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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-068 Council OrdinancesORDINANCE NO. 68 CITY OF LINO LAKES COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING AND BONDING OF INDIVIDUALS, FIRMS, CORPORATIONS, CONTRACTORS AND SUB -CONTRACTORS DOING OR PERFORMING WORK WITHIN THE CITY OF LINO LAKES AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF. The City Council of the City of Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota, ordains: SECTION 1. That it is deemed in the interest of the public and the residents of the City of Lino Lakes that any person, firm or corporation who engages in the business of building, construction or related work, within the City of Lino Lakes, as defined at Section 4 of this Ordinance, shall first secure a license therefor as provided herein. This Ordinance shall not apply to persons, firms or corporations who produce a product within the City of Lino Lakes for use outside of the City of Lino Lakes. SECTION 2. Application for said license shall be made to the City Clerk -Treasurer and such license shall be granted upon filing with the City Clerk -Treasurer a bond in the amount of $5,000.00 conditioned upon compliance with the provisions of City Ordinances and the filing with the City Clerk -Treasurer of certificates evidencing the holding of Public Liability Insurance in the limits of $100,000.00 per person, $300,000.00 per accident or bodily injury and $50,000.00 for property damages and certificates of Worker's Compensation Insurance as required by law. Such insurance policies shall contain provisions that same may not be cancelled without 10 days prior written notice thereof being mailed to the City of Lino Lakes. SECTION 3. The license fee shall be $25.00 annually. Each license shall expire on the 1st day of January after the same is issued and shall not be prorated. The fee herein established may be changed, from time to time, by the City Council, by resolution, a copy of which shall be kept on file and open for inspection at regular business hours in the office of the City Clerk -Treasurer. SECTION 4. Licenses shall be obtained by every person engaged in the following businesses or work in accordance with the applicable ordinances of the City of Lino Lakes: a. General contractors, including those involved in erection alteration or repair of structures. b. Masonry, cement work, cement block work, block laying or brick work. c. Heating and ventilating. d. Roofing. e. Plastering, stucco work and sheet rock taping. f. Excavations, including excavations for footings, basements and grading of lots. Wrecking of structures. g• h. All fences. i. Asphalt work. Nothing herein shall be construed as preventing any such qualified licensee from performing the work by an employee under his supervision and control, nor a property owner from performing his own work providing all provisions of the Uniform Building Code are adhered to. A license granted to a general contractor shall include the right to perform all of the work included in his general contract. Such license shall include any or all persons performing the work which is classified and listed in Section 4 above, provided that each person performing such work is in the regular employ of such general contractor and qualified as required under state law and the provisions of this Ordinance to perform such work. The general contractor shall be responsible for the quality and completeness of all of the work so performed. SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall not be construed to effect the responsibility or liability for any party owning, operating or installing the above described work for damages to persons or property caused by any defect therein nor shall the City of Lino Lakes be held as assuming any such liability by reason of the licensing of persons, firms, or corporations engaged in such work. SECTION 6. The City Council may issue a variance hereto, waiving the requirements of this Ordinance or any portions thereof in the event of a declared emergency and for such period of time as deemed by the Council to be necessary. SECTION 7. Any license issued hereunder may be revoked for just cause after a public hearing with four days prior written notice to the licensee. SECTION 8. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or both. SECTION 9. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication according to law. Passed by the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota, on this 24thday of April, 1978. CITY OF LINO LAKES By ATTEST: Y / t , Edna L. Sarner City Clerk -Treasurer Harvey F. Karth, Mayor EDMUND P. BABCOCK LANDOL J. LOCHER JAMES M. NEILSON FELIX A. MANNELLA JOHN R. SPEAKMAN ROBERT F. MANNELLA LAWRENCE R. JOHNSON ALLEN W. ELLERAAS THOMAS M. DOERK April 25, 1978 Edna City City 1189 Lino BABCOCK, LOCKER, NEILSON & MANNELLA ATTORNEYS AT LAW 118 EAST MAIN STREET ANOKA. MINNESOTA 55303 L. Sarner Clerk -Treasurer of Lino Lakes Main Street Lakes, Minnesota 55014 TEL: (812) 421-5151 NORTHTOWN OFFICE NORTHTOWN CENTER 117 NORTHTOWN DRIVE BLAINE. MN. 55434 TEL.: (812) 786-0250 I enclose, herewith, the original of Ordinance No. 68. The Ordinance should be typed and signed by yourself and the Mayor and the City Seal affixed. I have ordered publication in the Forest Lake Times. They will send you two Affidavits of Publication and the bill for publishing. Please insert one of the Affidavits in the Ordinance Book with the Ordinance. Yours very truly, 7,-f. /e Landol". Locher do enc.