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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance - 18-94 - Toilet Facilities - 05/17/1994 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE HENNEPIN COUNTY MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 1 8 - 9 4 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 9 BY ADOPTING A NEW SECTION 9.13, A PROVISION REQUIRING TOILET FACILITIES AT CONSTRUCTION SITES AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF. THE CITY COUNCIL OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA ORDAINS: Section 1. The Eden Prairie City Code shall be amended by adopting Section 9.13 as follows: SECTION 9.13. TEMPORARY TOILET FACILITIES Subd. 1. Purpose. The City Council is empowered by law to provide for and regulate the disposal of sewage and to provide for the promotion of health, safety, order, convenience and the general welfare of its citizens. The purpose of this ordinance is to provide for the disposal of sewage from construction sites and to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public as the same relates to the disposal of sewage from such sites. Subd. 2. Toilet Facilities Required. No person shall commence or proceed with the erection, construction, alteration, repair, raising, adding to, removal or demolition of any building or structure, unless adequate, suitable, sanitary toilet facilities under the control of such person are provided for the use of any person employed or working upon such building or structure. Such toilet facilities shall be located upon or within a reasonable distance of the lot, premises, or site upon which such work is being done. In no case shall the line of travel to any toilet facility exceed 500 feet. If such person proposes to use toilet facilities located on the premises in compliance with Section 9.03 of the City Code, the owner of the premises shall consent thereto in writing and such sanitary facilities shall thereafter be considered under the control of such person for purposes of this subdivision. Subd. 3. Toilet Standards. The sewage disposal method shall not endanger the public health or safety. Each toilet shall be of a water flush type and connected to a public sewer or a portable chemical type with a capacity of not less than 50 gallons. Containers of chemical type toilets shall be non-absorptive, non-corrosive materials. Containers shall be completely emptied, thoroughly cleaned and disinfected at least weekly. The following specifications apply to all temporary toilets: A. Toilets shall be maintained in a clean, sanitary and functional condition; B. Each unit shall be properly cleaned on a routine basis; 1 C. Chemicals, toilet tissue and sanitary seat covers shall be maintained in a supply sufficient for use during an entire day; D. Any defective or inadequate unit shall be immediately removed from service; E. Toilet room shall be ventilated to the outside and adequately lighted; F. Toilets shall be serviced on a regular schedule. Servicing shall include use of a disinfectant for cleaning urinals and seats, removing waste from containers, recharging containers with an odor controlling chemical and installing an adequate supply of toilet tissue and seat covers; G. Waste shall be disposed of or discharged through the sanitary sewer systems in accordance with applicable regulations; H. Waste containers shall be fabricated from impervious material. Containers shall be water tight and capable of containing the chemical waste in a sanitary manner. Removal of waste shall be handled in a clean and sanitary manner by means of vacuum hose and received by a leak proof tank truck. All valves on the tank shall be leak proof. Section 2. City Code Chapter 1 entitled "General Provisions and Definitions Applicable to the Entire City Code Including Penalty for Violation" and Section 9.99 entitled "Violation a Misdemeanor" are hereby adopted in their entirety, by reference, as though repeated verbatim herein. Section 3. This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and publication. FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie on the day of 1a 1994, and finally read and adopted and ordered published at a regular meeting of the City Council of said Council on the day of �I Vxe 1994. ATTEST: I � City&feik Mayor PUBLISHED in the Eden Prairie News on the day of . 1994. dhep\portkodeamend. 2 Summary Publication CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 1 8 - 9 4 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA, AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 9 BY ADOPTING A NEW SECTION 9.13, A PROVISION REQUIRING TOILET FACILITIES AT CONSTRUCTION SITES AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF. THE CITY COUNCIL OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: Summary: For public health purposes, this ordinance requires that sanitary toilet facilities be provided or available within 500 feet at all building construction sites. Portable facilities must be provided unless the owner of the premises gives written consent to use existing toilets. Violation is a misdemeanor. Effective Date: This ordinance shall become effective upon passage and publication. Adopted Ju uE /¢ , 1994 Attest: /s/ John D. Frane, City Clerk /s/ Douglas B. Tenpas, Mayor Published in the Eden Prairie News on , 1994. (A full copy of this ordinance is available from the City Clerk. ) Affidavit of Publication Southwest Suburban Publishing State of Minnesota ) )SS. County of Hennepin ) Stan Rolfsrud,being duly sworn,on oath says that he is the authorized agent of the publisher of the newspaper known as the Eden Prairie News and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows: CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE (A)This newspaper has complied with the requirements constituting qualification as a legal HENNEPIN COUNTY,MINNESOTA newspaper,as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02,331A.07,and other applicable laws,as ORDINANCE NO. 18-94 amended. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA, (B)The printed public notice that is attached to this Affidavit and identified as No. AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER9 was published on the date or dates and in the newspaper stated in the attached Notice,and said BY ADOPTING ANEW SECTION9.13, Notice is hereby incorporated as part of this affidavit. Said notice was cut from the columns of A-PROVISION REQUIRING TOILET the newspaper specified. Printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z,both FACILITIES AT CONSTRUCTION inclusive,and is hereby acknowledged as being the kind and size of type used in the composition SITES AND PROVIDING PENALTIES and publication of the Notice: FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF. THE CITY COUNCIL OF EDEN abcdefghijklmno r vNvxyz PRAIRIE,II+IINNESOTA,ORDAINS: Summary: For public health pur- poses,this ordinance requires that sani- tary toilet facilities be provided or avail- By: able within 500 feet at all building con- Stan Rolfsrud,Gener l tanager struction sites. Portable facilities must be provided unless the owner of the premises gives written consent to use Subscribed and sworn before me on existing toilets. Violation is a misde- meanor. ,r••a,, G4YETI M.RADUENZ �� hOTARYPUEi1C-ttUNESOTA Effective Date:This ordinance shall SCOTT COUNTY become effective upon passage and pub- this Q D day of 1994 lication. " My Ccmmmissicn Expires Feb.24,1999 Adopted June 14, 1994 Attest: /s/John D.Franc City Clerk otary ublic /s/Douglas B.Tenpas Mayor (A full copy of this ordinance is available from the City Clerk.) (Published in the Eden Prairie News on Thursday,June 30, 1994;No.7098) RATE INFORMATION Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space...S 11.20 per column inch Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter ......................... S 11.20 per column inch Rate actually charged for the above matter ....................................... S6.89 per column inch