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1953-3.22 AA~NDMENT TO ORDINANCE " g' No. 3.22 ' ' AN ORD17ti~ANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 3.22 OF THE VILLAGE OF RICHFIELD, PASSED ON APRIL 12a 194, ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF RICHFIELD, HEI~iEPTN COUNTY, MINNESOTA, FOR THE DRILLING OF WELLS AND THE ABANDUNMII~TT OF WELLS FOH THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING THE GENERAL HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC. The Village Council of the Village of Richfield do ordain as fol].owss That Ordinance No. 3_.22 of the Village of Richfield, passed on April 12, 1949, entitled a An ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of Permits by the Villagre Council dif the Village of Richfielda Hennepin County, Minnesota: for the Drilling of W®lls and the Abandoi~ent of Wells for the Purpose of Protecting the General Health and Welfare of t&e Public~~ is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 1. No person, firm or corporation shall drill any well or engage in .the business of`we]1 drilling in the Village of Richfield without first ' obtaining a well drillers: license andcomplying with the requirements of this ordinance. SECTION 2. Any person, farm or corporation desiring a well drill:erss license shall make written application to theVillage Clerk, stating the followings The name and address of the applicant, the names and addresses of partners if a partnerships and the names and addresses ' of the corporate officers, if a corporations the experience of the applicant in the drilling of wells: including the number of years that the applicant has been engaged in said business and the names and addresses of employers with whom the applicant was so engaged; the municipalities in which the applicant is licensed to engage in said business 3xi the State of Minnesotan and the municipalities in the State of P~innesota or elsewhere which have denied such license to the applicants or have revoked such license of the applicant. SECTION 3. The person making application shall be charged with the truth and accuracy of the information supplied in the application. Failure to provide true and complete information shall constitute a violation of this ordinance and in addition to the penalties-hereinafter prescribed for the violation of this ordinance the license of any persona firm, or corporation may be revoked by reason of any material falsification ~or omission in said application. SECTION 4. The application shall be accompanied by the license-fee, which sY~all be X20.00 per gear or any fraction thereof. Licenses shall expire on December 31 next following the date pf their issuance. SECTION 5. The application shall also be accompanied by a bond in the principal s sum of ~2s00O.00 conditionedupon the observance of all ordinances and laws relative to the installation of'wells, and upon the faithful and workmanlike performande of all work performed or to be performed pursuant to such license.. Such bond shall run to the Village of Richfieldn shall be far the .benefit of any persona firm or corporation who shall sustain any in~nry covered by t he bonds and shall provide ° that any person, firm or corporation so inured may bring an action in his or its own name for the recovery of damage upon the .bond, in addition to any otherremedy. ` ~~ SECTION 6. The application shall be presented to the Village Council who may either grant or deny the same, and any such license issued may be revoked for failure to comply with this ordinance. SECTION ?. No person, firm or corporation shall d rill any well or repair any existing well without first obtaining a permit to do so. Application for such a permit shall be made in writing to the plumbing inspector and shall state the character, location, and size ~of the proposed . well and shall be accompanied by the permit fee wha~ch shall be as follows : • NEW WELLS 2" Casing. - - - - -- - = X2.00 3" Casing - - - - - - - #3.00 ~~ Casing --------4.00 5" Casing - - - - - - - $5.00 • 6" Casing - - - - - - - X6.00 8" Casing - - - - - - - X8.;00 10" Casing (or more)- - - X10.00• ° The. permit fee for the repair of any well shall be $2.00. SECTION 8. The person, firm or corporation to whoa a p~rma.t is issued for the drilling of a new well shall be responsible for the proper installation of the water pump or pumping system first instal.l:ed b~ him on such well, but this responsibility shall not extend to any used pump not provided by the well driller but ordered installed by the property owner, ao~ the installation of any pump by any other party. SECTION 9. No pump shall ~ installed or repaired