A. When not inconsistent with the context herein, definitions given elsewhere in this City Code shall be applicable to this Article.
B. The terms below shall have the following meanings in this Article.
1. “Building Official” means the City Building Official or a qualified designee of the City Building Official.
2. “Designer” means a natural person currently certified by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency as a Designer who is qualified to design Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems or parts of Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems.
3. “Imminent Public Health Threat” means the occurrence of seepage pits; cesspools; blocked or leaking tanks; tanks that are not water tight; systems that are discharging onto the surface; systems that are deemed to be unsafe; or tanks that are located within the required separation as defined by Minn. R. Chs. 7080-7083.
4. “Inspector” means a natural person currently certified by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency as an Inspector who is qualified to approve the designs of, issue permits for, and inspects installation, construction, operation and maintenance of Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems.
5. “Installer” means a natural person currently certified by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency as an Installer, who is the person on the job site who is responsible for the lawful installation or repair of an SSTS.
6. “Maintainer” means a natural person currently holding an SSTS business license to perform service as a Maintainer.
7. “Site Evaluator” means a natural person, currently certified by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency as a Site Evaluator, who is qualified to investigate and evaluate a site to determine its suitability for the installation, operation, and maintenance of a Subsurface Sweage Treatment System.
8. “Soil Treatment Area” means that portion of a building site in which the Subsurface Treatment System will be located in accordance with Section 14-633.
9. “Subsurface Sewage Treatment System” or “SSTS” means an individual sewage treatment system or a midsized subsurface sewage treatment system as defined by Minn. R. Chs. 7080-7081.
[§ 14-601, added by Ord. No. 89-14, effective July 13, 1990, Paragraph A.7 added by Ord. 96-6 effective Jan. 30, 1997, Paragraph B and B.7 amended, and B.8 added, by Ord. No. 98-5, effective July 30, 1998, amended by Ord. No. 07-02, effective March 1, 2007, amended by Ord. No. 15.01, effective May 7, 2015.]