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HomeMy WebLinkAbout852 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1962/09/244. s ORIGINAL SEPTEMBER 17, 1962 7C ORDINANCE NO. 852 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE MAINTENANCE. OCCUPANCY AND USE OF DWELLINGS, AND PRE- MISES IN THE CITY CF ST. LOUIS PARK TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE BY ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS GOVERNING BASIC EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES, PHYSICAL CON- DITION, MAINTENANCE, OCCUPANCY AND USE CF SUCH DWELLING, PREMISES AND STRUCTURES: PROVIDING FOR ADiMIi NISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF WHEREAS, the elimination of slums and blighted areas and the prevention of their future growth is a major objective 'of the City Council of the City of St. Louis Park; and, WHEREAS, the City has the right under its Charter to regulate the maintenance and occupancy of all buildings, and structures within its boundaries; and, WHEREAS, the City Council is of the opinion that the enactment of this Ordinance is necessary in order to protect the public health from the dangers of slum conditions, blighted areas and substandard housing; and, WHEREAS, the City has the right and duty to adopt and enforce such police, health and sanitary regulations as are necessary in order to prevent the spread of disease; and, WHEREAS, the experience of all cities has demonstrated that slum and blighted areas result from improper maintenance of dwellings, inadequate sanitation, over- crowding of dwellings and general community neglect; and, WHEREAS, the City Council deems_the__enactment and enforcement,of this Ordinance vitally essential in order to maintain and promote the peace, lives, health, security and property of our inhabitants and to promote the general welfare of the City; and, WHEREAS, in the City of St. Louis Park there are, or may in the future be dwelling structures which are so dilapidated, unsafe, dangerous, unhygienic. or insanitary as to constitute a menace to the health and safety of the people of this City of St. Louis Park. THT, CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN: ____________.... ••L*,4%.a.,...60103USP4aigr•C.44•Uath044-4-4,Neau—m.—, .....—.....--,— ______— — —,—,..—,---,,., 4:.a.a...,,—,_arw.,--J...—, .—s..a.. — bi4ae, .4 _ • SECTION 1. That maintenance, occupancy, and use of dwellings and premises are hereby regulated as follows: Cection 5:2101. Sections 5:2101 to 5:2503, inclusive shall be known as the "Housing Code", may be ^ited as Guch and will be referred to herein as "this Code". Cection 5:2102. The purpose of this Code is to provide minimum require- ments for the protection of life, limb, health, property, safety, and welfare of the general public and the owners and occupants of residential buildings. Section 5:2103. (a) Application. The provisions of this Code shall apply to all buildings or portions thereof, used, or designed or intended to be used, for human 'iabitation. Such occupancies in existing buildings may be continued as pro- vided in .:ection 5:104 (g) of the St. Louis Park Building Code, except such structures as are found to be substandard as defined in this Code. u;'here any building or portion thereof, is used or intended to be used as an apartment house or hotel, the provisions of this Code shall apply to the separate portions as if they were separate buildings. (b) Alteration. Existing buildings which are altered or enlarged shall be made t^ conform to this Code insofar p.s-the new work is concerned and in accordance with Section 5:104, Subdivisions a, b, c, d, and e of the St. Louis Park Building Code. (c) Relocation. Existing buildings which are moved or relocated shall be considered as new buildings and shall comply with all the requirements of this Code. Section 5:2 104 (a) Authcrit .The Building Official is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all the provisions of this Code. (b) Right of Entry. Upon presentation of proper credentials the Building Official or his duly authorized representatives may enter at reasonable times any building, structure, or premises in the City to perforr_•, any duty imposed upon him by this. Code. (c) Responsibilities Defined. Every owner remains liable for violations of duties imposed upon him by this Code even though an obligation is also imposed on the occupants of his building, and even though the owner has, by agreement, impose' en the occupant the duty of fur-iishing required equipment or of complying with this Codc. �vcry owner, or his agent, in addition to beincg responsible for maintaining his buil:ling in a sound structural condition, shall be responsible for keeping that part of the building or premises which he occupies or controls in a clean, sanitary, and safe. condition including the shared or public areas in a building containing two or more dwelling units. -2- • • Every owner shall, where required by this Code, the health ordinances or the health officer, furnish and maintain such approved sanitary facilities as required, and