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STATE OF MINNESOTA DepuTy shall receive such compensation as the City shall have a financial interest in any concern engaged in COUNTY OF RAMSEY Council by ResoluTion shall provide. a business relationship wiTh the CiTy within his CITY OF ARDEN HILLS Section 7. Powers, Duties and Rights o1 Inspectors. respective field. ORDINANCE N0.191 (a) Enforcement and Administration. Each In- Section B. Unsafe Buildings. All buildings, siructures AN ORDlNANCE ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE spector, and his Deputy, is hereby authorized and or premises which are sTructurally unsafe or not STATE BUILDING CODE; REGULATING THE direcfed to enforce and adminisier all the provisions of provided with adequate egress, or which constifute a ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT, ihis Ordinance and the provisions of any other Or- fire hazard, or are ofherwise dangerous to human life, ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING, REMOVAL, dinances of the City of Arden Hills in his resoective orwhich in relation to existing useconstitutea hazard to CONVERSION, DEMOLITION, OCCUPANCY, field-Forsuchpurpose,eachlnspector,andhisDepuTy, safety or healih, or public welfare, by reason of EqU1PMENT, USE, HEIGHT, AREA AND MAIN- shall have the powers of a police officer. Inadequate maintenance, delapidaTion, deterioraTion, TENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES IN (b) Reports and Records. Each Inspector shall obsol?scence, fire hazard, disasTer damage, or aban- THE C(TY OF ARDEN HILLS; PROVIDING FOR THE wbmit a wriTten report to the Clerk-Adrninistrator not donmenT, as specifietl in ihis Ordinance or the APPOINTMENT AND pUALIFICATIONS OF less ihan once a year, covering his work tluring the provisionsofanyotherapplicableOrdinanceofiheCity BUILDING, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, HEATING preceding period. He shall incorporate in said repori a of Arden Hills, are, for the purposes of this Section, AND LANDSCAPING INSPECTORS; REQUIRING summary of his recommendations as to desirable unsafe buildings. All such unsafe buildings are hereby PERMITS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF WORK ANp amendmenis to this Ordinance and any other Or dedared to b2 public nuisances and shall be abated by ACTIVITIES; ESTABLISHING FEES FOR SUCH dinancesofTheCityofArtlenHills.Eachlnspectorshall repair, rehabiliTation, demoliTion, Or removal in ac- PERMITS; PROVIDING FOR INSPECTIONS; keep accurate written records of his work. cordance wifh the procedure specified in Chapters 4 REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES ANp pARTS OF The Clerk-Administrator may require each Inspector lhrough 9 of the Uniform Code for the AbaTement of ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT TiiEREWITH; AND to make written reports on a regular and recurriny Dangerous Buildings or by any oTher procedures PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION basis.TheClerk-AdminisiraTOrshallkeepapermanent, provided by law. ~ THEREOF accurate account of all fees and ofher monies collec?ed iection 9. Permits. The City Council of Arden Hills ordains: and received under ihis Ordinance, the names rf per- (a) Building Permits Required. No person, firm, or Section 1. Repeal of ConflicTing Ordinances. Or- sons upon whose accounT the same were paid, the date corporation shall erect, consiruct, enlarge, alTer, dinance No. 93, which establishetl the Arden Hills and amounT thereof, together wiTh the location of 1he rerair, remove, converT or demolish any building or Buildng Code and adopted by reference the Uniform bullding or premises to which They relate. sirudure in the City of Arden Hills or cause the same To Building Code, 1964 ediTion subjecT to certain amend- (c) Right of Eniry. Whenever necessary to make an be done without first obtaining a separaTe Building menTS thereto, passetl by the Village Council of Arden inspedion to enforce any of the provisions ot ihis Or- Permit for each such building or s}ructure from the Hills on May 23, 1966, and Ordinances Nos. 107 and 726, dinance or the provisions of any other applicable Or- Building Inspector, or his Deputy. both of which amended Ordinance No. 93 in certain dinance of the City of Arden Hills, or whenever an In- (b) Other PermiTS Required. No person, firm, or respecis and which were respecTively passed by the spector, or his Deputy, has reasonable cause To believe corporation shall consiruct, enlarge, alTer, repair, Village Council of Arden Hills on July 8, 1968 and thaT there