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Home My WebLink About1926-01 07-16 AP BUII,DINC: ORDINANCE To Regulate, 'the Construction_ , Alteration j , o Maintenance, Repair and Removal f Buildings Within the - Village' of Brook- lyn Center. 'The Village Council of the Village of Brook- lyn _Center do ordain as follows - e _ I Part INSPECT R'OFIBUILDINGS Eleetmn.:of In pector of Buildings t Section -1 —The Village Council- shall, .gLt the - time of,. gie4tjAv_ other village. _Offs t elect an Inspector mf - Buildings, Whose term of gffide shall be two years, or until his suc- time appointed and qualified, .If any such Inspector; proves' to be incompe tent, dishonest- or in'Any _way unsuited to the office, he may -be removed by said Village Council, and said' Village TOnn�ll shall;_ upon such removal, proceed to the appointment of an Inspector to fill the unexpired term. Qualifications of Inspectors - The Inspector of buildings shall be a prat, tical builder, or one who has been engaged_ in active duties of his occupation. Precautions in Behalf of Public Safety Section 2: It "shall be the duty of the Inspector -of Buildings; when any citizen rep: resents;. or .whenever it may in any other' manner - come to his knowledge, that ashes or combustible materials are - kept in • any Place in the village in an insecure manner "; or that the doors, stairways, corridors, exitR4 or fire - escapes in any factory or work shop or Place of employment, amusement, instruc - " tion or habitation are insufficient for the es- cape of employes or other Persons in such buildings -in case of fire, panic, or accident Or . 'that the, funnels, heat flues, -fire -boxes or ing apparatus in any buildings within the village are insecure or dangerous,' or that , any , ,building or Part thereof is, insecure .or- dangerous, or in any wise in contravention o£ :the Provisions of this or- dinance, to make, or cause to be made, and examination of such 'glace or building, and if such representation is found to be tree, s on. said Inspector of Buildings shall give notice writing to owner, occupant, lesee or per - s b -in charge or control of such -place or uildings ' tD: -make such changes, alterations or repairs. as Public safety, in the opirdpn of the Inspector of Buildings, or the ordin- ance of the village may require; and it shall be unlawful =.to continue the use of occu- _ pancy y-of any such place cr building, if such use or occupancy shall be probibited by the Inspector of Buildings, until all changes, al- terations or repairs so ordered by the In- spector of Buildings shall have been com- Pleted a d by him approved. No p rmit shall be required for the con- , struction, alteration or repair of buildings owned by the United States or the State of Minnesota. Permits shall not be required for repairs or alterations to any building, the'eost of which will not exceed fifty dol- lars ($50.00), but such repairs or alters- tions, for which permits are not required shall not be considered to include the chang- ing of any of the structural Parts of ,any building or the alteration, removal or clos- ing of any .stairway or exit, or altering of any chimney or heating Plant. REVOCATION OF PERMITS Section O.-- Should the Inspector of Build- ings, become, convinced that the work for which any permit has been granted by him under the Provisions of this ordinance, is not proceeding according to the statements, Plans and specifications submitted when aP- pIieation was made for such permit, but is proceeding in violation of the law, qr the rovisig0$ of this nrdinance, its hall be his tify the owner or wners, or the j P P d-t erson or .persona to whom such permit was i Friday,' July 16,,192G granted;, or the agent of either in charge of the vork, in Writing, that the work, is being done': in' violation of 'the provisions of the r and the- same must permit issued therefor be immediately- rectified.to conform with the laws and ordinances of'the village. . •. .If` the. owners or owner, or the 'person or , 1 persons:Sto whom' such Permit was g ranted, STA OF MINNESOTA, or; agent of either, in charge of the ,work, SS of. sai to comply' with the requirements COUNTY OF HENNEPIN. of. said 'notice or with the laws and oFdin- auc of said village or fails to make such duty, as' ordered, it shall be the further ! duty, of sai Inspector to revoke ,said per - a�� rimlt-aud notice thereof shall at once be given ------ ____ __________________________being first duly sworn, deposes and says that he knows su enntenden£ . or r or owners, ,agent, the work, or' ny workm 'contra a charge of 1 the or k t f -such not ice engaged thereon, of has own knowledge that the printed____ 8 cont proceeding further with such work after the. servic 4 e will be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon .conviction • thereof , = — �"` =- =' ''='t'_= t -•-----------------------------------------------•- shall be fined not less than ten dollars hereto attached was cut from the columns of the weekly newspaper, known as ($1o.00), 'nor more than one hundred. dol ISLW%0100.00), or upon failure to Pay Such The East Side Argus; that the same was printed and published in full in the fine, znay be imprisoned not exceeding ninety ,(90) days,. .' r issues o sand newspaper once in each week or__ :_?- -_ ___suceessave , BUILDINGS RAISED IN HEIGHT, BUILT g f news p p f UP" OR ALTERED MUST CON- weeks; that the �ame was printed and published in said newspaper on Friday, ORDINANCE Section erected' No building or , structure al- F M TO ORDIN .a be, raised in height, i the______ _!