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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1940-05 06-27 AP 03 • THE ROBBINSDALE POST AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF MINNESOTA SS. COUNTY OF HENNEPIN -----E_._ ._-La;ztraan8_la nd-_____________ being duly sworn on oath says that he is and during all the times herein stated has been_______________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ the publisher or printer of the newspaper known as THE ROBBINSDALE POST, for- merlY known as the Hennepin County Enterprise, and has full knowledge of the facts hereinafter stated; that for more than one year prior to the publication therein of the ----Ond I1&.? a e--------------------------------------------------- hereto attached, said newspaper was printed and published in the Village of Robbinsdale in the Clounty of Hennepin, State of Minnesota, on Thursday of each week; that during all said time the following conditions have existed: Said newspaper has been printed in the English language from its known office of publication within the village from which it purports to be issued as above started in column and sheet form equivalent in space to at least 450 running inches of single column, two inches wide; it has been issued once each week from a known office es- tablished in such place for publication and equipped with skilled workmen and nec- essary mmterial for preparing and printing the same; the press work thereon has been done in its known office of publication; in its makeup not less than twenty-five per cent of its news column has been devoted to local news of interest to the com- munity which it purports to serve; it has contained general news, comment and mis- cellany; it has not wholly duplicated any other publication and has not been entirely made up of patents, plate matter, and advertisements; it has been circulated in and near its said place of publication to the extent of at least two hundred and forty (240) copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers; it has had entry as second class matter in its local postoffice; and there has been on file in the office of the County Auditor of Hennepin County, Minnesota, the affidavit of a person having knowledge of the facts, showing the name and location of said newspaper and the existence of the conditions constituting its qualifications as a legal newspaper. That the legal or official matter hereto attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published therein in the English language once each week, for ----Qn1a--------_ weeks; 27th That it was first so published on Thursday the -------------------------- day of -------June------------ �ie �r1a ¢i> s�3feti--------------------------14 (W ------------------------- and that the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both in- clusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said legal or official matter, to-wit: abedefghijkimnopgrstuvwxyz-6-pt. Nonpareil < A J -- - --- ----- - - - - ----- =�---- Subscribed and Sworn to be ore me this day of ________________ A. D., 19_��_ � ----- -------- - -------- - ------------ P 4YN ORDINANCE Regulating the erection, construction, en= - largement, alteiation epalr, mobs g; removal, demoliVon, conversion, occu- pancy, equfght and mare- tenanee of` uildin and-or structures in the Villa ooklyn Center, Min- permit; providing for the issuance `���� permits and collection of fees there-e- THE ROBBINSDALE POST for; providing penalties for the viola- - tion thereof, and repealing certain 1 ordinances and-or parts of ordinances in conflict therewith. The Village Council of Brooklyn Center i, do ordain as follows: PART I ADMINISTRATIVE Chapter 1, Title and_.$p ge. Section 1. Title. This ordinance shall ,be known;as the "Building Code of the Village of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota," and may'::be cited as such.and will be referred 'to in this ordinance as "this Code. Section 2. Purpose, The, purpose of this Code is to establish certain min- Cimum standards and requirements for safe and stable design, methods of con• struction'and uses of materials in build- ings and-or structures'hereafter erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved,,converted to other uses or de- molished and to regulate the equipment, maintenance and occupancy of all buildings and-or structures within .the limits of the Village of Brooklyn Center, for the purpose of promoting and safe- guarding the Public Health, Safety,Con- venience, Prosperity and General Wel- fare in said Village and for the pro- !tection of property from fire; and pre- scribing the powers and duties of the f Building Inspector. The provisions of the Code shall be deemed to supplement any and all state 1. laws of the .State of Minnesota relating to buildings. The provisions of this Code shall not apply to accessory farm buildings such as barns, •implement sheds, storage,build- ings, animal shelters and silos, except that permits for such structures shall be required. For the purposes of this Code a farm is defined -as a plot of ground not less 'than five (5) acres in area from which ;the owner, occupant, or lessee derives all or a substtantial part'of his income.by agricultural pursuits, Section 3. Scope. New buildings and. or structures hereafter erected is the Village of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, togetner