A. Administrative Officials: The City Clerk, Building Official, and City Engineer shall be responsible for the administration of this chapter.
1. Clerk Duties: The City Clerk shall be responsible for the administration and issuance of orders, permits and notices required by this chapter. The Clerk is authorized and directed to cooperate with local and State officials and personnel in the enforcement of this chapter, Minnesota Rules chapter 7080 and applicable State laws.
2. Building Official Duties: The building official shall be responsible for site and system inspections, compliance determinations, investigation of failing systems and permit review and any other duties necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter, Minnesota Rules chapter 7080 and applicable State law.
3. Engineer Duties: The City Engineer shall be responsible for review and system design analysis on all holding tanks, drainfield site requirements for new subdivisions and any variance from the requirements of this chapter. (Prior Code § 4-3-5)
B. Permit Requirements:
1. Permit Required: No person shall engage in the evaluation, inspection, design, installation, construction, alteration, extension, repair, maintenance or pumping of an SSTS without first obtaining a permit as provided in subsection B2 of this section. (Prior Code § 4-3-2)
2. Application For Permit: Each permit application shall be presented as follows and contain all of the following information:
a. Applications for permits shall be made on forms approved and furnished by the City. The application must be signed by the applicant and shall be submitted to the City Clerk.
b. Each permit application shall contain the legal description of the property for which the permit is requested. The application shall also disclose the name of the SSTS professional who will perform the work for which the permit is required and provide all license data required by Minnesota Rules 7080.
c. Each permit application shall be accompanied by a site plan, prepared by an SSTS professional or professional land surveyor, showing the following, unless such requirements are specifically waived, in whole or in part, in writing by the City building official:
(1) The location of any proposed or existing building on the subject property.
(2) The boundary lines of the subject property.
(3) The location of water supply facilities.
(4) The location and ordinary high water mark or any streams, ponds, or lakes located on or within one hundred fifty feet (150') of the subject property.
(5) That the proposed SSTS meets all setbacks as required by Minnesota Rules chapter 7080.
(6) Topographic contours at two foot (2') intervals. Topographic contours and elevations shall be drawn to scale on the site plan using common engineer's scale.
(7) The location of any SSTS or wells on adjoining lots within one hundred fifty feet (150') of the subject property.
(8) Each site plan shall be accompanied by a certificate of accuracy from the SSTS professional or land surveyor who prepared the site plan.
d. Each permit application shall include a complete design plan showing the size and location of all parts of the SSTS and provide a design certification from a licensed SSTS professional as to the adequacy and location of the SSTS in relation to the requirements imposed by Minnesota Rules 7080.
e. Each permit application shall contain any and all additional information, as may be required by the City, necessary to show that the conditions of Minnesota Rules 7080 and this chapter will be met.
3. Permit Fees: The amount of fees to be collected at the time of application for permits required by this chapter shall be as established in section 3-1-2 of this Code.
4. Approval Or Denial Of Permit: Permits shall be approved or denied as follows:
a. Submission Of Application: Permit applications shall be submitted to the building official, along with the permit fee. The building official shall, within fifteen (15) days, determine whether a submitted application is complete. Incomplete applications shall be rejected and returned to the applicant along with a written explanation as to why the application has been rejected.
b. Technical Review: Once a complete application is received, the building official shall review the application to determine whether it meets the requirements and standards of this chapter and of Minnesota Rules 7080. The building official may, at his sole discretion, submit the permit application to the City Engineer for review, comment, and/or a determination as to whether the application meets the requirements of this chapter and Minnesota Rules 7080.
c. Approval Or Denial By Building Official:
(1) Once a determination is made that the application meets all applicable requirements, the SSTS permit shall be issued. The building official and/or City Engineer may impose any and all conditions to ensure compliance with the requirements of State law, Minnesota Rules 7080, this chapter and other applicable local ordinances.
(2) If it is determined that the application does not meet the requirements of this chapter or Minnesota Rules 7080, then the building official shall give notice to the applicant that the application has been rejected and state the reasons for such rejection as provided by the building official and/or City Engineer.
(3) The decision to approve or deny the application permit should occur within ten (10) days of the building official's receipt of a complete application. Failure to approve an application within ten (10) days shall not be construed as an approval or otherwise allowing an SSTS that would not be approved under this chapter, Minnesota Rules 7080 or other applicable law.
5. Term Of Permit: A permit issued under this chapter shall be valid for one year from the date of approval. (Prior Code § 4-3-5)
C. License Requirements:
1. No person shall engage in the evaluation, inspection, design, installation, construction, alteration, extension, repair maintenance or pumping of an SSTS without first obtaining a license to perform such tasks from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) except as provided under Minnesota Rules 7080.0700.
2. Property owners may only install a gravity fed type 1 system serving a single-family dwelling and only under the supervision of a person having the qualifications set forth by subsection C1 of this section. (Prior Code § 4-3-2)