� ________da O ___G''�.:_ - - -- -- ________A. D 19_�___ and was were such shall, - bxxilt nylon; a t� In suc a manner that thereafter printed and published i said newspa er on each and every succeeding vision thereof; excepting- of t or- or constructed' after t are built dihance it would be in violation of any pro- ^ // �! however, where it Friday until and includin Friday, the______C____�_fn _____day of C� -------- is desired to :raise, build upon or alter any good Substantial building or structure al- A. D.19_r_4 --- ; that all of said publications were made in the English Language. ready erected the Inspector of Buildings may allow such deviations casi from the provisions That the said new was re regularly p rinted and p ublished as herein set of this ordinance as, in his judgment may be g y p p considered practical, considering the forth on Saturday of each week for at least a year prior to and including Saturday, strength, a l and safety of 'the building or structure re alr eady erected,but in no ease May 21st,1921; that the said newspaper has been so regularly printed and published r shall any deviations be permitted that in on Friday of each week ever since said May 21st 1921 and beginning with Friday his judgment will be liable to detract from May 27th, 1921 the safety of such building or structure when so raised, built upon or altered. That during all the times aforesaid and for more than one year prior to the 0 Part 2 PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENTS � I General Requirements first publication of said _ - t- -f- ' �'" r(__' _ ------------- - - - - -- '=------------ - - - - -- -- — r-- s ` - - --- - - -- - Section 7. —No wall, structure or build - f ing, or part thereof, platform staging shall hereafter be erected, unless it be sufficiently ............... ............... .. ............................................... -...... ...... .... strong for the purpose intended, and also all a 0 , in strict conformity to the provisions of f the following conditions have existed , and the same now exist to -wit: this ordinance. No building already erected, or which First —Said newspaper is printed and published in the English language shall be erected hereafter, shall be raised altered, moved or built upon in any manner in the place from which it purports to be issued, to -wit: in the City of Minneapolis, that would be in violation of the provisions in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and in column and sheet form equivalent in this ordinance, or of the permit issued th ereunder. � space to at least four pages with five columns to the page each seventeen and three - thereunder. All buildings and structures, or parts of quarters inches long. buildings or structures, hereafter erected or altered in the Village of Brooklyn Center Second —Said newspaper is issued at least once each week from a known shall be of sound and proper materials and abundantly strung for the purposes intended office established in such place of publication and equipped with skilled workmen and all work thereon shall be executed in a mechanical and workmanlike manner. and the necessary material for preparing and printing the same PERMITS; WHEN REQUIRED Section 8. —It shall be unlawful for any Third —Said newspaper contains general and local news, comment and person, firm or eorporation'to commence or miscellany, not wholly duplicating any other publication, and not entirely made proceed with the erection„ enlargement, al- teration, repair, removal, or wrecking of up of patents, plate matter and advertisements. any building or structure in the Village of Brooklyn Center, without first obtaining and Fourth —Said newspaper is circulated in and near its place of publication having a permit from the Inspector of to the extent of at least two hundred and forty copies regularly delivered to paying Buildings therefor, or to fail or neglect to comply with the provisions of this ordinance subscribers. and of the permit issued thereunder. PERMITS EXPIRE; WHEN That the Ar g Com pa n y g f No permit issued under the provisions of gus Publishin Com an is and durin all o the times herein this ordinance and under which work has net mentioned has been the publisher and printer of said newspaper, and deponent yet commenced, shal be valid for a longer time than six months from date of issuance. is and during all of said times has been the manager and foreman of said Company ALTERATION OF PLANS, OR OF CON- and has actual knowledge of all the facts herein and that prior to the date of STRUCTION, WITHOUT THE WRIT- TEN APPROVAL OF THE INSPEC- TOR OF BUILDINGS, NOT the first publication of said ---- - - :_____ a (,- _�___- ?, ^- _�__,:'• . -... ALLOWED It Shall be unlawful to erase, alter or l modify any lines, figures or colorings con- ................................ ... ...... ..... .. ............. be tained upon plans drawings that have been stamped with the approval of the In- the publishers of said newspaper. filed in the office of the County Auditor of said spector of Buildings, except with the fur- Count ther approval by said Inspector of the said y o f Hennep the affidavit required by Section 4 of Chapter 484, Session plans or drawings so altered_ Provided Laws Minnesota, 1921. Deponent further says that for more than one year next however that if it is desired by the owner or his agent, during the execution of the work, to deviate from the provisions of either the - the date of said first publication of said__ __ plans, drawings or specifications, notice of ` such desire shall first be presented to the Inspector of Buildings , accompanied by the --- -• - - -. ..-.__.. J.=::'`---.,,, r;:--.:: ...- �_.:..{- �_�.•:?.��_.- .....- •• __ _ .................... revised plans, drawings or specifications, • - -• Showing the deviations i t alterations which and durin all of the time of the said owner or agent desires to make and no - ___ __ _ ___ _ ___ __ g such changes shall be made without the publication thereof said newspaper has been admitted to the United States mail written consent of said Inspector. Provided, � however, that changes that do not involve as second class mail matter, and now continues to be so received any - alteration of the structural parts of at2sl; hand`s Fr. '-truete ^e•.