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§ 150.05 BUILDING CODE.
   (A)   Code adopted by reference. The State Building Code, as adopted by the Commissioner of Administration pursuant to M.S. §§ 326B.101 through 326B.194, as they may be amended from time to time, including all of the amendments, rules, and regulations established, adopted, and published from time to time by the State Commissioner of Administration, through the Building Codes and Standards Division, is hereby adopted by reference with the exception of the optional chapters, unless specifically adopted in this section. The State Building Code is hereby incorporated in this section as if fully set out herein.
   (B)   Application, administration, and enforcement.
      (1)   The application, administration, and enforcement of the code shall be in accordance with the State Building Code. The code shall be enforced within the extraterritorial limits permitted by M.S. § 326B.121, as it may be amended from time to time, when so established by this section.
      (2)   The code enforcement agency of this municipality is called the City of Braham.
      (3)   This code shall be enforced by the State Certified Building Official designated by the city to administer the code M.S. § 326B.133, subd. 1, as it may be amended from time to time.
   (C)   Permit and fees.
      (1)   The issuance of permits, and the collection of fees, shall be as authorized in M.S. § 16B.62, subd. 1, as it may be amended from time to time.
      (2)   Permit fees shall be assessed for work governed by this code in accordance with the fee schedule adopted by the city in §§ 33.01 through 33.12. In addition, a surcharge fee shall be collected on all permits issued for work governed by this code in accordance with M.S. § 326B.148, as it may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. 220, passed 5-6-2003)
§ 150.06 ACCESSIBILITY CODE.
   (A)   Application, administration, and enforcement.
      (1)   The application, administration, and enforcement of the code shall be in accordance with Minn. Rules part 1300.2100, and as modified by Minn. Rules Chapter 1305.
      (2)   The code enforcement agency of this municipality is called the Zoning Administration.
      (3)   A state-certified Building Official must be appointed by this jurisdiction to administer the code.
   (B)   Permit and fees.
      (1)   The issuance of permits, and the collection of fees, shall be as authorized in M.S. § 326B.121, subd. 2(f) as it may be amended from time to time, and as provided for in Chapter 1 of the 1997 Uniform Building Code and Minn. Rules parts 1305.0106 and 1305.0107.
      (2)   Permit fees shall be assessed for work governed by this code in accordance with § 150.05. In addition, a surcharge fee shall be collected on all permits issued for work governed by this code in accordance with M.S. § 326B.106 as it may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. 194, passed 7-6-1999)
Statutory reference:
   State certified Building Official, see M.S. § 326B.106 subd. 2
§ 150.07 PLUMBING PERMIT ADMINISTRATION, PLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTIONS.
   (A)   All plumbing on private property within the city must comply with the provisions of the State Building and Plumbing Code and this section.
   (B)   Plans and specifications. Prior to the installation of a system of plumbing other than for a single-family dwelling, complete plans and specifications, together with any additional information that the Building Official may require, must be submitted and reviewed by the Building Official or their designee prior to permits and installation. Construction cannot proceed except in accordance with approved plans and specifications. Any alteration, extension, or repair of an existing system is subject to these same requirements, unless waived by the Building Official in accordance with Minn. Rules, part 1300.0215.
   (C)   Exceptions. Pursuant to M.S. § 326B.43, subd. 2(n), plumbing plans and specifications for the following projects must be submitted to the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry for a full plan review:
      (1)   State-licensed facilities as defined in M.S. § 326B.103, subd. 13;
      (2)   Public buildings as defined in M.S. § 326B.103, subd. 11; and
      (3)   Projects of a special nature for which department review is requested by either the municipality or the state.
   (D)   Inspections. New plumbing systems or parts of existing plumbing systems that have been altered, extended, or repaired shall be inspected, tested, and approved by the Building Official or their designee in accordance with Minn. Rules, part 1300.0215 before the plumbing system is put into use. The Building Official shall perform the final inspection and witness the test. The Building Official shall approve the plumbing system if the system complies with the requirements of this code, any permit requirements, and the requirements of any approved plans and specification. Plumbing system tests shall comply with Minn. Rules, Chapter 4714.
   (E)   Covering of work. No building drainage or plumbing system or part thereof shall be covered until it has been inspected, tested, and approved as herein prescribed.
(Ord. 304, passed 5-17-2023)
§ 150.99 PENALTY.
   (A)   Any person violating any provisions of this chapter, for which no specific penalty is prescribed, shall be subject to § 10.99.
   (B)   Any person violating any of the provisions of § 150.02 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, may be fined an amount as set by Council from time to time, or imprisoned. Each day that the violation is permitted to continue after any conviction shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. The city, or any individual adversely affected by the parking of a trailer house in violation of § 150.02, may proceed by injunction or other appropriate civil action to prevent the continuance of the unlawful act.
   (C)   Any person failing to comply with the provisions of § 150.03 may be found guilty of a petty misdemeanor offense and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine in an amount as set by Council from time to time.
   (D)   Any person who shall violate, or refuse to comply with, any of the provisions of § 150.04 shall be subject, upon conviction thereof, to a fine in an amount as set by Council from time to time, or imprisonment for each offense. Each day that the violation shall be permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 65, passed 5-3-1965; Ord. 110, passed 6- -1986; Ord. 165, passed 2-3-1997)