shall furnish and maintain approved devices, equipment, or faci- lities for the prevention of insect and rodent infestation, and where infestation has taken place, shall be responsible for the extermination of any insects, rodents, or other pests when such extermination is not specifically made the responsibility of the occupant by law or ruling. Every occupant of a dwelling unit, in addition to being responsible for keeping in a clean, sanitary, and safe condition that part of the dwelling or dwell- ing unit or premises which he occupies and controls, shall dispose of all his rubbish, garbage and other organic waste in a manner required by the health ordinance and approved by Lhe health officer. Every occupant shall, where required by this Code, the health ordinance or the health officer, furnish and maintain approved devices, equipment or facili- ties necessary to keep his premises safe and sanitary. Section 5:2Z02. All buildings or portions thereof wh are determined to be substandard as defined in this Code are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition, or removal in accordance with the procedure specified in Sections 5:1025 to 5:1036, beth inclusive, of the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code. Section 5:2204. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, or demolish, equip, use, occupy, or maintain any building or structure in the city, or cause or permit the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the pro- visions of this Code. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Code is comm&tted, continued, or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment for not to encced ninety (90) days. ecticn 5:2301. No person, firm, or corporation shall erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, or demolish any build- ing or structure, or cause or permit the same to be done, without first obtaining a separate building permit for each such building or structure from the City of 'St. Louis Park in the manner and according to the applicable conditions prescribed in St. Park Building Code. • -3- • • Section 5:2303. All buildings or structures within the scope of this Code and all construction or work for which a permit is required Shall be subject to in- spection by the Building Official in accordance with and in the manner provided by this Code and the St. Louis Park Building Code. Section 5:2401. For the purpose of this Codc, certain abbreviations, terms, 1:hraacs, words, and their derivatives shall be construed as specified in this Chapter. Words us4.d in the singular include the plural and the plural the singular. Words used in the masculine gender include the feminine, and the feminine the masculine. Terms, words, phrases, and their derivatives us, 3 but not specifically defined in this Code shall have the meaning defined in Chapter 4 of the Uniform Building Codc, as adopted by reference as a part of the St. Louis Park Building Code. Apartment. Apartment shall _mean a dwelling unit as defined in this Code. E_partment Houde. Apartment house is any builc:ing, or portion thereof, which is designed, built, rented, leased, let, or hired out to be occupied, or which i:, occupied as the home or residence of three or more families living in- dependontly of each other in dwelling units as defined in this Code. Approved. Approved as to materials and types of construction, refers to approval by the Building Official as the result of investiv`ion and tests con- ducted by him, or by reason of accepted principles or tests by national authorities, technical or scientific organizations. Basement. Basement is that pertion of a building between floor and ceil- ing, which is partly below and partly above grade, as defined in this Chapter, but so located that the vertical distance from grade to the floor below is less than the vertical distance from grade to ceiling. Board of Appeals. Board of Appeals when used herein shall mean The building Construction Codes Advisory Commission of the City of St. Louis Park. Boarding House. Boarding house is a lodging house in which meals are provided. Building,. Building shall mean any building or structure, or portion thereof, which is used, or designed or intended to be used for human habitation for ! ivi lg, sleeping, cooking, or eating purposes or any combination thereof. Building, Existing. Existing building is a building erected prior to the adoption cf this Code, or one for which a legal building permit has been issued. :3uilding Official. Building Cfficial is the officer charged with the admin- istration and enforcement of this Codc, or his regularly authorized deputy, to -wit: the Building Inspector also known as the Supervisor of Protective Inspection. and the Health Officer with respect to sanitation and health provisions hereof. -4- ..of..i.`: �=;ki*6.YY:✓:3�.i1L. ......., xrw. ,. rte_ J��/]�G6•M..As%�i '.F�v .,. :.,:aid.. �1�_.