4.60 - International Property Maintenance Code § 4.60
Section 4.60:
International Property Maintenance Code
Subdivision 1. Code Adopted
The International Property Maintenance Code, 2012 Edition, ("IPMC") published by
the International Code Council, Inc., is hereby adopted by reference for the City as
modified and amended by Subdivisions 2 below. The IPMC, as modified and
amended by Subdivisions 2 below, shall be considered a part of this Section as if
set out in full herein and shall be referred to as the Golden Valley Property
Maintenance Code.
Subdivision 2. Amendments to the IPMC
The IPMC adopted by reference in Subdivision 1 is hereby amended in the following
respects for application within the City:
A. Section 101.1. This Section is revised in its entirety to read as follows:
"These regulations shall be known as the Golden Valley Property Maintenance
Code, hereinafter referred to as "this code."
B. Section 102.1. The following sentence is added at the end of this Section.
"When there is a conflict between this code and any other section of the City
Code, the more restrictive shall govern."
C. Section 102.3. In the first sentence, the terms: "International Building
Code, International Energy Conservation Code, International Fire Code,
International Fuel Gas Code, International Mechanical Code, International
Residential Code, International Plumbing Code and NFPA 70" are deleted and
replaced with "Minnesota State Building Code, the Minnesota State Fire Code,
the Minnesota Plumbing Code, the Minnesota Residential Code, the Minnesota
Fuel Gas Code, the Minnesota Mechanical Code, the Minnesota Electrical
Code, the Minnesota Residential Energy Code and the Minnesota Commercial
Energy Code." In the second sentence the term "International Zoning Code"
is deleted and replaced with "City Zoning Code as set forth in Chapter 11 of
the City Code."
D. Section 102.7. This first sentence of this Section is revised in its entirety to
read as follows: "The codes and standards referenced in this code shall be
those that are listed in the Minnesota State Building Code, the Minnesota
State Fire Code, the Minnesota Plumbing Code, the Minnesota Residential
Code, the Minnesota Fuel Gas Code, the Minnesota Mechanical Code, the
Minnesota Electrical Code, the Minnesota Residential Energy Code and the
Minnesota Commercial Energy Code and considered part of the requirements
of this code to the prescribed extent of each such reference and as further
regulated in Sections 102.7.1 and 102.7.2."
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E. Section 103. The title of this Section is revised in its entirety to read as
follows: "Administration of this Property Maintenance Code."
F. Section 103.1. This Section is revised in its entirety to read as follows: "The
City Manager or his/her designee shall administer this code."
G. Section 103.2. This Section is revised in its entirety to read as follows: "The
City Manager or his/her designee shall designate the code official responsible
for the administration and enforcement of this code."
H. Section 103.4 The term "member of the board of appeals" is deleted and
replaced with the term "administrative hearing officer."
I. Section 103.5. This Section is revised to add at the end of the existing
language: "the City's master fee schedule adopted by the City Council from
time to time."
3. Section 106.3. This first sentence of this Section is revised in its entirety to
read as follows: "Any person failing to comply with a notice of violation or
order served in accordance with Section 107 shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor or a civil offense punishable by administrative citation in
accordance with the City Code, and the violation shall be deemed a strict
liability offense."
K. Section 109.6. The second sentence of this Section is revised in its entirety
to read as follows: "Any affected person shall thereafter, be entitled to an
administrative hearing as set forth in Section 2.91 of the City Code."
L. Section 111.1. This Section is revised in its entirety to read as follows: "Any
person directly affected by a decision of the code official or a notice or order
issued under this code shall have the right to appeal to a hearing officer in an
administrative hearing as provided in Section 2.91 of the City Code, provided
that a written application for appeal is filed within twenty (20) days after the
day the decision, notice or order was served. In the case of an appeal from a
notice issued to vacate pending elimination of imminent dangers, the appeal
shall be heard as soon as possible after the time of filing. In the case of
appeals from other notices, the appeal shall be heard at such time as may be
established under Section 2.91 of the City Code. An application for appeal
shall be based on a claim that the true intent of this code or the rules legally
adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this
code do not fully apply, or the requirements of this code are adequately
satisfied by other means."
