(A) State Building Code adopted. The State Building Code, two copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk-Treasurer, is adopted as the Building Code of the city and incorporated in this section by reference as completely as if set out in full.
(B) Additional publications adopted by reference.
(1) The State Building Code adopts by reference the following six publications:
(a) Design and Evaluation Criteria for Energy Conservation in New Buildings, Additions, and Remodeled Elements of Buildings;
(b) The State Plumbing Code;
(c) National Electrical Code, latest edition;
(d) Uniform Building Code, latest edition;
(e) Floodproofing regulations; and
(f) American National Standard Safety Code for Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, and Moving Walks (ANSI A17.1).
(2) The abovementioned codes must all be complied with as part of the State Building Code. The City Clerk-Treasurer shall retain and keep adequate copies of each available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk-Treasurer.
(C) Additional provisions. The following appendixes and supplementary material to the State Building Code are adopted as part of the Building Code of the city:
(1) Appendix D - Organization and Enforcement; and
(2) Appendix E - Permits and Inspections.
(D) Department and administrative authority. The Building Inspector is the Building Department, and the City Council or its designate is the administrative authority wherever those terms are used in the State Building Code and the appendixes adopted by reference in this section.
(E) Fees.
(1) The fee for a building permit is set forth in the schedule which is on file and available in the city offices, according to the value of the construction work, as defined in Appendix E of the State Building Code.
(2) In addition to the fee required in division (E)(1) above, the applicant shall pay a state surcharge in the amount fixed by law. The amount required by law shall be remitted quarterly to the state’s Department of Administration, as per M.S. § 326B.148, as it may be amended from time to time.
(Prior Code, § 8.2) Penalty, see § 150.99