(A) Codes adopted by reference. The Minnesota State Building Code, as adopted by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry pursuant to M.S. Ch. 326B, including all of the amendments, rules and regulations established, adopted and published from time to time by the Minnesota Commissioner of Labor and Industry, through the Building Codes and Standards Unit is hereby adopted by reference with the exception of the optional chapters, unless specifically adopted in this code. The Minnesota State Building Code is hereby incorporated in this code 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 Minnesota State Building Code. This code shall be enforced within the extraterritorial limits permitted by M.S. § 326B.121, subd. 2(d), as it may be amended from time to time, when so established by this code.
(2) The code enforcement agency of the city is called the Building Inspections Department. This code shall be enforced by the Minnesota Certified Building Official designated by the city to administer the code in accordance with M.S. § 326B.133, subd. 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 in Minn. Rules Ch. 1300, 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 by the city. 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, as it may be amended from time to time.
(D) Violations and penalties. A violation of the code is a misdemeanor as provided in M.S. § 326B.082, subd. 16, as it may be amended from time to time.
(Am. Ord. 2005-167, passed 3-31-2005; Am. Ord. 2010-236, passed 4-29-2010)