(A) Codes adopted by reference. The Minnesota State Building Code, as adopted by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry pursuant to M.S. §§ 16B.59 to 16B.75, including all of the amendments, rules and regulations established, adopted and published from time to time by the Minnesota Commissioner of Labor and Industry, through the Building Codes and Standards Unit is hereby adopted by reference with the exception of the optional chapters, unless specifically adopted in this section. The Minnesota 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 Minnesota State Building Code. The code shall be enforced within the extraterritorial limits permitted by M.S. § 16B.62, subd. 1, as it may be amended from time to time, when so established by this section.
(2) The code enforcement agency of the city is called the Protective Inspections Department.
(3) This code shall be enforced by the Minnesota Certified Building Official designated by the city to administer the code (M.S. § 16B.65, subd. 1, as it may be amended from time to time).
(C) Permits 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. The issuance of permits and the collection of fees shall be as authorized in M.S. § 326B.153, Therefore, fees for permits and plan reviews will be assessed in accordance with the fee schedule adopted by reference. In addition, a surcharge fee shall be collected on all permits issued for work governed by the Minnesota State Building Code in accordance with M.S. § 326B.148.
(D) Violations and penalties. A violation of the code is a misdemeanor (M.S. § 16B.69, as it may be amended from time to time).
(E) Building code optional chapters.
(1) The Minnesota State Building Code, established pursuant to M.S. §§ 16B.59 to 16B.75, as they many be amended from time to time, allows the municipality to adopt by reference and enforce certain optional chapters of the most current edition of the Minnesota State Building Code.
(2) The following optional provisions identified in the most current edition of the State Building Code are hereby adopted and incorporated as part of the building code for this municipality:
(a) Chapter 1306 with option subpart 2;
(b) Appendix J.
(`77 Code, § 6.201) (Am. Ord. 921, passed 10-14-80; Am. Ord. 1172, passed 9-26-88; Am. Ord. 1216, passed 4-13-92; Am. Ord. 1309, passed 11-13-95; Am. Ord. 1344, passed 5-12-97; Am. Ord. 1378, passed 11-23-98; Am. Ord. 1456, passed 5-27-03; Am. Ord. 1528, passed 8-13-07; Am. Ord. 1574, passed 6-14-10)