with vaults, areas, alley or street encroachments shall conform to all re- quirements of this Code. Additions, alterations a and repairs in all buildings shall comply with the requirements specified in this Code. Section 4. Application to Existing Buildings. The following specified re- quirements shall apply to existing build. ings which do'not conform to the re- quirements of this Code for new build- ings: (a) Major Alterations and Repairs. If alterations and-or repairs in excess of fifty (50) percent of the sound value of an existing building are required in .an existing building or made to an`• existing building at any one time within a period of twelve months, the entire.: building shall be made to conform with the requirements of this Code for new buildings or shall be entirely demolished. (b) Changed Use. If the existing use or occupancy of an existing building is,changed to a use or occupancy which, would not be permitted in a similar building hereafter erected, _the entire building shall be made to" conform with the requirements given herein .for I sew" buildings: provided, however, that if the use or occupancy of only a portion or portions of.an existing building is chang- ed and such portion or portions are seg• regated as specified in this Code then only such portion or portions of the building need be made.,to comply with said requirements. (c) Additions. Any existing building not regulated' by the preceding para. --graphs ::(a) and (b) which has its floor area or its number of stories or height increased, or its use or occupancy chang- ed in any Tway from its former or exist- ing use or occupancy, shall be pro- vided with stairways, emergency exits and fire protection facilities as speci- fied in this Code for buildings hereafter erected for similar use or occupancy. (d) Minor Alterations -and Repairs. Every alteration or repair to any strnc s tural part or portion of an existing:.. building shall, when deemed necessary in the opinion of the Building Inspector, be made to conform to. the requirements of this Code for new 'buildings. Minor alterations, repairs and changes not,coc- eyed by the preceding paragraphs (a), _.(b) and (c) may be ,made "with the same_materials:of which the building is constructed; provided, that not more than twenty-five-`(25) percent of the roof .covering of any building shall i,e replaced izr,any, period of twelve+(12) months unless the-entire,.roof eovering' -is made'to,'oonform with; the require- Y ments' oC this' Code for new buildings. Section;5, Kadntenauce. The require- j menu`tontaine4- in -this Codo covering,') the maintenance 6f"buildin¢s shall apply to all- buildings-and-or structures'= now existing or hereafter erected. All build- !,ings and-or structures and all 'parts', tim'o£,&hull be maintained in a. cafe ' of any buildtagu.-:,devil es pr safeguards good working order. ?� trt sli,e This section shall not be constrm as permitting the removal or non-main- tenauce of any existing device or safe- guard .unless authorized' in writing by the Building Inspector. Chapter 2. General Provisions, Section 6. Application for Permit. It shall be unlawful to erect or construct any building 'or structure, or add to, enlarge, move, improve, repair, alter, convert, extend or demolish any:buildin; or structure or cause the same to be done without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Biulding Inspector. For the purpose of this Code the construction of-a building shall be con- sidered as having commenced upon the date when the excavation is started, or if ,.there is no excavation, upon the date when the first work is performed upon., either'the foundation or superstructure. Any person desiring a Kermit as,re- quired by this Code eaiall' file with the -Buildipg Inspector .an application therefor in`writing on a blank form to be .furnished for that purpose. Every such application for 'a permit shall describe the land;upon which the proposed building or 'work is to be done, either by lot, block and-or tract or similar description that will readily - identify the site and definitely locate the proposed building or work. The guild ing Inspector may at his option 'require a survey of the lot-upon which the proposed building or work is to be done which survey,shall be prepared and ' attested by a registered surveyor; said survey shall indicate the-dimensions of the property, and"shall definitely estab- lish the location of all buildings lot nl the property, if .any, and "by means of iron monuments firmly em" bedded in the grouts, or otherwise, as • rein ' the Building Inspector may require. AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION Every such application shall show the proposed use or occupancy of all parts of the building and such other reason- able information as may be required by the Building Inspector. Copies of plans and specifications and a plot plan by a registered surveyor• ' showing the location of the proposed building the locations and dimensions of every existing building which is to remain thereon, shall accompany every application for a permit and shall be filed in duplicate with the Building Inspector; provided, however, that the Building Inspector may authorize the issuance of a permit without plans, spec- ifications or plot plan for small or un- important work or for work where