• s e� of their St .�_ _ _ airwayb,+ or elevat6ra; ` ay °a ' - """-- — means of ingress and egress, Plumbing Sys- both inclusive, of the size and kind of type used in the composition, Aran ang a�i terns, lighting or ventilating systems, or any of the appurtenances connected there- publication of said legal advertisement hereunto attached 712x: with, and are not in violation of any provis- ion of this ordinance, may be made without abedefghijklmnopgrstuvwxys -6 pt. such written consent of raid of 2�]rdefgYlijl�lmnongrstuvwxyz -8 pt. Provided, further that the Buildings may grant a permit for the con- struction of a ding, ifio ana -- - --- was posed new building, And deponent further says that the sum of $-------------------------------------- specifications of said foundation have been filed, in duplicate, in his office, together with actually paid for the publication of said - - -- ------- - - - - -- - "- fication a statement or speci relative to the superstructure of the Proposed building con- taining sufficient information to enable said --- - -- s --- -- --- - - - - -- Inspector to apProve said foundation plan. __ _ Duty of Inspector It shall be the duty of the Inspector of - _ {�::_tii of _____t__ _ - 19__:_____ Buildings to sign, or cause to be signed all Subscribed and sworn to be f ore me thi + certificates, permits and notices required to ordinance; to report to be isued under this /f _. t ;�� ' __ Y= _ -- - • -_ the Village Council for prosecution any vio- [� { lation of this ordinance. •j Any Person violating any Provision �f this section shall, upon conviction thereof, subject to 26.00) nor more than oon five hun- five duliars ($ upon failure to dred dollars ($100.00), or, pay such fine, to improsonment not exceed- �z- 'ine ninety (90) days. _ Danger Cards Section 3.— Whenever the Inspector of Buildings has knowledge of any unsafe buildings, structure or part thereof, the con- ' ditions being such as to endanger the public, or the occupants of such building or struc- - .ture or of adjoining buildings or structures, i it shall be his duty to affix a NOTICE of the dangerous character of such building or structure in a conspicuous place on the ex- terior thereof,'and any person removing such Notice so affixed shall be subject upon con- viction thereof, to a fine of not less than t'en dollars ($10.00) nor more than twenty- five dollars ($25.00), or, upon failure to pay such fine; to imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30) days. "- May Stop Construction or Wrecking _ , of Buildings - Section 4. —The Inspector of Buildings is hereby given authority to stop the construe - tion, alteration - or repair of any building, within the _Tillage of Brooklyn Center, when- ever in his 'judgement the same is being done in -.a reckless, careless, unsafe or im- proper manner, or in violation of any ordin+ _ ante of the Village. of Brooklyn Center,- and to order, in `writing or by parole, any and all persons in any .way or manner, what_ so- ' ever engaged in _ 1 c:onstynction, - altering, -re- pair ki or - wrecng. a4 -such 'building to slap and desist therefrom. "When. any such work shall have been so ptopped by the Inspector of Buildings, it shall not be re- sumed until after said Inspector 'shall have been satisfied that all precautions= will be taken for the protection of life and prop- erty' and that such work will be prosecuted in a safe manner and ii? conformity with the ordinance of the Village. -_ Electrical Work; General Supervision of Section 5. —The Inspector of Buildings shall have charge of, and exercise general supervision over, all electrical work in'the Vilage of Brooklyn Center placed by ordin- ance) within the jurisdiction of his depart- ment. Salaries f Section 6. —The Village Council shall, in all cases fix the salary of the Inspector of Buildings, asistants, clerks -and employes. Part 5 i EXCAVATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS Excavations shall ben 11. —All excavations for buildings Properly guarded and protected by the person, persons or corporations - causing the same to be made, so as to prevent the same from .becoming dangerous to life' or limb, and shall be sheath -piled where it may be necessary to prevent the adjoining soil from caving in by reason of its own weight, or by reason of any load that may rest upon it. Any persons excavating for or commenc- Ing any foundation for any building shall fully protect any adjoining land or building, 1 or ,the walls thereof, so that it shall remain 'as stable as before excavation was com- menced. Section 12. —That no person or persons; firm or corporation shall erect or construct any building or buildings which shall be any closer than twenty feet from the street, road or highway in the Village of Brooklyn Cen- ter. Section 13. —The village council of the Village of Brooklyn Center do ordain as follows: No person shall hereafter establish or maintain any tannery, dye house, boiler shop, rendering' house, storehouse for oil or Powder, foundry, glue facto, soap house, - storehouses for hides pole yards, creosoting Plants, without first securing and. obtaining a permit to establish said business from the village council. Section 14. —Any person violating the pro- visions of this ordinance, on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for every offense; or in dgfault of the payment of said fine, may be imprisoned for each fine, not exceeding ninety days. Section 15. —This ordinance shall take ef- feet and be in force from and after its pub- lication. Passed and approved this tenth day of July, 1926. Attest by Village Clerk, Brooklyn Center, - M. F. LANE President of Brokyn Village Council July 16 Read the Argus Want Ads