-!6_.::�. �'�1_3: S+y�- Ceiling Height. Ceiling height shall be the clear vertical distance from the finished floor to the finished ceiling. Cellar. Cellar is that portion of a building between floor and ceiling which is wholly or partly below grade, as defined in this Chapter, and so located that the ve,•tical distance from grade to the floor below is equal to or greater than the vertical distance. from grade to ceiling. Court. Court is an open, unoccupied space e:ctending not more than 24 inches below finish grade and bounded on two or more sides by the walls of the building. An inner court is a court entirely within the exterior walls of a building. All other courts are outer courts. Dormitory. Dormitory is a room occupied by more than two guests. Dwelling. Dwelling is any building or any portion thereof, which is not an "Apartment House", a "Lodging House", or a "Hotel" as defined in this Code, which contains one or two "Dwelling Units" or "Guest Rooms", used, intended, or designed to be built, used, rented, leased, let, or hired out to be occupied, or which are occupied for living purposes. Dwelling Unit. Dwelling unit is a suite of two or more habitable rooms which are occupied or which are intended or designed to be occupied by one family with facilities for living, sleeping, coo'_;ing and dining. Efficiency Living Unit. Efficiency living unit is any room having cooking facilities used for combined living, dining, and sleeping purposes and meeting the requirements of Section H-503 (b). Exception. Exit. Exit is a continuous and unobstructed means of egress to a public way, and shall include intervening doorways, corridors, ramps, stairways, smoke - proof enclosures, horizontal exits, exterior courts, and yards. :Family. Family is an individual or two or more persons related by blood or marriage, or a group of not more than five persons; excluding servants, who need nc be related by blood or marria'e, living together in a dwelling unit. Grade (Ground Level). Grade (Ground Level) is the average of the finished ground level at the center of all walls of a building, In case walls are parallel to and within five feet (5') of a sidewalk, the above ground level shall be measured at the ctdctvalk. Guest. Guest is any person hiring or occupying a room for living or slecpinz, purposes. -5- JP,W3.4"ZZVA,WA. gait Guest Room. Guest room is any room or rooms used, or intended to be used by a guest for sleeping purposes. Every one hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.) of superficial floor area in a dormitory is a guest room. Habitable Room. Habitable room shall mean any room meeting the require- ments of this Code for sleeping, livi_zg,cooking or dining purposes excluding such enclosed places as closets, pantries, bath or toilet rooms, service rooms, connect- ing corridors, laundries, unfinished attics, foyers, storage spaces, cellars, utility rooms and similar spaces. Health Officer. Health officer shall be the legally designated head of the Depart rent of Health of this City, or his duly authorized representative. 120°F. Hot Nater. Hot water shall be water at a temperature of not less than Hotel. Hotel is any building containing six or more guest rooms intended or designed to be used, or which are used, rented or hired out to be occupied; or which arc occupied for sleeping purposes by guests, whether rent is paid in money, good, -labor, or otherwise., it does net include any jail, hospital, asylum, sani- tarium, orphanage, prison, detention home, or other institution in which human beings arc housed and detained under legal restraint. Interior Lot. Interior Lot is a lot other than a corner lot. :itchen. Kitchen shall mean a room used, or designed to be used, for the preparation of food. odging House. Lodging house is any building or portion thereof, con- taining not more than five guest rooms which are used by not more than five gueststvvhere rent is paid in money, goods, labor or otherwise. A lodging house shall co :-ply with all of the requirements of this Code for dwellings. Nuisance. The following shall be defined as nuisances: (a) Any public nuisance know- at common law or in equity jurisprudence. (b) Any attractive nuisance which may prove detrimental to children whether in a building, on the premises of a building, or upon an unoccupied lot. This includes any abandoned wells, shafts, base- ments, or excavations; abandoned refrigerators and motor vehicles; or any structurally unsound fences or structures; or any lumber, trash, fences, debris, or vegetation which may prove a hazard for inquisitive minors. (c) Vv hatevcr is dangerous to human life or is detrimental to health. ('Ll) Overcrowding a room with occupants. (e) Insufficient ventilation or illumination. (f) Inadequate or insanitary sewerage or plu.nbing facilities. (LT) Uncleanliness. (h) Whatever renders air, food, or drink unwholesome or detrimental to the health of human beings. -6- 0 Occupied Space. The total area of all buildings or structures on any lot or parcel of ground projected on a horizontal plane excluding permitted projections as allowed by this Code. Rooming House. Rooming House shall mean the same as Lodging House. 