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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 29A OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE, 1959, AS AMENDED, TO CLARIFY APPLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE FOR THE HOUSING AND MAINTENANCE CODE FOR THE CITY, PROVIDE A MECHANISM FOR RESOLVING CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 29A AND THE HOUSING AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, AND STRIKE OBSOLETE CODE LANGUAGE.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
Section 1. That Section 29A-1 of the Duluth city code, 1959, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 29A-1. IPMC adopted.
The city of Duluth does hereby adopts by reference the year 200012 edition of the International Property Maintenance Code, as hereinafter amended pursuant to this ordinance, as the Housing and Property Maintenance Code of the city of Duluth. Adoption of amendments and new editions to the International Property Maintenance Code as the Housing and Property Maintenance Code shall be established by resolution of the city council. Notwithstanding adoption of any new editions of the International Property Maintenance Code: the Housing and Property Maintenance Code for the city shall not apply to public streets, sidewalks, easements or other public rights of way; repairs, additions or alterations to a structure, or changes of occupancy, shall be done in accordance with the procedures of the Minnesota State Building Code, as amended; and nothing in the Housing and Property Maintenance Code shall be construed to cancel, modify or set aside any of the provisions of Chapter 50 of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, regulating zoning. Where conflicts occur between this chapter and any new editions of the International Property Maintenance Code that may be adopted as the Housing and Property Maintenance Code for the city, the provisions of this chapter shall apply.
Section 2. That Section 29A-4 of the Duluth city code, 1959, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 29A-4. Service of notices and orders.
(a) Whenever the...
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