Ordinance 040r
e
0
VILLAGE OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. l
i-nr-�� �rI J"4'
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE LOCATION, SIZE, USE AND ARRANGEMENT
OF BUILDINGS, AND THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS THEREFOR, ON LOTS IN THE
VILLAGE OF CHANHASSEN AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE PUBLIC
HEALTH, SAFETY, ORDER, CONVENIENCE, PROSPERITY AND GENERAL WELFARE
OF THE SAID VILLAGE.
THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
Section 1. Pending the adoption of a comprehensive zoning ordinance
pursuant to Minn. Stats. 1965, Section 462.351 - et seq. , for the purpose of
regulating the location, size, use and height of buildings, arrangement of build-
ings on lots and the density of population in the Village, and to provide separate
districts for the purpose of carrying out the aforesaid regulations, no person,
firm, or corporation shall construct, move or extend the outside dimensions of
any building upon any land in the Village without having received a permit.
Section 2. Pending the adoption of the aforesaid ordinance no permit
shall be issued for the construction, moving or extension of the outside dimen-
sions of any building on any land within the limits of this municipality for other
than single family residential purposes, schools and other public buildings,
except on land approved by the Village Council. The Village Council shall act
as the Board of Adjustments and Appeals under this ordinance.
0 Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and
after its passage and publication and shall remain in force until the compre-
hensive ordinance contemplated hereunder becomes effective.
Section 4. Any person or persons violating the provision of this
ordinance by neglecting or refusing to secure a permit, or who proceeds upon
the refusal of a permit by the Village Council shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed Three
Hundred Dollars ($300.00) or by imprisonment for not to exceed ninety days.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL THIS �� DAY OF b E: C 1969.
40 APPROVED:
•
MAYOR
ATTEST:
e
Clerk
Published in /�jGj�ra ,�/ on A/ 19/70.
-2-
(Official Publication)
RHL 12/24/68
VILLAGE OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIIN
IN -
DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRI-
BUTION SYSTEMS; REQUIRING PERMITS
FOR AND LICENSING OF PERSONS EN-
GAGED IN THE CONSTRUCTION THERE-
OF; PROVIDING FOR INSPECTION; AND
PRESCRIBING PENALTIES.
THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS:
The following definitions shall apply iq the
interpretation and enforcement of this ordi-
nance:
1.01 An Individual Domestic Water Supply
System shall include the well, pump and. pres-
sure tank for the purpose of servinga'residen-
tial structure consisting of not more than four
wellingunits. - -
1.02 Well -Driller means any person, 'firm
or corporation who is qualified to conduct the
business of well drilling ,'including the plan-
ning, superintending and construction'of wells,
and casings and the making of repairs and re-
placements to existing systems. -
1.03 Well shall mean a vertical hole or shaft
sunk into the earth to tap an underground wa-
ter supply. .
SECTION 2. INDIVIDUALWATER SUP,.
':PLY SYSTEMS:
2.01 'Licensing.
(a) No person, firm or corporation shall
engage in the business of insfalling, construct-
ing, or repairing domestic individual water
supply'systems within the Village without first
lobtaining a license to carry on such occupation
from the Village Council and processing and
filing with the Village Clerk a corporate surety
bond *evidence of public liability insurance
in the amounts and upon the terms hereinafter
setforth:
• (i 1 Said corporate surety bond shall be in
the amount of $2,000.00, shall be in'favor of
tiii25Viflageand the public, and shall be
conditioned upon the faithful performance
of contracts and compliance with the
terms 6f the within ordinance. Said bond
shall be subject to the approval of the Vil-
lage.
ti) Said public liability insurance for
bodily injury liability coverage shall be in
the amount of not less than $25,000.00 for
each person and not less than $50,000-00
coverage for each accident, and not less
than $25,000.00 coverage for property
damage liability, and shall specifically
provide for the payment by the insurance
company on behalf of the, insured of all
sums which the insured shall become obli-
gated to pay by reason of Hhbility imposed
upon the insured by law for injuries, in-
cluding death, or damages to person or
property. Such liability insurance policy
shall further provide that no cancellatior
for any cause shall be made either by the
insured or the insurance company withoul
first giving ten days written notice to the
Village of intention to cancel the same. Al
such insurance policies shall be�n ain
tained throughout the life of the licens(
and shall be evidenced by carrier's cerlif
icates filed 4ith the Village'Clerk.
(b). A license shall be issued only to those
applicants who shall satisfactorily demon
strate to.the Village Council a knowledge o',
adequate methods and techniques used in the
installation, construction and repair of well:
sand water supply systems.
