any b
wall, which might thereby be weakens(
depth shall be sufficient to afford p
tion from frost. The building sewer sh
laid at uniform grade and in straight
ment insofar as possible.
Section 5:05. Lifts. In all building
which any building drain is too to
permit gravity flow to the public s
sanitary sewage carried by such drain
be lifted by approved artificial mean:
discharged from the building.
Section 5:06. Excavations. All excav
required for the installation of a bui
sewer shall be open trench work u
otherwise approved by the Village Engi
Pipe laying and backfill shall be perfo
in accordance with rules and regulatio
the Village of Medina. No backfill sha
placed until the work has been insp
and approved. Tunneling may be pem
but no tunnel shall exceed six (6) fe
length and the pipe shall be installed
to permit inspection of all joints.
Section 5:07. Sewer Serrce Pipe. All s
service pipes shall be extra heavy cast
soil pipe or vitrified clay sewer pipe
the minimum inside diameter of said e
eavy cast iron soil pipe or vitrified
ewer pipe shall be 4 inches.
Section 5:08. Joints. All joints and
ections shall be made gas -tight and w
ight.
Section 5:09. Extra Heavy Cast Iron
ipe.
Subd. I. Lead: Lead shall be run in
pouring and caulked tight. No pi
varnish, or other coating shall be
milted on the jointing material
after the joint has been tested and
proved.
Subd. 2. Compression: Joints shall
ASTM C564 neoprene positive one p
double seal displacement and comp
sion type. Lubricant and method of
stallation shall be in accordance
the manufacturer's instructions.
All joints in vitrified clay pipe shall
STM designation C425-60T Type I or T
I specially molded integrally with the p
oints between such vitrified clay pipe
st iron soil pipe shall be made with
roved hot -poured jointing material as (
fied below.
Material for hot -poured joints shall
ften sufficiently to destroy the effecti
ss of the joint when subjected to a to
rature of one -hundred sixty (160 degr
i degrees Fahrenheit, nor be soluble
y of the wastes carried by the drain.
stem. The joint shall first be caulked fig
th jute. hemp, or similar approved n
rial.
Section 5:10. Connections, "Y" Bran,
he connection of the building sewer it
public sewer shall be made at I
isting service sewer lead, if such is aye
le at a suitable location. If the pub
er is twelve (12) inches in diameter
s, and no properly located sewer lead
vailable, the owner shall, at his expel)
tall a "Y" branch in the public sew
the location specified and. as direct
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it is then a suitable and proper sewage
disposal system, does not constitute a
menace to the health and welfare of the
community, and effluent therefrom is not
discharged upon the ground or into a stream
or open ditch.
Section 3:08. Change of Plans. If at any
time during the construction of any sewage
disposal system the Village shall determine
that a change in plans and specifications
or type of sewage disposal system
to be
ry
installed is necessa, shall
ith
notify Use person to whom a permit for
said construction has been issued, and that
person shall forthwith cease the construc-
tion of said sewage disposal system and
shall resume construction only when in-
formed by the Village that he may do so
and in accordance with plans and specifi-
cations having approval of the Village and
in accordance with such recommendations
as the Village may make.
Section 3:09. Inspection. A permit for a
private sewage disposal system shall not
become effective until the installation is
completed to the satisfaction of the Village.
It shall be allowed to inspect the work at
any stage of construction and, in any event,
the applicant for the permit shall notify the
office of the Village when the work is ready
(or final inspection, and before any under-
ground portions are covered. The inspection
shall be made within twenty-four (24) hours
of the receipt of notice by the Village. In
addition:
Subd. 1. When any work is started with-
out a permit, a double fee will be
charged.
Subd. 2. Any work covered without in-
spection must be reopened for the in-
spector.
Subd. 3. Any work rejected by the Vil-
lage must be changed to the satisfac-
tion of the Village and another inspection
called for final approval. Any work that
is rejected by the Village must be cor-
rected within 48 hours after rejection.