exisis in any building or upon any premises, remove, convert, install, and plant any plumbing, ga5, December 8, 1969, and ail oTher Ordinances or any condition which makes such building or premises heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, and elecirical provisions ofi Ordinances which conflict with the unsafe as defined hereinafter, the Inspector, or his equipmenT, apparatus, appliances, moTOrs, fixtures, or provisions of ihis Ordinance are hereby repealed in Deputy, may enter such building or premises at all devices, planTing and landscaping materials, fences, iheir entirelY. reasonable Times to inspect the same or to perform any sidewalks and driveways without firsT obtaining a Section 2. AdopTion of State Building Code. The State duty imposed upon him by ihis Ordinance, provided tha5 permit therefor from the particular Inspector, or his Building Code (including the Unitorm Building Code, if such building or premises be occupied, he sha!! firsi Deputy, under whose juristliction the permiT is 1973 edition, as amended and published by the In- present proper credentials and demand er.iry; and if requlred. An elecirical permit shall noT be issued unless ternational Conference of Building Officials), as such building or premises be unoccupied, he shall £irsT the applicani is properly licensed by the StaTe 8oard of amended, is hereby adoptetl as a part of the Building make a reasonable efforT To locate the owner or ofher Eleciricity or unless the wiring is to be installed in a Code of the City of Arden Hills, is incorporated by persors having charge or conirol of the building or single family dwelling provided the owner resides or reference in This Ordinance, and shall be as much a part premises and demand entry. If such eniry is refused, plans to reside in such dwelling. of this Ordinanw as though it had been set forth in full the Inspector, or his DepuTy, shall have recourse to (c) Exceptions. Permits shall not be required for herein. every remedy provided by law fo secure en}ry. consTruction, repair, remodeling, alteration, and There shall be at least Three (3) copies of said State No owner or occupant or any oTher person having maintenance work having a probable cost of less ihan Building Code, so adopTed, marked as oificial copies charge, care or conirol of any building or premises shall $600.00; provided, however, ihat ihis provision shall in and filed in the office of the Clerk-Adminisirator of the fail or neglect, after proper demand is made as herein no evenT be applicable to elecirical and gas work, to City of Arden Hills. provided, to promptly permit eniry therein by the In- proposed work which will alter the siruc}ural Section 8. Appendices To State Building Code Not specTOr, or his Deputy, for the purpose of inspec4ion and framework of the existing building or sirucTure, and to Adopted. NotwithsTanding anything in the previous examination pursuant to ihis Ortlinance and the work for which permiTs are specifically required by Section hereof to the conirary, Appendix D, enTitled provisions of any other applicable Ordinance of the City other portions of ihis Ordinance or other provisions of "Organization and EnforcemenY", and Appendix E, of Arden Hills. Any person violating ihis subset4ion any other applicable Ordinance of the City of Arden entiTled "Permits and Inspections", of the State shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. HiIIs.The"probablecost"ofiheproposedworkshall be Building Code are not adopted hereby. (d) Judgment ol Inspector. Each Inspector, or his- basedonThecosTSOfihemaTerialsatretailoutletsinihe Section 4. Appoiniment of Inspectors and Deputies. DepuTy, shall pass upon all questions relating to Twin Cities area aT the time in question, plus the The City Council shall at iis first meeTing in each sirengih, durability, appearance and generai vvc,rk- probable labor cos}s as determinetl in accordance wiTh calendar year appoint a Building Inspector, an Elec- manship of the installation, work, building, sirucqure ur cosis for hired labor in the parTicular Trade in the Twin irical Inspector, a Plumbing Inspec?or, a HeaTing In- premises inspecTed by him. Cities area aT the time in question. spedor and a Landscapinq Inspector, each of whom (e) Safety Tests. Each Inspedor, or his Deputy, may (d) Rpplications. To obtain a permit as required by shall serve at the will and pleasure of }he CiTy Council. make such tesis or order such TesTS to be made as he This Ordinance, the applicant shall first file wiTh the The City Council may from Time to time appoint aT least may deem necessary to determine