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ORDINANCE NO.462
An Ordinance Amending Section 805 of the Code of Ordinances
Regarding Adoption of the Minnesota State Building Code
The city council of the city of Medina ordains as follows:
SECTION I: Section 805 of the code of ordinances is amended by adding the underlined
material and deleting the stricken material as follows:
Section 805.01. Purpose. This ordinance; Pprovides for the application,
administration, and enforcement of the Minnesota State Building Code by
regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving,
removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area, and
maintenance of all buildings ands structures in the Gcity of -Medina; Pprovides
for the issuance of permits and collection of fees thereof related thereto; provides
penalties for violation thereof; and Rrepeals all ordinances and parts of ordinances
that conflict therewith. This ordinance shall perpetually include the most
current edition of the Minnesota State Building Code with the exception of the
optional Appel Echapters . Option Appendix Chapters shall not apply
unless such optional chapters are specifically adopted.
Section 805.03. Codes Adopted by Reference. The Minnesota State Building
Code (-sprg, as adopted by the Commissioner of Administration Labor and
Industry pursuant to Minnesota Statutes1 eChapter 16B.59 to 16B.75 326B,
including all of the amendments, rules and regulations established, adopted and
published from time to time by the Minnesota Commissioner of "a.,..: tiSt- tief
Labor and Industry, through the Building Codes and StandardsDivision-Unit , is
hereby adopted by reference with the exception of the optional chapters, unless
specifically adopted in this ordinance. The Minnesota State Building Code is
hereby incorporated in this ordinance as if fully set out herein.
Section 805.05. Application, Administration and Enforcement.
Subd. 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.
Subd. 2. The city building official shall be the building code department of
Medina the city. This code shall be enforced by the Minnesota Certified Building
Official designated by the city council to administer the code
16B.65, subdivision 1) in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 326B.133,
subd. 1.
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Subd. 3. (a) A Board of Appeals is hereby established for the purpose of hearing
and rendering a determination regarding conflicting interpretations of the
provisions of the SBC State Building Code and regarding conflicting opinions of
the suitability of alternate materials and methods of construction. The Board of
Appeals shall consist of three persons appointed by the city council for such terms
as the council may deem appropriate. The persons appointed to the Board of
Appeals shall be qualified by experience and training to pass upon matters
pertaining to building construction. The city building official shall be an ex
officio member and shall act as secretary to the Board of Appeals.
(b) Appeals to the Board of Appeals shall be in writing and shall be filed with
the city clerk. The city clerk shall notify the appellant in writing at least five days
prior to the date of the hearing before the Board of Appeals. The appellant shall
have the right to be represented at the hearing and to present evidence relevant to
the matter at hand. Within 15 days of the close of the hearing, the Board of
Appeals shall make a determination regarding the matter and shall mail transmit a
written copy of its decision to the city building official and to the state building
inspector. The state building inspector may affirm, reverse or condition the
decision of the Board of Appeals on any matter.
Section 805.07. Permits and Fees. The issuance of permits and the collection of
fees shall be as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, 16B.62, subdivision 1 Rules,
Chapter 1300. Permit fees shall be assessed for work governed by this code in
accordance with the fee schedule most recently adopted by the city council_City
of Medina. In addition, a surcharge fee shall be collected on all permits issued for
work governed by this code in accordance with Minnesota Statutes 16B.7%
Section 326B.148.
Section 805.09. Violations and Penalties. A violation of the code is a
misdemeanor (Minnesota Statute 16B.69).
Section 805.11. Building Code Optional Chapters.
Subd. 1. The Minnesota State Building CodeestablislieEliaufsuaneseta
Statutes 16B.59 to 16B.75 allows a city the City efMe ina to adopt by reference
and enforce certain optional chapters of the most current edition of the Minnesota
State Building Code.
Subd. 2. The following optional pre fens chapters identified in the most
current edition of the State Building Code and Minnesota Rules are hereby
adopted and incorporated as part of the Medina building code for the City of
Medina:
(a) Chapter 1335, Flood Proofing Regulations, parts 1335.0600 to 1335.1200.
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(b) Chapter 1306, Special Fire Protection Systems, as amended from time to
time, including the selection of 1306.0020, Subp. 3.
(a) Chapter 1306, Special Fire Protection Systems, as amended from time to
time, including the selection of 1306.0020, Subp. 3.
(b) Chapter 1335, Flood Proofing Regulations, parts 1335.0600 to 1335.1200.
SECTION II. This ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption and publication.
Adopted by the city council of the city of Medina this 7th day of July, 2009.
Carolyn A. Sm, Acting Mayor
ATTEST:
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Chad M. Adams
City Administrator -Clerk
Published in the South Crow River News this 10th day of July, 2009.
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