5.1. SR 03-24-2003TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
MEMORANDUM
Mayor and City Council
Terry Zajac, Senior Building Inspector
March 24, 2003
Adoption of the Minnesota State Building Code
Item 5.1.
Attached is an Ordinance amending Chapter 30 "Land Development", Article II "Buildings
and Building Regulations", Division 1, Sections 30-61 through 30-83, which deal with the
application, administration and enforcement of the Minnesota State Building Code.
Sometime in 2003, the State of Minnesota will be converting from the Uniform Building
Code to the International Building Code (for industrial, institutional and commercial) and
the International Residential Code. The City of Elk River is mandated to switch to the new
codes when the state does. Attached to this memorandum is a handout from the
International Code Council that explains some of the benefits of the new codes.
The attached Ordinance Amendment is worded such that, in the future when the State
Building Code changes, the code the city enforces will automatically change (a self-
perpetuating ordinance). Fees related to building permits are established through the city's
fee resolution and are not affected by this ordinance amendment.
There are three optional sections to the new building code: Minnesota Rules Chapter 1306
"Fire Protection Systems" and Chapter 1335 "Floodproofmg Regulations and appendix
chapter K "Grading". Staff is only recommending the adoption of 1335 "Floodproofmg"
at this time.
The Building Department did discuss the Fire Protection Systems section with Bruce West,
Elk River Fire Chief. In the future, the Fire Chief will be bringing forward an ordinance
amendment on Chapter 22 titled, "Fire Prevention and Protection", which will adopt by
reference the International Fire Code.
Staff recommends the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance Amendment as
submitted. I will be glad to answer any further questions you have at or prior to Monday
night's meeting.
ORDINANCE 03 -
CITY OF ELK RIVER
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER ADOPTING THE MINNESOTA
STATE BUILDING CODE AND PROVIDING FOR THE PERPETUAL ADOPTION OF
THE MOST CURRENT ADDITION OF THE MINNESOTA STATE BUILDING CODE,
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE OPTIONAL APPENDIX CHAPTERS, BY
AMENDING CHAPTER 30 "LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS", ARTICLE II,
DIVISION 2, SECTIONS 30-81 THROUGH 30-83 OF THE ELK RIVER CITY CODE OF
ORDINANCES
The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Sec. 30-81. of the Elk River City Codes of Ordinances shall be and
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 30-81 Codes adopted by reference.
The Minnesota State Building Code, as adopted by the Commissioner of Administration
pursuant to Minn. Stats. § 16B.59 to 16B.75, including all of the amendments, rules and
regulations established, adopted and published from time to time by the Minnesota
Commissioner of Administration, through the Building Codes and Standards Division, is
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 Code of Ordinance as if fully set out herein. Optional chapter 1335
"Floodproofing Regulations" is hereby adopted.
(Code 1982, § 1000.00(1))
Section 2. Sec. 30-82. of the Elk River City Codes of Ordinances shall be and
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 30-82. The application, administration and enforcement.
The application, administration and enforcement of the building code shall be in
accordance with the Minnesota State Building Code. The building code shall be enforced
within the incorporated limits of the city. The city council shall designate the Minnesota
Certified Building Official for the city as required by Minn. Stats § 16B.65, subd. 1.
(Code 1982, 1000.00(2))
Section 3. Sec. 30-83 (a) of the Elk River City Codes of Ordinances shall be
and is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a). Permits, inspections and fees.
Permits and inspections shall be as provided by the Minnesota State Building Code. The
council shall establish the fees and charges from time to time by resolution.
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Section 4. Sec. 30-83 (c) (2) of the Elk River City Codes of Ordinances shall
be and is hereby amended to read as follows:
(2) All plans and specifications, except for single-family dwellings, or any
other buildings exempted by Minnesota Statute or the Minnesota State Building
Code, shall be prepared and signed by a registered architect or a registered
professional engineer duly qualified by registration as required by Minn. Stats. §
326.02.
