HomeMy WebLinkAbout91-15 CITY OF PRIOR LAKE
ORDINANCE NO. 91-1S
AN 0RDINANCE ADOPTING THE MINNESOTA STATE BUILDING CODE.
The Council of the City of Prior Lake does hereby ordain:
Chapter 1, Building Code, of Title 4, Prior Lake City Code, is
hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
CHAPTER 1
BUILDING CODE
SECTION:
4-1-1: Building Code
4-1-2: Organization and Enforcement
4-1-3: Permits, Inspections and Fees
4-1-4: Surcharge
4-1-5: Violations and Penalties
4-1-6~ Cash Payment for Park PurpoSes
4-1-1: BUILDING CODE: The Minnesota State Building Code
("Code"), established pursuant to Minnesota
Statutes Sections 16B.60 through 16B.73, and as may hereafter be
amended from time to time, three (3) copies of which are on file
in the office of the Prior Lake Planning and Inspection
Department, is hereby adopted as the Building Code for the City
of Prior Lake. Such Code, and any future amendments, are hereby
incorporated in this Chapter as completely as if set out in
full.
(A) The adoption of the Code includes the adoption of the
following chapters:
1. Chapter 1300 - Code Administration
2. Chapter 1301 - Certification and Continuing
Education of Building Officials
3. Chapter 1302 - Building Construction and State
Agency Construction Rules
4. Chapter 1305 - Adoption of the 1988 Uniform
Building Code ("UBC") by reference
a. UBC Appendix Chapter 35 Sound Transmission
Control
5. Chapter 1315 - Electrical Code
6. Chapter 1325 - Solar Energy Systems
7. Chapter 1330 - Technical Requirements for Fallout
Shelters
8. Chapter 1335 - Floodproofing Regulations
9. Chapter 1340 - Facilities for the Handicapped
10. Chapter 1346 - Minnesota Uniform Mechanical Code
1990 Edition
11. Chapter 1350 - Manufactured Home Rules
12. Chapter 1355 ' Plumbing Code -- Administrative
Rule 4713
13. Chapter 1360 - Prefabricated Structures
14. Chapter 1365 - Variation of Snow Loads
15. Chapter 1370 - Model Energy Code -- Administrative
Rule 7670
(B) The adoption of the Code also includes the adoption of
the following optional Code provisions:
1. Chapter 1305.0150 Subpart
a. UBC Appendix Chapters 1, 12, Division 1, 26,
38 and 55.
2. Chapter 1305.6905, Special Fire Suppression
Systems
a. Group B-2 2000 or more gross square feet of
area
3. Chapter 1310 - Building Security
4. Chapter 1335 - Floodproofing Regulations, Parts
1335.0200 to 1335.3100, and FPR Sections 200.2 to
1405.3
(C) Section 307(a) of the UBC is hereby adopted, as amended
below:
Section 307(a) - Use or Occupancy. No building or
structure of Group A, E, I, H, B or R, Division 1 and 3
Occupancy, shall be used or occupied, and no change in
the existing occupancy classification of a building or
structure or portion thereof shall be made until the
Building Official has issued a certificate of occupancy
therefor as provided herein.
(D) All new construction in the I-2 Light Industrial Zoning
District (Prior Lake City Code Section 5-3-3 and Prior
Lake Zoning Ordinance No. 83-6, Section 3.2) shall be
exempt from the provisions of subsection 4-1-1(B)5.
4-1-2: ORGANIZATION AND ENFORCEMENT:
(A) The organization of the Building Department and
enforcement of the Code shall be as established by
Chapter 2 of the UBC. The Code shall be enforced within
the incorporated limits of the City, and
extraterritorial limits permitted by Minnesota
Statutes, 1984.
(B) The Prior Lake Planning and Inspection Department shall
be the Building Code Department of the City of Prior
Lake. The Administrative Authority shall be a State
Certified "Building Official".
(C) The Appointing Authority shall designate the Building
Official for the jurisdiction of the City of Prior
Lake.
4-1-3: PERMITS, INSPECTIONS AND FEES: Permits,
inspections and collection of fees shall be as
provided in Chapter 3 of the UBC.
4-1-4: SURCHARGE: In addition to the permit fee required
by Section 4-1-3 above, the applicant shall pay a
surcharge to be remitted to the Minnesota Department of
Administration as prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, Section
16B.70.
4-1-5: VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES:
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter,
repair, move, improve, convert or demolish, equip, use,
occupy or maintain any building or structure or cause
or permit the same to be done in violation of this
Code.
(B) Any violation of the provisions of this Code is a
misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed seven
hundred dollars ($700.00) or by imprisonment not to
exceed ninety (90) days, or both.
4-1-6: CASH PAYMENT FOR PARK PURPOSES:
(A) A cash payment, to be reserved for park purposes, shall
be made to the City prior to the issuance of building
permits for construction on unplatted lands or on lands
subdivided or platted prior to February 5, 1973.
(B) The developer of real estate seeking a building permit
shall pay to the City a fee, as determined by the City
Council, for each construction unit.
(C) A standard detached dwelling residence, single family,
shall be considered a standard construction unit. Other
uses shall be charged in accordance with the unit
charges established by the Metropolitan Waste Control
Commission.
(D) This Section shall apply to all property whether
platted, unplatted or platted prior to February 5,
1973, whether or not property in the subdivision has
been donated for park purposes.
(E) All moneys collected hereunder shall be reserved for
public park purposes.
This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage
and publication.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Prior Lake this 6th
day of January , 1992.
Published in the Prior Lake American on the 20th day of
January , 199 ~.
Drafted By:
Lommen, Nelson, Cole & Stageberg, P.A.
1800 IDS Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402