M. Sections 111.2 through Section 111.7, inclusive, are deleted in their
entirety.
N. Section 112.4. This Section is revised in its entirety to read as follows: "Any
person who shall continue any work after having been served with a stop
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work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to
remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable to a fine set forth in
the schedule referred to in Section 103.5 hereof."
0. Section 201.3. This Section is revised in its entirety to read as follows:
"Where terms are not defined in this code and are defined in the Minnesota
State Building Code, the Minnesota State Fire Code, the Minnesota Plumbing
Code, the Minnesota Residential Code, the Minnesota Fuel Gas Code, the
Minnesota Mechanical Code, the Minnesota Electrical Code, the Minnesota
Residential Energy Code, the Minnesota Commercial Energy Code and the
City of Golden Valley City Code, such terms shall have the meanings ascribed
to them as stated in those codes."
P. Section 202. The following definition is added: "CORD OF FIREWOOD.
Means a unit of cut fuel wood, equal to one hundred twenty-eight (128) cubic
feet in a stack."
Q. Section 202. The following definition is added: "FIREWOOD. Wood or wood
product used or intended for heating fuel in a dwelling or for recreational fire.
Painted or treated wood shall not be considered firewood."
R. Section 202. The following definition is added: "NEAT, SECURED STACK.
Means a stack of firewood that is piled in a regular, orderly arrangement that
is stable and reasonably resistant to collapse."
S. Section 202. The following definition is added: "RECYCLABLES. Means
items of refuse designated by the Hennepin County Department of
Environment and Energy to be part of an authorized recycling program and
which are intended for processing and remanufacture or reuse."
T. Section 202. The definition of"RUBBISH" is revised in its entirety to read:
"Combustible and noncombustible waste materials, except garbage; the term
shall include the residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke and other
combustible materials, paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior, rubber,
leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin cans, metals, mineral matter,
glass, discarded furniture (including unusable/unsafe outdoor furniture),
crockery and dust and other similar materials."
U. Section 202. The following definition is added: "YARD WASTE. Grass/lawn
clippings, leaves, weeds, garden waste (tomato vines, carrot tops, cucumber
vines, etc.) soft bodied plants (flower and vegetable plants), hedge or tree
trimmings and twigs (one quarter (1/4) inch diameter maximum), pine cones
and needles."
V. Section 302.4. The words appearing in the brackets in the first sentence are
deleted and the words "eight (8) inches" are inserted therein, and the
brackets are deleted.
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W. Section 304.1.1. The phrase "International Building Code or the
International Existing Building Code" is deleted and the term "Minnesota
State Building Code" is inserted in its place.
X. Section 304.3. The following sentence is added at the end of this Section:
"For a building existing prior to the adoption of this code by the City, the
owner shall be responsible for providing building numbering in accordance
with Section 4.06 of the City Code until replacement of such numbers is
required during a remodeling, residing, or rebuilding of the exterior of the
building, or in the event of loss or damage to some or all of such existing
numbers."
Y. Section 304.14. The date "May 1" replaces the word "DATE" in the first set
of brackets and the date "August 1" replaces the word "DATE" in the second
set of brackets, and the brackets are deleted.
Z. Section 305.1.1. The phrase "International Building Code or the
International Existing Building Code" is deleted and the term "Minnesota
State Building Code" is inserted in its place.
AA. Section 306.1.1. The term "International Building Code" is deleted and the
term "Minnesota State Building Code" is inserted in its place.
BB. Section 308.1. This Section is revised in its entirety to read as follows: "All
exterior property and premises, and the interior of every structure, shall be
free from any accumulation of rubbish, garbage, recyclables, and/or yard
waste and disposed of in accordance with Section 10.40 of the City Code."
CC. Sections 308.3.3. A new Section is added to read: "RENTAL GARBAGE
FACILITIES. All rental property owners shall be responsible for providing
garbage pickup and water and sewer services."
DD. Section 310. A new Section is added entitled: "SECTION 310 OUTDOOR
WOOD STORAGE."
EE. Sections 310.1. A new Section is added to read: "310.1. General. The
following are conditions for outdoor wood storage."