(c) Before any license issued under thi
provisions of this section may be revoked-or.ft
renewal refused,. the licensee shall be given ;
hearing to show cause why such license shouli
not be revoked or refused. Ten days notice ii
writing of the time, place and purpose: of sucl
caring shall be given. The annual license fe
hall be $10.00. Application for such licens,
shall be made annually on a form furnished b;
the Council. '
2.02 Permits.
(a) No person, firm or corporation shat
install, alter; or replace any, individual wate
supply system in the municipality without firs
obtaining a permit therefor from the Vihag
for the specific installation, alteraon or ri
placement. At the time of applying for sdi
permit, the applicant shall pay such license fe
as shall be established annually by res olutio
of the Village Council. St gifts shall b
valid for a period of two months from date e
issue.
' (b) Applications for permits shall be mad
In writing upon printed blanks or forms ful
nished by the Village and shall be signed by tb
applicant.
(c) Where work for which a permit is re-
tired by this section is started prior to ob-
tining said permit, the fees above speci ed
call be doubled, but the payment of such dou-
le fee shall.not relieve any person, firm or
irporation from fully complying with the re-
tirements of this, section in execution of the
ork nor from any other penalties prescribed
erein.
2.03 Administration. The Council, shall as-
ign responsibility for administration of this
action to a qualified inspector.
2.04 Constwiction Requirements.
(a•) The installation of all individual do-
lestiowa,ter supply systems subsequent to the
doption of this ordinance and all alterations
eeqq�iring a new well casing or replacement of
ndivi 1 domestic water supply systems ir-
espective of the date of original installation
hall be regulated by this ordinance.
(b) Each well shall be go located so as to
e free from contamination by any existing
ewage-disposal system, and shall be free from
looding. No well shall be located closer than
wo (2) feet in horizontal projection to the out-
ide wall or any over -hanging parts of a build -
ng or structure, nor closer than ten (10) feet in
horizontal dimension to an overhead electric..
ower tine. No well shall be located closer than
wenty (20) feet to a property line.
(e) No well or suction line from a :well
hall be located closer than the stated dis-
antes to the following:
(1) Any part of a sewage disposal system
50 feet
(2) Any cesspool or soil absorption field
75 feet,
(3) Underground building sewer or building
drain lines when constructed or extra -
heavy cast iron pipe with air tested water
tightjoints.... 10 feet .
(4) Underground building sewer or building
drain lines when constructed of other ma-
terials than extra heavy cast iron pipe
. 50 feet
The well -driller shall be responsible for
fteirvance of this. sub -section (e) only if the
sewage disposal system, underground building
sewer or building drain lines are installed"prior i
to the drilling of the well.
(d) Workmanship shall meet -Village ap-
proved engineering standards. Any split or
break in the well casing shall be prima facie
evidence of failure to meet such approved en-
gineering standards.
(e) No dug wells shall be permitted.
(f) Minimum depth of a well shall be 75
feet.
(g) Minimum well size shall be 3 inches
inside diameter where there are 2%bathrooms
or less, and 4 inches inside diameter where
there are more than 21/a bathrooms.
in geological formations, of sand, gravel, or
other formations susceptible to caving, ex-
tending the full depth of the well shall have a
permanent casing installed to a depth which
shall be governed by the pumping level. All
well casings shall be new, prime black pipe,
reamed and drifted, bearing the mill label. H
the pipe is threaded and coupled, the couplings
shall be of heavy drive type which, when pro-
perly made up, will completely bury the pipe
threads. If the pipe is to be welded in place, it
shall have a 30 degree factory bevel for weld-
ing. All welding of well casing must be per-
formed by a welder qualified under the Ameri-
can Welding Society's Qualifications Proce-
dure or other similar tests.
(I) The following table shall be minimum
acceptable weight and wall thicknesses for
well casing and suction pipe casings: -
• Pipe
Diameter
in inches
4�p? yas S' `� �. MA
6.50 4i L I
Z n 3 I� F :e r� A Z._
3" - 7.62 .216 3.432 3.00 3%': 3.448
3-'h" 9.20 .226 4.000 3.548 3% 4.591
4" 10.89 .237 4.500 '4.026 3%" 5.091
5" 14.81 .258 5.563 5.047 4%" 6.296
6" '19.18 .280 6.625 6.065 4%".7,358
.(j) The first length of pipe must be
equipped with a standard pattern forged steel
drive shoe, securely attached.
