ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MN
PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT
(On-Site Wastewater Division)
Government Services Center
Government Services Center
320 West 2nd Street, Suite 301
201 South 3rd Avenue West
Duluth, MN 55802
Virginia, MN 55792
Phone (218) 471-7103
Phone (218) 749-0625
Toll Free (800) 450-9278
Toll Free (800) 450-9278
Permit Construction Application
Subsurface Sewage Treatment System
Your Contact Information.
If the information is not correct, you may need to update your contact information using the 'Edit Contact Info' option once you have filled out this application.
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315-0020-05690
Enter Applicant Information
Landowner
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DAVIS BRAD
5942 BERGQUIST ROAD
DULUTH
MN
55804
(218)525-8130
bradnalane@gmail.com
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Property Owner Name and Contact Information.
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DAVIS BRAD
5942 BERGQUIST ROAD
DULUTH
MN
55804
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Mailing Address Information
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DAVIS BRAD
5942 BERGQUIST ROAD
DULUTH
MN
55804
(218)525-8130
bradnalane@gmail.com
The Property Owner receives all Permit documents.
List any additional recipient emails separated by a semicolon.
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SITE INFORMATION
Enter Site information
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No
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Reference the Land Use Permit to list this information, 6 addresses below:
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US Forest Service
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US Forest Service
Superior National Forest
8901 Grand Avenue Place
Duluth, MN 55808
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| MN Power |
Shore Land Traditions
30 West Superior Street
Duluth, MN 55802
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| MN DNR, Area Hydrologist |
MN DNR, Area Hydrologist
7979 Highway 37
Eveleth, MN 55734
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| MN DNR Land and Minerals |
MN DNR, Land and Minerals
1201 East Highway 2
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
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| St Louis County Land & Minerals - Duluth |
320 West 2nd Street Suite 302
Duluth, MN 55802
Phone: (218) 726-2606
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| St. Louis County Land & Minerals - Virginia |
7820 Highway 135
Virginia, MN 55792
Phone: (218) 742-9898
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Do you have written authorization from the lease property owner?
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Is this for Residential or Commercial?
Residential
Is the property used year round or used seasonally?
Year round
Is this project within 300 feet of a river/stream or 1,000 feet of a lake?
Yes
Big Sucker Creek
Is this property connected to a Common Interest Community?
No
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Is this serving multiple dwellings sharing a SSTS component?
No
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Is this related to a Point of Sale Requirement?
No
Is the SSTS located in a floodplain?
No
New SSTS
Component addition replacement cannot be used for a Privy.
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Select existing SSTS
Select the Septic Permit that is being modified/replaced.
(Just click the Search button, no need to enter in a Permit #)
If unable to be found, click Permit Could Not Be Found.
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RESIDENTIAL WORKSHEET
Select the System Type
Type I System
"Type I System" means an ISTS that follows a standard trench, bed, at-grade, mound, or graywater system design in accordance with MPCA rules, Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7080.2200 through 7080.2240.
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Type II System
"Type II System" means an ISTS with acceptable modifications or sewage containment system that may be permitted for use on a site not meeting the conditions acceptable for a standard Type I system. These include systems on lots with rapidly permeable soils or lots in floodplains and privies or holding tanks.
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Type III System
"Type III System" means a custom designed ISTS having acceptable flow restriction devices to allow its use on a lot that cannot accommodate a standard Type I soil treatment and dispersal system.
Mound System < 12"
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Type IV System
"Type IV System" means an ISTS, having an MPCA registered pretreatment device and incorporating pressure distribution and dosing, that is capable of providing suitable treatment for use where the separation distance to a shallow saturated zone is less than the minimum allowed.
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Type V System
"Type V System" means an ISTS, which is a custom engineered design to accommodate the site taking into account pretreatment effluent quality, loading rates, loading methods, groundwater mounding, and other soil and other relevant soil, site, and wastewater characteristics such that groundwater contamination by viable fecal coliforms is prevented.
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COMMERCIAL WORKSHEET
Select the gallons per day (GPD) for the system.
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WELL INFORMATION
Enter information about the well.
Do you have a proposed water source?
No
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Enter # of existing water sources on the property
1
After completing the following information for the 1st water source, please use the Add Another Water Source button to add the additional water source(s) information.
Well
134581
Drilled
DESIGNER & INSTALLER INFORMATION
Select the Designer
Matrix Soils & Systems, Inc.