plans, specifications and -or lot plan are obviously unnecessary. , Plans shall be drawn to scale upon substantial paper or cloth, or they may be blue prints or other prints, and the essential parts shall be drawn to a scald of not Less than one- eighth (1 -8) inch • to one foot, excepting the lot plan. Plans and specifications shall be suf- ' ficient in number and sufficiently clear • to illustrate the nature and character of the work proposed and to show that the law will be complied with. Engineer- ;' ing and other . data necessary to snow conformity to the provisions of this Code shall accompany the plans and specifica- tions when so required by the Building Inspector. Any specifications in which general ! expressions are used to the effect that I "work shall be done in accordance with the Building Code," or "to the satin- ; faction of the Building Inspector" shall be deemed imperfect and incomplete and , every reference to this Code shall be to the section or subsection applicable to the material to be used or to the methods of construction proposed. All plans shall bear the name of the owner, architect, structural engineer or designer. 1.m41.4401 ' Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the filing of amendments to an applica- tion or to a plan or other record accent- , panying the applicatio at any time before the completion of the work for which the permit was sought. Such am- endments, after approval, shall be filed with and be deemed a part of the original application, and fees for such amendments shall be required upon the same basis as for . the original permit. Section 7. Permits. The application, plans and specifications filed by an ap- plicant for a permit shall be checked by the Building Inspector and if found to be in conformity with the require -, meats of this Code, the zoning ordin- ance of Brooklyn Center and all other laws and -or ordinance,s applicable there- . the Building Inspector shall, upon receipt of the required fee, issue a per- mit therefor, within a reasonable time, together with a suitable card showing that permit has been issued, to be placed in evidence on the property. When the Building Inspector issues the permit he shall endorse in writing or stamp both sets of plans and specifica- tions 'approved." One such approved set of plans and specifications shall be- retained by the Building Inspector as a public record, and one such approved set of plans and specifications shall be returned to the applicant, which set shall be kept on such building or work at all times during which the work authorized thereby is in progress and , shall be open to inspection ,by public officials. Such approved plans and specifications shall not be changed, modified or al- tered without authorization from the Building Inspector, and all • work shall be done in accordance therewith. Nothing in this Section shall be con- strued to prevent the Building Inspector from approving and issuing a permit for the construction of part of a build- ing or structure, if adequate plans and detailed statements have been pre- sented for the same and have been found to comply with the requirements of this Code. - Section 8. Permit Required. No wall, structure, building or part thereof, shall hereafter be built, enlarged, or altered until a plan of the proposed work, to- gether with a statement of the material L to be used, shall have been submitted to the Building Inspector, who shall i° issue a permit for the proposed con - sttruction, if in accordance with the pro - vision herein contained. Permit shall be required ..for all structures or ' buildings. L 'Said permit', to be issued without charge provided the cost of the building does ' not exceed $50. No permit shall be re- quired for structures or improvements , under $50.00. - Structures hereafter erected not in 1 conformity with this ordinance, shall be removed: No building shall be moved until a ! permit has been obtained from the Build- , ing Inspector ; and he shall not issue such ,permit if in his judgment the pro -' posed new location of the building • would seriously increase the fire hazard of the surrounding territory or be detri- mental to sanitary conditions. Under no conditions shall any build- ing be started until formal application has been made to the Building Inspector, or in his absence any member of the Village Council at least forty- eight. (48) ' hours before work is contemplated to be started, and permit duly granted. All permits issued shall expire ninety (90) days after the date thereof, and • unless the work contemplated and auth- orized thereby is in actual progress, all fees to be forfeited. All construction authorized by a build- ing permit issued under this Code shall be completed within one year of the date thereof. Structures with building paper or unpainted wooden exterior walls shall not be considered ns completed within the meaning of this Code. If work is commenced upon any build- ing or structure requiring a permit un- der this Code prior to having obtained the required permit there' pr, the fees ' for such permit if and when issued, shall he double the amounts .required by Sec- I tion 9. Section 9. Fees. The applicant for a . building permit for a dwelling here- under shall pay to the village of Brook- ; lyn Center as fees for the expense of inspection and examination of the build ing,' plans and specifications