(k) A screen shall extend beyond the end of
the casing in wells finished in sand or gravel,.
The screen shall be No. 304 stainless steel or
Everdur wire with a minimum outside diame-
ter of not less than 33/4 inches and a minimum
length of not less than 5'0" or equivalent length
using 2%" outside diameter screen.
111. Grouting Casing. An oversize drill hole
shall extend to a depth of at least 20 feet to
permit placement of a cement grout seal
around the well casing to that depth. Tempo-
rary casing at least 2 -inches in diameter larg-
er than the permanent casing shall be used for
the oversize drillhole if the well is drilled by
the cable -tool method. Temporary casing
shall be pulled as grout is placed. .
An open hole at least 3 inches in diameter
larger than -the outside diameter of the casing
,pipe shall be provided if temporary casing in
the oversize hole is not needed, as in drilling by
the rotary method. When the permanent casing
is fixed in its final position, the space around it
in the oversize drillhole shall be grouted by
adding cement slurry from the bottom of; the
area to be grouted upward in one continuous
operation. Grouting shall be carried to the
ground surface or to the level at which the pit -
less adaptor may be attached to the casing.
Grout shag be a mixture of Portland ce-
ment and water with not more than 6 gallons of
water per 94 -lb. sack of cement.
When wells are constructed with inner and
outer permanent casings, the outer casing
shall be grouted to a depth of at least 20 feet in
accordance with the foregoing requirements.
The space between the casings shall be filled
with cement grout or clay slurry or shall be
closed water -tight by other means.
During the drilling a chlorine residual of
25 p.p.m. snau be maintained in the well at all
times.
(m) Pump Discharge, Pidess Unit. H the
well is constructed without a well pit, the well
driller shall furnish and install a sanitary un-
derground discharge screwed or welded to the
well casing with a minimum of 5- feet 6 inch
bury from finished grade to the center of the
discharge opening. The inside diameter of the
pitless stand pipe shall be larger than the in-
side diameter of the well casing unless the seal
is recessed into the discharge so as to cause no
restriction in the casing. The stand pipe must
be.8 inches above the finished grade. The dis-
charge piping from the pitless unit to the pres-
sure tank shall be Type K copper pipe, and
shall. have a diameter equivalent to the pump
drop pipe. The submersible cable from the pit -
less unit into the basement or building shall be
run in rigid conduit or an approved Underwri-
ters laboratory trench lay wire and the con-
duit or trench lay wire shall be buried a mini-
mum of 5 feet 6 inches below the surface of the
ground. All fittings used in connection with the
copper discharge piping underground shali be
of a flare type. The top of the pftless unit shall
be equipped with a well vent.
(n) No well shall be installed in a pit below
the surface of the ground unless such well pit is
in awalcove opening directly into the main
basement area of the building being served by
the well.
(o) (1) The top of the well shall be
equipped with an approved sanitary well seal
that is extended at least 12 inches above the
lowest part of the basement floor and 6 inches
above the floor directly adjacent to the well.
(2) Thee well pit floor shall be at least
6 inches above the basement floor and sloped to
the drain away from the well casing.
(p) No pump 'shall hereafterbe'installed
which uses the well casing for a vacuum line
purpose, nor shall any pump be installed hav-
ing a buried horizontal suction pipe between
the building and any below -surface pitless
well, except where the suction pipe is encased
in pressure pipe so constructed to maintain a
minimum pressure of twenty (20) pounds per
sgaareinch.
(q) Hydro-pmeumatic Pressure Tank
Specifications:
1. Minimum size of 42 gallons or 5% of pump
hourly capacity, whichever is larger.
2. The following accessories shall be in-
stalled:
(f) A square head valve shall be installed on
the inlet side of tank and a 3/4" stop and
waste valve shall be installed on the
house side of tank -
(if) Hose bib -cock at lowest opening on
pressure tank.
