Albertville, Minn., Mun. Code toc-ch4 (2026) § 10-4-4

A. Adoption: The International Property Maintenance Code, 2015 Edition, published by the International Code Council, Inc., is hereby adopted as if set out in full in this section, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes as set forth below.


B. Revisions: The following sections of the International Property Maintenance Code, 2015 addition are revised as follows:


1. Section 101.1: This Subsection is amended to read:


Title. These regulations shall be known as the International Property Maintenance Code of the City of Albertville hereinafter referred to as "this code."


2. Section 102.3: This subsection is amended to read:


Application of other codes. Repairs, additions or alterations to a structure, or changes of occupancy, shall be done in accordance with the procedures and provisions of the Minnesota Building Code, Minnesota Existing Building Code, Minnesota Energy Conservation Code, Minnesota Fire Code, Minnesota Fuel Gas Code, Minnesota Mechanical Code, Minnesota Residential Code, Minnesota Plumbing Code and NFPA 70. Nothing in this code shall be construed to cancel, modify or set aside any provision of the Albertville Zoning Code.


3. Section 102.8: This subsection is amended to read:


Requirements not covered by code. Requirements necessary for the strength, stability or proper operation of an existing fixture, structure or equipment, or for the public safety, health and general welfare, not specifically covered by this code, shall be determined by the person appointed by the City Council and deputies.


4. Section 103.5: This subsection is amended to read:


Fees. The fees for activities and services performed by the department in carrying out its responsibilities under this code shall be as indicated in the section 3-1-3 of Albertville Zoning Code.


5. Section 112.4: This subsection is amended to read:


Failure to comply. Any person who shall continue any work after having been served with a stop 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 in an amount as defined in section 3-1-3 or section 1-4-1 as applicable of the Albertville Zoning Code.


6. Section 201.3: This subsection is amended to read:


Terms defined in other codes. Where terms are not defined in this code and are defined in the International Building Code, International Existing Building Code, International Fire Code, International Fuel Gas Code, International Mechanical Code, Minnesota Plumbing Code, International Residential Code, International Zoning Code or NFPA 70, such terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as stated in those codes.


7. Section 302.2: This subsection shall be deleted in its entirety and substituted with the following:


Grading and Drainage. During the period of May through October, every yard, court, passageway, and other portions of the premises on which a building stands shall be graded and drained so as to be free of standing water.


8. Section 302.4: This subsection is amended to read:


Weeds. Premises and exterior property shall be maintained free from weeds or plant growth in excess of 12 inches in height. Noxious weeds shall be prohibited. Weeds shall be defined as all grasses, annual plants and vegetation, other than trees or shrubs provided; however, this term shall not include cultivated flowers and gardens.


9. Section 302.8: This subsection is amended to read:


Motor vehicles. Except as provided for in other regulations, no inoperative or unlicensed motor vehicle shall be parked, kept or stored on any premises, and no vehicle shall at any time be in a state of major disassembly, disrepair, or in the process of being stripped or dismantled. Painting of vehicles is prohibited unless conducted inside an approved spray booth.


Exception: A vehicle of any type is permitted to undergo major overhaul, including body work, provided that such work is performed inside a structure or similarly enclosed area designed and approved for such purposes and in compliance with Albertville Zoning Code.


10. Section 302.10: Add the following section and language entirely:


Snow And Ice Removal. Every occupant of a dwelling containing a single dwelling unit and the owner of a multiple-family dwelling or a nonresidential building shall be responsible for the removal of snow and ice from parking lots, driveways, steps and walkways on the premises. Individual snowfalls of three inches (3") or more, or successive snowfalls accumulating to a depth of three inches (3"), shall be removed from parking lots and driveways within twenty four (24) hours after cessation of the snowfall. Individual snowfalls of one inch (1") or more, or successive snowfalls accumulating to a depth of one inch (1"), shall be removed from steps and walkways within eight (8) hours after cessation of the snowfall.