a minimum fee of $.75 per 100 square ft. outside dimension for dwellings,' and $1.50 for all accessory buildings. A $25.00 clean- up deposit may be collected at the discretion of the Building Inspector, which will be refunded all or in part when improvements are completed and all rubbish and unsightly material re- moved. Section 10. Repairing Buildings. Any existing frame building which may hereafter be damaged by fire, decay or otherwise to an amount greater than one -half of its present vale, exclusive ' of the foundation shall not be repaired or rebuilt, but shall' be removed. Any • • other building which, due to age, deteri- oration, fire or any other cause, be- comes so unsafe as to endanger the pub- lic or its occupants in any manner, or other structure, shall not be rebuilt or repaired unless the Build Inspector in his judgment thinks it can be done so as to become safe for further occupancy. COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) When any such condition of any build- ing is called to the attention of the Building Inspector, he shall affix a notice of this dangerous condition thereto which notice shall not be removed until the condition is remedied. Removal of any ' �__�ia t _ i i e t wC�i% �' • being duly sworn on oath says such notice shall constitute a violation of this ordinance. Section 11. Living Unit. (a) Each liv- that he is and during all the times herein stated has been ing unit shall provide not less than three (3) habitable rooms and one bathroom, of which one habitable room shall be designed for living use and shall have a floor area of not less than one hun- dred and fifty (150) square feet. This room, referred to as the 'Living Room," may have a floor area of less than one hundred and fifty (150) square feet provided that it is connected with an- other room or rooms by an opening or ' openings having a total with of not less than fifty percent (50 %) of the total ' width of the common wall or walls in which the opening or openings occur (the width of each opening shall in no case be less than five (5) feet), and the total of the . floor areas of all the rooms so connected is not less than two hundred and twenty (220) square feet, and that all of the rooms, so connected, be con - sidered together as the "Living Room." (b) Each of the other habitable rooms. • shall have a floor area of not less than ninety (90) square feet except that a kitchen may have a floor area of not less than sixty (60) square feet. (c) No habitable room except a kits then shall be in any part less than seven (7) feet wide. (d) Where `,facilities for the storage or preparation of food are located in a room other than a kitchen, the area o such rooms shall be increased beyond the above stated minimum requirements by an area equal to that occupied by such , facilities. (e) The bathroom shall be of ade- quate size and shall be properly planned to accommodate a water closet, unless in a separate compartment, lavatory, and either a tub or shower. Section 12. Windows. (a) The total • glass area of required windows in any habitable room shall not be less' than ten percent (10 %) of the floor area,'of the room. (b) One -half of the area of windowe opening upon an open porch may be used in figuring the required glass in the room in which they occur. The total area of the ventilating portions of required windows in any hab- itable room shall be not leas than our percent (4 %) of the floor area of the room, except where mechanical air change is provided. Section 13. Ventilation of Bathrooms - and Water Closet Compartments. (a) Bathrooms and water closet compart- ments shall be provided with ventiia• Lion by one of the following means: (1) A window in an exterior wall facing a street, alley, yard, or outer court, and having a glass and ventilat- ing area of not less than six (6) square feet. • (2) A window facing an airshaft hav- ing a minimum dimension of three (3) feet, and having a glass a$d ventilat- ing area of not less than Six (6) square feet. (3) A vent duct or ducts which haws two (2) square inches of duct area for each square foot of floor area, with a minimum total area of forty - eight (48) square inches and a least dimension of three and one -half (3 %), f inches. The vent register or grille to the duct shall be located in or next to the ceiling of the ventilated space. A map- - arate duct from each such space shall run, to the roof and shall be provided with a louvred vent stack or capped with a device for exhausting' air, operated by means of a motor, the wind, or by grav- ity, and providing not less than ten (10) air changes per hour. (4)- A skylight or skylights, the con - struction of which shall provide venti- latian to the outside air equal to that required in (3) above. (5) - A mechanical means of air change , which in the judgment of the Bui1d- ` � ' ing ,Inspector is equivalent to the above. Section - 14, • Ventilation of Basement. Laundry and Utility Booms. Laundriish. recreation ,rooms and other rooms least- ed in basements or above that level shall be adequately lighted and venter lated by windows or doors in exterior walls having a glazed area of not less than two percent (2 %) of the floor area, and an open area of not less than two percent (2 %) of the floor area j Section 15.. Privacy. (a) Each done opening which provides entrance to .e bedroom or a bathroom