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I I I I ! I I I I I I I I I I I I I building security features that exceed those set forth in the code. Cities should also have the option to make the uniform fire code apply to structures existing on the date of the adoption of the code, as well as to new construction. V-5. Handicapped Provisions of the State Building Code (13) The League recommends that the handicapped provisions of the state building code be made mandatory statewide for new buildings with en- forcement as follows: any new building to which these provisions apply should be designed to con- form to these provisions by an architect, engineer, or contractor. If the city, or county of the new building is outside a city, does not have a building official, the architect, engineer or contractor shall also inspect the building to certify to the city, or county if located outside a city, that the new building has been constructed in compliance with these provisions. This certification must be completed before any city or county may issue a certificate of occupancy for the building or before the inspection process is completed if no certificate of occupancy is required. V-6.13uilding and Energy Code (B) A uniform, statewide building and energy code should be adopted by the legislature only if thc following optional enforcement methods are included: 1. Local option (city, county, or town) inspec- tion and enforcement, except that the code should remain mandatory in the Twin Cities Metropoli- tan A rea. 2. State fee inspectors who may be used for inspection in areas outside of communities with local enforcement. 3. The housing warranty law should include a one-year warranty that the dwelling be free from defects caused by faulty workmanship and defec- tive materials due to noncompliance with the state building and energy codes. 4. All architects and engineers who design any structure must certify that the structure complies with the state building and energy codes. 5. Any city should be allowed to adopt more restrictive building standards than the state build- lng code in order to protect public health and safety. 6. Repeal the law providing for a vote and permit any city adopting building code after January 1, 1977, to repeal the code in that city by vote of the council. The League recommends that a legislative com- mission on building and energy standards be es- tablished to review the state building and energy codes with the objective of reviewing the rewriting of these standards to assure compliance with federal energy requirements and to remove those parts of the standards not directly related~ to energy conservation and the public's health, wel- fare, and safety. V-7. Speed Limits (B) The League recommends that local authori- ties have the authority to establish speed limits within high pedestrian conflict zones upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, which may be performed by local or county authorities. V-8. Liquor Issues (B) The League strongly supported the legislature when it modified liquor laws to make the number of on-sale liquor licenses issued a matter for local determination and eliminated the phase-out requirement when there are municipal on-sale or off-sale liquor operations. The League recommends that the legislature build on these initiatives by taking the following actions: 1. Cities should have the same authority to establish fees for off-sale liquor licenses and on-sale wine licenses that they now have for on-sale liquor and beer licenses and off-sale beer licenses. 2. In 1977, the legislature amended those por- tions of the Liquor Civil Damages Act relating to liability for damages and provided that any action must be commenced within one year after the injury. The League does not believe this law should be amended, other than as indicated below, until we have had several years' experience with it. 3. The purpose of the required notice within 120 days of injury for claims under the Dram Shop Act is to permit alleged suppliers of liquor to investigate the claim before witnesses disappear and memories fail. To allow an unlimited notice - 23 -