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July 21, 1980
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ORDINANCE NO. /4/7
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE,
CHAPTER 8; BY ADOPTING THE 1979 UNIFORM FIRE CODE, BY REFERENCE
THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK ORDAINS:
Section 1. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Chapter 8,
-.Part 1, Section 8-105 (4) is repealed. The following, .
sections shall be renumbered as follows: 8-105(,5)(4),,";
87105(6)(5),-,8-105(7)(6), 8-105(8)(7).
Section 2. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Section 8-105 (4d)
shall be amended to read:
Section 3.
Penalty for Failure to Comply. Any person to whom an order
is directed who shall fail to comply with such an order
within the specified time shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not mere than to
exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned for a
period not to exceed -ninety (90) days, or both.
The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Chapter 8, Part 3,
Section 8-301 shall be amended to read:
Adoption of Fore Preveet4ee Gede Uniform Fire Code by
Reference. There is hereby adopted by the City of St.
Louis Park for the purposes of prescribing regulations
governing conditions hazardous to life and property from
fire or explosion, that certain code entitled the-'F4re
Preveet4ee-6ede2;-reeemweeded-5y-t5e-Amer4ean-imsaraeee
A4ssee4at4ee-397A-ed4i:4ee "Uniform Fire Code, 1979 Edition"
as published by the International Conference of Building
Officials and the Western Fire Chiefs Association, and the
whole thereof, except such portions as are hereinafter deleted,
modified or amended, of which code not less than three copies
have been and now are filed in the office of the Clerk of
the City of St. Louis Park and marked "Official Copies" and
the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if
set out at length herein,,,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.
Section 4. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Chapter 8, Part 3,
Section 8-304 is amended to read:
Definitions
(1) Wherever the word "Municipality" is used in the
F4re-Prevent4en-Gede, Uniform Fire Code, it shall
mean the City of St. Louis Park.
(2) Wherever the words "Chief" or "Chief of the Bureau of
Fire Prevention" are used in the F4re-Prevemt4en-cede,
Uniform Fire Code, they shall mean the Fire Chief of
the City of St. Louis Park.
(3) Subdivision (3) is repealed.
Section 5. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Section 8-305(2)
is amended to read as follows:
Section 6.
Section 7.
(2) Limits. The limits, referred to in Section 46:64 -e -the
4 e6:64- =* e=F4re-Prevent4eR=GedeT,79.101 of -the Uniform Fire
Code; 4n-wh4eh covering new bulk. plants for flammable -liquids"
are prohibited, nes demer4s4eg-areas-deser4bed-as-R43-R23
R3;-R4;-and-RB;-as-beueded-and-estae44she-d-Oersaant=te-Oed4n-
anee=Ne =739;-passed-Beeemeer28;-49693-Rnewn-as--'St:-keu4s
Park-en4ng-9rd4nanee except as allowed by special permit
by the Council.
The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Section 8-306 is
amended to read as follows:
Establishment of Limits in which Bulk Storage of Liquified
Petroleum Gases is to be Restricted. The limits referred
to in Section 24:6a-a€-the-F4re-Prevent4en-Fede; 82.105
of the Uniform Fire Code, 4R-w194e19 covering bulk storage
of liquified petroleum gas is restricted, ienes-eea+gr4s4Rg
areas-deser46ed-as-R4;-R2;-R33-R43-and-R$3-as-estab44shed
purseant-te-9rd4nanee-Plea -739;-passed-Beeember-283-49693
known-as-26t:-66e4s-Park-ien4eg-9rd4nanee-except as allowed
by special permit by the Council.
The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Section 8-307 is
amended to read as follows:
Establishment of Limits of Districts in which Storage of
Explosives and Blasting Agents is to be Prohibited. The
limits referred to in Section 42:51-ef-the-F4re-Preyent4en
Gede3 77.106 of the Uniform Fire Code, covering storage of
explosives and blasting agents is prohibited, Zenes-eempr4s-
4ng-areas-deser4bed-as-R43-R23-R3;-R43-and-R83-as-estab44shed
perseant-te-9rd4nanee-Ne:-739;-passed-Beeember-283-4969;-knewn
as--'St:-6ea4s-Park-en4ng-9rd4nanee2: except as approved by
special permit by the Council.
