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i . ORDINANCE #89-22 ~.. <br /> <br /> r : CITYOFRAMSEY. <br /> ' ANOKA coUNTY <br /> L r ~ 'STATE OF MI NNESOTA <br /> AMENDMENT TO i THE RAMSEY CiTY <br /> CODE TO ADD CHA..P~ER 10.0 WHICH IS <br />~ KNOWN AS '.'BUILDING CODE BOARD. OF <br /> APPEALS". : - <br /> AN ORDI.NANCE ESTABLIsHING'A BoAR, D <br /> OF APPEALS · <br /> The city Of Ramgey ordains: <br /> ·; SECTION 10.8J <br /> THE.BOARD OF ApPEALs <br /> Section 10.81.t. Creation. The, Ramsey ·Build- <br /> ing Code Board of Appeals is. created pursuant <br /> to Section 204 of t;~e Building Code of the City of <br /> Rar~sey adopted by Ramsey Code of Ordi- <br /> nances, Section 150, and is hereinafter referred <br /> to as'the,' Boa rdt'. <br /> Section J0.81.2~-Membership. The Board is <br /> composed of five (5) members appointed by the <br /> Mayor end approved by the City Council. The <br /> Community Development Director and the <br /> Building Official serve as ex-officio members· <br /> Section 10.81.3. Office of the Board and Place <br /> of M~eeting. The office of the Board shall be at <br /> the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen <br /> Blvd. 'N.W,, Ramsey, Minnesota, or at such <br /> Other.' @lace as the Board may designate. All <br /> meetings of the Board shaB be held at such of- <br /> fice e~cept that on three (3) days written notice <br /> to all B.0ard members and to any person or per- <br /> sons.whose appeal isto be heard at that time. <br /> AhY regular or special rfleeting of the Board <br /> m,3y b,e held at such other place within Ramsey <br />· as the notice may designele.. <br /> · SeCtion 10.81.4. Rues of Procedure. All pro- <br /> ceedings of the Board shall be governed by the <br /> Rules of Procedure hereinafter set forth and by <br /> the provisions of the Ramsey Building Code. <br /> Any conflict between these ,Rules of Procedure <br /> and the Ramsey Building.Codershall be resolv- <br /> ed by ~he provisions of the Ramsey Building <br /> <br /> Section 10.81.5.. Compensation. /v~embers of <br /> the Board shall be.compensated $20.00 per <br />r meeti,ng (or expenses incurred. <br /> <br /> , '- OFFICERS OF THE BOARD <br />; SeCtiOh i0.82.1~ Officers...The officers of the <br /> Boardshall consist of a chairperson and vice- <br />/chairpe?son. The Building Official, an ex-officio <br />i. member of'the Board, shall act as secretary of <br /> the Boa~d.; <br />L. SeC:tl011'!0.02.2. Election of Officers; .At the <br /> Annual. Meeting, the Board shall elect a <br /> chairpd~'so/l~and Vice ch.a rporson from among <br />': its members who.shall hold their re~Pe~:tive of: <br />' rices.until the next Annual /V~eenng and until <br />:,: their successors are ~lect'ed. <br /> $ectienl 1,0 82.31 Chairperson. The chairperson <br />~ shall presideat,aU meetings of the Board. <br />Section 10.82.4. Vice-Chairperson. The. vice-~ <br />chairperson shall act i~ the absence of the <br />· chairperson and shall Perform Ihe.dUties of the <br />~ chairperson whenever the ch~irporson has <br />' resigned or iS incapacitated and. until a new <br />'; chairpersonise ected <br /> S~ction 10.02.5. Secretary[ The'secretary shall <br />- keep a true and complete record of the Pro- <br />ceedings of the Board and shall, at the discre~ <br />· lien of the Board, prepare,all notices, reports, <br />' written decisions, recommendations, and such <br />~ other writings as the Board may direct. <br />~ ' ' SECTION 10,83 f . <br />!. · MEETINGS <br />r..Section 10.83.1 Annual Meeting., The Annual <br /> Meeting:of the Board shall be held each year on <br /> the second Monday in January. <br /> Section 10.83.:t. Regular Meeting. Regular <br />r <br />'~ meetings of the Board shall be held on notice <br />~ from the segretary within ten (10) wor~ing d'ays <br />. after an a~peal is filed with the Board· If addi- <br /> tional time is. re'guided, ~?i ext~e~nsion:to'the ten <br /> (10) working days.may be granted. , with ap- <br /> proval Of l~le ~h~ii;~'person. <br /> Section ,)0.