(A) Upon receipt of a completed application, the application to be provided by the City of Wells, for any rental license, the City Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer shall forward a copy of the application to the Building Inspector, whereupon the Inspector shall, within 10 days after receiving the application, either inspect the dwelling to be licensed to determine whether the dwelling complies with the provisions of applicable codes or accept a copy of a building inspection conducted by a state or federal agency accompanied by a statement from the agency verifying the inspection as meeting or exceeding the provisions of this chapter. No rental license shall be issued by the city unless the dwelling complies with provisions of the city code which pertain to the dwelling. In addition, no license shall be issued if the dwelling does not meet the requirements of § 93.07.
(B) Any residential rental properties that have been inspected by the State of Minnesota Fire Marshal’s Office, by a State of Minnesota Building Code Division Inspector, or a certified inspector from the Office of Housing and Urban Development within two years prior to the license application are exempt from the inspection requirement of this section if a copy of the inspection report or compliance certificate is provided to the city at the time of application and the property is in compliance with the inspecting agency’s requirements.
(Ord. 231, passed 9-8-1997; Am. Ord. passed 3-12-2001; Am. Ord. 22-02, passed 2-28-2022)