§ 33.06. Certificate of compliance.

(a)

The building official may issue a certificate of compliance for any building or structure in Group R-3 or M occupancies when it is determined that such building or structure complies with the provisions of chapter 34 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code. The fee required for inspection of the property and issuance of a certificate of compliance shall be four hundred eighty-three dollars ($483.00) for a single-family dwelling and six hundred six dollars ($606.00) for a two-family dwelling and shall be paid upon application for a code compliance inspection. In the case of vacant total remodel compliance, the fee shall be one hundred thirty-six dollars ($136.00) for single-family dwelling and one hundred fifty-seven dollars ($157.00) for a two-family dwelling. For vacant total remodel compliance, the fee shall be due upon approval of a total remodel agreement between the applicant and the department of safety and inspections and shall accompany an application for a demolition permit.

(b)

The building official may issue a certificate of compliance for any building or structure in Group R-1 occupancy, as defined in the Minnesota State Building Code, when it is found that such building or structure complies with the provisions of Chapter 34 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code. This fee, in addition to the certificate of occupancy fee, shall be six hundred thirty-seven dollars ($637.00) for a three-family dwelling, six hundred sixty-six dollars ($666.00) for a four-family dwelling, and six hundred ninety-seven dollars ($697.00) for a five-unit building.

(c)

There shall be no fee charged for the issuance of a certificate of compliance for new buildings at the completion of their construction covered by a building permit.

(d)

The building official may, without further inspection, issue a certificate of compliance for any building or structure which has been issued a fire certificate of occupancy, which issuance was based on an inspection under chapter 40 of the Legislative Code, within the previous twelve-month period.

(Code 1956, § 25.08; Ord. No. 17250, § 9, 6-13-85; Ord. No. 17589, § 1, 9-13-88; C.F. No. 99-272, § 3, 5-12-99; C.F. No. 03-33, § 4, 2-12-03; C.F. No. 03-889, § 3, 11-5-03; C.F. No. 05-294, § 5, 4-27-05; C.F. No. 06-1132, § 1, 1-24-07; C.F. No. 08-437, § 3, 5-28-08; C.F. No. 09-983, § 3, 10-28-09; Ord 15-62, § 2, 12-16-15; Ord 16-59, § 2, 1-4-17; Ord 18-64, § 2, 1-2-19)