7ervice Room. Service room shall mean any room used for storage, bath or utile.,• purposes, and not included in the definition of habitable rooms. C.tory. Story is that portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above, except that the topmost story s: -.tall be that portion of a building included between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the ceiling or roof above. If the finished floor level directly above a basement or cellar is more than six feet (6') above grade such basement or cellar shall be considered a story. .superficial Floor Area. Superficial floor area shall mean the net floor area wit? -:in the enclosing walls of the. room in which the ceiling height is not less than five feet (5'), excluding built-in equipment such as wardrobes, cabinets, kitchen units. or fixtures. Uniform Building Code shall mean those portions of the Uniform Building Code, 1558 Edition, published by the International Conference of Building Officials adopted by reference by the City of Ct. Louis Park as a part of its building code which is referred to herein as the St. Louis Park Building Code. References herein to Chapter 203 of the Uniform Building Code or subsections thereof, shall mean and refer to corresponding section of the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code relative to removal, repair or to demolition of buildings as found i:i Section 5:1025 to 5:1036 :hereof. Used. Used shall mean used or designed or intended to be used. Vent Shaft. Vent shaft is a court used only to ventilate or light a water closet, bath, toilet, or utility room or other service room. i endow. Window shall mean a glazed opening, including glazed doors, which open upon a yard, court, or recess from a court, ora vent shaft ,open and unobstructed to the sky. -- Yard. Yard is an open, unoccupied space, other than a court, unob- structed from the ground to the sky, c::cept where specifically provided by this Code, o the lot on which a building i:: situated. Section 5:2501. Adoption of Housing Code by Reference. There is hereby adopted by the City of St. Louis Parc for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing maintenance, occupancy, and use of dwellings and premises, that certain code entitled the "Uniform Housing Code, 1961 Edition" prepared by -7- • ,' • the International Conference of Building Officials and the whole thereof, save and except Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 thereof, which adopted portion consists of Chapters 5, 5 , 7, 8, 9, and 10 thereof,not lec� than three (3) copies of which code have been •and now are filed in the office of the Clerk of the City of :.;t. Louis Park and marked "Official Copies" and the said portions of the same are hereby adopted and incor- porated :to fully as if set out at length heroin, and from the date on which this ordinance shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the City of St. Louis Park. ection 5:2502. Appeals. Whenever the Building Cfficial shall take action which is disputed, or when it is claimed that the provisions of the code do not apply or that the truc intent and meaning of the code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the aggrieved party may appeal from the decision of the Building Official to the Building Construction Code Advisory Commission for its recommen- dation v:inin 30 days from the date of the decision of the Building Official and to the City Council for final decision. Section 5:2503. Separability. Should any section, subdivision, clause, paragraph, sentence, or word of this ordinance, or of the code hereby adopted, be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction for any reason to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole nor any part thereof othcr than the part so declared to be invalid, it is the intent of the City Council that it would have passed all other portions of this ordinance independent of the elimin- ation herefrom of any such portion as .-nay be declared invalid. SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publication. e Adopted by the City Council September 24, 19 Attest: c,(y Glcr cvicwcc1.for- admitxstration: Approved as to form and legality: r f /(11 �i1�1'11C/�l'L 2. Mayor City ivia r -8- City t racy to OR7INANCS NQ. 852 Entitlyd: AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE MAINTENANCE OCCUPANCY AND USE OF DWELLINGS, AND PREMISES IN THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS.PARK TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE BY ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS GOVERNING BASIC EQUIPMENT AND ,', FACILITIES, PHYSICAL -CONDITION, MAINTENANCE, OCCUPANCY'AND USE OF SUCH DWELLINGS, PREMISES AND1STRUCTURES: PROVIDING FOR ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES Tr.tror?i ; " Date FOR VIOLATION THEREOF. - , First %.eac . 1;--Cr:t7-62.Walvcid yes Sec0:.cl i '"i:.._;lz- ,atoil-24=52Anived yes Vote: f,170 7 N'b1isn ", '„__Septembe�27_,_19G2� Ef re:.t-v , D.cc OctoLerJ2. 