by and person not duly licensed ins either a master plumber or a well driller. SECTION l0.Upon the completion of the drilling. of a well a pumping test of sufficient duration to determine the yield and ~a~r;,~„m draw down shall be conducted, if practical. Within ten days after inspection ° of such well the permit holder shall file an affidavit with the plumbing inspector of the village setting forth the results of the pumping test, the capacity of the will, the pumping level, the depth of casing from grade and length of screen if one is used, and a true and correct copy of a guarantee given to~he well property owner ~: guaranteeing the well for a period of one year following the inspection. S~TION 11.A geological log of'the formation encountered in drilling each well shall be kept by the person actually engaged i.n the drilling. A copy thereof, typed on 82" by 11 paper shall be filed along with said affidavity, and such log shall specifically state where ' imprrvious formation is encountered. Failure to provide such log affidavit or guaranteed or willful failure to provide accurate information with respect thereto shall constitute a v#.olation of -this ordinance. . SECTION 12.Every wail hereafter installed shall be of the drilled type and not less than two inches ir'i diameter. Draw down tests need not be made on two-inch wells. Only well casings of steed or wrought iron standard weight pipe shall. be installed. SECTION 1:~.Every well Basing shall be water-tight and shall g o through an impervious underground formation, if one exists, or to a.depth. of !t2 feet whichever is greater. Screen shall. be below the impervious formation. Sample and static water level shall be required whenever requested by the plumbing inspector. SECTION ].la.. All commercial wells shall comply with the requirements of the Minnesota State Board of Health for all public water supplies. SECTION 15. No well shall hereafter be installed in a pit below the surface • of the ground unless such well pit is connected by an opening with the main basement area of the building servedby the we1.l, and in such-case the-floor of the pit shall be at least one foot above the main basement area floor. , SECTION 16. Above-surface well houses or sheds shall have a concrete base of at least five-feet by five feet, six inches thick at least one foot above grade. Such shed and base may be attached to the main building served by the well, but the well must be located at least three feet from the main building wall or foundation. Well pits and above- surface well houses must be covered with a watertight roof, and such roof m~.yY,i~ot~rbe-.uhd~3~~~.th~.raof of the main building. SECTION l7. All wells hereafter installed shat be located at least fifty feet, measured horizontally,. from any cesspool, and forty feet from any septic tank and ten feet from any underground soil pipe or floor drain c.oxinected to sanitary plumbing lines. SECTION 18. All wells hereafter installed shall produce at least 500 gallons per hours in-order to assure an adequate supply for sanitary purposes. They shh11 be sealed with an approved device or well seal to maintain a wat~;rtight seal eighteen inches above the main basement area' or main floor iri the case of slab floor buildings. SECTION 19. No pump shall hereafter be installed that uses the we11•casing for a vaccuum-line or suction-line purpose, nor shall any pump be installed having a buried horizontal suctionpipe between the building and any below-surface pitless welly except there suction pipe•is encased in 'pressure pipe. Pitless well and pumping systems may be installed using a buried Horizontal pressure line between well and building if there is maintained a minimum pressure of 20 pounds. SECTIOAI 20. After final installation of a well, it shall be disinfected in accordance with the recommendations of the State Department of Health and it shall then be pumped a suiiic~_ent.lenoth of tune to properly disc=pa.te the disinfectant.. SECTION 21. No air vent shall be installed i_na well without specific approval of the plumbing inspector. SECTION 22. If it' shall app ear to the Fire Chief that a well and pumping system being installed to serve any commercial or other public structure, hb,s sufficient capacity he may request the owner of the well or system for permission to install emergency water outlets or wall hydrants on the structure for use by the Village fire department. If the owru3r shall grant such permissi~ the necessary labor and fittings to nished by the village. SECTION 2,~. Th~.s ordinance shall not be construed to relieve or lessen the responsibility or liability of #3iy party owning' opE ratings controlling, or installing any walls and. water supply systems for damages to persons or property caused by any defect therm nor shall the Village be held to ' assume any liability to any person by reason of the inspection required herein or by reason of certificate of inspection issued pursuant thereto. _ ~V~~~4i . ... r'C ~ ~l'Y,e~7gL','9{#yy,', v~~'~1t~r,}* TsiY~ yy59~Z ~ g, ~'~~•~r,~~'F,~~, aqq} ~~ _ l ;-.