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ORDINANCE #96-19 CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 8 WHICH IS KNOWN AS THE BUILDING AND HOUSING CHAPTER OF THE CITY CODE OF RAMSEY, MINNESOTA. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 8.01 "BUILDING CODE", SUBSECTION 8.01.03 "PERMITS, INSPECTIONS AND FEES" OF CHAPTER 8 OF THE CITY CODE OF RAMSEY, MINNESOTA. The City of Ramsey ordains: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT Section 8.01.03 (Permits, Inspections and Fees) is hereby mended to include the following language: b. Exterior completion: The exterior finish on all residential, commercial, and institutional structures and their accessory buildings shall be completed within one year of the date the building permit is issued. Refinishing of existing buildings shall be completed within one year of the start of the work. Tar paper, unf'mished plywood, fiberboard insulation, foam insulation, brown coat or scratch coat of stucco, plastic sheeting and other similar materials not designed to be an exterior finish shall not be considered an acceptable exterior finish. The building official may grant a 90 day extension if there is an unusual hardship, such as bad weather. Further time extensions must be approved by the city council. This section shall pertain to all current and future building permit holders. Holders of permits issued prior to January 1, 1996, shall have until April 1, 1997, to complete the exterior finish on said structure(s). 1. POWERS OF OFFICERS Whenever in the judgment of the City Administrator (or other such officers as may be determined by the Administrator), a determination is made upon investigation that a particular permit holder has not complied with said regulations, they shall issue written notice to the owner of record and require him/her to complete the exterior finish on said structure(s). Service of said notice shall be in person or by mail. If the premises are not occupied by the owner of record and the address of the owner of record is unknown, service on the owner of record may be had by posting a copy of the notice on the premises. If the exterior finish is not completed within 30 days of the date of issuance of said notice, the city official issuing said notice shall issue a code violation citation to the notified owner of record. If, after such service of notice, the party or parties fail to complete the exterior f'mish of said structure(s), the city council may cause the exterior f'mish of said structure(s) to be completed at the expense of the city and recover such expenditure, plus an additional 25%, either by civil action against the person or persons served; or if such service has been had upon the owner or occupant, by ordering the Administrator to extend vatch sum, plus 25% as a special tax against the property upon which the incomplete exterior f'mish e~;is .~1 and to certify the same to the county auditor for collection in the manner as taxes and special assessments are certified and collected.