Subd. 4. All sewer systems must be
closed within 24 hours after approval
by the Village.
Section 3:10. Department of Healthy Recom-
mendations. The type, capacities,
on,
and lavniit of a private sewage disposal
Thurs., Oct. 2, 1969
Itinned as required hereby.
Section 4:03. Insurance. Prior to the com-
mencement of construction work such Master
Plumber shall take out and maintain insur-
ance against damages to property or injury
�jF'S or death to persons, which policies shall
O v �°' indemnify and save harmless the Village
and ail of its officers and personnel against
permission has any claim, demand, damages, actions, or
until ruffs I
shall not commence pe .
been granted by tr-> Inspection Office. I cause of action arising out of or by reasor.
Section 3ita. Private Ssstenot availlaable latede oroiincidentof he work thereto, nr anactivitiesfromany
re-
public Sanitary
under the provisions of Section 2:0.3, the costs, disbursements, or expenses of de -
building sewer shall be connected to a fending the same. The property damage
private sewage disposal system complying insurance coverage more, be
the the
publ ci amount
with the provisions of this chapter. or
Section 3:04. Permit. No person shall dig bitityinsurhall ance
in the injury of $eath to
or commence a private sewage disposal sys- persons
0
tem, whether for residential, commercial or and $100,000.00. Proof of such insurance
other use, without first submitting plans shall be filed with the Village prior to com-
and specifications for said system, paying m ceme t of construction
on tructionwork, and such
the Village shall
the proper fee, and securing a permit from policy s.. P
the Village or a duly authorized represen- be notified immediately of any termination
tative. The application for such permit shall or modification of such insurance.
be made on a form furnished by the Vil- Should the insurance coverage hereinbe-
lage, containing such information as the fore provided be inadequate in amount then
Village Engineer reasonably may require. such Master Plumber shall himself indem-
Section 3:05. System Approved. Upon nify and save harmless the Village and all
examination of the plans and specifications of its
nofficers
.and
np rsonne in n liken be two
so submitted, the Village shall determine
1 whether or not the sewage disposal system classes of buuildinessewer
r permits: nd commercial
shall be constructed as set forth in said service and
1 plans and specification:: or otherwise, and
shall determine the type of system most (2) For service to establishments pro-
q suitable for the proposed residential or com- during industrial wastes. In either
mercase, the owner or his agent shall
upon l whichh, theeing into account thetterrainelomake application on a special form
upon said system is to be lo- furnished bythe Village. The per -
rounding the area, andy of the healthathn in thewsure mit application shall be supplement -
of mand welfare d by P any plans. specifications, or
Sof the community. other information which the Village
geawh n:is. issuingintheee of permit. shat.11
spheecify
Vil-y Engineerreasonably require.
laer n the
ypeof sewage so al system g may
1 therein the type disposal system Section 4:05. Fees. A permit and inspec-
t- most suitable for the location involved and tion fee of 515.00 for a sewer permit shall
the manner in which it is to be constructed, be paid to the Village Treasurer at the time
a- and the sewage disposal system shall be the application is f iled.
m constructed in accordance with said permit Section 4:06. Permit Card. The Village shall
u- and the plans and specifications as submit- furnish a Red Permit Card with permit
ted or as corrected by the Village, and not number which shall be prominently displayed
otherwise. on property where sewer connection is being
Section 3:07. Correction of Defects. If upon made; said card shall be displayed for the
examination the Village shall determine duration of the work.
that any sewage disposal system, whether Section 5- Building Sewers and Conetions
for residential, commercial or other use. is Section 5. Expense on Owner. Alt costs
insufficient or improperly constructed or and expense incidental to the installation
operated, or that it constituted a menace and connection of the building sewer shall
to the health and welfare of the community be borne by the owner. The owner shall
or that effluent therefrom is being dis- indemnify the Village from any loss or
charged upon the ground or •into a stream damage that may directly or indirectly be
ditch, he shall forthwith order the occasioned by the installation of the building
Section 5:01. Separate Sewers. A separate
and independent building sewer shall be pro-
vided for every building; except where one
building stands at the rear of another on an
interior lot and no private sewer is avail-
able or can be constructed to the rear build-
ingthrough an adjoining alley, court, yard
the build
ing sewe
r fr
om th
e
0 r dri
veway,
g
be exten
ded to
the re
ar
frontd building may
budding and the whole considered as one
building sewer except for rate purposes.