or toilet compart- ment shall be provided with a door. (b) Access from bedroom to an only bathroom or water closet compartment shall not be solely through another room. Section 16. Ceiling Heights. The min- imum ceiling height in any ro shal be seven and one -half (7%` cepting under sloping rooms where the minimum shall be seven and one -halt (7 feet for not less than fifty per- cent (50 %) ofthe floor area. Section 17. Compliance with Laws. The minimum standards and requirements as outlined in the Minnesota Pluniuing Code, adopted 1933, and as amended 1934, shall apply in all cases. Section 18, Plumbing Fixtures (a) Each living unit shall be provided with the following plumbing fixtures (1) A kitchen sink, proper* located to facilitate food preparation, cooking and dishwashing. (2) A water closet, located either in the bathroom or in a separate toilet compartment. ' (3) A bathtub or shower,- located in . a bathroom or other equivalently ven- tilated space. (4) A lavatory readily accessibio to ' all rooms. (b) Each of the plumbing fixtures shall be permanently installed and con- ' . netted to a water supply and disposal system. " Section 19. Water Supply. (a) In all cases where public water mains are readily available, connection shall be made thereto. (b) The type, construction and lo- cation of wells shall be in accordance with recommendations of t'l a Minnesota State Board of Health as outlined in their bulletin "Water Supplies and Sew- ' erase Systems for Country Homes," is- sued 1935. Section 20. Sewage Disposal. In all cases where public sewer lines lie with- in Village limits, connections shall be made thereto. Section 21. Sewage Disposal Systems. (a) The type, construction and loca- tion of septic tank and tile disposal field shall be in accordance with recommendations of the Minnesota 5tato Board of Health as outlined in their bulletin "Water Supplies and Sewerage Systems for Country Homes, issued 1939. - (b) The effluent from a septic tank must discharge into an approved absorp- tion I field or sewer line. It shall never be discharged directly into stream, open ditch, lake, or storm drain. Section 22. Drawings and Specifica- tions. Drawings, and specifications shall be accurate and .sufficiently . complete to -i - the publisher or printer o f the newspaper known as THE AO73t3tr aLa�L forth Continued from the Pn te 7) Enterprise, and has full Knowledge of the facts known as the hat Hennepin than one year prior to the publication therein of the ,set forth and describe the intended puss hereinafter ____ n of - Ind improvements and the quality, sizes hereinaYter stated; ___ hereto sad grade of material and workmanship r ________________,________--------- d� be incorporated in the improvements. ! ?'� -�- - that during all said 4(c) In general, two sets of drawings of each week; W ei sp i us should be submitted said newspaper was printed and a u ed in the village of Robbinsdale in the unL j.. c �ahich shall include: �� (i) Plot plan showing lot sizes, casements, if any, location of all build - zings, walks and drives. (2) Floor plans, including basement ear foundation plans. (3) Exterior elevations of the front, sear, and sides, showing openings aiid sizes, wall finishes, flashing, present ..and finish grades, depth of footings, :finish floor and ceiling heights. .(4) Details, sufficiently complete to iindicate clearly the extent of the work, rats design and construction. A section ,is usually advisable. However, u h 9 dtlard details are to be used, may be described in the specifica- tions. • (5) Specifications shall include a ,description of the quality, kind and grade of all materials, equipment, con- struction and workmanship. • 46) The degree of detail which shall. be contained in the drawings and spe- cifications will be controlled to a great extent by the nature of the cen- t emplated building. Large, complicated structures will require more dtailed drawings; simple and straightforward .structures will require less. (7) For small dwellings of simple cor io plan and of straight- may consist dorward p .oaf plot plan, floor plan, foundation a$lan, two elevations and sections :through exterior walls from bottom of footings to roof. The specifications may be .eliminated in such dwellings at the discretion of the Building Iu- spector, provided the drawings are in- scribed with sufficient notes to de- - w °ermine the kind, sizes and quality of -' `.all' material equipment, and workman - ship to be incorporated in the, im- vrovements. Section 23. Roofs. Roofs of all dwell- - dings and all buildings not exceeding ig - ;three stories or thirty -five (35) 1 ee & eight, or 3,500 square feet in area, • sad not used for factories, Warehouses esr ,e,cantile purposes, may With composition shingles or ready roof- ings of a grade ranking not . lower than. Underwriters' Laboratories -Class C, or ' s ith approved built up roofing, or rtical or edgegrain wood• shingles or .asbestos or slate. Composition shingles arr ready `roofing shall be laid so. that • Aflame ,- is - -not less. than two,.: thicknesses at. any. point. Approved rolled roofing if Sad when used to be laid in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations,; The thickness of five wood shingles meas.: cored at the butt shall be not . less than. we inches (American Lumber Stan- dard) ; the .maximum exposure of wood shit' gips . to the weather shall .be: , " • On roofs .16 inch shingles .5'' . , ;greater 118 inch shingles. 