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• MSFC- 315.2.1 Ceiling clearance. Storage shall be maintained 2 feet (610 mm) or more below the ceiling in nonsprinklered areas of buildings. • MSFC- 315.2.2 Means of egress. Combustible materials shall not be stored in exits or exit enclosures. City of Little Canada Ordinances 2001.010. ADOPTION OF FIRE CODE. The City Council of the City of Little Canada hereby adopts the 2007 Minnesota State Fire Code for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion. The adoption of the2007 Minnesota State Fire Code includes the adoption of all amendments adopted from time to time. The 2007 Minnesota State Fire Code is hereby incorporated in this ordinance as if fully set out herein. City of Little Canada Ordinance 2001.110. PENALTIES. (A) Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Code hereby adopted or fail to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the City Council or by a Court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed herein, shall severally for each and every such 'violation and non- compliance respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not exceeding Three Hundred Dollars (5300.00) and by imprisonment for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue; and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified, each day that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense. (B) The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions. The City of Little Canada requests your cooperation to take the necessary corrective action to address these violations immediately. To resolve, this issue you must: • Clean and organize unit so as to ensure the following is established and maintained. Storage of items shall be done in established areas (closets and cupboards) and not haphazardly throughout the unit. • Remove excessive storage of combustibles and waste from the unit by either disposal or storage in another location that complies with the fire code and ensure adequate means of ingress /egress are maintained in the unit. • Do not allow excessive storage of combustible materials in the unit. • Maintain the storage in the unit in a manner a reasonable person would find acceptable. • Provide expectable means of egress. 4