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Amending Chapter 55.04 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the Fire Code - Permit Fees for Tents.
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SECTION 1
WHEREAS, in support of Mayor Carter’s 2022 budget, the Department of Safety and Inspections (DSI) seeks to increase permit fees, plan review, and business licensing fees, as detailed in Chapter 55.04 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code (SPLC), by 1.5%; and
WHEREAS, the fee increases proposed more accurately reflect the cost of providing licenses, permits and related services; and
WHEREAS, DSI continues to experience substantial growth in personnel costs such as health care and wages; and
WHEREAS, General Fund pressures create the need to decrease the gap between licensing fee revenue and program expenses. Now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul does hereby ordain:
SECTION 2
Section 55.04 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 55.04. - Permit for erecting and occupying temporary membrane structures, tents, and canopies.
(a) As required by and in compliance with the Minnesota State Fire Code, no person may erect or allow to be erected any air-supported temporary membrane structure or individual tents having a total foot print area in excess of two hundred (200) square feet or any individual canopy having a total footprint area in excess of four hundred (400) square feet without a tent permit.
(b) Any temporary membrane structure, tent, or canopy erected at a special event requires a permit prior to its erection. The permit, which will cover all membrane structures, tents, or canopies at the event, can be obtained by the tent contractor or event sponsor, but it is the responsibility of the event sponsor to insure that the appropriate permit is obtained.
(c) A permit applicant must apply on a form provided by the department of safety and inspections, and submitted prior to the erection of any membrane structure, tent, or canopy. An on-site inspection and a...
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