the safe?y of the Clerk-Adminisirator an applicaTion iherefor in writing one deputyfor each said InspecTOrwhoshallserveasan contlition of any installaTior, mater;al, on a printed form furnished for such purpose. Every assisiant tosaid InspecToratihewill and pleasure of the machinery:building, sTructure, premisesor part ihereof such applicaTion for a Builtling Permit shall and every CiTy Council. which is his duty to inspect pursuant to ihis Ordinance such applica4ion for any oTher permit may (in the Section 5. Qualifications of Inspectors. or the provisions of any ofher applicable Ordinance of discretion of the parTicular Inspector, or his Deputy, (a) Building Inspector. The Building InspecYCr shall the City of Arden Hil!s, under whase iurisdiction the applicaTion is being have a ihorough understantling of the State Building (f) MandaTOry Repairs. Each Inspector, or his madei: Code, in parficular the Uniform Building Code of 1973, Deputy, may cause the repair or reconsTruction of amr (7) identify and describe the work To be covered by as amended, andot the provisions of this Ordinance and insiallation, material, machinery, sTructure, building, in2 perrnit for which applicaTion is made; all other Ordinances which he is charged wiTh enforcing premises or part thereof which is dangerous or unsafe to (2) C?escribe the land on which the proposed work is to and adminisTrating; shall have at least five (5) years' persons cr property, and the cost thereof may be be dbre, by lot, block,iract, antl house antl sTreet ad- experience as a building inspector, architect, sTructural recovered by the City trom the owner. dress, or a similar description ihaT will readily identify engineer, or a construction superinTendent; and musT be (g) Siop Orders. Whenever any building work is being and defini9ery locate the proposed building or work; certified by the StaTe of Minnesota. done conTrary to the provisions of this Ordinance or the (3) Show the use or occupancy of all paris of the (b) Electrical Inspector. The Electrical Inspeetor provisions uf ary o?her applicable Ordinances of the buiidiny; shall be a competent elecTrician who shall have at leasl City of Arcten Hills, the Inspecior or his Depu}y, withir (4) Be accompanied by plans and specificaTions as two (2) years' experience as journeyman or master whose jurisdiction the work is being done, may order required in the next succeeding subsection hereof; eledrician; shall be well versed in approved meThods of such work stopped by notice in writing served on any (i) STate the valuation of the proposed work; eledrical construcTion, the provisions of the State person(s) engaged in the doing or causing such work tc ;EJ Be signed by the applicanT, or his auThorized Building Code relaTing to elecTrical work, the provisions be done, and any such person(s) shall forihwith stop agenl, who may be required to submit evidence to in- of This Ordinance and all other Ordinances which he is such work uniil authorized by the Inspector, or his dicate such authority; and chargea with enforcing and administrating, the ru!es Deputy, to proceed wi}h the work. (7) Give such other information as reasonably may be antl regulations of the Minnesota Inqustrial Com- (h) Occupancy Violations. Whenever any building, rzquired by the Inspector, or his Deputy, under whose mission, and the rules and regulations of the National sTructure or premises are being used conTrary To the jurisd;ctian the application is being made. ElecTrical Satety Cotle; antl snali be licensed as an provisions of ihis (7rdinance or the provisions of any (e) Plans and Specifications. With each application elecTrician pursuant To pertinent subdivisions of M.S.A. other applicable Ordinance of the City of Arden Hills, for a Building Permit, antl when required by the par- SecTion 326.242, as amended. the Building Inspector, or his Deputy, may order such tkular InSpecTOr, or his DepuTy, under whose (c) Plumbing Inspector. The Plumbing InspecTOr use disconTinued and the bullding, strucTure or jurisdictior the applicaTion for any oTher Type of permiT shall be a competent plumber who shall have at leasi premises, or portion }hereof, vacaTed by wriTten notice is being made, iwo (2) seTs of plans and specifications iwo (2) years' experience as a journeyman or master served on ary person causing such use to be continued. shall be submitted along wiTh such application. 