Ordinance 062aCITY OF CHANHASSEN
• CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 62-A
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 62 ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE
ADOPTING THE MINNESOTA UNIFORM FIRE CODE BY REFERENCE"
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
Ordinance No. 62 is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 1. PURPOSE: To adopt the 1982 Uniform Code. The intent
of this Code is to prescribe regulations governing conditions
hazardous to life and property from fire and explosion, providing
for the issuance of permits for hazardous uses or operations, and
establishing a bureau of fire prevention and providing officers
therefor and defining their powers and duties.
SECTION 2. ADOPTION OF STANDARDS AND CODES: The Minnesota
Uniform Fire Code, the 1982 Uniform Fire Code and its appendixes,
except Appendix VI -B, and the 1982 National Fire Codes of the
National Fire Protection Association are hereby adopted by
reference as the Chanhassen Uniform Fire Code with the following
exceptions and modifications:
• A. Whenever the 1982 Uniform Fire Code or the 1982 National
Fire Protection Association Codes and Standards or any
part of this Chapter conflict with the Minnesota Uniform
Building Code, or are less restrictive than the
Minnesota Uniform Fire Code, the Minnesota Uniform
Building Code and the Minnesota Uniform Fire Code,
whichever is applicable, shall prevail.
B. 1982 Uniform Fire Code (UFC), Section 2.105 shall be
amended to read as follows:
The Fire Marshal and designated inspectors of the
fire department as approved by the City Council
shall have the powers of a police officer in per-
forming their duties under this Code, including the
authority to issue misdemeanor citations for viola-
tions of the provisions of this Code or for failure
to comply with orders and notices issued pursuant
to Section 2.204 below.
C. 1982 UFC, Section 2.205 shall be amended to add the
following sentence:
Nothing in this Section shall be construed as
creating a prerequisite or precondition to the
• issuance of a misdemeanor citation pursuant to
Section 2.105; such misdemeanor citations may be
issued prior to, subsequent to, or in conjunction
with the orders and notices as set forth in
Section 2.204 above.
D. 1982 UFC, Section 2.302 shall be deleted.
• E. 1982 UFC, Section 4.104 shall be amended to add the
following provisions:
The Fire Marshal may require that the inspection
be performed by qualified persons at the owner's
expense, if proper inspection is beyond the exper-
tise of the Fire Marshal or requires equipment not
possessed by the Fire Marshal. The Fire Marshal
may permit an inspection by qualified personnel
selected and employed by the applicant in lieu of
an inspection by a neutral third party.
F. 1982 UFC, Section 10.301 shall be amended to read as
follows:
When serving more than 20 sprinklers, automatic
sprinkler systems shall be supervised by an
approved central, proprietary or remote station
service or a local alarm which will give an
audible signal at a constantly attended location.
G. 1982 UFC, Section 10.402 (c) shall be amended to read as
follows:
Identification. When required by the Fire
• Marshal, one of the two following signs shall be
displayed permanently near or on each required
fire door in letters at least one inch high:
FIRE DOOR
DO NOT OBSTRUCT
W
FIRE DOOR
KEEP CLOSED
H. 1982 UFC, Article 11 shall be amended to add the
following Section 11.117:
No person shall construct, erect, install or use
any incinerator or charcoal barbecue on any
balcony or patio attached to, or within 15 feet
of, any townhouse, condominium or apartment
building in which there are four or more separate
living units on more than one level unless the
separate living units each has its own private
means of ingress and egress or unless the entire
building and patio or balcony is constructed of
non-combustible materials such as concrete or
masonry. This shall not effect the use of gas
• operated barbecue grills.
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I. 1982 UFC, Section 11.302 (c) shall be amended to read as
follows:
• It shall be unlawful for any person to tamper with
or maliciously damage any fire alarm equipment.
J. 1982 UFC, Section 11.302 shall be amended to add the
following as Section 11.302 (d):
It shall be unlawful for any person to tamper with
or maliciously damage any fire protection equip-
ment intended to be used for the purpose of
suppressing fire.
K. 1982 UFC, Section 80.101 shall be amended to add the
following language to the end of the section:
...or is classified as a hazardous material by the
United States Department of Transportation.
L. 1982 UFC, Section 80.103 (f) shall be amended to read as
follows:
Visible hazard identification signs as specified
in UFC Standard No. 79-3, or as specified by the
Fire Marshall, shall be placed at all entrances to
and in locations where hazardous materials are
• stored, handled or used in quantities requiring a
permit.
SECTION 3: UNIFORM STANDARDS AND CODES ON FILE: One copy of
each Code or Standard referred to in Section 2 hereof shall be
marked "Official Copy" and shall be on file in the office of the
Clerk for use and examination by the public. The Clerk shall
furnish copies of the Codes or Standards at cost to any person
upon request.
SECTION 4: DEFINITIONS:
A. Wherever the word "Municipality" is used in the Chan-
hassen Uniform Fire Code, it shall be held to mean the
City of Chanhassen.
B. Wherever the term "Corporation Counsel" or "Municipal
Counsel" or "City Counsel" is used in said Code, it
shall be held to mean the City Attorney.
C. Wherever the term "Fire Department" is used in said
Code, it shall be held to mean the Fire Department, City
of Chanhassen.
D. Wherever the term "Fire Chief" and "Fire Marshall" is
used in said Code, it shall be held to mean the Fire
. Chief or Fire Marshall of the City of Chanhassen.
