HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.b. Sewage System Maintenance System Ordinance AmendmentA CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: December 18, 2001
AGENDA ITEM: Sewage System Maintenance
AGENDA SECTION:
New Business
PREPARED BY: Mick Kaehler, Building Official
AGEND
ATTACHMENTS: Ordinance Amendment- Exhibit A
APPROVED BY:
In 1996 when the Individual Sewage Treatment System (ISTS) ordinance was adopted, it initially
provided for a two -year cycle for the maintenance of a septic system. The two -year cycle was the
recommendation of Met Council. Shortly after adoption of the ordinance Met Council changed its
recommendation to a three -year cycle for maintenance. Since we had just adopted a two -year
maintenance cycle, it was decided not to amend the ordinance but to address it at a later date
after residents had proceeded through the original timetable as set forth at the informational
meetings that were held. The attached draft ordinance changes provide for the time frame
requirement for ISTS maintenance to be changed to a three -year cycle.
With Rosemount being one of the first cities to adopt a maintenance program, there were no cities
available to gain insight from. County Ordinance 113 requires for each sewage tank system that is
pumped, a pump maintenance record be completed; and a copy of this record be sent to the
County within 30 days from the date of pumping. The program was set up for the pumpers to
notify the county when they serviced a system. The County would update their database and notify
the City of Rosemount. This created a serious time tag from the time of the original pumping to the
point the resident received their maintenance permit. Realistically, it took residents 30 to 90 days
to receive maintenance permit. This time frame stretched out in some instances to 160+ days.
This is not acceptable. Given this element, we are proposing to develop our own database and
send a response card to the resident 30 -60 days prior to the expiration date of their maintenance
permit. When their system is serviced, the pumper would fill out the card and mail it to the City of
Rosemount. This would eliminate waiting for the County to update their database and in turn
notify us. In addition the residents would receive their maintenance permit in a more timely
fashion. Appropriate language changes have been incorporated into our ordinance.
We have also included language changes in Title 9 to eliminate Protective Inspections Division and
replace it to Building Inspections Division.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt an amendment to the maintenance and operating regulations of
individual sewage treatment systems.
COUNCIL ACTION:
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE TITLE 9 CHAP'T'ERS
1 Through 7, RELATED TO BUILDING CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMOUNT, ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1 . Title 9, Chapters 1 through Chapter 7:
Title 9, Chapters 1 through 7: any reference to "Protective Inspections Division" will now
be replaced with `Building Inspections Division."
SECTION 2. Title 9, Chapter 6, On -Site Sewage Treatment System Regulations, Section 9:
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING REGULATIONS OF EXISTING
ISTS:
A. Residential Maintenance Permit: The owner of every residential dwelling with an
ISTS system must obtain an ISTS maintenance permit from the City's Pr-eteaive
Inspections Division. An ISTS maintenance permit shall be issued by the City's
Building Inspections Division only upon successful completion and proper
recording of the sewage system maintenance log slit in accordance with
subsection C of this Section.
The owner of every residential dwelling with a ISTS system must obtain an ISTS
maintenance permit from the City's Building Inspections Division An ISTS
maintenance permit shall be issued by the city's Building Inspection Division
only upon successful completion and proper recording of the sewage system
maintenance log record in accordance with subsection C of this Section
C. 1STS Maintenance: Upen su(;Gessful _ -
0•0 th@ lkensed - system -
appropriate, thirly (30) days with the &e. The ,• sheet mi-Ist he
UenanGe- The log shoot must also state thO G0R Ajtj pn - I
Upon successful completion of ISTS maintenance per MPCA 7080, the licensed
pumper /inspector shall submit a sewage system maintenance log record to the
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City of Rosemount within thirty (30) days. The log record must be completed in
its entirety and all information recorded must be verified in writing by the
signature and date of the licensed pumper /inspector completing the maintenance.
The log record must also state the condition of and work done on the following:
D. Duration:
—and rob-all be, renowedbyt-h-p-, wAm-e-r- -after- fulfilling the requir-om@Rts of subsertion
G . ofthis caption again making annlination to 4-he City for suG nanmit The
duration of the residential maintenance permit and commercial and industrial
operational permits shall be for a three (3) year period and shall be renewed by the
owner after fulfilling the requirements of subsection C of this Section again
making application to the City for such permit. The permits(s) shall be deemed
revoked if the system becomes a failed ISIS.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication.
ADOPTED this 18' day of December, 2001
Cathy Busho, Mayor
ATTEST:
Linda J. Jentink, City Clerk
Published in the Rosemount Town Pages this day of , 200_.
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