1962 • r AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION St. Louis Park Dispatch 5407 Excclsior Blvd. SLllt or \llllnesot. / ss c "mutt of lienncpin� St. Louis Pork, Minnesota 11111\ 1 111 IU\ /2•022 1101. ,w.an .'n 11011 ,25s 11111 ha now In 0nd du -Ing all 1.h, time berth ii 6 1 , JOII\ 1 e (LTO\ the publisher and printer of the newspaper known 1'1 s1. 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Arlo 1.d Ora inarce No 852• • • • 11(1)1» 1 .111(1 15 , p'1 t hereof was cut from the columns of said neusp ,pc-, uas published 1111 n n, 111 111. 1 u I'-'1 1 ucgu.ge once a week for onesucetsslse necks that it was 11r nn ))2111151)1)l on the 27 tri 1) rt 1fltc 011 , " If 19 Jay of Se; tense r , 19 62 and of each Reek to and Incl iding the and that the Wooing 1s a copy of the Im,er case '111'1 a 11. 55001 It 1, „kit 115 !miffed to hoe been the adze ai.d kind of type wed in the public" n"11,1 rd ri cc, ::o alcde!ghlpklmnopgrstu,-„ ayz Publisher 5, 2,22,.:) old 5„' n v, hero, n,e thea - - ` 101135 of asp `eJlt er Thom 12 O t illlams holarC rubib Hennepin County Minn My Commission Expires June 16 1967 him by this Code It c Responsibilities Defined. Ev- ery owner remain-. liable for vioH• lions of duttes Imposed, upon heti by this Cod•• even though an 04001 tbw5 s. du. 'Unposed on. the ...it, pints of his-, 0ulldIng.., and tvtn though the ,,owner., h.ta4 by agree - tot 11 Imposed) on4lhc 0t, truant the tluty of furnishing require -I squid. mint ur_ of complying with thl. Curie 'j Every owner, or his agent In addition to being` responsible for malntolning his building In o sound structural condition. shall be re - of sponsible ldingfor or'premi� athat which he occuplese,or controls 1n a clean. sanitary., and safe eondlUon-Includ- ;ing the shared or publle'aress In a building containing two_ or more tdwelling units Every owrer shall where re- quired by this Code the health or- dinances _or r•dluonces_or the, health officer. ,fur- ntsh and ,mentain such approved annit.ry facilities as ,requiredt land shall furnish and.maintain approved de%1001 equipment. or facilities for the preventioa:43f Insect and rodent Infestation. and where. Infestation has taken place. shall -b MQxb ,iesponsl- blc for the termination of any Insects: rodents:tor other pests'%”hen such extermination Is not spec'flcal• 1.y made the; responsibility, of the occupant by Mw or ru1Og t Every ...occupant o: a dwelUng unit In addition to being responsi- ble for keepIng In a clean flan. nary ord safe. condition that pan of duelling ors dwelling unit or controls whfcebaalll' dispose occupies of all his rubbish. garbage and other organic wnstc In a manner required by the health ordinance and approved 'b' the health officer Every occupant shall, where re- quired by this Code. the health or din -ince or the health officer fur rash and. ;maintain approved de- %ites equPment or facilities neves. sary to keep his premise" safe and sanitary Section 5 2202. All buildings or portions thereof which are deter- mined to be substandard as, de- - tined In _this Code ore hereby. de• +-tared to be public nuisances and shall be abated by repair. rehablll lotion demolition. or removal In ac- cordance with the procedure 'spe- cified In Sections 5 1023 to 5 1036 both Inclusive of the St Louis Park Ordinance Code Section 5 2204 1t shall be un lawful 'or any person firm or cor- poration to erect. construct en- large alter repa'r, move "nprove r1.mose convert. or demolish. equip use, occupy or maintain any build - Ing or structure in the city or cause or permit the same to be ,done contrary to or In ytelutlon of am f the provisions of this Code Anv person firm or corpora - 1 tion violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and each such per son shrill be deemed guilty of n separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof daring which any ,Inlntlnrl of any of+tho Prov! stone of this Code le committed continued on permitted and upon conNctlon of an) such violation such person shall be punished by a fine of nit more than one hundred dollars 13100 00) 0- by 1-nprlson- meal for not to exceed ninety 1901 days 5 2301 ,No person firm or eorporat'on shall erect. construct. enlarge. alter." repair move 1m. prove. 'remove convert, or demol sh any bulldtng or structure or cause or permit the same to to done. without first obtaintng a sep- arate building permit 'or each such boue'Ing or structure from the City of St Louis Park In the manner and according to the applicable con - Wilms prescribed in 5t 1.nula Park IIulldlna Cnde Section S 2303 All buildings or structure+ w )thin the scope o1 this Ce1"10 end all con.truetlnn or work horizontal exits. extenour co.trts. and ynrda-- tamlly Family Is an Indivldu al or two 0r more person, rel tied by blood•nr, main -lige or 1 grout, of not more 10101 1rvt I.trsnm r• - a Iue111,C scry u,w who nerd 11,1 15 reit laid by blood Or m ,rr, ,tic In Ing/tl,gcther In , dwelling e, 04.ridr 1Gn d 1.1.5611 (..1 4G Level) Is the uvtr lite of the finished ground level at 1116 es,4 ler of all walls of a building 10 case walls are parallel to and with- in five .feet,(5') of a sidewalk. the above -grounA levo) shall be meas ured at the sidewalk Goest. Guest is any person hir Ing or occupying a room for living or