98-003 ORD ORDINANCE 98- 3
CITY OF ELK RIVER
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER AMENDING
SECTION 1007.14 OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES
The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as
follows:
Section 1. Section 1007.14(2) of the City of Elk River Code of
Ordinances shall be amended to read as follows:
2. Access - When access to a dwelling unit door is
gained through a common corridor or entrance in a dwelling
in which four (4) or more dwelling units share a common
entrance or corridor, an approved system of controlled
access shall be maintained for each multiple family
building to control access. The security system shall
consist of locked building entrance and foyer doors, and
locked doors leading from the hallways into individual
dwelling units. Dead-latch type door locks shall be
provided with releasable lever knobs on the inside of
building entrance doors, with security strike plate with
three (3) inch screws, and with key cylinders on the
outside of the building doors. Building entrance door-
latches shall be of the type that are permanently locked.
A communication system or device such as an intercom,
telephone, audible bell or buzzer or other approved means
of making contact with the tenants must be provided.
Section 2. That Section 1007.14 be amended to add 2.1. Exception
2.1. Exception - Ail multiple family dwelling in existence
at the time this chapter was adopted which were not
previously required to have an approved security system or
locked building entrance doors, shall not be subject to
the requirements of Section 1007.14.2
Section 3. That Section 1007.14 be amended to add 3. Lock Box
3. Lock Box - An approved lock box with building entry
key, boiler room key, laundry and common area keys, all
marked individually, must be provided and accessible to
the Fire Department for access to the building. The
enumerated keys must be present in the lock box at all
times.
Section 4. - That Section 1007.14(3), Approved Lock, remain as is
except to be renumbered to (4).
4. Approved Lock - Every door that provides ingress or
egress for a dwelling unit within a multiple family unit
shall be equipped with an approved lock that has a dead
locking bolt that cannot be retracted by end pressure,
security strike plate with minimum of three (3) inch
screws and door viewer; provided, however, that such doors
shall be openable from the inside without the use of a key
or any special knowledge or effort.
Section 5. - That Section 1007.14(4), Maintenance, remain as is
except to be renumbered to (5).
5. Maintenance - Every window, exterior door and
hatchway shall be tight and shall be kept in repair.
Every other window other than a fixed window shall be
capable of being easily opened and shall be equipped with
screens between May 1 and September 30, inclusive, of each
year. Every window, door, and frame shall be constructed
and maintained in such relation to the adjacent wall
construction as to completely exclude rain, vermin,
rodents, and insects from entering the building. All
ingress, egress, and interior doors and windows shall be
kept free of holes and punctures. Sliding doors shall be
equipped with an anti-lift and removal lock. All windows
shall be provided with locks.
Section 6. That this ordinance shall take effect upon pubhcation as
provided by law.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River this 2"a day
of February, 1998.
ATTEST:
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Affidavit of Publication
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authorized agent and employee of the publisher of the newspa-
per known as The Elk River Star News, and has full knowledge
of the facts which are stated below:
(A) The newspaper has complied with all the requirements
constituting qualification as a qualified ne:wspaper, as provided
by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and oth~r applicable
laws, as amended.
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which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper,
and was printed and published once each week, for f ~c-
cessive weeks; it was first published on Wednesday, the {.-
day Of~ ' 19~, and was thereafter
printed and published on every Wednesday to and including
Wednesday, the _ day of , 19_;
and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to
Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size
and kind of type used in the composition and publication ofthe
notice.
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