CITY OF HASTINGS ORDINANCE 2012-14

CITY OF HASTINGS, MINNESOTA

ORDINANCE NO. 2012-14,

THIRD SERIES

An Ordinance of the City of Hastings Regarding On-Site Sewer Requirements

BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Hastings as follows:

Chapter 50, Section 50.05, On-site Sewer Requirements of the Hastings City Code are hereby modified as follows:

§50.05 ON-SITE SEWER REQUIREMENTS.

(A) Adoption of Individual Sewage Treatment Systems Standards (Chapter 7080 Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems (SSTS). Standards for the installation and repair of individual on-site sewer systems are established by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Commonly referred to as the Individual Sewage Treatment Systems Standards Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems Program- Chapter 7080 Chapters 7080- 7083, published by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, these standards along with Dakota County Ordinance No. 113 are hereby adopted by reference as though set forth verbatim herein. The stricter provisions of Dakota County Ordinance No. 113 shall apply. Three copies of the Rules and Regulations shall be marked CITY OF HASTINGS- OFFICIAL COPY and kept on file in the office of the City Clerk and open to inspection and use by the public.

(B) Permit required. No person shall install, repair, alter, or pump an on-site sewer system without first obtaining a permit as provided herein. Applications, provided by the city, must be completed in writing prior to issuance of a permit. Permit fees shall be as provided in this code.

(C) SSTS License required. Installation and repair of on-site sewer systems requires licensing by the respective county jurisdiction. Persons applying for a permit for installation or repair of an on-site sewer system must provide evidence of licensure with Dakota County if the property where work will be performed is in Dakota County of licensure with Washington County if the property where work will be performed is in Washington County. All Design, installation, alteration, repair, maintenance, operation, pumping, and inspection activities for SSTS located in Hastings must be completed by a business licensed by the MPCA under Minnesota Rules Chapters 7080-7083.

(D) Required conditions.

(1) Soil percolation test must be completed by an independent party and must be favorable for the operation of an on-site sewer system before a permit will be issued.

(2) Installations, alterations, repairs, and maintenance shall be performed in accordance with MPCA Rules Chapter 7080-7083.

(3) No private on-site sewer system shall be permitted without approval by the City Council. City Council may deny approval of an on-site sewer on property situated within the Municipal Urban Service Area (MUSA) due to the pending availability of city sanitary sewer service.

(Prior Code, §4.12) Penalty, see §10.99

This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage and publication.

Moved by Councilmember Alongi and seconded by Councilmember Balsanek to approve the Ordinance amendment, and upon being put to a vote it was adopted by a majority of all Council members present.

Adopted by the Hastings City Council on this 15th day of October, 2012, by the following vote:

Ayes Councilmembers Slavik, Alongi, Balsanek, Nelson, Hollenbeck & Mayor Hicks

Nays: None

Absent: Councilmember Schultz

CITY OF HASTINGS

/s/ Paul J. Hicks

Paul J. Hicks, Mayor

ATTEST:

/s/Melanie Mesko Lee

Melanie Mesko Lee

Assistant City Administrator/City Clerk

I hereby certify that the above is true and correct copy of the Ordinance presented to and adopted by the City of Hastings, County of Dakota, Minnesota, on the 15th day of Oct., 2012, as disclosed by the records of the City of Hastings on file and of record in the office.

/s/Melanie Mesko Lee

Assistant City Administrator/City Clerk

10/18/2012

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