sleeping purposes. ' Guest Room Guest room Is any, room or rooms used. or Intended to be used by a guest for sleep,ng purposes Every one hundred square feet 1100 aq Il 1 of superficial floor area _In a dorml•ory 1s a guest room' Habitable Room. Hahltable room •eht.11 mean any -room meet. Ing the requirements of the Code for sleeping living. cooking or din big purposes excluding such en. closed places as closets pantries bath or toilet rooms. service rooms connecting corridors. laundries un- finished attics. foyers. storage spacescellars. utlllt.v rooms and similar lm Health Officer. Health officer shall be the legally designated head of 1 0,Department of Health of thfa City. or his duly authorized repre sentauve- Hot Water Hot water shall be water at a temperature of not lea than 120 degrees F Hotel Hotel is any building con taming six cr more guest rooms In tended or designed to be used or which are used. rented or hired out to be occupied. or which are occu• pled for sleeping purposes In ir moneyh. good labor er n t 1 or othcrwi e It doer.not Include any Jail hes- pllal., asymm sanitarium orp'.an- age. Arson detention home or oth- er Institution In which human be- ings are housed and•detalned unser legal restraint. Interior l.W interior Lot Is a !o1 other than a comer lot. Kitchen Kitchen shall mean a room.used, or designed to be used for the preparn1on of food Lodging (louse Lodging house Is any building or portion thereof containing not more than five guest rooms which are used by not more than the guests where rent Is pald in money ggtc-ul(n-ors. labor or other- wlth all of the eq 'u emeng house d nf cam h15 Code for dwellings Nuisance The following shall be ieflned as nuisances til Any public nuisance known at common law or 1n vault, Jurisprudence Ib) Any attractive nuisance which mcv prove detrimental to 'children whether to a building cn tho premises of a building. or upon an unoccupied 1o1 Thla Includes any abandoned wells chop" barementr or 050050 tion, abandoned refrigerator• and motor veluetcs or an, structural), unsound fences or structures nr ane lumber trash fences debris or ,egeta lion wench',naa prose n hazard for Irqulsitl,e minors '10) Whateser as dangerous to human life or Is detrimental io health -Id) Overcrowding a room with occupants te5 nauffrclent %mlllatlnn nr 11. lamination `111 Inadequate or- Iflaanitarl sewerage-or•plurnbtng facilities" 1a1 Uncleanliness lhl Whatever renders air. food. or drink unwholesome or det. Amental 10 the health of hu man beings Occupied Space The total a co (011ie lal PubllcaUon) SEPTESIBEH 17, 1062' 7C ORDIVAVCEIVO 052 AN ORDISASCE REGLLATISG THE VAISTEV\SCE OLCU- PASC•1 ASD LSE OF D'(ELL. 1SGS', AND PR'\IIeFS 1% TIIE CIT\ OF ST LOLIS PARK TO PROTECT TIIE PUBLIC HEALTH SAFET' \SD NEI FARE R\ ES IABLISHISG VIVI'IUJI STAND- ARDS GOER\ISG BASIC FQUIP 3tFST AND FACILITIF S P115 SI - CAL LOS11TIOV VAISTI NASLF OCCUPA\C1 ASD LSI VF 4((11 11g Ft i IN4ltt, 11111 stistiv AVD STIIUt TI It 1, 5 I•IM% 1115211 2-1111 A D 11 1 S I S T K A r t O S F S F ONE\I ENT ASU i'I:NAITIF S FOR 1101 ATIOS TITER F.OF WHEREAS the ellmu, (bon slums and li'ghiad areas ',nd the presentlon of tool- future growth e- a major objeclne of the Ots Cows cd of the Clts of •,t Lout. Park and WHEREAS the Cin has the right under its Charter to regulate the maintenance and oceupanes of all buildings and structures w,thIn ns boundaries and WHEREAS the Clts Council Is of the amnion that the 00 lc(nent nl this Ordmnnce Is neeessal s In nr der to protect the public health from the dangers 01 slutn condi lions blighted are ,s Ind suhstind and housing and WHEREAS the Cin has the right and dots to adopt and enforce such police health and s mil Ira regain Bons 0a ore nt0efsarw In order to present the spread of (faience Ind WHEREAS the experience of all Cities has demonstrated that 5lun, and blighted area- result from ins proper maintenance of dsselllnf,s Inadequate sam•atlot °actcro sdulg of do elllnrs and go neral rommunl to neglect and WHEREAS the Ots Connell deerrs the enacttneet and enforce mens of this Ordinance spalls 05- scntl3, In order to mobil -kin and pron c•e the peace lases health se curin and properta of nur inhabit ants and to pro,note the general well ire of the Cit) and WHEREAS In the City of St Lou Is Park there are or alas to the future be dwelling structures which are so dilap dated unsafe danger- ous unh)gtcnic nr insanitars as to constitute .1 menace to the hea'In and aolcts Of the people of this Ctn of St Louis Park THE CITY OF ST LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN SFCTION 1 That maintenance occupancy and use of dwellings and premises are hereon regalated as follows SecUen 3 2101 Sections 5 2101 to 5 2503 Incluslse shall be known a5 the Housing Codc ntas he clad as such and will be referred to herein as this Code Section 5 2102 The purpose 01 this Code Is to preside minimum requirements for the protection ti life 1.mb health propel) safcts and welfare of the reneral nubile and the owners and occupants of renldentlal bulldmg• Section 5 2103 la) Application The pr es lsacns 