Ordinance No. 078B Building Code

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City of Gem Lake, Ramsey County, Minnesota Building Code Ordinance No. 78B AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CITY OF GEM LAKE ORDINANCE NO. 78 AND PROVIDING FOR: ADOPTION OF THE MINNESOTA STATE BUILDING CODE; THE APPLICATION, ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE MINNESOTA STATE BUILDING CODE; THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND THE SETTING AND COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFOR; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF. The City Council of the City of Gem Lake does ordain as follows: Section 1— Building Code 1. Adoption of Minnesota State Building Code. The Minnesota State Building Code, as adopted by the Minnesota Commissioner of Administration, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § § 16B.59 to 16B.75 including any optional chapter hereinafter specifically adopted; and including all amendments, rules and regulations established, adopted and published from time to time by the Minnesota Commissioner of Administrator through its Building Codes and Standards Division is hereby adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth herein, and shall be known as the Gem Lake Building Code. 2. Building Code — Optional Provisions. The following optional provisions, as identified in the most current addition of the Minnesota State Building Code, are hereby adopted and incorporated as part of the Gem Lake Building Code: 1. Chapter 1306, Special Fire Protection Systems, electing Minn. R. 1306.0020 Subpart 2, applying the code to new and existing buildings; 2. Grading, appendix chapter K, 2001 Supplements to International Building Code; and 3. Chapter 1335, Floodproofing Regulations, parts 1335.0600 to 1335.1200. Section 2. Application, Administration and Enforcement 1. The application, administration, and enforcement of the code shall be in accordance with the Minnesota State Building Code. The code shall be enforced within the extraterritorial limits permitted by Minnesota Statute, 16B.62, subdivision 1, when so established by this ordinance. 2. The City shall appoint a Certified Building Official to administer the Gem Lake Building Code. 3. The City shall appoint an Electrical Inspector pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 326.244, subd. 4, who shall inspect electrical installations within the City. Section 3. Permit and Fees 1. 3.1 It shall be unlawful for any person to perform work subject to the Building Code for which a permit is required without first obtaining a permit for that work from the City. The City shall only issue permits to persons licensed by the State of Minnesota to perform such work, or to a person applying to perform work wholly within the residence owned and occupied by the person. The issuance of permits and the collection of fees shall be as authorized in Minnesota Statute § 1613.62, subdivision 1, and as per the Minnesota State Building Code, Minn. R. 1300.1060 regarding fees. 1. Permit fees. Permit fees shall be assessed for work governed by this Code in accordance with the fee schedule prescribed by separate ordinance of the City Council, a copy of the most current version of which shall be available at the office of the City Clerk. Ordinance No. 78B Building Code