5y'. than one- 24 inch shingles. '71/2 " hird: pitch eDn roofs with less .fin one- 16 inch shingles 4" third otitless 24 .inch shingl 61/2" I lint athan on e- - uarte , woofs of all other buildings shall be , ..covered ' with hard incombust b las. a teri- ,la of standard quality, rick, concrete, tile, slate, metal. :or. asbestos , cement shingles other built n incombustible sure 1 vol, slag dface or other roofings of .like Brads ' awaking not lower than Underwriters' Laboratories Class felt, A double ieg n tk less than thirty ( 30 ) p layer approved pounds per square, ,shall hi be placed between metal roofing and roof deck. All roof coverings shall be firmly :secured to the roof deck with non -cor- edible and rust - resistive nails or materi• :als .according to standard practice. .Section 24. Subdivision of Land. Any epo ner, .trustee or attorney -in -fact desir- ing to :subdivide a piece of land, in the village, shall submit to the recorder Eereiiminary sketches or blue prints in ,triplicate with the following infirmation: (a) Location and Legal description. &tb) Proposed of owner, trustee, subdivision. t(c.) torney- in•fact. (d) Name of Mortgagor, if any te) Name of surveyor and his state Registration Number, if any. ;Phis;preliminary sketch shall show: l ei) :SW and number of lots and ten - .tativee numbering. kg) Size and number of blocks with tentative numbering. : (3) Width of streets. (i) Tentative names of streets, (,j) With of alleys or easements for public purposes. ;{k) All platting surrounding, the land .in question for 150 feet and any to her essential Facts. - for parks, 1[1) biblic areas proposed public squares and playgrounds. Cm) lines,mdr such as ditches and trans- portation routes. -(,n) Whether land is Registered Prop- erty or Abstract Property, or both. (o) Draft of proposed deed restric- tions. (p) Swamp land, low wet land or na- tural water channels. 4s') Date, north point and scale. 5Mandatory provisions: (1) All alleys shall be not less than fib feet in width. 2) Streets must conform to any Coun- ty thoroughfn, to the plan of any City, Towns pla hip or Village ,,or State Highway Plans, and shall ;be not less than 60 feet in - width and streets and alleys must be "continuous and match with and alleys in adjoining plats if at all practicable and there must be a half street dedicated along the boundary. 44) t aversesathe railroad land to be hplated . street, shall be laid out parallel to and adjoining the ,tight -of -way, of said railroad on each side of said right -of -way, the width to be • determined by the council. No street dedications will be accepted which requires a crossing, of a . railroad unless ,sufficient land is dedicated to provide. for ap- ,proaches sufficient for a grade crossing. ,QOKI_: — FOUR Seetion. JAistt. "'$'lydwellings here- 'alter erected shall have first floor joists. yg. 2 by 8 or better. Second floor joists, ; 1 ,ova ll have ;< by 6 or . better. All joists -wtuddings ,rafters to be 16 M. Q.Q.,- ._.._.. Section 26. Foundation. All dwellings • publication witnin the • village from wnicn I purpoi i.s w uc aaa ucu a column and sheet form equivalent in space to at least 450 running inches of single column, two inches wide; it has been issued once each week from a known office es- tablished in such place for publication and equipped with skilled workmen and nec- shall have at least 8 by 12 footings and essary material for preparing and printing the same; the press work thereon has been • 12 in. concrete blocky, or its . footings a n done in its known office of publication; In its makeup not less than twenty -five per cent of its news column has been devoted to local news of interest to the com- feat. munity which it purports to serve; it has contained general news, comment and mis- Section 27. Chimneys for Low Tem- cellanY; it has not wholly duplicated any other publication and has not been entirely perature Appliances. The walls of chim- made up of patents, plate matter, and adv ertisements; it has been circulated in and _ neys used for stoves, ranges, fireplaces, near its said place of publication to the extent of at least two hundred and forty (240) heating furnaces or other heating ap- copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers; it has had entry as second class pliances, whether the fuel used be wood, coal, oil or gas, shall be built' of brick, concrete, stone or hollow tile of such ' thickness and construction as is here- after specified. All chimneys, irrespec- tive . of which materials the walls are built, shall be lined with fire clay flue lining or with fire brick. The lining shall be made for the purpose and adap- ted to withstand the temperatures and the resultant gases from burning fuel. Solid brick or concrete chimney walls shall be not Less than four (4) inches thick, exclusive of flue linings. A stan- dard size brick laid flat -wise shall be deemed to fullfill this requirement for brick. Stone and hollow tile chimneys shall be at least four (4) inches thicker than required for corresponding brick chimneys, and shall have flue linings of not less than 8" the same as for brick chimneys. Hollow tile may be used only where the chimney is part of an ex- terior tile wall. , The walls of brick buildings, or of tile buildings not