(A) Application, administration and enforcement.
(1) The application, administration, and enforcement of the code shall be in accordance with Minnesota State Building Code. The code shall be enforced within the territorial limits permitted by M.S. § 326B.121, subd. 2(d), as amended from time to time. The code enforcement agency of this municipality is called the City of Stacy. This code shall be enforced by the Minnesota Certified Building Official designated by this city to administer the code pursuant to M.S. § 326B.133 as amended from time to time. The Minnesota State Building Code shall govern permit applications except that in addition each application shall describe the land by certified survey on which the proposed work is to be done by lot, block, tract and house and street address or similar description that will readily identify and definitely locate the proposed building or work.
(2) M.S. §§ 326B.41 to 326B.49 and Minn. Rules 4714 (“Plumbing Code”) are hereby incorporated into this section as if fully set forth herein. All such codes incorporated herein by reference are adopted pursuant to M.S. § 471.62.
(3) The city hereby provides for plumbing permits, approval of plumbing plans and specifications, and inspections of plumbing pursuant to M.S. § 326B.44.
(4) Prior to installation of a system of plumbing other than for a single-family dwelling with independent plumbing service, complete plumbing 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. No construction shall proceed except in accordance with the approved plans. Any alteration or extension of any existing plumbing system shall be subject to the same requirements.
(5) Per M.S. § 326B.43, subd. 2(n), the plumbing plans and specifications for the following types of projects shall be submitted to the state for review:
(a) State-licensed facilities as defined in M.S. § 326B.103, subd. 13;
(b) Public buildings as defined in M.S. § 326B.103, subd. 11;
(c) Projects of a special nature for which department review is requested by either the municipality or the state.
(6) A plumbing system installation, as described herein, shall be subject to inspection as required by Minn. Rules 1300.0215.
(B) Permits and fees.
(1) The issuance of permits and the collection of fees shall be as authorized in Minn. Rules Ch. 1300, as amended from time to time.
(2) Permit and plan review fees shall be assessed for work governed by this code and are set forth in the city fee schedule. 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 amended from time to time.
(3) Expiration of building permit:
(a) Except as set forth in this subsection below, every permit issued by the building official under the provisions of this chapter shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the building of work authorized by such permit is not commenced within 180 days from the date of such permit or if the building or work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of 180 days. Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit shall be first obtained so to do, and the fee therefor shall be one-half the amount required for a new permit for such work, provided no changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and specifications for such work; and provided further, that such suspension or abandonment has not exceeded 1 year. The building official may extend the time for commencement and completion for 1 year upon written request of the permittee establishing that circumstances beyond the control of the permittee will prevent the permittee from commencing work for which the permit was issued within 180 days of the date of issuance.
(b) Any permittee holding an unexpired permit may apply for an extension of the time within which he or she may commence work under that permit when the permittee is unable to commence work within the time required by this section for good and satisfactory reasons. The building official may extend the time for action by the permittee for a period not exceeding 180 days upon written request by the permittee showing that circumstances beyond the control of the permittee have prevented action from being taken. No permit shall be extended more than once.
(c) Moreover, all work commenced pursuant to the issuance of a building permit by the building official for construction, alteration, repair or remodeling of the exterior or interior portion of any dwelling or building, including an attached or detached garage, must be completed within 1 year from the date of issuance of the building permit or within 1 year from the effective date of this chapter, whichever is later. The building official may extend the time for completion 1 additional year from original date of required completion upon written request of the permittee establishing that circumstances beyond the control of the permittee prevented completion of the work for which the building permit was authorized.
(Prior Code, §§ 1101.01 - 1101.03) (Am. Ord. 108, passed 5-18-1995; Am. Ord. 2003-5-6, passed 6-10-2003; Am. Ord. 2010-12-2, passed 12-14-2010; Am. Ord. 2022-3-2, passed 3-9-2022)