7he plumber; shall be well versed in approved meThods of Such person shall discontinue the use within ten (10) Building Inspector may require such plans and plumbing installa'ion and inspection, the provisions of days after receipt of such noTice or make the sTructure, specifications to be prepared and designed by an the State Building Code relaTing to plumbing work and or portion Thereof, comply wiTh the requiremenis of ihis engineer or archiTect licensed by the State of MinnesoTa the provisions of }his Ordinance and all other Or- Ortlinance and the provisions of any other applicable te pradice as such. dinances which he is charged with enforcing and ad- Ordinance of the City of Arden Hills; provided, NotwiThsianding the previous paragraph of }his minisTrating, and the rules and regulations of the however, thaT in the event of an unsafe building the subsection to the contrary, and when authorized by the MinnesoTa indusTrial Commission; and shall be licensed provisions of the next succeeding SecTion hereof shall Building Inspector, plans and specifications need not be as a plumber pursuant To pertinent provisions of M.S.A. apply. ;ubmitTed for the following: Secfion 326.37 et seq., as amended, antl regulations (i) Liability. Each InspecTOr, or his DepuTy, charged (1) One-siory buildings of Type V conventional wood- • promulgatetl by the State Board of Healih. with the aUminisiration and entorcement of ihis Or- stud mnstruciion with an area not exceeding six hun- (d) Heating Inspector. The Heating Inspector shall dinance and the provisions of any other applicable dred square feet (600 sq. ft.); have a general knowledge of all types of heating ap- Ordinances of the City of Arden Hills, acting in good (2) Group J, Division l, Occupancies of Type V con- paratus, equipmeni end installation and shall be well faiTh and without malice for the City in the discharge of ventional wood-stud consirucTion; and versed in approved me}hods of heating inspection, the his duties, shall not Thereby render himself liable (3) Work small and unimporTant in his estimaTion. provisions of the S1aTe Building Code relaTing to heating personally, and he is hereby relievad from all personal (f) Infortnation on Plans and SpecificaTions. If and the provisions of Yhis Ordinance and other Or- IiabiliTy for any damage ihat may accrue to persons or required, plans and specifications shall be drawn to dinances which he is charged wiTh enforcing and ad- properfy as a result of any act required or by reason of scale upon subsTantial paper or clofh and shall be of minisTraTing. any acT or omission in the discharge of his duties. Any sufficienT clarity to indicaTe the naTure and exTent of the (e) Landscape Inspector. The Landscape Inspector suit brought againsT an InspecTOr, or his Deputy, work proposed antl show in deTail ihat iTwill conform to shall have ai least two (2) years' experience as a land- because of such act or omission performed by him in the the provisions of This Ordinance, the provisions of any scape architect, nurseryman, or horticulturisT and shall enforcement and adminisTration of any provisions of other applicable Ordinances of the City of Arden Hills, be well versed in varieties of plant materials and iheir this Ortlinance and provisions of any other applicable and all oTher relevant laws, rules and regulations, The proper implantation, arrangemenT and maintenance. Ordinances of the City of Arden Hills, shall be defentletl first sheeT of each set of plans and specifications shall (t) Deputies. Each Deputy appoinTed by the CiTy by the CiTy Attorney until final Termination of the give the house and sireet adtlress of the work and the Council shall have the same qualificaTions as ihose proceedings. name and address of the owner and person who established for the Inspector for whom he was ap- (i) CooperaTion of Inspectors and Other Officials. preparedihem.Plansandspecificationsshallincludea poinTed To serve as an assislanT; provided, however, Each Inspector, or his DepuTy, may request antl shall plot plan showing the location of the proposed building ihai the City Council may waive such of ihose receive so far as may be necessary in the discharge of andof every exrsirng building on the properiy. In lieu of qualifications as it deems atlvisable and in the public his duTies, the assistance and cooperation of other In- detailed specificaTions, the Building Inspector, any inTeresi. specfors, Their Deputies, and oTher officials of the City oTher Inspector, or their respecTive DepuTies, may Section 6. RemuneraTion of InspecTOrs and Deputies. of Arden Hills. approve references on the plans to a specific section or As remuneration for his services, each Inspector antl (k) Conflict of Interest. No InspecTOr, or his Deputy, part of ihis Ordinance, the provision(s) of any other