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ATTACHMENT C 40 906.03: ADMINISTRATION 41 A. General 42 1. Title. Theseregulations contained in chapter 906 shall be known as the Building 43 Maintenance andPreservation Code of the City of Roseville, Minnesota, hereinafter 44 referred to as “this code.” 45 2. Scope. The provisions of this code shall apply to all existing residential and 46 nonresidential structures and all existing premises and constitute minimum 47 requirements and standards for premises, structures, equipment and facilities for light, 48 ventilation, space, heating, sanitation, protection from the elements, life safety, safety 49 from fire and other hazards, and for safe and sanitary maintenance; the responsibility of 50 owners, operators and occupants; the occupancy of existing structures and premises, 51 and for administration, enforcement and penalties. 52 3. Intent. This code shall be construed to secure its expressed intent, which is to ensure 53 public health, safety and welfare insofar as they are affected by the continued occupancy 54 and maintenance of structures and premises. Existing structures and premises that do not 55 comply with these provisions shall be altered or repaired to provide a minimum level of 56 health and safety as required herein. Repairs, alterations, additions to and change of 57 occupancy in existing buildings shall comply with the current edition of the Minnesota 58 State Building Code. 59 4. Severability. If a section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this code is, for any 60 reason, held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the 61 remaining portions of this code. 62 B.Applicability 63 1. General. Where there is a conflict between a general requirement and a specific 64 requirement, the specific requirement shall govern. Where differences occur between 65 provisions of this code and the referenced standards, the provisions of this code shall 66 apply. The provisions of this code shall apply to all matters affecting or relating to 67 structures and premises, as set forth in Section 906.03.A. Where, in a specific case, 68 different sections of this code specify different requirements, the most restrictive shall 69 govern. 70 2. Maintenance. Equipment, systems, devices and safeguards required by this code or a 71 previous regulation or code under which the structure or premises was constructed, 72 altered or repaired shall be maintained in good working order. No owner, operator or 73 occupant shall cause any service, facility, equipment or utility which is required under 74 this section to be removed from or shut off from or discontinued for any occupied 75 dwelling, except for such temporary interruption as necessary while repairs or alterations 76 are in progress. The requirements of this code are not intended to provide the basis for 77 removal or abrogation of fire protection and safety systems and devices in existing 78 structures. Except as otherwise specified herein, the owner or the owner’s designated 79 agent shall be responsible for the maintenance of buildings, structures and premises. 80 3. Application of other codes.Repairs, additions or alterations to a structure, or changes 81 of occupancy, shall be done in accordance with the procedures and provisions of the 82 current edition of the Minnesota State Building Code. Nothing in this code shall be 83 construed to cancel, modify or set aside any provision of the International ZoningCode. 84 4. Existing remedies.The provisions in this code shall not be construed to abolish or impair 2