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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 508 . . . ORDINANCE NO. 508 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 59 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF MOUNDS VIEW TO INCLUDE REFERRENCES TO THE LOCAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN The council of the City of Mounds View does hereby ordain that Chapter 59 of the Municipal Code of MoundS View shall be amended as indicated on the attached pages. Sections that are over-struck shall be deleted and sections that are underlined shall be added. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days after the date of its pUblication. Read by the City council of the City of Mounds View this 13th day of April, 1992. Read and passed by the City Council of the City of Mounds View this 27th day of April, 1992. Attest: ~ ( ~ M~yOr ,0"''' . (SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM: . . . CHAPTER 59 BUILDING PERMITS AND FEES 59.01. Buildinqpermits. Before proceeding with the construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, improvement, removal, conversion, or demolition of any building or structure, the owner or his agent shall first obtain a permit for such purpose from the Building Inspector. Upon the recommendation of the Clerk-Administrator, the Council shall designate all work for which permits shall be required under the provision of the Code. 59.02. Permit Fees. (1) A permit fee, established from time to time by resolution of the Council, shall be paid to the Municipality prior to the issuance of any permit herein prescribed. The permit fee does not include the cost of any outside expenses the Municipality may incur related to the review, inspection, or enforcement of the permit such as those for soil test, planning, legal or engineering consultants. The owner or agent shall make payment for all such expenses when billed therefor by the Municipality. (2) Should any person, firm or corporation begin work of any kind such as hereinafter set forth or for which a permit from the Municipality is required by the Building Code without having first secured the necessary permit from the Municipality for so doing, he shall, when subsequently securing such permit. (3) Building valuation for the purpose of establishing building permit fees shall be as adopted by the city Council by resolution and may be amended from time to time. Valuation for alterations, repairs or extensions shall be determined by the building inspector based on his estimate of the materials cost and the labor cost to put the construction in place. 59.03. Types of Work Reauiring a Permit. Subdivision 1. Permit Not Required. A building permit and permit fee shall not be required for any work having a valuation less than $350.00 except for the followina which will require a permit reqardless of the valuation of the work: ..ill ~ any proposed work that will alter the structural framework or change the use or occupancy of any existing building~ Dhall rcquirc a pcrmit rcgnrdlcDD of vnluation and ill any paragraph (8) valuntion. proposed below~ as set rcquirc forth in a pcrmit Subdivision rcgnrdlcDD 2, of fence Dhnll (3) land alteration impacting the surface drainage svstem of the city. . . . Subdivision 3. Electrical Work. The owner or his agent shall first obtain a permit from the electrical inspector before 'proceeding with any work involving installation, replacement, alteration or repair of electrical services including temporary services. For purposes of interpretation of this Chapter, the most recently published edition of the National Electrical Code shall be prima facie evidence of the definitions, interpretations, and scope of words and terms used in this Chapter. 59.04. Expiration of Permits. (1) All permits issued shall expire 120 days after the date of issuance unless work set forth in the application is in actual progress. Any permit issued where work has been commenced but discontinued for 120 days shall be deemed to have lapsed. All fees paid under a lapsed permit shall be forfeited to the City. (2) The exterior of any building shall be completed prior to occupancy of that building. (3) Single- and two-family dwellings shall be completed within one year after the issuance of the building permit. Accessory buildings or alterations or additions to existing single- and two-family dwellings shall be completed within six months after the issuance of the building permit. The building inspector at the time of issuance of a permit for any other type of work shall establish a reasonable deadline for completion of such work. (4) Any person unable, because of hardship, to complete the work for which the permit was issued within the time allotted under 59.04, paragraph (3) above shall make an application for extension to the City Building Inspector. The decision of the building inspector may be appealed to the City Council. 59.05. stop Work Orders. Whenever any building work is being done contrary to the provisions of the Building Code, the building inspector may order the work stopped by notice in writing served on any persons engaged in doing or causing such work to be done, and any such persons shall forthwith stop such work until authorized by the building inspector to proceed with the work. 59.06. Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of this Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 59.07. Development Controls. Subdivision 1. Purpose. It is the intent and purpose of this section to provide for orderly development of land to safeguard life, health, safety, property and public welfare by regulating and controlling all development within the City of Mounds View. This section shall be in addition to the requirements of any other provisions of the Municipal Code regulating such development. . . . Except for work described in Subdivision 3 below which shall . require a separate permit, a separate permit shall not be required for any work that is included in the valuation declared for obtaining a permit under Subdivision 2, paragraph (1) below. Subdivision 2. General Construction. The owner or his agent shall first obtain a permit from the building inspector before proceeding with any of the following work: (1) construction, alteration or repair of buildings, structures, footings or foundations. (2) Excavating, grading or filling of any plot or area. (3) Construction of concrete or blacktop sidewalks, driveways or parking lots. (4) Installation of stucco. (5) Reshingling and recovering of any existing building or structure or part thereof. (6) Residing of any building or structure or part thereof. (7) Erection of any platforms or seating in any assembly or open air public assembly. (8) Erection of any fence regardless of the valuation of the work. The owner shall be responsible for assuring that the location of the fence is confined to the boundaries of his property. (252) (9) Wrecking or tearing down of any building or structure or part thereof. (10) Raising or shoring of any building or structure. (11) Moving buildings or structures from one location to another over the streets of the Municipality. (12) Moving buildings or structures larger in size than twelve (12) feet high, fourteen (14) feet wide, or twenty-five (25) feet long from one location to another over private property without moving over Municipal streets or alleys. (13) construction, reconstruction, or repair of a permanent or temporary nature of any pipeline transporting any volatile material, including but not limited to crude or refined oil, diesel oil, fuel oil, gasoline or natural gas. A permit for the above defined work may be issued by the City council only after a public hearing has been held after published notice has been placed in the official newspaper of the city two weeks prior to said hearing.