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CITY OF GEM LAKE, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 77 An ordinance repealing City of Gem Lake Ordinance No. 44 and providing for: 1) adoption of the "Minnesota State Fire Code"; 2) establishing prohibited conditions to prevent fires; 3) appointment of the fire department, Fire Chief and Fire Marshal by the City Council; 4) adding requirements for fire inspections and associated fees in the City's commercial zones and uses; and 5) reestablishing requirements for issuance of burning permits. Section 1. Title 1. This Ordinance No. 77 shall be known as "City of Gem Lake Fire Regulations", except as sometimes referred to herein as the "Code" of this "Ordinance". Section 2. Intent and Purpose 1. This Ordinance No. 77 is adopted for the purpose promulgating public safety through the adoption of fore codes and providing for their application, administration, and enforcement. Section 3. Separability 1. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Mayor and City Council that the several provisions of this Ordinance are separable and that if any court of competent jurisdiction shall adjudge any provision of this Ordinance or application thereof to be invalid, such judgement shall not affect any other provision of this Ordinance not specifically included in said judgement. Section 4. Fire Prevention 1. The Minnesota State Fire Code, as adopted by the Commissioner of Public Safety pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 229F.01 I including all of the amendments, rules, and regulations that may be established, adopted, and published from time to time by the Minnesota Commissioner of Public Safety, through the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, through the Minnesota Department of Public Safety State Fire Marshal Division, is hereby adopted by reference and incorporated in this Code as if fully set out herein. 2. FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OFFICIALS. The City Council shall annually appoint a properly accredited fire department to act on a contractual basis as the City of Gem Lake fire department, using such criteria as the City may, from time to time, develop. 1) The Fire Chief and the Fire Marshal of the contract provider shall, during the contractual period, be acknowledged as holding similar positions within the City of Gem Lake. Section 5. Inspections, Right -of -Entry and Fees 1. For purposes of inspections to insure compliance with regulations adopted herein, the Fire Chief and the Fire Marshal are hereby empowered as law enforcement officers for the strict application of this Ordinance. 2. The Fir Chief or any person designated by the Chief shall make inspections of property in the City at intervals of their discretion and locate and report to the Fire Chief such places where fire hazards exist, and advise on the necessary steps to meet the current code or state law. 3. Fire inspection fees for existing facilities shall be established according to the fee ordinance adopted by the City of White Bear Lake. 1) Failure to pay fees for inspections shall constitute a lien against the real property upon which the inspection was performed and the City Clerk shall extend such sum due plus twenty-five percent (25%) thereof as a special tax against the real property and certify same to the County Auditor of Ramsey County, Minnesota for collection in the same manner as taxes and special assessments are certified and collected. Ordinance No. 77 Fire Code