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<br /> <br />City of Elk River <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date <br /> <br />Item Number <br />5.7. <br /> <br />Prepared by <br />Angela Hanske, Past Legal Intern and <br />oan Schmidt, Ci Clerk <br />Reviewed by <br />Bruce West, Fire Chief <br /> <br />Administration October 2, 2006 <br />Item Description <br />Amendments to Cha ter 30 of the Ci Code <br /> <br />Introduction <br />The current draft of Chapter 30 of the City Code contains defInitions that are outdated as a result of <br />structural and administrative changes in the City of Elk River. The amendments contained in this <br />proposed ordinance will assure that the code contains accurate descriptions of who has authority to <br />enforce what code provisions. <br /> <br />Discussion <br />Three existing defInitions from ~30-1 must be removed, and replaced with the appropriate deflnition. The <br />removals and replacements must occur throughout the Chapter. <br /> <br />First, the deflnition for Building and Zoning Administrator must be removed because the position no longer <br />exists. All duties once performed in that position have been delegated to the Fire Chief. The current <br />deflnition of Fire Chiefis vague, and an amended deflnition is required to clarify the position and its <br />duties. <br /> <br />Second, the term Uniform Building Code must be removed because it is no longer in use by the City or the <br />State. Where the term appears in Chapter 30, Article III, section 30-262(b) it will be replaced with the <br />term Property Maintenance Code. <br /> <br />Third, the tide Building and Zoning Official is an improper tide, and must be changed to Building Official. The <br />current deflnition is also vague in its description of duties, and should be clarifIed. <br /> <br />The current city code also fails to defme fire code. Proposed language for a deflnition has been inserted <br />with the defmitions. <br /> <br />Two other clarifIcations also need to be made to the body of the ordinance. First, in section 30-196(b), <br />license renewal will occur only where the premises has completed and passed an inspection within the last <br />year. Second, in section 30-264(e) screens should be required between January and December each year. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br /> <br />These changes will result in reprinting and re-codifIcation fees. <br /> <br />Attachments <br />1. Ordinance No. 06-_ Amending Chapter 30 of the City Code <br />2. Summary Resolution of the proposed ordinance for publication purposes <br /> <br />s: \ Council\) oan \ Ordinance Changes \RFCA-Chapter 30.doc <br />