Section 5:02. Old Sewers. Where any pipe
of material other than extra heavy cast
iron pipe, or vitrified clay pipe is encoun-
tered in the existing building sewer, it
shall be replaced with pipe meeting the
requirements of this ordinance. Where any
pipe other than extra heavy duty cast iron
pipe or vitrified clay pipe is encountered
in the building drain, it shall be replaced
with pipe meeting the requirements of the
Village of Medina Plumbing Code.
Section 5:03. Crossing Cesspools and Sep-
tic Tanks. Building sewer pipe may be laid
across existing ressspollsaasdeel septic
tanks
nks
providing pipe
concrete slab which ends rest directly on
the concrete block walls. The two center
sections of a regular cesspool cover laid
parallel with each other may be used.
Section 5:04. Elevation. Whenever possible
the building sewer shall be brought to the
building at an elevation below the basement
floor. No building sewer shall be laid pa-
rallel to or within three feet of any bearing
wall, which might thereby be weakened. The
depth shall be sufficient to afford protec-
tion from frost. The building sewer shall be
laid at uniform grade and in straight align-
ment insofar as possible.
Section 5:05. Lifts. In all buildings in
which any building drain is too low to
permit gravity flow to the public sewer,
sanitary sewage carried by such drain shall
be lifted by approved artificial means and
discharged from the building.
Section 5:06. Excavations. All excavating
required for the installation of a building
sewer shall be open trench work unless
otherwise approved by the Village Engineer.
Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed
in accordance with rules and regulations of
the Village of Medina. No backfill shall be
placed until the work has been inspected
and approved. Tunneling may be permitted
but no tunnel shall exceed six (6) feet in
length and the pipe shall be installed so as
to permit inspection of all joints.
Section 5:07. Sewer Service Pipe. All sewer
service pipes shall be extra heavy cast iron
-- .'._s:.a .toe., can., nine and
liquid, solid or gas.
Subd. 4. Any garbage that has not been
properly shredded. mud,
Subd. 5. Any ashes, cinders, d
ers, sand,
straw, shavings, metal. glass. rags,.
feathers. tar, plastics, wood, pauneti wear and tear of the water meter, externs
or
of caother usiid or viscous unit and ng obstruction trite tampering y tthehorn
owshall
1. Installation
e the flow insewers or oher nofrithe mader- of edinmaintenance
acc dance with the plumbingshall
reg-
sece with the properoperationulations of this Village.
sewage works.
Subd. 6. Any waters or wastes having a Section 7:08. Water Used Not Entering
PH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.0 Sewer Systems. If the lot, parcel of land,
or having any other corrosive property or premises discharges normal sewage or
capable cauipment, and personne or el of to I industriale into he indirectly, andgt
structures,e
hequipment, can be shown to the satisfaction of the
the sewage works.
