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Subp. 9. Fee refunds. The municipality <br />shall establish a permit and plan review fee <br />refund policy. <br />Subp. 10. State surcharge fees. All <br />municipal permits issued for work under the <br />code are subject to a surcharge fee. The fees <br />are established by Minnesota Statutes, section <br />16B.70. Reports and remittances by <br />municipalities must be filed with the <br />commissioner, directed to the attention of the <br />state building official. <br />Surcharge fees imposed by the state are in <br />addition to municipal permit fees. Surcharge <br />report forms and information may be obtained <br />by writing the commissioner, to the attention <br />of the state building official. <br />1300.0170 STOP WORK ORDER. <br />If the building official finds any work <br />regulated by the code being performed in a <br />manner contrary to the provisions of the code <br />or in a dangerous or unsafe manner, the <br />building official may issue a stop work order. <br />The stop work order shall be in writing <br />and issued to the owner of the property <br />involved, to the owner's agent, or to the <br />person doing the work. Upon issuance of a <br />stop work order, the cited work shall <br />immediately cease. The stop work order shall <br />state the reason for the order and the <br />conditions under which the cited work will be <br />permitted to resume. <br />1300.0180 UNSAFE BUILDINGS OR <br />STRUCTURES. <br />A building or structure regulated by the <br />code is unsafe, for purposes of this part, if it is <br />structurally unsafe, not provided with <br />adequate egress, a fire hazard, or otherwise <br />dangerous to human life. <br />Building service equipment that is <br />regulated by the code is unsafe, for purposes <br />of this part, if it is a fire, electrical, or health <br />hazard; an unsanitary condition; or otherwise <br />dangerous to human life. Use of a building, <br />structure, or building service equipment <br />15 <br />constituting a hazard to safety, health, or <br />public welfare by reason of inadequate <br />maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, fire <br />hazard, disaster, damage, or abandonment is, <br />for the purposes of this part, an unsafe use. <br />Parapet walls, cornices, spires, towers, tanks, <br />statuary, and other appendages or structural <br />members that are supported by, attached to, or <br />a part of a building and that are in deteriorated <br />condition or otherwise unable to sustain the <br />design loads that are specified in the code are <br />unsafe building appendages. <br />The building official may order any <br />building or portion of a building to be vacated <br />if continued use is dangerous to life, health, or <br />safety of the occupants. The order shall be in <br />writing and state the reasons for the action. <br />All unsafe buildings, structures, or <br />appendages are public nuisances and must be <br />abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition, or <br />removal according to Minnesota Statutes, <br />sections 463.15 to 463.26. <br />1300.0190 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES <br />AND USES. <br />Subpart 1. General. The building official <br />may issue a permit for temporary structures <br />and temporary uses. The permit shall be <br />limited as to time of service, but shall not be <br />permitted for more than 180 days. The <br />building official may grant extensions for <br />demonstrated cause. <br />Subp. 2. Conformance. Temporary <br />structures and uses shall conform to the <br />structural strength, fire safety, means of <br />egress, accessibility, light, ventilation, and <br />sanitary requirements of the code as necessary <br />to ensure the public health, safety, and general <br />welfare. <br />Subp. 3. Termination of approval. The <br />building official may terminate the permit for <br />a temporary structure or use and order the <br />temporary structure or use to be discontinued <br />if the conditions required in this part have not <br />been complied with. <br />