A:;
Section 8. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code is amended by adding
Section 8-309 to read:
Section 8-309. Exceptions to the Uniform Fire Code , 1979
Edition. Exceptions shall be made to.the following portions
of the 1979 Uniform Fire Code:
(1) Part 1, Article 2, Division 3, Section 2.303(b), Standards:
Whenever this code is unapplicable for any reason
to any situation involving the protection of persons
and propertyfrom the hazards of fire and explosion,
the materias, methods of construction, installations,
practices or operations necessary to provide suchrpro-
tections shall be as specified in the National Fire
Protection Association Standards.
(2) Part 3, Article 10, Division 3, Section 10.310, Standpipes,
specifically Table No. 10-310- Standpipe Requirements,
second line, Box 1:
Occupancies 3 stories or more but less than 150 feet
in height, except Group R. Div. 3.
111/ Adopted by the City Council August 4, 1980.
Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk
Reviewed for administration: Approved as to form and legality:
Acting City Manager City Attorney
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SUN
NEWSPAPERS
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
ST. LOUIS PARK SUN
924 Excelsior Avenue West Hopkins, Minnnesot
State of Minnesota
County of Hennepin
D K MORTENSON, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times here stated has been the
vice president and general manager of the newspaper know 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 (east 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
advertisement (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 (east 75%
of its total circulation currently paid or_nomore 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 and at which said newspaper is printed (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 1 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. 1474
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 onesuccessive weeks,
that it was first so published on Wed the 13th day of August 19 80
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
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13th
(Official Publication)
ORDINANCE No 1474
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ST LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE,
CHAPTER 8, BY ADOPTING THE 1979 UNIFORM FIRE CODE, BY
REFERENCE
THE CITY.CCPUNCID OF ST LOUIS PARK ORDAINS
Sec 1 The St Louis Park Ordinance Code, Sections 8-105(4) and 8-304(3)
are repealed, Sections 8-105, 8-301, 8-304 8-305(2), 8-306, 8-307 are amended,
and Section 8-309 is added, to,read
Section 8-105(4) (5) (6) ;(7)(8) renumbered due to repeal of (3), to Sec
8-105(4) (5) (6) (7)
Section 8-105 (4) (d) Penalty for Failure to Comply Any person to whom an
order is directed who shall f fill to compl) with such order within the specified
time shall be guilty of a misdemeanor .ind upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars (1500 00) or imprisoned for a period
not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both (Sect 8-105 (5) (d), Amended by Ord
1407, May 1, 1978)
PART 3 - Unlfoi m Fire Code
Section 8-301 Adoption of Uniform Fire Code by Reference There is hereby
adopted by the City ofStLouis Park for the purposes of prescribing
regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or
explosion, that certain code entitled "Uniform Fire Code, 1979 Edition" as
published by the International Confei ence of Building Officials and the
Western Fire Chiefs Association, and the whole thereof, except such portions
as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, of which code not less than
three copies have been and now are filed in the office of the Clerk of the City of
St Louis
and incorporated asd"Official
Copies"
aslf set out at length herein, and from the
adopted
date on which this ordinance shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be
controlling within the limits of the Cit) of St Louis Park
Section 8-304 Definitions.
(1) Wherever the work"Municipality" is used in the Uniform Fire Code, it
shall mean the City, of St Louis Park
Wherever the dd
(2) in the Uniform Fire BCode, they shall mean the Fire Chief iof the City of
St Louis Park
Section 8-305t'EStabUshmeot of Whits of Districts In Which Storage of
Flatmable LIIiYIdn in Outside Above Ground Tanks 1s to be Prohibited
(2) Limites The covering new bulkreferral
p plants in
Uniform
for flammable liquids are
Code,prohibited
except as allowed by special permit by the Council
Section 8-908 Establishment of Limits In which Bulk Storage of Liquified
Petroleum Gases is to be Restricted ,The limits referred to In Section 82 105 of
the Uniform Fire Code, hovering bulk storage of liquified petroleum gas is
restricted, except as allowed by special permit by the Council
Section 8-307. Establishment of Limits of Districts in which Storage of
Explosives and Blasting Agents Is to be Prohibited The limits referred to in
, Section 77 108 of, the Uniform Fire'Code, covering storage of explosives and
blasting agents is prohibited, except as approved by special permit by the
Council •
Section 8409 Excep-
tions shall be made to Exceptions Edition p
he following portions the 1979 UniformFire Code
(1) Part 1, Article 2, Division 3, Section 2 303(b), Standards