Subd. 7. Any waters or wastes contain- � Village Council that a portion of the water
ing a toxic or poisonous substance in measured by the water meter does not and
with equantityge to process, or con- then, and inere ; cannot r the that event, thesV sewage system,
Council
with any Beware treatmentpermit or require the installation of
orstitute a hazardhumans or animals may Pe
create annyyhazard in the receiving ; other or additional meters in such a manner
waters of the sewage treatment plant. I that the quantity of water which actually
Subd. 8. Any waters or wastes contain- I could enter the sewer system may be Be-
ing suspended soids of such character I ternined. In such case „eeamWrgtsoor waterrates
and quantity that unusual attention or I shall be based upon
expense is required to handle such ma- which can enter the sanitary sewage sys-
terials at the sewage treatment plant. tem. Information. The
Subd. 9. Any noxious or malodorous gas Section 7:09. Supplying
or substance capable of creating a pub- 1 owner, occupant, or person in
Vilagcharge
with
tic romance. any premises PP Y
the Village may
6:03. Grease, etc. Grease, oil, and
sand interceptors shall be provided when
they are necessary for the proper handling
of liquid wastes containing grease in exces-
sive amounts or any flammable wastes,
sand. and other harmful ingredients; except
that such interceptors shall not be required
for private living quarters or dwelling units.
All such interceptors shall be of a type and
capacity approved by the Village Engineer,
and shall be located as to be readily and
easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
Grease and oil interceptors shall be con-
structed of impervious materials capable
of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes
in temperature. They shall be of substantial
construction, watertight, and equipped
h
easily removable covers which when bolted
in place shall be gastight and watertight.
Section 6:04. Where installed, all grease,
oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained
by the owner, at his expense, in continuously
efficient operation at all times.
Section 6:05. Restricted Wastes. The admis-
sion into the public sewers o any waters
or wastes having (a) a 5 day Biochemical
Oxygen Demand greater than 300 parts per
million by weight, or (b) containing more
than 350 parts per million by weight of sus-
pended solids, or (c) containing any quantity
of substances having the characteristics de-
scribed in Section 6:02 or (d) having an
average daily flow greater than 2% of the
averashall be e daily
tet sewageflow
review[ the and approval
Village En i neer.
theg
of
The owner shall provide, at his expense,
such preliminary treatment as may be nec-
essary to, (a) reduce the Biochemical Oxygen
Demand to 300 parts per million and the
suspended solids to 350 parts per million
by weight, or (b) reduce objectionable char-
acteristics or constituents to within the max-
imum limits provided for in Section 6:02,
or (c) control the quantities and rates of
discharge of such waters or wastes. Plans,
specifications, and any other pertinent nent infor-
mation relating to proposed P
treatment facilities shall be submitted for
the approval of the Village Engineer and of
the Water Pollution Control Commission of
the State of Minnesota, and no construction
of such facilities shall be commenced until
said approvals are obtained in writing.
Section 6:06. Preliminary Treatment. Where
preliminary treatment facilities are provided
for any waters or wastes, they shall be
maintained continuously in satisfactory and
effective operation, by the owner at his
expense.
Section 6:07. Manholes. The owner of any
property served by a building sewer carry-
ing industrial wastes shall install a suitable
control manhole in the building sewer to
facilitate observation, sampling and meas-
urement of the wastes. Such manhole, when
required, shall be accessibly and safely lo-
cated, and shall be constructed in accor-
dance with plans approved by the Village
Engineer. The manhole shall be installed by
the owner at his expense, and shall be
maintained by him so as to be safe and
accessible at all times.
Section 6:08. Tests. All measurements tests
and analyses of the characteristics of waters
and wastes to which reference is made in
Sections 6:02 and 6:05 shall be determined
in accordance with methods employed by the
Minnesota Department o Health, and shall
be determined at the control manhole pro-
vided for in Section 6:07 or upon suitable
samples taken at said control manhole. In
the event that no special manhole has been
required, the control manhole shall be con-
sidered to be the nearest downstream man-
hole in the public sewer to the point at
which the building sewer is connected.
Section 6:09. Agreement with Village. No
statement contained in this chapter shall be
construed as preventing any special agree_
gent or intentional tampering with the water
meter, external unit and attachment horn,
then the owner shall be charged with the
cost of maintaining the water meter, eater-
' unit and attachment horn. Ordinary
reason-
ably
shall su
such information as require related to use of water, use of
sewer, or sewer rates. Willful failure to
provide such information or willful falsifi-
cation of such information shall constitute
a violation of this ordinance, as shall willful
failure to comply with any requirement or
order issued pursuant to this ordinance.
