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