0 11125 Code shall opals t0 all buildings or- portion, •hereof used or designed or In tet dc6 10 be used for hunnn h sou a110n Such otcupnnctes In existing bu Idngn maw be conlmuci is pro Med in Section 5 104 I0) of the St Lour ('ark Building Codc extent such structure ix are Wind (0 00 subsl arida rd ws dc hued in thts Coda 1121, se ,ns building or portion Ncrtol aied or Intended In be 000(1 1s an apartment house or ho tel the prosnaons of acts Corte shall apply to INC sep,rnte noru,,s 0• if :hes %ser, seri-irate bulldinss 101 Alteration 6vstlng build Ings which ire slimed cr enlarged 5t all be made to conform to this Code Insnta^ ns the new cork I5 concerned aid in accord Ince with Stctlml 3 104 Subdtw lsl1ns b d ant' e of the St Louis P irk Rulldmg Lode ice Relocation Fsntula build Ings wroth art mored or 1,114 lied 55.11 to cnn,ldere,lmu 1., lid Ings and shall consolss with all the requirements of (M, C. ar NecUOn 5 •101 ,sAuthcrlls The Building O•heal 0 torch, s thorl.ca and directed to enforce .11 the prosrstons of this Code 'b. Right c' Eatr' Loon pre 5enlalton of proper c^edenuals the Bmld,rg Official or his dull autbn lied representntlses maw inter a• reasonable times a IS building structure or premises in the Cits to perform ane du., Imposed upon arate building permit 'or each sub h building or structure 'rom the Clts Of `,t Louis Park In the manner and according to the applicable con dations prescribed In St Louts P .05 Building Code Section 3 2303 All buildings or structures within Inc scope of this work for de tad which a all is ertqulretiod shat' be subject to Inspection by 1 h e 13utldmk Official In accordance with and 1n the manner prof lded hs this Code and the 5t Louts Park Enid •ng Codc Section 5 2401 For the purpast of this Code certain abbrestad,ns terms phrases words. and then derlsatises shall be construed a• shall mean ans room used for star petit led In this Chapter Words age bath or utlllt, purposes and used In the singular Include t0, not In luded In tic definition of h,1. plaral and the plural the singular,table rooms Woras used in 1,e mnscullnc gen Story Story is that portion of a der mtlude the feminine and the building Included between the upper feminine the mason me Terms surface of any floor and the upper words phrases and •hclr dense surface of the floor next otiose tltcs u_ed but not speciheally de except that the topmost story shall hoed In this Code shall hose Ili, 1>e th3t portion of a building In meaning defined in Cnapter 4 of int eluded between the upper surface Uniform, Building Code as adopted of the topmost floor and Lhe ceiling tis Irrercnte .0 .1 Part .d the SI or roof above If the finished floor L Park Ru11Aln). Code level directly ribose a basement nr Apnrlmenl An lrtmenl ehnld total is more tn0n ale feet l0 , dwelong now us defined a` 'la,vn drndnl o th basemenr t or 'l (1m t ode ler t hull be t owsldered a slur) Alartmenl Muse Aportmcm Superficial t•loor Area Super house is ans building or portion ficial floor area shall mean the net I hereof whlth Is designed built floor area within the enc'osing walls tented teased let or hired nut to of (toe room In which the ceiling (x n( cuptt d or which Is occulted as height (3 not less than floe feet the home or residence of three or (5) excluding bunt • In equip - more families Ining Independcntls menl such as war, robes canines of cacti other in dwelling units as kitchen units, or fixtures defined In this Code Uniform Building Code shall Approsed Approsed as to ma mean those portions of the Uniforn, teri7ls and tspes of construction re Building Code, 1958 Edition pub. fors to upproanl by the Building Of Ilshed by the Internatlonnl Confer t r6,1 is the result or Insestigall. I' enc.. of Bulling Officials adopted and tests eonducteu b) him or in by reference by the City of St Lou reason of accepted principles or Is ?ark as a part of Its building tests tis national authorities tech code which Is referred to herein as nicil or scientific organtzatwns the St Louis Park Building Code Basement Basement Is thal por- References herein to Chapter 203 tion of a building between floor Ind of the Uniform Building Code or ceiling which Is piety below and subsections thereof shall mean and lards ahose grade as defined in refer to corresponding section of the this Chapter but so located that St Louts Park Ordinance Code rel the vertical distance from grade L, alive to removal repair or to dem the floor below Is leas Ivan the ver MUM of buildings as found In tlrul 415(30.0 from grade In tell Set lion 31025 to 5 10.16 1 hereof inp Used Used shall mean used or Board of Appeals Board of An. de tlgned or Intended to be used J,clls when used herein shall meal Vent Shaft Vent shaft is a court rhe Budding Construction Codes Used only to ventilate or light a so Adsisory Commission of the Cita u tet closet bath roller or ullha Si Lau s Park room or Other service room Itdarding (louse Boarding NousWindow Window shall mean a Is a lodging house In which men, -glared opening Including 0(a.e are prosided dears which open upon a surd Building Butldhg shall