§ 150.01 INTENT AND PURPOSE.

   This is a subchapter adopting the state’s Building Code. This subchapter provides for the application, administration, and enforcement of the state’s Building Code by regulating 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; provides for the issuance of permits and collection of fees thereof; provides penalties for violation thereof; and repeals all ordinances and parts of ordinances that conflict therewith.

(Prior Code, § 4-1-1)

§ 150.02 BUILDING CODE.

   (A)   The state’s 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 for this jurisdiction.

   (B)   The code, its supplements, amendments, additions, addenda, alterations, subtractions, and revisions as currently adopted and which may in the future be adopted and incorporated as part of the code, is hereby confirmed as the building code of the city and hereby incorporated in this subchapter as if fully set out herein.

(Prior Code, § 4-1-2) (Ord. 391, passed 6-9-2003)

§ 150.03 APPLICATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND ENFORCEMENT.

   (A)   The application, administration, and enforcement of the code shall be in accordance with the state’s Building Code. The code shall be enforced within the incorporated limits of the city, and any extra-territorial limits permitted by M.S. § 326B.121, as it may be amended from time to time, when so established by this subchapter.

   (B)   The code enforcement agency of this municipality is called the Department of Building Safety. A state certified Building Official must be appointed by the City Council to administer the code.

(Prior Code, § 4-1-3) (Ord. 391, passed 6-9-2003)

Statutory reference:

   Appointment of Building Official, see M.S. § 326B.133

§ 150.04 PERMITS AND FEES.

   (A)   The issuance of permits and the collection of fees shall be as authorized in M.S. § 326B.121, as it may be amended from time to time, and as provided for in the Minnesota State Building Code and Minn. Rules parts 1305.0106 and 1305.0107.

   (B)   Permit fees assessed for work governed by this code shall be established by the City Council.

   (C)   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.

(Prior Code, § 4-1-4) (Ord. 391, passed 6-9-2003)

§ 150.05 PLUMBING PERMIT REGULATIONS.

   Prior to the installation by any person, corporation, or public agency, of a system of plumbing that serves any considerable number of persons, or any plumbing system that shall affect the public health in any manner, complete plans and specifications, together with any additional information that the Building Official may require, shall be submitted in duplicate and approved by the Building Official. The appraisal of the Building Official shall reflect the degree to which these plans and specifications affect the public health and conform to the provisions of the state’s Plumbing Code. No constructions shall proceed except in accordance with the approved plans. Any alteration or extension of an existing plumbing system shall be subject to these same requirements.

(Prior Code, § 4-1-8) (Ord. 293, passed 5-27-1997)

§ 150.06 WAIVER OF FEES FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS.

   (A)   Findings and intent. The city hereby finds that the men and women who gave their service in the Unites States Armed Forces are in need of our honor and respect. These men and women have paid for the country’s freedom by giving up their families, lives they knew, and their flesh and their blood to ensure the preservation of democracy. Many of these veterans have returned to their families, friends, and homes with special needs directly related to their performed duties. The city honors these individual sacrifices by waiving the permit fees for remodeling projects and building modifications needed to an existing structure.

   (B)   Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

      PERMANENT OR LONG-TERM DISABILITY. A physical disability that is medically expected to exist for a period of 12 months or longer.

      QUALIFIED VETERAN. An individual that has received an honorable discharge from the United States Armed Forces and has served during a conflict of war, United Nations called action, or homeland security event, and has received a DD214 or FL-B02 and service-connected disability rating from the federal government.

      QUALIFYING EVENT. An injury that is directly related to active duty in the Unites States Armed Forces, including training accidents, combat injuries, and other duties of service that may cause harm. Off duty injuries shall not qualify.

      REMODELING PROJECT. A remodeling project to a pre-existing residential structure that is the primary residence of the individual requesting the waiver.

      RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNIT. A building or portion thereof, designated exclusively for residential occupancy, including one-family, two-family, and multiple-family dwellings, but not including hotels, motels, and boarding houses either owned or occupied by a qualified veteran.

   (C)   Waiver of permit fees. A qualified veteran that has a permanent or long-term disability as the result of a qualifying event may apply for and be granted a waiver of city building permit fees for a remodeling project to a residential dwelling unit that are necessary to allow for the general comfort and well being of the individual within his or her personal residence.

   (D)   Application and documentation.

      (1)   If the property is not owned by the applicant, a notarized statement from the fee owner(s) authorizing the modification must be included with the wavier application. The notarized statement shall include the address, parcel identification number, and legal description of the parcel.

      (2)   The waiver application shall be submitted within 48 months of discharge from active duty and shall state the purpose statement regarding the necessity of the remodeling project to a residential dwelling unit.

      (3)   An applicant must submit a written request 30 days before expiration of the building permit to extend the building permit fee waiver. The extension request shall state the reasons for not completing the building modifications or remodeling project within the required time period.

      (4)   Other documents as may be deemed necessary by the city’s Building Official with respect to issuance of the building permit.

   (E)   Issuance of the waiver of a building permit fee. The city’s Building Official shall issue the waiver upon receipt of a complete application provided that a determination has been made that the waiver complies with the applicable laws and provisions.

(Prior Code, § 4-1-9) (Ord. 483, passed 5-27-2008)

§ 150.07 POSTING OF ADDRESS NUMBERS.

   (A)   Premises identification. Buildings shall have approved address numbers placed in a position to be plainly legible and visible from the street or road fronting the property. If the building is so constructed that the numbering is not readily visible from the street, then the street numbering shall also appear at the street entrance to the building. These numbers shall contrast with their background. Address numbers shall be Arabic numerals or alphabet letters. Numbers shall be a minimum of four inches (102 mm) high with a minimum stroke width of one-half inch (12.7 mm).

(Prior Code, § 4-5-1)

   (B)   Distance and size requirements. The following shall apply to commercial, industrial, and institutional signage.

 

Distance Behind Curb	Minimum Address Sign Size Required
0 - 49 feet	4 in.
50 - 74 feet	4 in. + 1 in.
75 - 99 feet	4 in. + 2 in.
100 - 199 feet	4 in.+ 3 in.
200 - 299 feet	4 in. + 4 in.
300 + feet	4 in. + 6 in.

 

(Prior Code, § 4-5-2)

(Ord. 475, passed 3-24-2008)

INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE

§ 150.20 ADOPTION.

   The International Property Maintenance Code, 2018 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, is adopted by reference in its entirety except as amended in this subchapter.

(Prior Code, § 4-4-1)