SF2759 - State Building Code Municipal Enforcement

• Municipalities with State Building Code ordinances in effect as of January 1, 2008 must continue administering and enforcing the code and are prohibited from repealing their adopting ordinance, except municipalities with populations under 2,500 located outside metropolitan counties.

• Municipalities cannot adopt ordinances or development agreements requiring building code provisions different from the State Building Code, except for maintaining existing components in safe and sanitary condition or with state building official approval for more restrictive ordinances based on geological conditions.

• Cities may extend code administration and enforcement to contiguous unincorporated territory up to two miles from corporate limits with township board permission, and must provide written notice to the commissioner, county auditor, and town clerk at least 30 days before holding a public hearing.

• Municipalities may enforce the State Building Code through contracts with other municipalities or qualified individuals, with costs reimbursed from building permit fees or other means.

• Municipalities retain authority to adopt zoning, subdivision, and planning ordinances unless they conflict with State Building Code provisions regulating structural components or systems.