mea court or recess from a court or any building or s•rucwrc or par ra rent shaft open and unfit.,lion thereof which Is used nr de st rusted to the sky s.gned or Intended to lie used fn Yard Yard le an open unoc human hnbltatlon for thing sloe cu led space other than a court Irg cooking or eating Parpos0S n unobstructed from the ground to ,nv combination thereof the ak except where s Building. Existing Exlstln • Y P peclllca 10 building 1s a building erected prat oro which h ba building ( this Code on int to the adoption of this Code or on Section 5 2501 Adoption o for which .1 legal building perm) Rousing Code by Reference There has been Issued 1n hereby adopted In the City o Building Official Building Of St Louts Parts for the purpose o flclal Is the officer charged oil Ilse administration and enforcemen presedbing regulations governlii of this Code or lits regularls nu maintenance occupancy, and use n ofOrizcd deputy 10 wit the build thin and premises tn_1 eer Ing Inspector also known as the Su talo rode entitled the Uniform perslsor of Protective Inspection Housing Code 1081 Edition pre and the Health Officer with respcec� pncet by the International Officials Confer to sorhatlnn .rid health provision whole thereof. save and except her Ctlling Height. Ceiling neigh Chawhich i thereof adopted portion consists of shall be the clear serosal 2210-distane Chapters 3, 6 7, 8, 9, and 10 (here from frothe finished floor to the n of not less than three 131 copies (shed ceiling of whleb code have been and now Cedar Cellar n that laon of are filed n the off1c_ of the Clerk d building Is wholly floor and cell Of the Qty of SL Louie Park and b g grade 1s wholly or partly o marked -"Official. Copies and Inc low and e as enthl In Is Cha Bald on9 of the same are here- to and so mrlocated that the floor a Parti distance from grade to the Roor for by adopted and Incorporated As fol low Is equal to or greater than the ly as If set out at length herein grade to red from the date on which this vertical distance from grade log ordinance shalltake effect the pro- Coact Court Is on open nous visions thereof shall be controlling cupped apace ex -lending nil more within the Ilmlts of the City of St than 24 inches below finish grade Louts Park anti hounded an two or more side., Section 3 2302 Appeals When b) the walls of the building An in ever the Building Ofllelal shall take oar court Is n court ent'rel,' gtlhln action which is disputed or when the exterior watts of a building All It is claimed that the pros lslons other courts are outer court• of the code do not apply or that Dormitory Dormltnrs is room the true Intent and meaning of 111e occupltd tis more than two guests Codc have been misconstrued or Uweliinf D, e'lu•g is ans build wrongly lnterpre•ed the 0000,escd Ing or am onion thereof winchpartv may appeal from the (_ci Is not an \nartrncnt Hnust a Mon Of the Bur'ding Official t, the Lodg.ng Ifoasc or a Hotel as Building Corstrucuon Code Ad defined n tn. Codc which ran stsory Commission for its recom tains one or two Dwelling Units mendation within 30 days from the or Guest Room, used Intended date of the decision of •he Build or designed 1. be built used ren,ed ing Melo, and to the Cin Council teased let or hirer nut in be cm- for final decision cuplcd or • hlch are act - fq,ted fol Section 5 2303 Separabllln t l2ng purpose. Should any section subdts lslon Uwelling Lnit Dwelling unit Is clause paragraph sentence or a rune of two or more hnbltablr 'arid of this ordinance or of the rooms whl.h are occupied or sshl, h Code hereby adopted be dechred Ire Intended or de,lrned to be ,u Iw n court of competent jurlsdir cuplcd ba one !,1,1115 5,2th fn,,iftIr, tlnr, tor On) rr0u0n 10 be Inv ..10 for I(tnl. sleepnr tookinr and din such decision shall not affect •11 in 5nlldlh of the ordinance as n wr nur ans part thereof one- than pill so declared to be In5and 11 the Intent of the Cl* Council t It would hale passed all 0 her ,,rr r 6, Dons of this ordn^nce mdepen•5 rh IunllnallOOl Ill Inadequate or fns lndlare sewerage or plumbing 1'IcllIIies lgj incleanllness (hl Whateser renders air food or drink unwholesome or dot- rlmental to the health 'f hu mall beings Occupied Space The total a ea of an bu1101n65 or structures on ony lot or parcel of ground pro- jectet. on a horizontal plane exelud ing W rmltted projections as 11 lowed by (lits Code Rooming House Rooming House shall mean the same as Lodging House Service Room Service room Efflclears Its Ing Lnll Efflc,en cs ins Ing unl Is ans room his ing cooking fault ,es used for combined Mine dining and slcep•ng par poet, and meson Inc requirtmenis of :section 11 503 Ib( Exception 1.511 Est• Is a continuous and unobstructed means of egress to a public wa) and shrill Include Inter s ening doer. ass corridors ramps statrwaSs amokeproof enclosures of the elimination herefrom of a so c.f.", �f,,p such portion as may be det&,C e�1, r, •i ..'i Invalid rr1w r CTIONhidlna ccjreo , T1 1 fs lake fifteen drr' .OF�0 publication 2'I,, s I ff It!) 0CA j r >. 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