(A) Codes adopted by reference. The Minnesota State Building Code ("MSBC"), as adopted by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry pursuant to M.S. §§ 16B.59 to 16B.75, 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 section. The Minnesota State Building Code is hereby incorporated in this section as if fully set out in full.
(B) Application, administration and enforcement. The application, administration and enforcement of the building code shall be in accordance with Minnesota State Building Code. The code shall be enforced within the extraterritorial limits permitted by M.S. § 16B.62, Subd. (1), if so established by this section. The code enforcement agency of the city is the Building Inspection Division. The building code shall be enforced by the city's Certified Building Official, as designated by M.S. § 16B.65, Subd. (1).
(C) Permits and fees. The issuance of permits and the collection of fees shall be as authorized in M.S. § 16B.62, Subd. (1). Permit fees shall be assessed for work governed by the code in accordance with the fee schedule adopted by the City Council. In addition, a surcharge fee shall be collected on all permits issued for work governed by this code in accordance with M.S. § 16B.70.
(1) Building valuation. Building valuation for the purpose of establishing building permit fees is as set forth by the most current Building Valuation Data published by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, Building Codes and Standards Unit.
(2) Residential contractor license check. As provided by M.S. Ch. 306, for any residential building contractor required to be licensed by the state, the applicant for a building permit for residential work must pay a fee for a building permit for administration and review of residential contractor licenses. The fee is in an amount as established by the fee resolution, set forth in the Appendix to this code.
(D) Violations and penalties. It is unlawful to perform any work subject to the building code for which a permit is required without obtaining the permit and having paid the fees required herein. Permits, inspections, and collections of fees are as authorized in M.S. § 16B.62, Subd. (1). A violation of the building code is a misdemeanor.
(E) Building code optional chapters. The Minnesota State Building Code, established pursuant to M.S. §§ 16B.59 to 16B.75, allows cities to adopt by reference and enforce certain optional chapters of the most current edition of the Minnesota State Building Code. The following optional provisions identified in the most current edition of the State Building Code are hereby adopted and incorporated as part of the building code for the city:
(1) Chapter 1306 - Special Fire Protection Systems option, incorporating subpart 2 (Existing and New Buildings).
('72 Code, § 315:00) (Am. Ord. 1993-744, passed 11-22-93; Am. Ord. 1995-779, passed 4-24-95; Am. Ord. 1996-830, passed 12-16-96; Am. Ord. 1998-891, passed 12-14-98; Am. Ord. 2003-999, passed 6-2-03; Am. Ord. 2007-1075, passed 8-20-07)