$3.3 Special Meeting. Special <br /> meet!ngs- of :the Board.re.ay !~e .called by the <br /> chairperson, ,vice-chairperson, or any~ <br /> membmZs of the Board by written notice filed <br /> with thi~ secretary who shall notify all members <br /> of the time and place of a special meeting as <br /> hereinafter provided. <br /> Section 10.03.4. Adjourned Meeting. Any <br /> meeting of the Board may be adjourned from <br /> time to time to a specified time without addi- <br /> tional notice .except that members not then in <br /> attendance shall be notified of the adiourned <br /> meeting. <br /> Section 10.03.5. Notices. Notices in writing <br />specifying the time and place lot the Annual <br />Meeting shall be sent to all members~ All per- <br />sons who have filed appeals to be heard by the <br />Board shall be notified of the regular meeting <br />at which the hearing shall be held, and all <br />~nembers of the Board shall be notified of ragu- <br />· lar and special meetings. Notices for regular <br />and special rffeetings shall be given by. such <br />means (maii, personal service or telephone) as <br />will provide for notification at least three ~(3) <br />working days in advance of the meeting.' <br /> · SECTIQN 10.84 <br /> ~UORUM AND VOTE <br /> ' Section 10.04.1 Quorum. Three-members of <br /> <br />Building Code for which an interpretation is re- <br />quested. ~ - <br /> An applicant who is dissatisfied with an in- <br />terpretation of the Building Official may there- <br />upon appeal to the Board as hereinafter provid~ <br />ed. <br /> Section 10.86.4. Appeals. Any person who is <br />dissatisfied with an interpretation or decision at <br />the Building Off. icial rendered in response to an <br />application therefore may appeal to the Board <br />for its review and decision: An appeal ah'aU, be <br />in writing ~nd shall include a reference <br />particular application jn response to which'the <br />inte'rpreta/ion or decision being appealed was <br />rendered. <br /> No appeal shall be taken to the Board unless <br />the applicant has first made application to the <br />Building Official as provided in these Rule~. <br /> SECTION 10.87 <br /> HEARINGS : <br /> Section 10.87.1. Malters to be Heard. A hear- <br />ing shall be held on all matters coming before <br /> <br /> and including Friday, the ................ day of <br /> <br />:ed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, <br />knowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the <br />notice: <br /> <br />~fghii klmnopqrstuvwxyz <br />lefghij~mnopqrstuvwxyz <br /> ................... <br /> <br />the Board by means of an appeal· Notice of e on <br />such hearing shall be given to each applicadt as <br />provided in these Rules. <br /> Section 10.87.2. Sufficiency of Appeal. Each ....: , <br />appeal, upon being filed with the Board, shall ;~'~' <br />be immediatelyr examined by the Building Of- <br />,icial to determine if it complies with the re-,~., ,__ <br />quirements of these Rules. If an appeal is ..~...~,.. <br />determined'to be sufficient under these Rules,' <br /> My <br /> Commission <br /> expire8 <br /> May <br /> 10. <br /> lggl <br />the Building. Official shall schedule the same for <br />a hearing not more than ten (10) working days <br /> <br />from the date such appeal is filed with the <br />Board, If additional time is required~ an e~t~n- <br />sion to the ten (10) working days may be <br />gra~ted, with the approval of the applica'nt. If <br />an appeal is determined to be insufficient Under <br />these Rules, the Building Official shall Im- <br />mediately notify the applicant of such idSuffi- <br />ciency and the same shall not be Scheduled for <br />hearing until made complete and sufficient by <br />the applicant. "- <br /> Section 10.87.3. Procedure at HearingsL A <br />hearing on an appeal shall be Conducted in the <br />following manner: ' ~ <br /> (ii The. appeal shall be read alou~l by'the <br />secretary. <br /> (ii) The applicant or his representative <br />shall be heard. <br /> (iii) The Building Official