# .. - ~ j. ~.t+K~~i,U~i xt'~r ~ ~~`~b ~,,TR Irv R+C~ ~~,'tAt+'xa~~ r ,.6,egS~~i`~~';~'~ a . ; .:C i~ l' _ .. ,SECTION 24. A~~~t~_43., ~±:~ro~ps~a~~~~g~v'~v~ig.=o~': ~ , ~ _. ~+ og i,a ; ~siinanc~ .hall,. upon,cv~avat~.ar~ th~rspA, b~.i ~~~ a gi,ne ~f .not: score `thin ~1C0.00 or;. by ~ixapriecr~unent~~~for' riot iiia~a' _ than 90 days. ,. _ SECTION 25. Provis3.ons=.of other ordinances conflicting. with thiB ordinance are, hereby.. repealed, e _ .. _ ~s_~ia~ssed :by, the Village Council. of :the Village:. of Richfi8ld this .13th day. of` April, 1953'.• - ~ _ - ~ ~ 4 '~` • ~ , - ~~ - . A. TES _ - _ _. .. . tTL A. HAU _ . - - - - .. _ . CLERK ; . _ _; :.` _ . April 23, 1953..: . ~ ~ ~ -- :.. _ ~. _-., - LEGAL PIOTOCE~ - NDM)ENT TO ORDINAIITCE NU. 8.22 An Ordinance Amending Or- dinance No. 8.22 of the Vil- lage of Raichfield, Passed on April 12, 1948, Tintitled: An Ordinance Authorizing the 7s- `• suance of Permits by the Vil- lage Coune3l of the Village of Richfield, Hennepin County, Minnesota., for the DRIIaIa- IZ<'(i OF WIs+ i i^q and the ' Abandonanent of Wells for the Purpose of Protecting the -. General Health and WeLgaa® of the Public. Tlxe Village 'Council of the Vil- lage of Richfield do ordain as fol lows: , That Ordinance No. 3.22 of the Village of Richfield, passed on April 12, 1949, $ntitled " An or- dinance Authorizing the Issuance of Permits by 'th® Vd1lage' Coun- cil of tl]e Village a€ Richfield, Hennepin County, 1liinnesota, fiar the Drilling of Wells avid fire Abandonment' of Wells for ;the Purpose of Protecting the General Health and Welfare of the Pub- lic" is hereby amended to read as Poilows: Section 1. No person, firm or orporation shall drill any well or engage in the business of well drilling in the Village of Richfield without first obtaining a well r311er's license and complying pitch the requirements of this or- Section 2. Any person, firm or corporation desiring a well drill- er's license shall make written s,'p- placation to the Village Clerk, stating the following¢ Th® name and addr0ss of the applicant, the names and addresses of partners if a partnership, and fibs names and addresses of the corporate af- fivers, if a corporation: the ex- perience oY the applicant in the drilling of wells, including the number of years that the ap= plicant has been engaged in said business and the names and ad- dresses of employers with whom the applicant was 'so engaged; the municgpaliities in which the applicant is licensed to engage in said. business in the State of Min- nesota: and the munici.paldties in the State of Minnesota or else- where which have denied such li- r®votied sorb license of the a,p= plicant. ~icction 8. The pe'_sun making application sh,,ll b® vharged with the truth and accuracy of th® in- formation supplied in the appli- cation. Faik:re to provide true anal complete information shall constitute a violation of this or- dn~nce, and qn addition to the penalties hereinafter prescribed foi• *he violation of this ordinance the license of any person, f'rm, ur rorl,oration may be revok; d by mason of any material falsi:gca- tion or omission in said applgca- tien. Section 4. TI]e application shall .te arcompanie~. by the license fee, Mich shall b~ $20.00 per year or try Praetion thereof. Licenses .hall expgre on December 31 nest "o:iowing t110 date of th•€ir issu= Section S. The application shalt lso be accompanied by a bond in he principal sum of $2,000.00 ondit.ioned upon the observance fall ordinances and laws relative to the gnstalls~•tion of wells, and pun the faithful and workmanlike erform~ance of all work performed r to :be performed pursuant to uch license. Such bond shall run o the Village of RTchfgeid, shall e for the 9aenefit of any person,. rm or corporation who shall sus- ain any injury covered by the ond, and shall provide •fhat any arson, firm or corporation so n'jured may bring an action in Tiffs r its own name Por the recovery f damage upon the bawd, in ad- ition to any otlher .remedy. ' section 8. Thy application shall e~presen'ted to the Village Coun=' it who may either gn•ant or deny tihe same, and any such license ssued 'may be revoker' for failure corpnxatTon shall CriII any well ~, cr repair any e:~`sting well withou~ first .obtaining a permit to do so.' Application fo* snub permit shall be made in writing to the plumb- ing inspector, and shall state the elaaracter, 1~ocation, and size of the p:^oposed wez-, and shall be e.ccompa,nied by tli€~ permit fee which shall •be as follows: New ~7edts 2" Casing ___,.