Section 7:10. Estimated Bills. If the owner,
occupant or person in charge of any prem-
ises shall fail or refuse to provide informa-
tion as provided in Section 7:09 hereof, or
shall fail or refuse to comply with any
requirement of this ordinance, the proper
charge for such premises shall be estimated
and billed in accordance with such estimate.
Section 7:11. Beginning Service. For a
fraction of a quarter the charges and rates
for non -metered units shall be based upon
the amount of the established flat charge,
provided, however, that the actual month of
beginning shall be considered as having
begun on the first or the fifteenth of the
month, whichever is closer.
Section 7:12. Accounts, How Kept. All
accounts shall be kept on the books of the
Utility Fund by the house and street num-
ber assigned thereto and the name of the
owner. All bills and notices shall be sent to
the house and street number of the prop-
erty. H non-resident owners or agents desire
personal notice sent to a different address,
they shall file an application therefor with
Financethe
in ad-
dress hall be Department.error
promptly reportedto the
Finance Department. Responsibility onsib rhtY for
r no -
lice of change of ownership shall restwith the owner.
Section 7:13. Collections. All bills shall be
rendered quarterly and shall be due when
rendered. A penalty of ten (10) per cent
shall be added to the entire balance due
if not paid within ten days thereafter. Pay-
ments received by mail, postmarked on or
before the tenth day, shall be deemed to
be paid within said period. Delinquent ac-
counts may be certified with penalties to
the County Auditor with the taxes against
such property and shall be collected with
other taxes on such property.
Section 8 - Sewer Districts
Section 8. Sewer No. 1. District Estab-
lished. There is hereby created and estab-
lished a Sanitary Sewer district in the Vil-
lage of Medina to be known as Sanitary
Sewer District No. 1, the boundaries of
which shall be as follows: The actual bound-
ary lines of this drainage area are shown
on the plat thereof prepared by William T.
Mills, consulting engineer, and which plat
is on file with the Village Clerk and which
is dated March 13, 1968, or as subsequently
changed by the Village Council.
Section 9 - Storm Water Drainage
Section 9. Connection to, Sanitary Sewer
Forbidden. No roof or surface water drains
shall be connected to the sanitary sewer
system of the Village.
Section 9:01. Disconnection. Any person,
firm or corporation having a roof or sur-
face water dram connected with the sanitary
sewer system at the time of passage of this
chapter shall forthwith disconnect the same.
The opening in the sewer shall be closed
in an effective workmanlike manner.
Section 9:02. Leaders and Storm Sewer
Connections. Every building without a yard
adequate to absorb the surface water col-
lected from such building shall be equipped
with proper metallic leaders for conduct-
ing water from its roof in such manner as
shall protect the walls and foundation from
damage, and shall be connected with a
public storm sewer wherever there is such
a public storm sewer within 50 feet of such
building in any abutting street or on private
land. Such leaders shall be so placed and
such connection shall be so made that no
water flows upon any public sidewalk or
damagesn 0- y 3sNee olanabuttineeesN tice. When -
be assessable against said lot or tract
to be served by such tappingior con-
nection. Said assessable cost s to be
determined by the Village Engineer and
Village Assessor upon the same basis
per front foot as any assessment pre-
viously levied against other property for
the said main, or, if no such assessment
has been levied, upon the basis of the
uniform charge per front foot which
may have been or which shall be charged
for similar tapping or connection with
said main, determined on the basis of
the total assessable cost of said main
allocated on a frontage basis.
Any sum received by the Village under
this subsection B shall be paid into a
special suspense account until it shall
be determined by the Village Council
whether the property served by said
connection under said permit will be
assessable for any other water main;
if it shall be determined that no other
main shall be so assessable, then said
fee shall be credited to the fund for the
water main to which the connection was
made, but if the tract or lot served by
the connection is subsequently assessed
for another water main such sum shall
be transferred to the fund for said main,
and credited against the amount assess-
able against said tract or lot.
