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City Council Minutes October 17, 1983 Page Four was carried on regarding the types of sales that would be allowed and not allowed. The Girl Scouts, the County Fair, the Teachers Craft Show, and so forth were discussed. Further discussion was carried on regarding established route sales such as bread sales, Swans Ice Cream, and Cloverleaf Milk. It was the consensus that these types of sales would be excluded as they were appoint- ment-type sales. Councilmember Schuldt indicated that the intent of the Ordinance was to eliminate the nondesirables. Further discussion was carried on regarding licensing a place of business such as the County Fair or the Teachers Craft Show as one license holder. COUNCILMEMBER DUITSMAN MOVED TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 83-15 A TRANSIENT MERCHANT ORDIN- ANCE WITH A LANGUAGE AMENDMENT TO AtLOW AN ORGANIZATION SUCH AS THE COUNTY FAIR TO OBTAIN ONE LICENSE. COUNCILMEMBER ENGSTROM SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. COUNCILMEMBER GUNKEL MOVED TO ESTABLISH THE TRANSIENT MERCHANT LICENSE FEE AT $50.00. COUNCILMEMBER DUITSMAN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. 8. Ordinance 83-14 Establishing a minimum septic system requirement The City Administrator indicated that when the City Code was revised and adopted the provision in the previous ordinance that required a minimum of 600 sq. feet of drainfield and a lt200 gallon tank for any individual septic system was in- advertantly dropped from the code and only the reference to the WPC 40 standard was retained. The City Administrator indicated that in some cases the WPC 40 standard is inadequate given the type of soils in the City of Elk River. The City Administrator indicated that both the Sewer Superintendent and the Building Inspector have recommended that the City reinstitute the minimum provision of 600 square feet of drainfield and the 1,200 gallon tank. The City Administrator in- dicated that Ordinance 83-14 would make those changes as recommended by the City's Building Inspector and the Waste Water Treatment Plant Superintendent. Councilmember Engstrom questioned if a trench was considered the same as a pit for the minimum square footage. Mr. Rick Breezee, the City's Building Inspector in- dicated that the square footage would be the same but generally pits are not recommended and the trench type of drainfield is recommended. Councilmember Gunkel questioned the possibility of amending the Subdivision Ordinance Section 1008.14 to include the minimum square footage of drainfield and size of tank. The City Administrator indicated that an amendment to the Subdivision Ordinance would require a public hearing and the amendment to the proposed Sewer Ordinance would serve as a blanket over all of the City's ordinances regarding sewage systems. Councilmember Gunkel indicated that she felt it was a lack of consistency and further indicated that she felt there should be some reference in the Subdivision Ordinance as well. Discussion was carried on regarding various areas in the City that would require the minimum square footage of drainfield and the inspections required for septic systems. COUNCILMEMBER GUNKEL MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 83-14 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY'S SEWER ORDINANCE. COUNCILMEMBER ENGSTROM SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0.