___.,__ $2.00 ' 8' • Casing ~-- -^ - --- $18.00 4" Casing _____---__ 84.00 •~ 8" Casing _„•---_-..__ $lri.0!) S" Casing -_- ------- X6.00 S., Casing - - -------- S~S.00 w !0" Casing` (or more) X10.40 The permit Pea for th,e repair of any well shall be X2.00. Section B. T.:v person, firm or corporation to ,whom a permit is issued Por the drilling od a new wra;l shall be t;es~panaible fo* t2~9 Frol:er installation of th8 water pump ar 'pumping system first inst~all€d by him on such well, but :tiffs responsibility shall nqt ex- tend to any us€d pump not pro- vided by the Fwe13 driller but or- d~rpd ins`alled w•y the property owner,'nor the installation os any pump by any other party. Section 9. No pnn~.p tshall be ~- iu~talIed or r?p.a'rad by any par- son liot duly li^e red as either a master plumiber or a well driller. section 10. Ups=, t 1 ~: completion oP the drilling of a. w e11 a pump- ing test of suf'.:c•=,nt duration to determine the yreld and maximum draw down shall ea wnducted, it. practical. Within tfn days sitar qr- spge=ion of su?t• rs+~li the permit troder shall Pale ar. atfidh,v+it with tie plumbing inspect.o- of the vil- lage setting forth the results of the pumping test, the ca~paeity of the well, the pumping level, the depth of casing 'Prom grade and length of screen if one is used, and a true and correct copy of a guarantee given to bhe well property owner guaranteeing the well for a period of one year following the inspec- tion. Section i1. A geological log of oP the formation encount_ereKi in dri'lling each well s+hal1 be kept by the person actually engaged in the drilling. A copy thereof, typed pn 81/~" by 11 'paper shall be filed along with said affidavit, and such log shall specifivally state where impervious formation is en- countered. Failure to .provide such ;log affidavit or guarantee, or willful failure to provide accurate information with respect thereto sh~a11 constitute a violation of this ordinance five feet, sin inches thick, 1eas,t ono foot above grad®. Su shed and base may be attached the main 'building served by t well, but the well must be local at least three feet from the ma building wall or foundation. ~~P pigs and above-surface well boos must be covered with a write tight roof, and such roof may n be under tho' roof of the ma building. Section 1'P. A11 wells hereaft installed shal be located at lea fifty feet, measured horizontall ,Yr®m any cesspool,. and forty f- from. any septic tank and ten f from any underground soil pipe Ploor drain connected to sancta plumbing lines, Section 18. Ali wells hereaft installed sha•11 produce at le 6'00 gallons per hoar, in order assure an adequate supply- f sanitary purposes.. They shall sealed with an approved device well seal to maintain a orate tight seal eighteen inches abo the main basement area,, or ma flloor in the case of slab flu Section 19. No pump shall her aftex 'be installed ghat uses t well casing for a vacvuum-line suction-line purpose, nor shall a pump 'be installed having a burl horizontal suction pipe before the building and any b®low-surfs pit4ess well, ®xeept where sucti pipe is envased in pressure pTp Pitless well and pumping syste may be installed using a burl - horizontal pressure line before well and buiding if there is mmi tamed a minimum pressure of ` pounds. Section 20. After final lust tion of a well, it shall be d: fected in accordance with recommendations of the State partment of Health, and it t then ibe pumped a soffit lengtlh of time to properly d pate the disinfectant, Section 21. No air vent shall installed in a well without spa fio approval of the plumbing spector. Section 22L. IE it shall appear the--fir-e -Ch#eg t3iat- a -well a Pumping system being installed serve any commercial or oth public structure, has sufficie capacity, h® may request the ocv er of the Weil or system for pe mission to 4nsta1l entergen water outlets or wall hydrants o t+he structure for use by the vi loge fire department. If the own sham grant such permgssgdn t necessary labor and fittings ngshed Eby the viliag®. , Section 28. This ordinance sl Section 12. Every well hereafter not lie construed to relieve installed shall be of th® drilled lessen the responsibility or lie type and not less than two in- qty of any party owning, apes ches in di~me'ter. ,Draw down tests ing, controlling, or instailTn ; need not = Abe made on two-inch • wel'!s and water supply systc walls. O~ y we:1 casq gs of steel ;for damages to persons or prof or wrought iron standard weight ty caused by any defect ther pipe shall be installed. nor shall the Village be ;held Section i3. 