11. Section 302.11: Add the following section and language entirely:


Yards/Landscaping. The owner of the building shall be responsible for providing and maintaining the yards. Every yard of a premises on which a building stands shall be provided with lawn or combined ground cover of vegetation, garden, hedges, shrubbery, and related decorative materials, and such yard shall be maintained consistent with prevailing community standards. Nonresidential sites shall be maintained in accordance with an approved city landscape plan and shall be supplied with an irrigation system.


12. Section 303.2: Delete this section in its entirety. Refer to Zoning Ordinance 1000.5 in the Albertville Zoning Code.


13. Section 304.14: This subsection is amended to read:


Insect screens. During the period from May to October, every door, window and other outside opening required for ventilation of habitable rooms, food preparation areas, food service areas or any areas where products to be included or utilized in food for human consumption are processed, manufactured, packaged or stored shall be supplied with approved tightly fitting screens of minimum 16 mesh per inch (16 mesh per 25 mm), and every screen door used for insect control shall have a self-closing device in good working condition.


14. Section 304.18.1: This subsection shall be deleted in its entirety and substituted with the following:


Door Locks. No owner shall occupy nor let to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit unless all exterior doors of the dwelling or dwelling unit are equipped with safe, functioning locking devices. Multiple-family dwellings shall be furnished with door locks as follows:


1. Building Entrances: For the purpose of providing a reasonable amount of safety and general welfare for persons occupying multiple-family dwellings constructed after January 1, 1995, an approved security system shall be maintained for each multiple-family building to control access. The security system shall consist of locked building entrance or foyer doors, and locked doors leading from hallways into individual dwelling units. Dead-bolt type doors shall be provided with lever knobs (or doorknobs) on the inside of building entrance doors and with key cylinders on the outside of building entrance doors. Building entrance door latches shall be of a type that are permanently locked from the outside and locked from the inside.


2. Interior Dwelling Unit Entrances: Every door that is designed to provide ingress or egress for a dwelling unit within a multiple-family building shall be equipped with an approved lock that has a deadlocking bolt that cannot be retracted by end pressure; provided, however, that such door shall be openable from the inside without the use of a key or any special knowledge or effort.


15. Section 307.1: This subsection is amended to read:


General. Every exterior and interior flight of stairs having more than four risers shall have a handrail on one side of the stair and every open portion of a stair, landing, balcony, porch, deck, ramp or other walking surface that is more than 30 inches (762 mm) above the floor or grade below shall have guardrails. Residential and Commercial handrails shall be not less than 34 inches (863 mm) in height or more than 38 inches (965 mm) in height measured vertically above the nosing of the tread or above the finished floor of the landing or walking surfaces. Residential guardrails shall be a minimum of 36 inches (914 mm) in height and commercial guardrails shall be a minimum of 42 inches (1,066 mm) in height above the floor of the landing, balcony, porch, deck, or ramp or other walking surface.


16. Section 308.3.1: This subsection is amended to read: Garbage facilities. The owner of every dwelling shall supply an approved leakproof, covered, outside garbage container.


17. Section 308.3.3: Add the following section and language entirely:


Location.


1. For location of garbage containers for residential reference zoning ordinance 1000.14A.


2. For location of garbage containers for commercial, industrial, institutional or residential structures with more than four units reference zoning ordinance 1000.14B.


18. Section 309: This section shall be deleted in its entirety and substituted with the following:


Pest Control.


1. Pest Extermination: Every occupant of a dwelling containing a single dwelling unit or an occupant of a nonresidential building containing a single unit shall be responsible for the extermination of vermin infestations and/or rodents on the premises. Every occupant of a dwelling unit containing more than one dwelling unit or an occupant of a nonresidential building containing more than one unit shall be responsible for the extermination whenever his unit is the only one infested. Notwithstanding, however, whenever infestations caused by the failure of the owner to maintain a building in a reasonable rodentproof or reasonable verminproof condition, extermination shall be the responsibility of the owner. Whenever infestation exists in two (2) or more of the units in any building, extermination thereof shall be the responsibility of the owner. Whenever extermination is the responsibility of the owner, the extermination must be performed by a licensed pest control contractor.


