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RAMSEY TOWNSHIP ANOKA COUNTY, MI NN ESOTA OR D I NANCE NO. 74-4 AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR ANY NEWLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES USED iN A NON-CONFORMING MANNER AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO OBTAIN SUCH CERTIFICATE. The Town Board of Supervisors of the Township of Ramsay ordains: SEC~I'ION 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this ordinance is to require a cer- tificate of occupancy for all new structures and tot all structures used in a non-~:onforming manner within Ramsey Township in order to assure that all Ramsey Township ordinances are complied with prior to such occupancy. SECTION 2. CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. No building or struchJre hereafter erected, sfruc. lurally altered or moved, or that portion Of an existing structure or.building erected or moved shall be oc- cupied or used in whole or In part for any purpose whalsoever unlll a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the zoning officer stating that the building or structure complies with all the Building and Zoning Ordinances of the Township, as well as the following requirements: a) Culvert where necessary'. If in the discretion of the zoning ofticer and.or the township engineer, proper drainage requires lhe use of a culvert, such culvert shall be Installed In accordance with the standards and specifications which have been adopted by resolution of the Town Board. b) Shade Trees Required. Decldious shade trees such as ash, hard maple, Norway and-or native evergreen lrees with a minimum 2.inch diameter shall be required at the rate of one per hundred feet of each Iol'sstreet frontage. Said trees shall be located no less than two (2) feet nor more than thirty (30) feet from the right.of.way, and no less than five (5) feet from each side yard lot line. SECTION3. REQUIRED FOR NON-CONFORMING USE. NO non-conforming use shall be maintained, renewed, changed or extended without a certificate of occupancy having first been issued by the zoning of- ficer therefor. SECTION 4. APPLIED FOR WITH PERMIT AND FEE. All certificates of occupancy shall be applied for co- incident wilh lhe application for a building permit. Saldcerlificate shall be issued within ten days after the erection, moving or alteration shall have been ap- proved. The zoning officer shall make the final building code and occupancy permit inspection at no further cost to the applicant and upon the request of the ap. pllcant. However, if at this final building code in- spection~ the zoning officer delermines that further items need completion prior to issuing the occupancy permit~ and it is necessary for the zoning officer to makeone or more return inspections, then each extra inspection shall be Twenty Five and 00-100 ($25.00) Dollars per inspection, payable in advance and to the Township Clerk charged to the building permit ap- plicant. SECTION 5. RECORD. The zoning officer shall maintain a record of all certificates and copies shall be furnished upon request to any person having a prop,ietary or tenancy interest in the building affected. SECTION 6. MANDATORY. No permit or excavation for, or the erection or alta'ation of or repairs to any building shall be issued until an application has been made for a certificate of occupan~:y. SECTION 7. MOVED HOUSE. A certificate of occupancy shall be issued to the owners of 'the dwelling which has I~een mqved only after said owner has complied~with all of:the.provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 8. PENALTIES. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Three Hundred Dolwars ($300.00) or imprisonment for not to exceed ninety (90) days. Each day a violation is per. mitred to exist shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION 9. REPEALER. Ordinance 73-3, adopted May 1, 1973, is hereby repealed~ SECTION 10. SEVERABILIT¥ CLAUSE. If any section, sub-section, clause or phrase ef this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The:Town Board of the Township of Ramsey hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance, any sect(on, sub- section, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, sub-sections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional. SECTION 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. PASSED by the Town Board this 19th day of August, 1974. -S-' Arnie COX TOWN BOARD CHAIRMAN ATTEST: -s- Astrid Ouy TOWNSHIP CLERK a bcdefgh [jkl mnopqrstuvwxyz Published in Anoka Co. Union Aug. 2.3,1974