(A) SSTS capacity expansions. Expansion of an existing SSTS must include any system upgrades that are necessary to bring the entire system into compliance with the prevailing provisions of this subchapter at the time of the expansion.
(B) Bedroom addition. Any addition to a structure that includes bedroom(s) that requires a land use permit from the city shall require that the SSTS meet the required design flow according to Minn. Rules § 7080.1860, as amended from time to time, or be upgraded to meet Class I sizing for both the septic tanks and soil absorption area. Any required upgrades shall be completed within two years.
(C) Failure to protect groundwater. An SSTS that is determined not to be protective of groundwater in accordance with Minn. Rules part 7080.1500, subpart 4(B), as amended from time to time, shall be upgraded, repaired, replaced, or abandoned by the owner in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter within ten months upon receipt of a notice of non-compliance and must meet Class I sizing requirements according to Minn. Rules part 7080.1860, as amended from time to time.
(D) Imminent threat to public health or safety. An SSTS posing an imminent threat to public health or safety shall be pumped within 24 hours and managed as a holding tank in accordance with Minn. Rules part 7080.1500, subpart 4(A), as amended from time to time, and said SSTS shall be upgraded, repaired, replaced, or abandoned by the owner in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter within ten months upon receipt of a notice of non-compliance and must meet Class I sizing requirements according to Minn. Rules part 7080.1860, as amended from time to time.
(E) Abandonment. Any SSTS, or any component thereof, which is no longer intended to be used, must be abandoned in accordance with Minn. Rules part 7080.2500, as amended from time to time.
(Ord. O-14-02, passed 12-8-2014) Penalty, see § 151.99