2. Rodents:


a. No occupant of a building shall accumulate boxes, lumber, scrap metal, or any similar materials in such a manner that may provide a rodent harborage in or about any dwelling unit or building. Stored materials shall be stacked neatly.


b. No owner of a building shall accumulate or permit the accumulation of boxes, lumber, scrap metal, or any other similar materials in such a manner that may provide a rodent harborage in or about shared or public areas of a building or its premises. Materials stored by the owner or permitted to be stored by the owner shall be stacked neatly.


c. No owner or occupant of a building shall store, place or allow to accumulate any materials that may serve as food for rodents in a site accessible to rodents.


19. Section 502.5: This subsection is amended to read:


Public toilet facilities. Public toilet facilities shall be maintained in a safe, sanitary and working condition in accordance with the Minnesota Plumbing Code. Except for periodic maintenance or cleaning, public access and use shall be provided to the toilet facilities at all times during occupancy of the premises.


20. Section 505.1: This subsection is amended to read:


General. Every sink, lavatory, bathtub or shower, drinking fountain, water closet or other plumbing fixture shall be properly connected to either a public water system or to an approved private water system. Kitchen sinks, lavatories, laundry facilities, bathtubs and showers shall be supplied with hot or tempered and cold running water in accordance with the Minnesota Plumbing Code.


21. Section 602.2: This subsection is amended to read:


Residential occupancies. Dwellings shall be provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining a room temperature of 68°F (20°C) in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms based on the winter outdoor design temperature for the locality indicated in Appendix D of the Minnesota Plumbing Code. Cooking appliances shall not be used, nor shall portable unvented fuel-burning space heaters be used, as a means to provide required heating.


22. Section 602.3: This subsection shall be deleted in its entirety and substituted with the following:


Minimum Heating Capability And Maintenance. In every dwelling unit or rooming unit, when the control of the supplied heat is the responsibility of a person other than the occupant, a temperature of at least sixty eight degrees Fahrenheit (68°F), or such lesser temperature required by government authority, shall be maintained at a distance of three feet (3') above the floor and three feet (3') from exterior walls in all habitable rooms, bathrooms, and water closet compartments from September through May. Nonresidential buildings shall meet state regulations and statute requirements.


23. Section 602.4: This subsection is amended to read:


Occupiable work spaces. Indoor occupiable work spaces shall be supplied with heat during the period from September to May to maintain a minimum temperature of 65°F (18°C) during the period the spaces are occupied.


24. Section 604.1 - 604.3: This subsection shall be deleted in its entirety and substituted with the following:


Electric Service, Outlets And Fixtures. Every dwelling unit and all public and common areas shall be supplied with electric service, functioning overcurrent protection devices, electric outlets, and electric fixtures which are properly installed, which shall be maintained in good and safe working condition, and which shall be connected to a source of electric power in a manner prescribed by the ordinances, rules, and regulations of the city and by the laws of the state. The minimum capacity of such electric service and the minimum number of electric outlets and fixtures shall be as follows:


1. Dwellings containing one (1) or two (2) dwelling units shall have at least the equivalent of sixty (60) ampere, 3-wire electric service per dwelling unit.


2. Dwelling units shall have at least one branch electric circuit for each six hundred (600) square feet of dwelling unit floor area.


3. Every habitable room shall have at least one floor or wall type electric convenience outlet for each sixty (60) square feet or fraction thereof of total floor area and, in no case, less than two (2) such electric outlets; provided, however, that one ceiling or wall type fixture, may be supplied in lieu of one required electric outlet.


4. Every water closet compartment, bathroom, kitchen, laundry room, and furnace room shall contain at least one supplied ceiling or wall type electric light fixture, and every bathroom, kitchen, and laundry room shall contain at least one electric convenience outlet.


5. Every public corridor and stairway in every multiple-family dwelling shall be adequately lighted by natural or electric light at all times at one foot-candle at floor level, so as to provide effective illumination in all parts thereof. Every public corridor and stairway in structures containing not more than two (2) dwelling units may be supplied with conveniently located light switches controlling an adequate lighting system which may be turned on when needed, instead of full time lighting.


6. A convenient switch or equivalent device for turning on a light in each dwelling unit shall be located near the point of entrance to such unit.


(Ord. 1998-1, 3-2-1998; amd. 2005 Code; Ord. 2019-09, 12-2-2019)