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SECTION 5: APPEALS: Whenever the Fire Marshal shall disapprove
or refuse to grant a permit, or issue an order or notice as pro -
is vided in the Chanhassen Uniform Fire Code, or when it is claimed
that the Chanhassen Uniform Fire Code has been wrongly applied or
interpreted, the aggrieved person may appeal the decision of the
Fire Marshal as follows:
A. The aggrieved person must first request the Fire
Marshal to reconsider his decision. The request to
reconsider must be made within ten (10) days from the
date of the Fire Marshal's initial decision.
B. A person aggrieved by the final decision of the Fire
Marshal may appeal the decision to the City Manager.
The appeal to the City Manager must be made within
thirty (30) days from the date of the final action of
the Fire Marshal.
C. A person aggrieved by the decision of the City Manager
may appeal to the City Council. The appeal to the City
Council must be made within thirty (30) days from the
date of the decision of the City Manager.
D. A person aggrieved by the decision of the City Council
may appeal to the State Fire Marshal in accordance with
Minnesota Statute Section 299F.011, Subdivision 5.
• All requests and appeals specified in this Section shall be made
in writing. An aggrieved party who does not appeal within the
time limits specified shall be deemed to have waived his right to
appeal and shall be bound by the latest decision in the appeal
process.
SECTION 6: PENALTY: Any person violating any provisions of this
Chapter or of any Code or Standards referred to herein, or any
order made pursuant thereto, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or
by imprisonment for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days with
costs of prosecution in either case to be added. Each day's
violation after notice thereof shall constitute a separate
offense.
SECTION 7: SEVERABILITY: If any section, subsection, sentence,
clause or phrase of this Chapter is held invalid by a court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the vali-
dity of the remaining portions of this Chapter.
SECTION 8: REPEAL: All former ordinances or parts thereof
conflicting or inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance
or of the code or standards hereby adopted are repealed.
Specifically, Ordinance 62 adopted on February 7, 1977 is hereby
repealed.
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SECTION 9: EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be effective
upon its passage and publication.
Passed and adopted this 23rd day of July , 1984
by the City Council of the City of Chanhassen.
ATTEST:
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Don Ashworth, ity Clerk/Manager T omas L. Hamilton, Mayor
Published in the Carver county Herald on August 1 , 1984)
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CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES,
le MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. WA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 62
F'.NTITI.F.D ..AN ORmANCCy ADOPTm THE
MINNESOTA UNIFORM FIRE. CODE RY
REFERENCE
On July 23, 1964, the Chanhassen 01ty Council
adopted an ordinance amending Ordinance 62 entitl-
ed "An Ordinance Adopting the Minnesota Uniform
Fire Code by Reference." This summary is being .
published in lieu , of publication of the entire or-
dinamv. A printed copy of the ordinance is available
for inspection by any person during regular office
hours at the office of the City Clerk at (Imnhassen Ci-
ty Hall, 690 Coulter Drive. (7hanhassen, Minnesota.
'Phis ordinanVe adopts'the 1982 Uniform Fire Code,
1982 National Fire Code and amendments. This -or-
dinance then prescribes regulations governing condi-
tions hazardous to life and property from fire or ex-
plosion. providing for issuance of permits for hazar-
dous uses or operations. and establishing a Bureau of
Fire Prevention and providing dffictis therefore and
defining their duties and powers.
The penalty section of the ordinance provides that
violations are a misdeameanor and subject to a
penalty up to $700 and/or 90 days in jail. The or-
dinance is in full force upon its passage and publica-
tion of this summary
Don Ashworth
City Ma
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Affidavit of Publication
State of Minnesota )
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County of Carver )
Stan R o l f s rud , being duly sworn, on oath says that he is and during
all the time herein stated has been the publisher and printer of the newspaper known as the Carver County Herald and
has full knowledge of the facts stated as follows: (1) Said newspaper is printed in the English language in newspaper for-
mat and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at least 1,200 square inches. (2) Said newspaper is a
weekly and is distributed at least once each week for 50 weeks each year. (3) In at least half of its issues each year has no
more than 75 percent of its printed space comprised of advertising material and paid legal notices; and in all of its issues
each year, has 50 percent of its news columns devoted to news of local interest to the community which it purports to
serve, and not more than 25 percent of its total nonadvertising column inches in any issues wholly duplicates any other
publication unless the duplicated material is from recognized general news services. (4) Said newspaper is circulated in
and near Chaska and has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers and has entry as second-class mat-
ter at the Chaska Post Office. (5) Said newspaper has its known office of issue established in Carver County in which lies
the City of Chaska. (6) Said newspaper files a copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical Society. (7) Said
newspaper is available at single or subscription prices to any person, corporation, partnership or other incorporated
association requesting the newspaper and making applicable payment. (8) Said newspaper has complied with all the
foregoing conditions of this subdivision for at least one year last past. (9) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of
State of Minnesota prior to January 1, 1976 and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit in the form prescribed by the
Secretary of State and signed by the managing officer of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary public stating that
the newspaper is a legal newspaper.
He further states on oath that the printed Ord lna n c e N o • 62—A
hereto attached as a part
hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published therein in the English language, once
each week, for �- successive weeks; that it was first so published on YT d the 1- day of _AumA 41d
was thereafter printed and published on every 14 to and including the _ I day of Au ,19__8A1d
that the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as
being the size and kind of type used in the cc
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2 day of _ August '19-84
(Notarial Seal)
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