HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1291ORDINANCE NO. 1291
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 853,
CITY CODE OF 1977,
PERTAINING TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY
TO INSPECT PROPERTIES
The City of Columbia Heights does ordain:
Chapter 5A, Article III, Section 1, Subsection 1, (5A.301[1])
of Ordinance No. 853, City Code of 1977, which currently reads
as follows, to wit:
5A.301(1) Inspection and Enforcement
Section 1:
Enforcement and Inspection Authority
The City Manager and his/her designated agents shall be the
Building Official who shall administer and enforce the
provisions of the Ordinance. Inspection shall be conducted
during reasonable hours, and upon request, the Building
Official shall present evidence of his/her official capacity
to the owner, occupant, or person in charge of a dwelling unit
sought to be inspected.
is herewith amended to read,
5A.301(1) Inspection and Enforcement
Section 1:
Enforcement and Inspection Authority
The City Manager and his/her designated agents, as the
Building Official who shall administer and enforce the
provisions of this ordinance, may enter for the purpose of
inspection, any rental dwelling (whether it be standing alone
or as a unit in a larger complex of units), or premises, upon
twenty-four (24) hours notice tot he owner, occupant, manager,
or person in charge of the rental dwelling or premises.
Inspection shall be conducted during reasonable hours, and
upon request the Building official shall present evidence of
his/her official capacity to the owner, occupant or 9er$0n in
charge of a dwelling unit sought to be inspected. With regard
to owner occupied single family dwelling units, the Building
Official shall have the authority to enter onto the premises,
during reasonable hours, for inspection of the exterior of the
building.
First Reading:
Second Reading:
Date of Passage:
July 25, 1994
August 8, 1994
August 8, 1994
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll call:
Nawrocki
Jolly
Ail ayes
~ncil
or J~sebh Sturdevant
Secretary