(iii) Ground joint union or dresser coupling ten feet of any permanently abandoned drilled
in discharge line frpm well to pressure well shall be filled with concrete.
tank on well side of isolation valve. 2.10 Wells for Disposing of Wastes. The
(iv) Check valve on. discharge line between construction of a well for the purpose ofdis-
pumpand pressure tank on tank side of posing of any liquids. including surface water,
union or dresser coupling. air conditioning water, or commercial wastes,
(v) Automatic air re -charge system or air shall be prohibited unless authorized and ap-
saver type tank. proved by the State of Minnesota Water Pollu-
2.05 %Community and Non -Residential Sys- tion Control Commission and the Village.
tems. Community and non-residential water 2.11 Inspection.
systems or wells supplying 3' or more resi- (a) The Village Water Inspector shall be
dentes shall be permitted only after plans have notified not less than 24 hours before the well is
been approved by the Village Council. test pumped, or abandoned. The Village re -
2.06 Test Pumping Requirements., Each serves the right to require 'Inspection of every
private water supply system shall produce a well, or to spot check in lieu of checking every
minimum of 1000 gallons of water per hour for well, and may inspect the work in progress, the
a period of at least 3 hours of test pumping materials, testing, measurements, etc., at its
without an appreciable drop-in the static level. discretion. Any licensee in violation of this
For residences which have, or are to have, section shall be subject to fine or imprison -
more than 2% bathrooms, the minimum well ment.,as well as correction of work or materi- .
size shall be 4"; which well shall test pump for als which do not conform with this ordinance.
3 hours at not less than 1,200 gallons per hour (b) H upon inspection the.fnspector dis
with no appreciable drop in the static level. covers that any part of the system isnot con -
The owner and inspector shall have the right to strutted in accordance with the minimum
observe this test, measure the well, or have the standards provided in this ordinance, he.shall
well checked to meet these specifications. All give the applicant written notification describ-
such wells shall be fitted with a permanent ing the defects. The applicant shall pay an.ad
pump which shall produce not less than 50% of ditional fee of $10.00 for each reinspection that
the test pumping rate, but.in no case shall the is necessary.The applicant shall be responsible
permanent pump produce less than 500 gallons for the correction or elimination of all defects. .
per hour at a pressure of 40 pounds per square sible for the correction or elimination of at
inch. defects, and no system shall be placed or re
2.07 Log Required. A log of the well shall be placed in service until all defects have beer,
made showing the nominal size and depth of correctedoreliminated.
the.casing from outside ground elevation. This driller shall file a statement with the Village:
log shall also state the results of a flow. test Clerk not more.than 15 days after completion
made at the completion of thewell; the static of the well certifying that the, well has been
elevel of the water in the :well and the drop in constructed in accordance with the provisions
feet from We'stzidi level after pumping at the of this) ordinance, and that the log of the well
specified rate per hour for 3 hours. One copy of required by Section 2.07 of this ordinance acd
the log shall be filed with the Village Clerk and curately represents the formations encoun-
one copy posted in the building near the elec- tered.
tric seryl box. SECTION S. OBJECTIVES.
2.08, Cleaning Before Use. Drinking water, The objectives ofthis ordinance are to .
supply systems shall be disinfected following provide adequate and `safe domestic water
construction oralteration. One pound of cal- supply systems. Any permit granted for the
cium hypochlorite mixed with 5 gallons of wa- construction, installation, alteration, or repair
ter shall be poured into. the well and allowed to of any special, unusual or system of new design.
remain in the well and supply system for at shall be subject to such;conditions and guaran-
least 12 hours, following which the water shall tees as maybe stated in the permit.
be pumped to waste until the odor and taste of SECTION 4. VARIANCES.
the chemical has disappeared. The Village Council may,'upon'a showing
2.09 Abandoned Wells. Until a well is per- of hardship or in unusual circumstances, vary
manently abandoned, all provisions for pro- the provisions of this ordinance in conform-
tection of the water against contamination and ante with the objectives as stated herein.
pollution and for maintenance of satisfactory SECTION 5. PENALTIES.
sanitary conditions around the well shall be Any person, firm or corporation violating
carried out tothe same extent as though the ` any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be
well were in routine use. When a well is per- guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction
manently abandoned a well abandonment per thereof, shall be fined in'an amount not to ex -
mit shall be.obtained from the Village. The teed Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) or im-
prisonedwell"shall be disconnected from the system and for not to exceed ninety (90) days.
the hole filled to prevent contaminating mate- SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
rials from entering water bearing ground for- This ordinance shall take effect upon its
mations. Concrete or cement grout are the passage and publication.
recommended filling materials. H the well is Passed by the Council this 22 day of Dec.,
of a size that the use of these materials is not 1969.
practical, the filling material selected shall be (SEAL.).
such as to restore natural conditions as far' .s EUGENE A. COULTER
possible.. Neat cement grout or concrete shall Mayor
be used for filling in all portions of well through ATTEST:
rock formations and natural' earth: puddled ADOLPH TESSNESS
clay may be used for filling in drift sand and Clerk
gravel sections of wells. In any case, the top (Jan. 4,1970) -Ex & Cary