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Ordinance adopting state building code and amending plumber bond and licensing

ORDINANCE NO. 251. THIRD SERIESAN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF THE MINNESOTA STATE BUILDING CODE, AMENDING CITY CODE, CHAPTER 4, SECTIONS 4.01 AND 4.011 IN THEIR ENTIRETY, ADDING A NEW SECTION 4.013 RELATING TO PLUMBER BOND AND LICENSING, AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE CITY CODE CHAPTER 4 AND SECTION 10.99 WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, CONTAIN PENALTY PROVISIONS The City of Luverne does hereby ordain: SECTION 1. City Code, Sections 4.01 and 4.011 are hereby amended in their entirety as follows: SECTION 4.01. CODE ADOPTED BY REFERENCE. Subd. 1. Adoption of Code. The Minnesota State Building Code, as adopted by the Commissioner of Administration pursuant to Minnesota Statutes chapter 16B.59 to 16B75, including all of the amendments, rules and regulations established, adopted and published from time to time by the Minnesota Commissioners of Administration, through the Building Codes and Standards Division hereby adopted by reference with the exception of the optional chapters, unless specifically adopted in this ordinance. The Minnesota State Building Code is hereby incorporated in this ordinance as if fully set out herein. Subd. 2. Application. The application, administration, and enforcement of the code shall be in accordance with Minnesota State Building Code. The code shall be enforced within the extraterritorial limits permitted by Minnesota Statutes, 16B.62, subdivision 1, when so established by this ordinance. Subd. 3. Administration. The code enforcement agency of this municipality is called the City of Luverne. Subd. 4. Enforcement. This code shall be enforced by the Minnesota Certified Building Official designated by this Municipality to administer the code (Minnesota Statute 16B.65) subdivision 1. SEC. 4.011. Building Code Optional Chapters. The Minnesota State Building Code, established pursuant to Minnesota Statute 16B.59 to 16B.75, allows the municipality 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 this municipality.1. Grading Appendix Chapter K, 2001 Supplements to International Building Code.2. Chapter 1335, Flood proofing Regulations, parts 1335.0600 to 1335.1200.3. International Property Maintenance Code.SEC. 2. That a new section 4.013 be hereby adopted to read as follows: SEC. 4.013. PLUMBER BOND AND LICENSING. No person, firm, or corporation shall engage in or work at the business of a master plumber or journeyman plumber unless licensed to do so by the State Commissioner of Health. A copy of the license and bond shall be submitted to the Department of Building Safety by January 1 of each year, commencing on January 1, 2005.SEC. 3. This ordinance takes full force and effect seven (7) days after its publication. (4-24)

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