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Select the Installer (if known)
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STRUCTURE - RESIDENTIAL
Enter Building Type and Water Uses
Home, mobile home, hunting shack, cabin, RV
Yes
4
No
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Other information to be considered for this application
OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS - COMMERCIAL
Dwelling Units
Select the Building Type (Refer to 7081.0130 Table I)
See also outdoor recreation
(a) Hotel or luxury hotel
(b) Motel
(c) Rooming house
(d) Daycare (no meals)
(e) Daycare (with meals)
(f) Dormitory
(g) Labor camp
(h) Labor camp, semi-permanent
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Commercial/Industrial
(a) Retail store
(b) Shopping center
(c) Office
(d) Medical office
(e) Industrial building
(f) Laundromat
(g) Barber shop
(h) Beauty salon
(i) Flea market
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Eating/Drinking Establishment
(a) Restaurant (does not include bar or lounge)
(b) Restaurant (short order)
(c) Restaurant (drive-in)
(d) Restaurant (carry out, including caterers)
(e) Institutional meals
(f) Food outlet
(g) Dining hall
(h) Coffee shop
(i) Cafeteria
(j) Bar or lounge (no meals)
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Entertaining Establishment
(a) Drive-in theater
(b) Theater/auditorium
(c) Bowling alley
(d) Country club
(e) Fairground and other similar gatherings
(f) Stadium
(g) Dance hall
(h) Health club/gym
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Outdoor recreation & related lodging facilities
(a) Campground
(b) Permanent mobile home
(c) Camp, day without meals
(d) Camp, day with meals
(e) Camp, day and night with meals
(f) Resort/lodge hotel
(g) Cabin, resort
(h) Retail resort store
(i) Park or swimming pool
(j) Visitor center
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Transportation
(a) Gas station/convenience store
(b) Service station*
(c) Car wash* (does not include car wash water)
(d) Airport, bus station, rail depot
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Miscellaneous
(a) Public lavatory
(b) Public shower
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Institutional
(a) Hospital
(b) Mental health hospital
(c) Prison or jail
(d) Nursing home, other adult congregate living
(e) Other public institution
(f) School (no gym, no cafeteria, and no showers)
(g) School (with cafeteria, no gym and no showers)
(h) School (with cafeteria, gym, and showers)
(i) School (boarding)
(j) Church
(k) Assembly hall
(l) Other Unlisted
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Other information to be considered for this application
Will this project require a Septic Variance?
Yes
VARIANCE WORKSHEET
Enter Variance information.
About SSTS Variances Pursuant to Ordinance 61, Article V, Section 3.0
A property owner may request a variance from the standards specified in the Ordinance pursuant to county policies and procedures. Variances shall only be permitted when they are in harmony with the general purposes and intent of this Ordinance where there are practical difficulties or particular hardship in meeting the strict letter of this Ordinance, excluding the technical standards. Certain deviations may require the approval of the MPCA or the MN Department of Health.
Describe the specific provision(s) in the ordinance from which the variance is requested.
7080.2150 Subpart 2.F., which requires a sewage tank and absorption area be 150 feet from ordinary high water level of designated trout streams.
Describe the practical difficulty that prevents compliance with the rule.
Existing on-site wastewater system is non-compliant and needs to be replaced (surface soil at mound base occasionally nearly saturates as a result of underlying clay soil, not being configured to maximize dispersal across the slope, and 1970's vintage construction practices including placement on compacted loamy sand - sandy loam fill and clay berms that further reduce dispersal capability). Lot physiographic features including topography; dwelling, building drain, (shallow) water supply well, and
creek-shore locations (see attached replacement system Site Plan); and dwelling foundation type (slab), would, to meet all relevant setback distances, require placement of new system tank and mound in locations resulting in the tank having 6 feet of cover, 5 feet below an intermittent water table that would have high probability of causing future failure due to groundwater inflow, and the mound on a wooded slope approximately I 00 feet northwest of the dwelling and 400 feet from Berquist Road.
Describe the alternative measures that will be taken to achieve a comparable degree of compliance with the purposes and intent of the applicable provisions.
Install new system so that the 1,500-gallon septic tank, 1,500-gallon dosing tank, and mound absorption area are greater than I 00 feet from Ordinary High Water Level of Big Sucker Creek, and meet other relevant set-back distances.
Identify cost considerations preventing reasonable use of the property under the terms of this ordinance
System placement to meet the creek set-back distance would necessitate building a 400-foot long access road to the site for materials delivery, installing an approximate 300-foot long deep-bury force main on steep slope along northern side of the dwelling, and clearing of nearly a half-acre of trees for these and building of the mound.
Revising location of the building drain to northwestern corner of the dwelling is not feasible due to slab construction of the foundation.
ATTACHMENTS
After submitting this form, please attach the following in the attachments screen:
Design Report
Site Sketch
Written Auth. From Leased Property Owner
Sanitary District Approvals
Abandonment Form
Misc./Other
VARIANCE AGREEMENT
By submitting this request for variance from the Ordinance and the Construction Standards, I certify and agree that no substantial health hazard is likely to occur therefrom and an unnecessary hardship might result in strict compliance with the Ordinance and Standards.
I further agree to install a sewage treatment system in accordance with the permit application, plans, and specification that are made as part of this variance request, in addition to paying the Variance Fee associated with this request.
By submitting this application, I certify and agree that I am the owner or the authorized agent of the owner of the above property, and that all uses will conform to the provisions of St. Louis County. I further certify and agree that I will comply with all conditions imposed in connection with the approval of the application. Applicants may be required to submit additional property descriptions, property surveys, site plans, building plans, and other information before the application is accepted or approved. Intentional or unintentional falsification of this application or any attachments thereto will make the application, any approval of the application and any result invalid. I authorize St. Louis County staff to inspect the property to review the application and for compliance inspections. Furthermore, by submitting this application, I release St. Louis County and its employees from any and all liability and claims for damages to person or property in any manner or form that may arise from the approval of the application or any related plans, the issuance of any resulting permit or the subsequent location, construction, alteration, repair, extension, operation or maintenance of the subject matter of the application.
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