§ 28-250. Introduction.

The city council of the City of Faribault, Minnesota, does hereby ordain and adopt this article authorizing and providing for sewage treatment and soil dispersal in unsewered areas of the city. This article establishes:

(1)

Minimum standards for and regulation of Individual Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems (ISTS) and Mid-sized Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems (MSTS) (collectively referred to as Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems "SSTS") in unsewered areas of the City of Faribault incorporating by reference minimum standards established by Minnesota Statutes and administrative rules of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency;

(2)

Requirements for issuing permits for installation, alteration, repair or expansion of SSTS,

(3)

Requirements for all SSTS permitted under the revised Minnesota Rules Chapters 7080 and 7081 to be operated under an approved management plan;

(4)

Standards for upgrade, repair, replacement, or abandonment of SSTS;

(5)

Penalties for failure to comply with these provisions;

(6)

Provisions for enforcement of these requirements; and

(7)

Standards which promote the health, safety and welfare of the public as reflected in Minnesota Statutes Section 115.55, the City of Faribault Code of Ordinances and the city's Unified Development Regulations.

(Ord. No. 2014-003, 4-8-14)