The current editions of the building codes and all accompanying appendices, amendments and modification adopted by the building codes bureau, Montana department of labor and industry (or its successor), as set out in the administrative rules of Montana, as amended from time to time by the building codes bureau, shall be adopted by reference by administrative order of the Glendive city council as authorized by section 50-60-301(1)(b), Montana Code Annotated except for any exceptions noted in this chapter or any regulations not applicable to local government jurisdictions. These codes are applicable to all buildings within the building code enforcement area of the city of Glendive, Montana, including, but not limited to, commercial buildings, residential buildings or their attached-to structures, and any private garage or private storage structure used only for the owner's own use as provided by section 50-60-102(1)(a), Montana Code Annotated.
A. The adopted building codes shall regulate the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area and maintenance of all buildings and/or structures in the city and its jurisdictional area, providing for issuance of permits and collection of fees and penalties.
B. One copy of each code shall be on file in the office of the fire chief.
C. Any codes or amendments adopted by the building codes bureau which apply to local government jurisdictions, including the adoption of the latest editions of the model technical codes or applicable administrative rules of Montana, shall become effective in the city upon order of the Glendive city council within ten (10) days after the date that they are approved by a resolution at a city council meeting.
D. City amendments thereto:
1. Schedule Of Permit Fees: Schedule of permit fees for use by the city of Glendive will be established by resolution.
2. Appeals: In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the building official relative to the application and interpretation of this code, there shall be and is hereby created a board of adjustments. The board of adjustment proceedings will be in accordance with title 11, chapter 7
of this code.
3. City of Glendive requires that all buildings that have been removed, demolished or destroyed must have all the debris removed including the basements and/or foundations.
4. Penalties: Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of these codes hereby adopted or fail to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made there under, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved there under, or any certificate or permit issued there under, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the city council or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed herein, shall severally for each and every such violation and noncompliance respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not less than three (3) days nor more than one hundred eighty (180) days or by both such fine and imprisonment. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue; and all of such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified, each ten (10) days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense. The application of the penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of the prohibited conditions. (Ord. 03-2004, 6-15-2004; amd. Ord. 02-2023, 12-5-2023)