HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1344 ORDINANCE NO. 1344 .'
BEING AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE MINNESOTA STATE BUILDING CODE
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE MINNESOTA STATE BUILDING COOE. THIS ORDINANCE PROVIDES FOR
THE APPLICATION, ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE MINNESOTA STATE BUILDING COOE
BY REGULATING THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING,
REMOVAL, DEMOLITION, CONVERSION, OCCUPANCY, EQUIPMENT, USE, HEIGHT, AREA AND MAINTENANCE
OF ALL BUILDINGS AND/OR STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS; PROVIDES FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES THEREOF; PROVIDES PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION
THEREOF; REPEALS ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES THAT CONFLICT THEREWITH.
The City of Columbia Heights does ordain as follows:
Section 1. Application, Administration and Enforcement. The application, administration and
enforcement of the code shall be in accordance with Minnesota Rule part 1300.2100 and as modified by
Chapter 1305. The code shall be enforced within the extraterritorial limits permitted by Minnesota Statute
16B.62 Subdivision 1 when so established by this Ordinance.
The code enforcement agency of the City of Columbia Heights is called Protective Inspections.
A Minnesota certified Building Official must be appointed by this jurisdiction to administer the code
(Minnesota Statute 168.65).
Section 2. Permits and Fees. The issuance of permits and the collection of fees shall be as authorized
in Minnesota Statute 16B.62 Subdivision 1 and as provided for in Chapter 1 of the 1994 Uniform Building
Code (UBC) and Minnesota Rules parts 1:305.0106 and 1305.0107.
Permit fees shall be assessed for work governed by this code in accordance with Table No lA, 1994 Edition
of the UBC per authority of this Ordinance and which fees may be amended from time to time by resolution
adopted by majority vote of the City Council. In addition, a surcharge fee shall be collected on all permits
issued for work governed by this code in accordance with Minnesota Statute 168.70.
Section 3. Violations and Penalties. A violation of the code i~ a misdemeanor (Minnesota &ia;ute
168.89).
Section 4. Building Code. The Minnesota State Building Code, established pursuant to Minnesota Statutes
I6B.59 to 106.75, is hereby adopted as the building code for the City of Columbia Heights. This code is
hereby incorporated in this Ordinance as if fully set out herein in its entirety with all appendixes and
amendments.
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Adoptive Ordinance - Building (;ode
A. The Minnesota State Building Code includes, but is not limited to, the following chapters of the Minnesota
Rules and the current edition of the Council of American Building Officials {CABO) One and Two Family
Dwelling Code as may be amended:
1. 1300
2. 1301
3. 1302
4. 1305
5. 1307
6. 1315
7. 1325
8. 1330
9. 1335
10. 1340
11. 1346
12. 1350
13. 1380
14. 1365
15. 1370
16. 4715
17. 7670
Minnesota Building COde
Building Official Certification
State Building Construction Approvals
Adoption of the 1994 Uniform Building Code including Appendix Chapters:
a. 3, Division I, Detention and Correctional Facilities
b. 12, Division II, Sound Transmission Control
c. 29, Minimum Plumbing Fixtures
Elevators and Related Devices
Adoption of the 1996 National Electrical Code
Solar Energy Systems
Fallout Shelters
Ftoodproofing Regulations
Facilities for the Handicapped
Adoption of the 1991 Uniform Mechanical Code
Manufactured Homes
Prefabricated Buildings
Snow Loads
Storm Shelters
Minnesota Plumbing Code
Minnesota Energy Code
The 1995 Minnesota State Building Code and the Uniform Building Code is hereby adopted and incorporated
in its entirety with all appendixes and amendments. The City of Columbia Heights adopts by reference any
and all optional chapters as authorized by Minnesota Rule Part 1305.0020, Subpart 2:3, Division III.
Section 5. Effective Date of Ordinance. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
thirty (30) days after its passage or July 1, 1997.
First Reading: 4-28-97
Second Reading: 5-12-97
Date of Passage: 5-12-97
Offered By: -Paterson
Seconded By: Ruett imann
Roll tail: All ayes
~Vl'ayor J~'eph' Sturde~ant
l~-Anne Student, Council Secretary