and any employees <br />of his/her department desiring to speak On-the <br />matter shall be heard, r : : <br /> (iv) ~Anyone else desiring to speak in' sup- <br />port of an appeal shall be heard. <br /> (v) Anyone else desiring to speak against <br />an appeal shall be heard~ . ' <br /> Sect on 10.87.4. Action al Board~ After' conclu- <br />sion of a hearing on an appeal, the Board shall <br />then' act on the matter or it shall take the mat- <br /> <br /> after as practicable. : ' ;"> <br /> <br />ACTION OF BOARD ON APPEAL <br />Section 10.88.1. Form. Every final decision of <br />the Board on an appeal shall be in writir!g, shall <br />contain f,injdings of the Board, shall be signed by <br />the chairperson, and shall contain the /'off ·call <br />vote of the members of the Board. ' '" <br /> Section 10.80.2. Appeal Involving a Variance <br />in New Construction. In the case of an ap~/ea! <br />from a decision of the Building Official tO grant <br />a variance in new construction, no variance <br />from the provisions:of the Buildirig Code'shall <br />be approved bY the Board unless it is deter[bin- <br />ed by the Board that .the proposed Variar~ce is <br />equal to Or better than the mode of construction <br />or the materials required by the Building C6d, e. <br /> Section 10.88.3. Other Appeals. In the case of <br />,shy other appeal, the Board may affirm, dr it <br />may reverse or modify the action of the Bt~'ild- <br />lng Official. If the Board acts to reverse, or <br />modify the interpretation or decis!on of ]the <br />Building Official, it shall do so only upon a <br />determination that: <br /> <br /> RATE INFOllMATION <br /> <br />id by <br />nparable <br /> $ <br /> <br />,y law for the <br /> <br />rtheabove <br /> <br />3.72 <br /> <br /> (IAne, word, or inch rate) <br />$ 4.09 <br /> <br /> ( Line, word, or inch rate) <br /> <br />$ ~3~60 ~ <br /> ( Line, word, or inch rate) <br /> <br />PRINTER'S AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION <br /> iv) A description of the alternate materials <br /> or methods of construction PrOposed tO be used. <br /> (vi) If a test is required by the Building Of- <br /> ficial pursuant t0 Sections 106 and 107 of the~ <br /> Building Code, a [report from an appro{ted i SS <br /> · agency which has tested the proposed alternate <br /> materials/bt methods of construction. Such <br /> report shall-include the findings, conclusions, <br /> and recommendations, if any, of the approved <br /> agency. <br /> The decision of tl~e Building Official shall be <br /> in writing and shall be served upon the appli-/ORB, on oath says that he is the managing editor of the <br /> cant by mail. ,unty Union, and has full knowledge of the facts which are <br /> An applicant who is dissatisfied'with a deci- <br /> sion of the Building Official may thereupon ap- <br /> peal to the Board as hereinafter provided· <br /> Section 10.86.3 Application for Interpretation <br /> of the Building Code. Any person who desires an ed with all of the requirements constituting qualification <br /> interpretation of the Building Code shall first)vialed by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other <br /> submit a written request for an interpretation <br /> to the Building Official. Such request shall in- <br /> clude: <br /> (i) The name and address of the applicant, <br /> and if the applicant is acting as agent rfor ................................................... <br /> another, the name and address of the'p~erson, <br /> firm or corporation for whom the applicant is,.~. ................................................. <br /> agent, ' <br /> (ii) A description of the type of building or the columns of said newspaper, slid was printed and <br /> structure and the specific phase of the work to <br /> be performed,which gives rise to the request-for; ...... successive weeks; it was th'st published on Friday, <br /> an interpretation· <br /> (iii) A citation to the section or sections of'the ~f2(~lllbEl[' ..... , lDO9., and w~s thai'eat[er prJftted and <br /> <br /> <br />