Section 10:07. Excavation Permits Re-
quired. No person shall excavate in a pub-
lic street to service a water main, make
connection therewith, or for any purpose
which will expose a water main, unless
given a permit to do so by the Village.
Section 10:08. Permit Applications. No
permit herein required shall be granted
unless application therefor be made in writ-
ing and signed by the owner or his agent
duly authorized to do the work. The appli-
cation must state clearly the kind of serv-
ice for which the connection is intended,
the size and kind of pipe to be used, the
street and number, which side of street, if
on a corner, on which street to be tapped,
with a diagram of the property to be sup-
plied, showing the streets, the boundary,
the block on which it is situated, with the
distance from the nearest corner, the full
name and address of the owner, the pur-
pose for which the water is to be used, the
time when the corporation -cock is to be
inserted; and the application shall show all
other particulars necessary to the full under-
standing of the subject. No permit shall
authorize anything not stated in the appli-
cation. For any misrepresentation in such
application the permit may be suspended:
and if the misrepresentation appears to be
willful, the permit will be revoked.
Section 10:09. Corporation -Cock and Lay-
ing of Service Pipes. The corporation -cock
inserted in the distributing pipe must be
of the size specified in the permit order.
Every service pipe must be laid sufficiently
than one
foot
less
allow o f not
wavi
ng to
of extra length, and in such manner as to
prevent rupture by settlement. The service
pipe must be placed not less than eight feet
below the surface and in all cases so ar-
ranged as to prevent rupture from freezing.
Section 10:10. Stop Boxes. Service pipes
must extend from the main to the inside
of the building; or if not token into a build-
ing then to the hydrant or other fixtures
which it is intended to supply. A Stop -cock
accessible from the surface thru a sleeve
without digging in all cases must be placed
outside in a box at the curb, and a shut-off
or other stop -cock with waste, of the size
and strength required, shall be placed close
to the inside wall of the building, well
protected from freezing. All stop boxes at
the curb must be set in front of the build-
ing intended to be supplied, not to exceed
two feet from the line of said building or
part thereof. All stop boxes and cocks
must conform to the specifications of the
Village of Medina therefor.
Section 10:11. Pipe Sizes. The pipe sizes
shall be as specified and directed by the
Village Engineer for the Village of Medina.
Section 10:12. Time for Insertion. H from
any cause the plumber laying the service
pipe should fail to have the corporation -
cock inserted at the time specified in his
application, notice must be given the Vil-
lage fixing another day on which he wishes
the corporation -cock to be inserted. The no-
tice must be given at least two days pre-
vious to the excavation for laying of the
service pipe, and the corporation -cock must
be inserted before 5 p.m. except in special
cases, and then the work shall be done
only upon a written order from the Village.
Section 10:13. Turning on Water. No per-
son shall turn on any water supply at the
stop box without a permit from the Village
Clerk, and no such permit shall be given
anyone but a licensed plumber. The Village
reserves the right to turn off any water
supply if said number is not displayed after
a written notice has been sent to the owner
as appearing on its books.
Section 10:14. Supply from One Corpora-
tion -Cock. No more than one house or build-
ing shall be supplied from one corporation -
cock, except by special permission of the
Village Clerk. Whenever two or more
parties are supplied from one pipe. con-
-ems. With the distribution main, each
;hi The service pipe from the Village of i
water main to the meter, where the I for
ildin
same enters the bug, shall :be me
brought through the basement floor
in a vertical position, so that a con-
nection may be made thereto with
an ell to which may be attached
the stop and waste, and meter, or
the pipe may be brought through
the basement floor, in a vertical
position and bent above the floor
at a right angle: and the stop and
waste, and meter attached in such
a manner that the meter shall stand
in a proper, vertical position. In no
therecase shall
((12) inchesoflDibemore
exposed sed between
W
the point of the entrance through
the basement floor and the stop and
waste, and said stop and waste shall
be connected directly to the meter.
lc) The water pipe connecting with the
Village water main shall not be run
under any basement floor for a dis-
tance of more than two (2) feet,
measured from the inside line of the
basement wall, before being con-
nected with the water meter.
