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% <br />V, <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCH. ACTION c <br />DATE: April 5, 1995 V/ <br />ITEM NO.: j <br />O <br />'% V <br />* <br />r> <br />Department Approval: <br />Lyle Oman, Building Official <br />Bruce Vang, Field Inspector <br />Administrator Reviewed:Agenda Section: <br />Zoning <br />Item Description: Adoption of 1994 Uniform Building Code with State Amendments <br />List of Exhibits <br />A - <br />B - <br />C - <br />D - <br />Table Comparing Permit Fee Increases <br />Draft Ordinance Adopting 1994 Uniform Building Code <br />1988 UBC Fee Schedule <br />1990 UBC Fee Schedule <br />The Uniform Building Code is updated every three years and the State of Minnesota adopts the <br />Code with Amendments generally one to two years after the Code is issued. The State then <br />refers the approved Code to cities for their review and adoption. Once the State adopts the <br />Uniform Building Code, all cities in the state are required to adopt the Code having some <br />options in choosing certain Appendix chapters. Staff recommends adopting the same Appendix <br />chapters approved in 1987 and 1990. The Appendix chapters are listed in the draft of the <br />ordinance presented for Council’s review and action this evening (Exhibit B). <br />The City now enforces the 1988 UBC. The State of Minnesota has taken an unusually long time <br />in approving and adopting the 1991 version of the UBC. Because of the long delays in <br />reviewing the 1991 UBC, the State of Minnesota has decided to adopt the 1994 UBC that <br />already includes the 1991 additions and amendments. The State of Minnesota adopted the 1994 <br />UBC on March 20, 1995. <br />Staff will also prepare the necessary ordinance amendments for its contract cities. Spring Park <br />and Minnetonka Beach. <br />The 1994 UBC does include a significant increase in the Fee Schedule proposing a 40% increase <br />in permit fees. While this is a substantial increase, it is the first increase since the 1985 Code <br />was adopted by the State of Minnesota in 1987. The City of Orono adopted the 1985 Fee <br />Schedule in 1988. <br />Assuming 1995 total permit fees to be equal to the average of 1993 and 1994: <br />1993 = 175,000 <br />1994 = 149,500 <br />AVERAGE = $162,250 <br />Current fee rate would total <br />40% increase would yield <br />or an increase of <br />$162,250 <br />$227,150 <br />$ 64,900