Whenever this code is unappllcable for any reason to any situation
involving the protection of persons and property from the hazards of
fire 'and explosion, the materials, methods of construction, .installa-
tions, practices or operations necessary to provide such protections
shall be as specified in the National Fire, Protection Association
Standards
(2) Part Table No 10-310- Article Standpipe R0, Division equirements, s, seon 10 cond line, Box specifically
Occupancies 3 stories or more but less than 150 feet in height, except
Group R Div 3
Section 2 Effective Date This ordinance shall take effect 15 days after its
publication
Adopted by the City Council August 4, 1980 (s) PHYLLIS W McQUAID
Mayor
Attest
(s) EARL E HANSON
City Clerk
Reviewed for administration
(s) WILLIAM L THIBAULT
Acting City Manager
day of August 19 80
MERIDEL M. HEDBLOM
NOTARY PUBLIC - MINNESOTA
HENNEPIN COUNTY
My commission expires July 2, 19Y6
Approved as to form and legality
(s) WAYNE 0CityHAAttorney
(Aug 13, 1980 -SLP
August 4, 1980
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ORDINANCE No. 1474
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK
ORDINANCE CODE, CHAPTER 8; BY ADOPTING
THE 1979 UNIFORM FIRE CODE, BY REFERENCE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF ST. LOUIS PARK ORDAINS:
Sec. 1. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Sections 8-105(4) and
8-304(3) are repealed; Sections 8-105, 8-301, 8-304, 8-305(2), 8-306,
8-307 are amended; and Section 8-309 is added, to read:
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(f) Inadequate fire extinguishing equipment.
(g) Materials and buildings especially
susceptible to fire.
(h) Conditions endangering other property or
occupants.
(i) Any other fire hazards dangerous to life
or property.
(4) Order to Correct Violation. Where violations of this
ordinance or of any other laws or ordinances relating
to fire hazards are found by the Chief or authorized
inspector, a written order to correct the violation
upon the owner, operator, occupant or other person
responsible for the violation.
(a) Method of Service. The order required herein
shall be served in one of the following ways:
(i) By making personal delivery
of the order to the person responsible.
(ii) By leaving the order with some person
of suitable age and discretion
upon the premises
August 4, 1980 113
(iii) By affixing a copy of the order to
the door at the entrance of the
premises in violation.
(iv) By mailing a copy of the order to
the last known address of the
owner of the premises, by registered
mail.
(v) By publishing a copy of the order in
the official newspaper once a
week, for three successive weeks.
(b) Time for Compliance. The order required herein
shall set forth a time limit for compliance,
dependent upon the hazard and danger created
by the violation. In cases of extreme danger
to persons or property, the Chief shall have
the authority to require compliance immediately
upon service of the order.
(c) Appeal from Order. A person to whom an order
hereunder is directed shall have the right,
within twenty-four hours of the service of
such order, to appeal to the City Manager,
who shall review such order within three days
and file his decision thereon. Unless the
order is revoked or modified, it shall remain
in full force and be obeyed by the person to
whom directed. No person to whom an order is
directed shall fail to comply with such order
within five days after an appeal shall have
been determined, or the time specified in
the original order, whichever is later.
(d) Penalty for Failure to Comply. Any person to
whom an order is directed who shall fail to
comply with such order within the specified
time shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined not
to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or
imprisoned for a period not to exceed ninety
(90) days, or both.
(Sect. 8-105 (5) (d), Amended by Ord. 1407,
May 1, 1978)
August 4, 1980
(5)
(e) Failure to Comply. When a person to whom
an order is directed shall fail to comply
within the specified time, the Chief shall
have the authority, with approval of the
City Manager, to contract with others for the
removal of such materials and the person to
.whom the order is directed shall be
obligated forthwith to reimburse the City
for the said costs. The person removing
material under a contract made hereunder
shall be authorized to enter the premises
and to remove such material. If the cost
of removal is not paid within thirty days
after receipt of a statement therefor from
the Chief, such cost shall be levied against
the property upon which said fire hazard
exists, as a Special Assessment. The levying
of such assessment shall not affect the
liability of the person to whom the order is
directed, to fine and imprisonment, as herein
provided.
Investigation of Fires. The Chief or designated officer
shall investigate promptly the cause, origin and
circumstance of each and every fire occurring in the
City in which property has been destroyed or damaged,
and if it appears to the officer making investigation
that such fire is of suspicious origin, he shall then
take immediate charge of the physical evidence and notify
the proper authorities designated by law to make the
investigation of such matters and shall further cooperate
with them in the collection of the evidence and in the
prosecution of the case.
