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STATE OF MINNESOTA , COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF ARDEN HILLS ORDItIANCE iJO. 229 AN ORDINANCE ADOPiING BY REFERENCE THE MINNESOTA UNIFORM FIRE CODEf PROVIDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT THEREOF; ESTABLISEiING LIMITS OF DISTRICTS IN WHICH CERTAIN FLAMMABLES, COMBUSTIBLES AND EXPLOSIVES ARE PROHIBITED; ESTABLISHING APPEALS FROCEDURES AND REVIEW COMMITTEE; REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND PR4VISIONS THEREOF; ArID PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS The City Council of Arden Hills ordains: Section 1. Adoption of Minnesota Uniform Fire Code. The Minnesota Uniform Fire Code (including the Uniform Fire Code, 1982 Edition as promulgated and amended by the Internatianal Conference of Building Officials and the Western Fire Chiefs Association) --as now established and hereafter amended by the 5tate Fire Marshal Division of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety in regulations adopted pursuant to the mandate of Section 299F.011 of Minnesota Statutes, as amended--which shall herein- after be called the "Fire Code", is hereby adopted by the City of Arden Hills for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion. Every provision contained in the Fire Code is incorporated herein by reference and shall be as much a part of this ordinance as though it had been set forth in full herein. At least two (2) copies of the Fire Code, so adopted, shall at the time of passage hereof be marked as official copies and filed in the office of the Clerk-Administrator of the City of Arden Hills. Section 2. Definitions. (a) Corporation Counsel. Wherever the term "Corporation Counsel" is used in the Fire Code, it shall be deemed to mean the attorney for the City of Arden Hills. (b) Jurisdiction. 4iherever the word "jurisdiction" is used in the Fire Code, it shall be deemed to mean the City of Arden Hills. Section 3. Enforcement. (a) Enforcing Officer. The Chief of the Fire Department serving the City of Arden Hills, or a representative designated by him, shall enforce the provisions of this Ordinance and the Fire Code. . (b) Inspectors. The Chief of the Fire Department may designate such members of the Fire Department as inspectors as he shall from time to time deem to be necessary. He may recommend the employment of technical inspectors, who, when such authoriza- tion has been made, shall be selected through an examination to determine their fitness for the position. The examination shall be open to members and non-members of the Fire Department, and appointments made after examination shall be for an indefinite term with removal only for cause.