over 21/2 stories high, may form a part of the chimney, but the side walls of the chimney shall be securely bonded into the walls of the building. No wall less than twelve (12) ,inches thick, shall be used to support a corbeled chimney. Such corbeling shall not project more than six (6) inches from the face of the wall, and in all cases the corbeling shall consist of at least five courses of brick. No cmmney shall be corbeled from a hollow tile • wall. Chimneys shall be built upon concrete or masonry foundations prop- " erly proportioned to carry the weight imposed without danger of settlement or cracking. Foundations shall be at least twelve (12) inches wider than the chim- ney on all sides. The foundation of an exterior chimney shall start below the • frost line. The frame buildings', chim- neys shall always be built from the ground up or rest upon basement walls. Chimneys shall not rest upon wooden floors, beams or brackets, or be, hung from wooden 'rafters. Iron brackets or stirrups attached to wooden construc- tion shall not be used to support chim- neys. No wooden beams, joists, or rafters shall be placed within two inches of the ' outside face of a chimney, whether it i be for. smoke, air • or ,for any other purpose. No woodwork shall be placed within. four , (4 ).: inches of the back wall of any' fire place. All spaces &tweet' chimneys and wooden' joists and beams shall be filled with loose cinders, loose 1 niortar'refuse, •gypsum block or other porous incombustible .material. . Chimneys ',shall be built at least .three ( );,'feet' above 'flat=•roofs,- and__Iwo. (2) feet,' above the ridges of peaked roofs" - ' - and shall Zia' properly 'capped with terra -, cbtta atone,` citst" iron or Other approved n}aterml. ' ,,,Section 23. , Smose Pipes. No smoke pipes, shall.,be within twelve '(12) • inches of, any woodwork Or any wooden lath and_ " piaster < . ppaarstition, '.or , Ceiling unless the„ surface, . above the 'pipe be 'protected by pletal,,,lath: and plaster. Where smoke .pipes pass through ' "a wooden lath and plaster partition, ' they shall' bbe ,guarded by •galvanized iron gentiia}t ed'tbiniblies at Least twelve (12) inches Larger in diameter than the pipes, or by galvanized iron thimbles built in at least - eight (8) inches of brick work or other incombustible material. , No smoke' pipe shall pass through any, floor Or a, roof having Wooden frame- work or coverin ' ; , Scticn , 29.',Safety in Design. All parts of every building shall be 'designed to , pafeXy,,, g ar ry ,;,'tf ie " loads to be imposed 1 ,thereop,,, id, l 1 in all other respects • conforni.•to good engineering practice as determined, by., the Building' Inspector. :Ali < materials, shall . be of', a quality equal ; to, that which.,.is customary for' like wpr$. Section 30. Correction of Unsafe Con- , 4itions, Whenever any 'building 'or struc- , `lure 'is' loun'd • to be in a condition dangerous' to its occupants or to any other person. or to adjacent property,' or to be unsafe for its , intended .use, the Building..' Inspector shall have auth- ority to notify in writing the owner, 1 agent or person in ,charge - thereof, re- quiring such changes or removal to be made as may be necessary, to correct the ". condition described, and he shall state a time limit for its correction. He may , also place at the principal entrance of ; such structure a notice stating that it is in a dangerous condition and has , been conidemned by him; and it shall be , unlawful for any person to remove such 1 notice without his written permission. If the owner or person in charge of I such building or structure, when notified, shall fail to place the same in a safe . condition or to adopt such emergency measures as shall have been directed within the time specified, it shall beun- lawful thereafter for any person, firm or corporation to occupy or use said building or structure until it has been ' rendered safe. Whenever any building or structure is being moved, constructed or demolished 1 in such manner as to endanger life or 1 property, the Building Inspector may or- der such work discontinued, and it shall not be resumed until he is satisfied that adequate measures have been taken for ' safety._ Upon the completion of any building or structure intended for human occupancy or habitation, and for which a permit has been issued, it shall be the duty of the Building Inspector to examine such building or structure to ascertain whether or not the provision of this Code and the Zoning Ordinance of Brook- lyn Center have been complied with. If I and when he so finds he shall issue to the owner a "Certificate of Occupancy" which he shall set forth: (a) The location of the premises. (b) The serial number and date of the building permit under which - , -the construction improvements or al- terations were - made. -,. ' (c) The nature of the structure or improvements or alterations. Upon completion of any other building or structure for which a permit has been ' ' issued, it shall be the duty of said In- spector to examine such building or struc- ture to ascertain whether or not the ' provisions of this Code and said Zoning Ordinance have been complied with. If and when he so finds, he shall issue to the owner, a Certificate of Compliance { ' whith , shall set forth substantially the ' same information as the Certificate of Occupancy above referred