(A) Codes adopted by reference. The Minnesota State Building Code, as adopted by the Commissioner of Administration pursuant to M.S. §§ 326B.101 to 326B.194, including all of the amendments, rules, and regulations established, adopted, and published from time to time by the state’s 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 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 the State Building Code. The code shall be enforced within the extraterritorial limits permitted by M.S. § 326B.121, Subd. 2, when so established by this section.
(2) The code enforcement agency of this municipality is called the City of Hector.
(3) This code shall be enforced by the state’s Certified Building Official designated by the city to administer the code.
(M.S. § 326B.133, Subd. 1)
(C) Permits and fees.
(1) The issuance of permits and the collection of fees shall be as authorized in M.S. § 326B.62, Subd. 2.
(2) Permit fees shall be assessed for work governed by this code in accordance with the fee schedule adopted by the city in § 150.03. 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.
(D) Violations and penalties. A violation of the code is a misdemeanor.
(E) Building Code optional chapters. The State Building Code, established pursuant to M.S. §§ 326B.101 to 326B.194, allows the city to adopt by reference and enforce certain optional chapters of the most current edition of the State Building Code.
(Prior Code, § 150.01) (Ord. 227, passed 5-9-2005)