'Every well casing shall be water=tight' and shall go thraugh~ an impervious. under= ground formation, if one ,eagsts, or to a depth of 42 feet, wiiich- ever is greater. Screen shall be below the impervious formation. cuample and static water level shall 'be required whenever re= quested 'by the plumbing inspector. assume any liability to any pe son 'by reason of the inspectio required herein or by reason certificate of inspection yssu pursuant thereto. Suction 24. Any P@rson, fir or • corporation violating any the provisions of this ordinanc shall, upon conviction thereof, punished by a fine of not uio Section 14. All cammereial wells than $100.00 or by imprisoame shall comply with the regtiire- ,for not more than sJ0 days. meats of the -Minnesota State Section 26. Provisions of oth Board of Health for all public ordinances conflicting with th water supplies. ordinance are hereby repealed. Section iJS. No well shall here- ~ As passed by the Village Count after be installed in a pit below of the Village of Richfield th the surface of the ground unless 13th day of April„ 1953. such well pit is connevted by an opening witih the main basement, F.R:1~'D C. REL~LER, area of the building' served by Nfayor li the well, and in stir*h' case the • lI)rROY T1tA~FTON, 'floor of the pit shall be at least one foot above the main bastrmeat 'Manager area floor. ®ttest: • Secf3on 10. Above-surface well ~ PAUL FT. HAU{3.1CN, ~~ .-. ~~ ~~ P~rin#er's ~-'FEic~vit ~ . i~arti•~n. i'le~ e~c~~orci~nc~ escit~~ f~~ 5tatoites ~ 19361, Affidttw't of Pub/iea-tio~t ...The Richfi~/d-~/ooeoi~a~toe~ o~~ss~~~~~ STATE OAF A~INNESOTA ss. COUNTY OF HtENRTEPIN ... R3.c~.ar~d...~i~ iIL ............................. being duly sworn on oath says: tat he now is> and during all the times herein stated has been the ~puhlisher. • • .+and printer.... of the newspaper known as The •Rich~fieldaBdoomington Messenger and has full knowl- edg~e of the facts herein stated. That for more than one year immediately prior to the publication therein. of the printed ....©X'f~-~1.~.Yltye.... ........ ... .. .. hereto attached, said newspaper w+as printed' and published in the 1;:nglish language from its known office of ~pu~blication within the Village of Richfield in the County of Hennepin, State df Minnesota, on Thursday o'f each week in column rand sheet form equivalent in space to over 480 running inches o'f single column two inches wide; has 'been issued from a known office established in said place of pwblica- tion equipped with skilled workmen and the necessary material far preparing and printing the same; has had in its makeup not less than twenty-five .per cent olf its news columns devoted to local news of interest to said' community it purports to serve, the press work oaf which has been done in its said known office of puiblication; has con- tained general news comirnents and miscellany; has not duplicated any other pulblication; leas not been entirely made up of patents, plate anatter and advertisements; has •been circuAated at and near its said place of puiblicatiori to the extent of over 240 copies regularly de- livered to paying subscrilbers; has ibeen entered as second class mail matter in 'the localpost office ~ its said place of puiblication; that !there has been on file in the office of the County Auditor of said county the afifidavit of a person having first hand knowledge of the facts constituting its qualification as a newspaper for publication of legal notices; and that its puiblishers have complied with all demands of said County Auditor for proofs of the said qualification. That the ,printed • • • • • • • • • • •Qx'da•2~.ab.C~ ............ .hereto attached as ra part hereof was cut from the columns of said news- paler; was published therein in the Janglish language once each 'week for.... iDI'IB.......successive weeks; that it was first published on the...2'~~'d........day of. ~.P?'ia:........ass~.~., and that the following is a copy of the' loiwer case alpYna'bet which is acknowledged to have been. the size and kind of type used in 'the publication of said....... i.}>~'C~.~.I1~.+Cf-3 • ............. . 2rlrv~,e£gh?jkl?tratopgrstuvwxyz-R pofn8 ...:~...........: y~•., ... ... .. Su~scr~ed annrl swarm to before sne this .r~... day of~ ........... . . ~. ~ ~~~~ I ~~~~ .... ~ . . ' Natary~Fu(blic, Hennepin •County, Minnesotst. My ~~; ,issior~ expires .................... ~ K'erm6ci-, f~afary Pu6fic, /fenne ,n ~y Omission Expires Jan. 25,p X59°_ Mina,.. ~~ ~ ~~~ ~/