This is chapter authorizes and provides for sewage treatment and soil dispersal in unsewered areas of the city. It establishes:
(A) Minimum standards for and regulation of individual (and mid-sized) sewage treatment systems (SSTS) in unsewered areas of the City of Mora. This chapter is at least as strict as the Kanabec County Subsurface Sewage Treatment System Ordinance, incorporating by reference minimum standards established by Minnesota Statutes and Administrative Rules of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency;
(B) Requirements for issuing permits for installation, alteration, repair or expansion of SSTS;
(C) Requirements for all SSTS permitted under the revised Minnesota Rules, Chapters 7080 and 7081 to be operated under an approved management plan;
(D) Standards for upgrade, repair, replacement, or abandonment of SSTS;
(E) Penalties for failure to comply with these provisions;
(F) Provisions for enforcement of these requirements; and
(G) Promotes the health, safety and welfare of the public pursuant to the M.S. §§115.55, 145A.05, 375.51, 394.21 through 394.37, and 471.82 and in furtherance of city policy stated in the city's Comprehensive Plan and the city's Shoreland Zoning Ordinance.
(Ord. 426, passed 11-18-2014)