FF. Sections 310.1.1, 310.1.2, and 310.1.3. New Sections 310.1.1, 310.1.2,
and 310.1.3 are added to read:
"310.1.1 Except for firewood and construction materials necessary for on-site
work, no wood or wood product shall be kept or stored upon a residential
premises.
310.1.2 Firewood may be stored upon a residential premises solely for use on
the premises and not for resale.
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310.1.3 All firewood located upon a residential premises shall be stored as
follows:
1. The firewood shall be cut/split to a uniform shape thirty (30) inches in
length or less, stored in neat, secure stacks, and prepared for use;
2. Each stack cannot exceed a cord of firewood. The height of a woodpile
over three (3) feet shall be no more than twice its width, but in no event
shall the height exceed five (5) feet;
3. Firewood stacks must have at least ten (10) feet of space from each
other;
4. The firewood shall not be in a deteriorating state;
5. No firewood shall be stored within three (3) feet of any side or five (5)
feet of any rear property line, except that if the wood is stored in an
accessory structure the accessory structure shall meet all zoning
setback requirements; and
6. No firewood shall be stored in the front yard."
GG. Section 401.3. The term "International Building Code" is deleted and
replaced with the term "Minnesota State Building Code."
HH. Section 403.5. This Section is revised in its entirety to read as follows:
"Clothes dryer exhaust systems shall be independent of all other systems
and shall be exhausted outside the structure in accordance with the
manufacturer's instructions and the Minnesota Mechanical Code."
II. Sections 502.5 and 505.1. The term "International Plumbing Code" is
deleted and replaced with the term "Minnesota State Plumbing Code".
33. Section 602.3. The date "October 1" replaces the word "DATE" in the first
set of brackets and the date "May 1" replaces the word "DATE" in the second
set of brackets, and the brackets are deleted.
KK. Section 602.4. The date "October 1" replaces the word "DATE" in the first
set of brackets and the date "May 1" replaces the word "DATE" in the second
set of brackets, and the brackets are deleted.
LL. Section 604.3.1.1. The term "International Building Code" is deleted and
replaced with the term "Minnesota State Building Code".
MM. Section 604.3.2.1. The term "International Building Code" is deleted and
replaced with the term "Minnesota State Building Code".
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NN. Section 606.1. This first sentence of this Section is revised to read in
entirety as follows: "Elevators, dumbwaiters and escalators shall be
maintained in compliance with ASME A17 and Chapter 1307 of the Minnesota
State Building Code."
00. Section 702.1. The term "International Fire Code" is deleted and the term
"Minnesota State Fire Code" is inserted in its place.
PP. Section 702.2. The term "International Fire Code" is deleted and the term
"Minnesota State Fire Code" is inserted in its place.
QQ. Section 702.3. The term "International Building Code" is deleted and the
term "Minnesota State Building Code" is inserted in its place.
RR. Section 704.1. The term "International Fire Code" is deleted and the term
"Minnesota State Fire Code" is inserted in its place.
SS. Section 704.2. The term "International Fire Code" is deleted and the term
"Minnesota State Fire Code" is inserted in its place.
TT. Section 705. A new Section is added entitled: "SECTION 705 CARBON
MONOXIDE ALARMS."
UU. Section 705.1. A new Section is added to read: "705.1 General. Carbon
monoxide alarms shall be installed in accordance with Minnesota Statute
299F.50-51."
VV. Chapter 8. The following sentence in Chapter 8 is deleted in its entirety:
"The application of the referenced standards shall be as specified in Section
102.7."
WW. Chapter 8. In the table regarding the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers in Chapter 8, the standard reference number "A17.1/CSA B44-
2007" cited therein is changed to: "A17.1/CSA B44-2010."
XX. Chapter 8. The table regarding the International Code Council is deleted in
its entirety.
Subdivision 3. IPMC on File
At least one copy of the IPMC shall be marked CITY OF GOLDEN VALLEY - OFFICIAL
COPY and kept on file in the office of the City Clerk and open to inspection and use
by the public.
Source: Ordinance No. 563, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 7-30-15
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