to. The Building Inspector shall file a ' duplicate copy of this certificate with '. -the. Village Recorder ' for the permanent records of the village. No structure hereafter built, moved or remodeled within the village of Brook - lyn Center and for which a permit is re- quired shall be used or occupied without . such Certificate of • Occupancy or Com- plienee. . „ . Section 31. Duties.. of Building In- ' spector; Compensation. ',The Building In- shall have at least 8 by 12 1• c - - - -- -- " °° "" 12 in. concrete ' .,ks done in its known office of puoucacion; in Ito u per cent of its news column has been devoted to local news of interest Lent. munity which it purports to serve; it has contained general news, comm Section cellany; it has not wholly duplicated any other publication and has not made up of patents, plate matter, and advertisements; it has been circ' near its said place of publication to the extent of at least two hundred at copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers; it has had entry as spector shall be appointed by the Conn- matter in its local postoffice; and there has been on file in the office c ' cil annually in January and shall hold Auditor of Hennepin County, Minnesota, the affidavit of a person havit 'office until his successor is elected and of the facts, showing the name and location of said newspaper and qualified. He shall be a man who is of the conditions constituting its qualifications as a legal newspaper. acquainted with building materials and the building industry and is hereby and to make in- That the legal or official matter hereto attached was cut from th authorized and fmpe said newspaper, and was printed and published therein in the English 1 spections; to enforce and interpret thits s ' ordinance; to supervise the construction, sg�� weeks demolition or moving of all structures; each week, for one and to report monthly to the Council on permits issued during the previous month, ' and on all matters pertaining to build- 27th ing construction. He shall be compensat- That it was first so published on Thursday the ed by fees. The fees to be paid to him � F shall be determined by the Council at the 19_ , D$f1t$1'+�'� v I first meeting in January of each year. All moneys collected for fees for build- , permits shall be paid into the village treasury as received. Once each month ' after auditing these fees thus received, that the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A. the dra council a vo r o f tt a warrant a or elusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of typ drawn in 'favor of the said Inspector composition and publication of said legal or official matter, to -wit: , covering the fees earned since the last previous settlement, within the limits previously set by the Council. abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz -6 -pt. Nonpareil , Section 32. Appeal from Baling of Building Inspector. An appeal to the Village Council may be taken on any ruling or decision of the Building In- spector. Such appeal shall be in writ- • ing and shall state the ruling appealed - �. from and the reasons for the appeal. AL . Such appeal shall be sustained only - by a four - fifths vote . of the Council. Pending the determination' of the ap- peal, the ruling or decision of the Build -, Subscribed and Sworn to be ore s ing Inspector shall remain in full force. I Section 33. Penalty for Violations. Any } p and all persons who shall 'violate' any me this - __ day of , A. D., 19_ f. of the provisios this ordinance or fail . c to comply therewith, h, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order or reg= ulation made thereunder, - who shalt build in violation of any detailed state- ment of specifications et* plans submit - ( - -- - - - -} -" ted and approved thereunder, or any cer > ,L/ tificate or permit issued thereunder, �/ ,/ shall severally for each and every such violation andf'$'on- compliance respective- r ! . ly' • be - guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction. thereof, be fined not to r L � exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) or %: ' imprisoned in the county jail not to exceed ninety (g0). days. The imposition of, one penalty for any violation of this ordinance 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 other- wise. specified, each ten days that pro- hi)z)ted conditions are maintained shall ctlnst uen a "separate offense, - ' The "application of the penalty above ■ shall not he, held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions as pro- vided' iii Sections 8 and 30 of this or- dinance. ' Section 34. Conflicting Oa'dinance Re- pealed. All ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed and modified insofar as such conflict cannot be reconciled; provided„ that if there is any conflict between this ordin- ance and `The Zoning Ordinance of ' BrookIyn Center," this ordinance shall yield to the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. Sectio 5, Separability. Each and every part of this ordinance is declared to be separate and independent of every other part. If any part hereof is de- clared unconstitutional by the courts of this state, that fact shall. not affect any other part. Passed the Council this 18th day of June 1940. (SEAL) ATTEST: - M. F. LANE, President VV. C. PETER, Recorder P blished in The Robbinsdale Post Jul'L7, 1940.