(6) Record of Fires. The Chief shall keep a record of all
fires and of all the facts concerning the same, including
statistics as to the extent of such fires and the
damage caused thereby, and whether such losses were
covered by insurance and if so, in what amount.
(7) Report on Activity of Fire Prevention Division. The Chief
of the Fire Department shall submit a monthly report on
the Fire Prevention activities of the Department under
this section to the City Manager once each month.
August 4, 1980
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PART 3 - Uniform Fire Code
Section 8-301. Adoption of Uniform Fire Code by Reference. There
is hereby,adopted by the City of St. Louis Park for the purposes of
prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and
property from fire or explosion, that certain code entitled "Uniform
Fire Code, 1979 Edition" as published by the International Conference
of Building Officials and the Western Fire Chiefs Association, and
the whole thereof, except such portions as are hereinafter deleted,
modified or amended, of which code not less than three copies have
been and now are filed in the office of the Clerk of the City of
St. Louis Park and marked "Official Copies" and the same are hereby
adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein,
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.
Section 8-302. Establishment of Bureau of Fire Prevention. The Fire
Prevention Code shall be enforced by the Bureau of Fire Prevention
in the Fire Department of the City of St. Louis Park which is hereby
established and which shall be operated under the supervision of
the Chief of the Fire Department.
Section 8-303. Duties of Bureau of Fire Prevention. The Fire
Marshal in charge of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be the
Fire Chief as set forth in Section 1-202 (2) c of the St. Louis
Park Ordinance Code. The Chief of the Fire Department may detail
such members of the Fire Department as Inspectors as shall from time
to time be necessary.
Section 8-304. Definitions.
(1) Wherever the word "Municipality" is used in the Uniform
Fire Code, it shall mean the City of Ste Louis Park.
(2) Wherever the words "Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention"
are used in the Uniform Fire Code, they shall mean the
Fire Chief of the City of St. Louis Park.
August 4, 1980 119
Section 8-305. Establishment of Limits of Districts in Which Storage
of Flammable Liquids in Outside Above Ground Tanks is to be Prohibited.
(1) Zones. Zones comprising areas described as the limits
referred to in Section 16.22 (a) of the Fire Prevention
Code in which storage of flammable liquids in outside
above -ground tanks is prohibited, are hereby established
as follows: Zones comprising areas described as Use
Districts R1, R2, R3, R4, and RB, as bounded and established
pursuant to Ordinance No. 730, passed December 28, 1959,
known as "St. Louis Park Zoning Ordinance".
(2) Limits. The limits referred to in Section 79.101 of the
Uniform Fire Code, covering new bulk plants for flammable
liquids are prohibited except as allowed by special permit
by the Council.
Section 8-306. Establishment of Limits in which Bulk Storage of
Liquified Petroleum Gases is to be Restricted. The limits referred
to in Section 82.105 of the Uniform Fire Code, covering bulk storage
of liquified petroleum gas is restricted, except as allowed by
special permit by the Council.
Section 8-307. Establishment of Limits of Districts in which Storage
of Explosives and Blasting Agents is to be Prohibited. The limits
referred to in Section 77.106 of the Uniform Fire Code, covering
storage of explosives and blasting agents is prohibited, except as
approved by special permit by the Council.
Section 8-308. AAealss.. Whenever the Chief of the Fire Department
shall disapprove an application or refuse to grant a license or
permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions of
the code do not apply, or that the true intent and meaning of the
code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant
may appeal from the decision of the Chief of the Fire Department
to the City Manager within thirty (30) days from the date of such
decision of the Fire Chief.
Section 8-309. Exceptions to the Uniform Fire Code, 1979 Edition.
Exceptions shall be made to the following portions of the 1979
Uniform Fire Code:
(1) Part 1, Article 2, Division 3, Section 2.303(b), Standards:
August 4, 1980 120
(2)
Whenever this code is unapplicable for any reason
to any situation involving the protection of persons
and property from the hazards of fire and explosion,
the materials, methods of construction, installations,
practices or operations necessary to provide such pro-
tections shall be as specified in the National Fire
Protection Association Standards.
Part 3, Article 10, Division 3, Section 10.310, Standpipes,
specifically Table No. 10-310- Standpipe Requirements,
second line, Box 1:
Occupancies 3 stories or more but less than 150 feet
in height, except Group R. Div. 3.
August 4, 1980 120.1
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Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect 15
days after its publication.
Adopted by the City Council August 4, 1980.
Attest:
-U,,4
Reviewed for administration: Approved as to form and legality:
Acting City Manager City A(torney