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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 1528ORDINANCE NO. 1528 BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE #1456, CITY CODE OF 2vu5, RELA T iI~G T O ADOP T iivG T nE iviiv S T A T E Buli.Dir~G CODE The City of Columbia Heights does ordain: Article II: Construction Codes, Section 6.201 of the Columbia Heights City Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: (A) Codes adopted by reference. The Minnesota State Building Code, as adopted by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 168.59 to 16 8.75, including all of the amendments, rules and regulations established, adopted and published from time to time by the Minnesota Commissioner of Labor & Industry, through the Building Codes and Standards Unit is hereby adopted by reference with the exception of the optional chapters, unless specifically adopted in this Ordinance. The Minnesota State Building Code is hereby incorporated in this ordinance as if fully set out herein. (B} Application, Administration, and Enforcement. (1) The application, administration, and enforcement of the code shall be in accordance with Minnesota State Building Code. The code shall be enforced within the extraterritorial limits permitted by Minnesota Statutes, 168.62, subdivision 1, as it may be amended from time to time, when so established by this ordinance. (2) The code enforcement agency of the City of Columbia Heights is called the Protective Inspections Department. (3) This code shall be enforced by the Minnesota Certified Building Official designated by the City of Columbia Heights to administer the code (Minnesota Statute 168.65, Subdivision 1, as it maybe amended from time to time). (C) Permits and Fees. (1) The issuance of permits and the collection of fees shall be as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, 168.62, subdivision 1, as it may be amended from time to time. (2) Permit fees shall be assessed for work governed by this code in accordance with the fee schedule adopted by the City by Ordinance. 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, as it tmay be amended from time to time. (D) Violations and Penalties. A violation of the code is a misdemeanor (Minnesota Statutes 168.69, as it may be amended from time to time}. (E) Building, Code Optional Chapters. (1) The Mimnesota State Building Code, established pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 16B.59 to 16B.75 allows the Municipality to adopt by reference and enforce certain optional chapters of the most current edition of the Minnesota State Building Code. (2) The following optional provisions identified in the most current edition of the State Building Code are hereby adopted and incorporated as part of the building code for this municipality. (a) Chapter 1306 with option subpart 2 (b) Appendix J (F) Effective date of Ordinance. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect September 12, 2007, after its passage. First reading: July 23, 2007 Second Reading: August 13, 2007 Date of Passage: August 13, 2007 Offered by: Kelzenberg Seconded by: Diehm Roll Call: Ayes: Peterson, Williams, Nawrocki, Dielun, L. Patricia Muscovitz CMC City Clerk