(A) Codes adopted by reference. The State Building Code, as adopted by the Commissioner of Administration pursuant to M.S. §§ 326B.101 to 326B.194, as it 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, to 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. The application, administration and enforcement of the code shall be in accordance with the State Building Code. The code shall be enforced within the extra territorial limits permitted by M.S. § 326B.121(d), as it may be amended from time to time. The Code Enforcement Agency of this municipality is the City Building Official, also known as City Building Inspector. This code shall be enforced by the State Certified Building Official designated by this municipality to administer the code (M.S. § 326B.133(1), as it may be amended from time to time).
(C) Permits and fees. The issuance of permits and the collection of fees shall be as authorized by M.S. § 326B.121(d), as it may be amended from time to time. Permit fees shall be assessed for work governed by this code in accordance with the fee schedule adopted and modified by the city in by resolution as amended from time to time, said resolution on file at the office of City Clerk. In addition, a surcharge fee shall be collected on all permits issued for work governed by this code in accordance M.S. § 326B.148, as it may be amended from time to time.
(D) Violations. A violation of the code is a misdemeanor (M.S. § 16B.69 , as it may be amended from time to time).
(E) Building Code option chapters. The State Building Code, established pursuant to M.S. §§ 326B.101 to 326B.194, as they may be amended from time to time, allows a municipality to adopt by reference and enforce certain optional chapters of the most current edition of the State Building Code. 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: none.
(Ord. 142, passed 1-7-2008)