(A) Application, administration and enforcement.
(1) The application, administration and enforcement of this Building Code shall be in accordance with Minn. Rules, Chapter 1300. The Code shall be enforced within the extra territorial limits provided by M.S. § 326B.121, as it may be amended from time to time, when so established by this chapter.
(2) The code enforcement agency of this municipality is called the City of Lake St. Croix Beach. This Building Code shall be enforced by the state certified Building Official designated by this city to administer the Code.
(M.S. § 326B.133)
(B) Permits and fees. The issuance of permits and the collection of fees shall be as authorized by M.S. § 326B.121, as it may be amended from time to time. Permits and fees shall be assessed for work governed by this Code in accordance with the fee schedule adopted by the city, as amended. In addition, surcharge fees may be collected and all permits as issued for work governed by this Code in accordance with the provisions of M.S. § 326B.148, as it may be amended from time to time.
(C) Violations and penalties. A violation of this Building Code is a misdemeanor punishable in accordance with Minnesota Statute 609.02 Subd. 3 as it may be amended from time to time; and the cost of prosecution may be added pursuant to Minn. Stat. §631.48. (Minn. Rules, Chapter 1300).
(D) Building Code. The State Building Code established pursuant to M.S. §§ 326B.101 through 326B.194, as they may be amended from time to time, is hereby adopted as the Building Code of the city. The Code is hereby adopted in this section as if fully set forth herein.
(1) The State Building Code includes the following chapters of Minn. Rules:
∙ Minn. Rules, Chapter 1300, Administration of the Minnesota State Building Code;
∙ Minn. Rules, Chapter 1301, Building Official Certification;
∙ Minn. Rules, Chapter 1302, State Building Code Construction Approvals;
∙ Minn. Rules, Chapter 1303, Minnesota Provisions;
∙ Minn. Rules, Chapter 1305, Adoption of International Building Cod Minn. Rules, Chapter 1307, Elevators and Related Device Minn. Rules, Chapter 1309, Adoption of International Residential Cod Minn. Rules, Chapter 1311, Rehabilitation of Existing Building Minn. Rules, Chapter 1315, Electrical Code;
∙ Minn. Rules, Chapter 1325, Solar Energy;
∙ Minn. Rules, Chapter 1335, Flood proofing;
∙ Minn. Rules, Chapter 1341, Accessibility for Buildings and Facilities;
∙ Minn. Rules, Chapter 1346, Minnesota Mechanical and Fuel Gas Codes;
∙ Minn. Rules, Chapter 1350, Manufactured Homes;
∙ Minn. Rules, Chapter 1360, Prefabricated Buildings;
∙ Minn. Rules, Chapter 13 61, Industrialized/Modular Buildings;
∙ Minn. Rules, Chapter 1370, Storm Shelters (Manufactured Home Parks);
∙ Minn. Rules, Chapter 4715, Minnesota Plumbing Code;
∙ Minn. Rules, Chapter 1322, Residential Energy Code; and,
∙ Minn. Rules, Chapter 1323, Commercial Energy Code.
(2) The following optional provisions are hereby adopted and incorporated as part of the Building Code for the city:
(a) Minn. Rules, part 1306.0010, Special Fire Protection Systems, Option Subpart 2 and 1306.0030(e), Option 1;
(3) The issuance of permits and the collection of fees shall be as authorized by M.S. § 326B.121, as it may be amended from time to time. Permits and fees shall be assessed for work governed by this Code in accordance with the current city fee schedule, as amended In addition, surcharge fees may be collected and all permits as issued for work governed by this code in accordance with the provisions of M.S. § 326B.148, as it may be amended from time to time.
(a) Whenever any work for which a permit is required by this Code has been commenced without first obtaining a permit, a special investigation shall be made before a permit may be issued for such work. An investigation fee, in addition to the permit fee, may be collected by the Building Inspector whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued. The investigation fee shall be equal to the amount of the permit fee in the current city fee schedule, as amended. The payment of such investigation fee shall not exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions of this Code nor any penalty prescribed by law;
(b) The Building Inspector may authorize a refunding of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected or according to the following:
1. No more than 80% of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this Code;
2. No more than 80% of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or cancelled before any plan review is done; or
3. No refunding of any fee paid except on written application filed by the original Permittee not later than 180 days after the date of fee payment.
(c) Applications for which no permit is issued within 180 days following the date of application shall expire by limitation, and plans and other data submitted for review may thereafter be returned to the Applicant or destroyed by the Building Inspector. The Building Inspector may extend the time for action by the Applicant for a period not exceeding 180 days on request by the Applicant showing that circumstances beyond the control of the Applicant have prevented action from being taken. No application shall be extended more than once. In order to renew action on an application after expiration, the Applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan review fee; and