(Code 1982, §§ 1000.00(3), 1002.04)
Section 5. That this ordinance shall take effect upon publication as provided by
law.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River this 24 day of March,
2003.
Attest:
Stephanie Klinzing
Mayor
Sandra A. Peine
City Clerk
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ICC consolidation benefits building safety and public
With the stroke of a pen, more than 190 years of combined building and fire safety code
development and 30 years of anticipation for one organization to produce codes for use
across the country and around the globe became a reality.
The International Code Council (ICC) became one consolidated organization effective Feb.
1. Directors signed documents to create a unified ICC made up of what is Building Officials
and Code Administrators International (BOCA), international Conference of Building Officials
(ICBO) and Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI).
"The new ICC will continue to be dedicated to public safety," said ICC CEO Bob D. Heinrich.
"The ICC will represent and support those rarely recognized champions who make sure the
buildings we and our loved ones live in, go to school in and work in are constructed safely."
Services, products and staff operations of BOCA, ICBO and SBCCI will be consolidated and
phased in dudng the next few months, Heinrich said.
"The Board is dedicated to providing quality services to our members," said ICC Board
President Paul E. Myers. "In fact, the consolidation should be seamless to members. The
goal is to build upon the high level of service and products offered by the three organizations
to best serve ICC members."
Prior to the ICC, building safety codes were regional. BOCA National Codes were used
mostly in Eastern and Great Lakes states; ICBO Uniform Codes in Western and Midwest
states; and SBCCI Standard Codes in Southern states. As a result, the construction industry
often faced the challenge, and cost, of building to different codes in different areas of the
country.
The ICC International Codes (I-Codes) combine the strengths of the regional codes without
regional limitations. I-Codes respond to the needs of the construction industry and public
safety. A single set of codes has strong support from government, code enfomement
officials, fire officials, amhitects, engineers, builders, developers, and building owners and
managers.
In 1994, BOCA, ICBO and SBCCI created the ICC to develop a single set of comprehensive,
coordinated model construction codes that could be used throughout the United States and
around the world. The first I-Code published was the 1995 International Plumbing Code.
By 2000, a complete family of I-Codes was available including the Intemational Building,
Fire, Residential, Private Sewage Disposal, Mechanical, Fuel Gas, Property Maintenance,
Energy Conservation, Zoning and ICC Electrical Codes.
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The ICC Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities joined the I-Code family in 2001. Two
new codes debut in 2003: The International Existing Building Code and International Urban-
Wildland Interface Code. ICC also publishes I-Code Commentaries and a host of products
and services that strengthen its position as the leader in building and fire safety codes.
The ICC code development process allows input from all interested individuals and parties.
To ensure public safety always comes first, only government officials are eligible to vote on
the final code requirements. ICC provides technical and educational services to suppod the
I-Codes and I-Code users.
Today's building codes can be traced back to the Code of Hammurabi, circa 2200-1800 B.C.
The Code of Hammurabi provided for the death of a builder if the construction of a dwelling
collapsed and caused the death of the owner.
The first building codes in the United States, established in 1625, addressed fire safety and
specified materials for roof coverings. In 1630, Boston outlawed chimneys made with wood
and thatch roof coverings. In the late 1770s George Washington recommended that height
and area limitations be imposed on wood frame buildings in his plans for the District of
Columbia. In 1788, the first known formal building code was written in the United States (in
German) in Old Salem, (now Winston-Salem) North Carolina.
Larger U.S. cities began establishing building codes in the early 1800s. In 1865, New
Orleans was the first city to enact a law requiring inspections of public places. The National
Board of Fire Underwriters published its Recommended National Building Code in 1905. In
1915, the world's first model code organization was established to provide a forum for
exchange of ideas regarding building safety and construction regulations. In 1973, the
American Institute of Architects called for one code to be used throughout the United States.
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