Section 10:21. Private Water Supplies. No
water pipe of the Village Water Supply Sys-
tem shall be connected with any pump, well
or tank that is connected with any other
source of water supply and when such are
found, the Village shall notify the owner to
disconnect the same, and if not done im-
mediately, the water supply shall be turned
off forthwith.
Section 10:22. Size of Connections. Connec-
tions with the mains for ordinary domestic
supply shall be a minimum i'a of an inch
except with permission of the Village.
Section 10:23. Connections Beyond Village
Boundaries. In any and all cases where wa-
ter mains of the Village have been or shall
be extended to or constructed in any road,
street, alley or public highway adjacent to
or outside the corporate limits of the Vil-
lage, the Village Clerk is hereby authorized
to issue permits to the owners or occupants
of properties adjacent to, or accessible to,
such water mains to tap and make proper
water service pipe connections with such
water mains of the Village in conformity
with and subject to ail the terms, conditions
and provisions of the ordinances of the Vil-
lage relating to the tapping of the Village wa-
ter mains and making water service pipe con-
nections therewith, and to furnish and supply
water from the water works system of the
Village to such owners and occupants of
properties adjacent or accessible to such wa-
ter mains of the Village through and by
means of water meters duly installed. Water
service rendered to such persons shall be
subject to all provisions of this Ordinance,
and persons accepting such service shall
thereby agree to be bound and obligated by
said Ordinance. This provision regarding
connections
ns beyond the Village boun
daries
shal
l not be ef
fective a co
ntract regard-
ing
ard-
ing said connections is entered into by and
between the Village of Medina and the Vil-
lage in which said connections are to be
made, or a contract is made by and between
an owner of land beyond the Village bound-
aries where a connection is proposed to be
made and the Village in which said property
is located is made a party to said contract.
Section 10:24. Fire Hydrant Connections.
It shall be unlawful for any person, except
when authorized by the Village, or except
members of the Village Fire and Street De-
partments and Volunteer Fire Departments,
when performing their official duties, to
open or interefere with any of the hydrants
of the Village Water Supply System.
Section 10:25. Water Rates:
A. The rate due and payable to the Vil-
lage by each water user within the Vil-
lage for water taken from the Village
Water Supply System shall be at a min-
imum rate of 55.50 per quarter and the
charges for all premises where the rate
is based upon the metered flow of water
shall be as follows:
First 10,000 gal. 55¢ per 1,000 gal.
Next 5 000 gal
Next 50,000 gat -
era
din
set
pit
be
set
of
Vi
5I:
of
di.
A
A
/r
30¢ per 1,000 ga
25e per 1,000 gal.
Next 50,000 gal- 20¢ per 1,000 gal.
Excess 15¢ per 1,000 gal.
In case the meter is found to have stop-
ped, or to be operating in a faulty man-
ner, the amount of water used will be
estimated in accordance with the amount
used previously.
Where service is for less than a quarter-
ly period, this charge will be prorated on
a monthly basis.
B. When water is desired for construc-
tion purposes, the owner shall make ap-
plication in the regular way and on the
regular form and the service shall be
carried inside the foundation wall, and if
for any reason the meter cannot be in-
stalled at that time, the charges for the
water shall be set forth under water
rates, and when the building is com-
pleted, the meter shall be set in the reg-
ular way.
C. Water hills shall be mailed to the cus-
tomers quarterly and shall specify the
water consumed and the charge in ac-
cordance with the foregoing rates, and
in addition a penalty of 15 per cent which
1