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Home My WebLink About1444 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1979/07/09ORDINANCE N0. . 1444 - AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO TIIE INSPECTION OF SINGLE -AND TWO-FAMILY STRUCTURES, AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE, SECTION 15-312 THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN: read-: July, 9, 1979 8a Sec. 1. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Section 15-312, is amended to Section 15-312. Issuance of Certificate. If the single -or two-family structure is in compliance with the minimal requirements of the housing code, the City Manager shall cause a certificate of health and safety compliance to be issued to the present occupant or owner, which shall state that the structure has been inspected and is in compliance with the minimal requirements of the housing code. The present occupant, owner or any agent designated by the present occupant, or owner shall obtain the certificate of health and safety compliance. (Section Z5-312 amended by Ordinance 1429, November 6, 1978) During the period of one year following its issuance, a certificate of health and safety compliance may be accepted by the City in satisfaction of the requirements of Section 15-310, without the need for a second inspection. If the City finds that the circum- stances of occupancy following the issuance of a certificate of health and safety compliance involve possible substandard mainten- ance or abnormal wear and tear, a new inspection may be required in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 15-310. (Section 15,312 amended by Ordinance 1444, July 9, 1979) Section 15-313. Filing of Certificate by Prospective Occupant or Purchaser. The present occupant or owner, or any agent designated by the present occupant or owner, shall furnish a copy of the certificate of health and safety compliance to the prospective occupant or owner, who shall file a copy of the certificate with the city. The proposed buyer or renter shall not take occupancy of the dwelling unit prior to the filing of the certificate with the city, except that upon the filing of an affidavit by the present or prospective owner or occupant, or his designated agent, approved by the Director of Inspectional Services, which sets forth the dates by which necessary corrective action shall be taken, the occupancy shall be permitted pending issuance of the certificate of health and safety compliance. Section 15-314. Review of the Ordinance. (Section Z5 -3Z4 repealed by Ordinance 1429, November 6, 1978) Section 15-315. Fee. The fee for the inspection and certificate of health and safety compliance of a single -or two family dwelling unit shall be $25 (twenty-five dollars). (Section Z5-315 amended by Ordinance 2429, November 6, 1978) July 10, 1979 744 f Sec -2 . Any person violating the 'provi s i ons__ of _thi s_ ordi nance__ shal l _ _ be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be' punished by a=fine not more than $500_or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed 90 days or both. Sec. 3. This ordinance shall effort 15 days after its publication. Adopted by the City Council July 9, 1979. w l4R..) Attest: 4cutcg4t,604/,„ City C erk sident Pro Tem Reviewed for administration: Approved as to form and legality: City Atiorney SUN NEWSPAPERS AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ST. LOUIS PARK SUN 924 Excelsior Avenue West Hopkins, Minnnesota State of Minnesota County of Hennepin DON R LARSON, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times here stated has been the president and printer of the newspaper known as The St Louis Park Sun and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows (1) Said newspaper is printed in the English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at least 900 square inches (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least once every week (3) Said newspaper has 50% of its news columns devoted to news of local interest to the community which it purports to serve and does not wholly duplicate any other publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and advertisements (4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near the municipalities which it purports to serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of at least 75% of its total circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as second- class matter in its local post -office (5) Said newspaper purports to serve the City of St Louis Park, Golden Valley School District No 275 and Robbinsdale School District No 281 in the County of Hennepin and it has its known office of issue in the City of Hopkins in said county, established and open during its regular business hours for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and maintained by the managing officer of said newspaper or persons in its employ and subject to his, direction and control during all such regular business hours and devoted exclusively during such regular) business hours to the business of the newspaper and business related thereto (6) Said newspaper files a copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical Society (7) Said newspaper is made available at single or subscription prices to any person, corporation, partnership or other unincorporated association requesting the newspaper and making the applicable payment (8) Said newspaper has complied with all foregoing conditions for at least one year preceding the day or dates of publication mentioned below (9) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior to January 1, 1966 and each January I thereafter and affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State and signed by the managing officer of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is a legal newspaper He further states on oath that the printed Ordinance No. 1444 hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published therein in the English language, once each week, for_011e_successive weeks, that it was first so published on Wed the 1 8 day of :July 19 79 and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including the day of 19 and that the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to wit abcdefghiyklm nopgrstuvwxyz Official 1'ubhca11011) ORDINANCE NO 1411 � AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE INSPECTION OF SINGLE AND TWO FAMU Y STRUCTURES, AMENDING T1IE ST LOUIS PARK, ORDINANCE CODE, SFCrION 15-112 THE CITY OF ST LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN Sec 1 The St Louis Park Or- dinance Code, Section 15-312 is amended to read Section 1 i-312 Issuance of Certificate If the sufgle-or two-fami- ly structure Is in compliance with the minimal requirements of the housing code, the City Manager shall cause a certificate of health and safety com- pliance to be issued to the present occupant or owner, which shall state that the structure has been inspected and is in compliance with the min- imal requirements of the housing code The present occupant owner or any agent designated by the present occupant or owner shall obtain the certificate of health and safety com- pliance (Section 15-312 amended by Or- dinance 1429, November 6 1978) During the period of one year follow- ing its issuance, a certificate of health and safety compliance may be accepted by the City in satisfaction of the requirements of Section 15-310 without the need for a second inspec- tion If the City finds that the circum- stances of occupancy following the issuance of a certificate of health and safety compliance involve possible substandard maintenance or ab- normal wear and tear a new inspec- tion may be iequired in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 15-310 (Section 15-310 amended by Or- dinance 1444' July 9 1979) Sec 2 Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not more than 5500 or by Imprison- ment for a period not to exceed 90 days or both Sec 3 This ordingance shall take effect 15 days after its publication Adopted by the City Council July 9, 1979 /s/s LYLE W HANJ(S President Pro Tem Attest /s/ EARL E HANSON City Clerk Reviewed for adminstration /s/ JOHN W ELWELL - City Manager Approved as to form and legality /s/ WAYNE G POPHAM City Attorney (July 18, 1979) -SLP Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18 day of July 19 79 MEREDEL M HEDBLOM NOTARY FUELIC MINNESOTA HENNEPIN COUNTY My commission expires July 2, 1986