Ordinance No 168 Draft SepticSystem 1 5 16CITY OF SCANDIA
ORDINANCE NO. 168
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 122, THE SCANDIA DEVELOPMENT CODE,
CHAPTER 2, SECTION 3.1 REGARDING SUBSURFACE SEPTIC SYSTEMS
The City Council of the City of Scandia, Washington County, Minnesota hereby ordains:
Section 1. Amendment. Ordinance No. 122, the City of Scandia Development Code
("Development Code", or "Code"), Chapter Two, Section 3. 1, Sewage Treatment,
3.1 General Standards. All lots or uses will be subject to these general standards as well as other
specific regulations that apply to the lot or the proposed use:
(1) Code Compliance.
All principal buildings shall meet or exceed the minimum standards of the Minnesota
Building Code, the Minnesota State Uniform Fire Code, the Minnesota Department of
Health, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and the Washington County individual
Subsurface Sewage Treatment System Regulations, except that manufactured homes shall
meet or exceed the requirements of the state of Minnesota Manufactured Home Building
Code in lieu of the Minnesota State Building Code.
(2) Sewage Treatment.
All applioants for- a pei:mit r-e"ir-ed by this Development Gode shall, as ,
de-monstfate that a sewage tfeatment system eaft be installed in aeeer-da-nee with the
S4sttr-faee Sewage T-r-eatment System Regulations of the Washington CoupAy
Development Gede Chapter 4 of the Washington County Development Code entitled
"Subsurface Sewage Treatment" as amended is hereby adopted by reference as if herein
printed in full. However, Variances and modifications related to setbacks or zoning
(Section 3.3 of Chapter 4, Variance Procedures) shall be heard by the Scandia City
Council, not the County Board of Adjustment and Appeals.
Water usage of any proposed use shall conform with o the long-term sewage treatment
capacities of each individual lot. The system, or systems, shall be designed to receive all
sewage from the dwelling, building or other establishment served. Footing or roof
drainage shall not enter any part of the system. Products containing hazardous materials
shall not be discharged to the system other than a normal amount of household products
and cleaners designed for household use. Substances not used for household cleaning,
including but not limited to, solvents, pesticides, flammables, photo finishing chemicals,
or dry cleaning chemicals, shall not be discharged to the system.
Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its adoption and
publication according to law.
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Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Scandia this , 2016.
Randall Simonson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Neil Soltis, Administrator/Clerk
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