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Out of Committee By Date
An ordinance repealing Council File No. 260691,
Ordinance No. 15325 pertaining to buildings and other
structures and providing for treatment of party walls and
lots in razing operations.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
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Section 1
That Ordinance No. 15325 be hereby repealed in its entirety
and the following adopted in lieu and in place thereof:
TREATMENT OF PARTY WALLS INV�LVED IN RAZING OPERATIONS.
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a. Whenever any building or ather structure is altered, changed,
razed or demolished so at"�Fto expose any party wall which forms ..
a part of another building or other structure, the owner of the
building or other structure upon which any of the afoxesaid
operations are being performed shall repair and restore all
flashing 'on any adjoining property which has been broken or
damaged during any such operations, and �hall remove from the
exposed side of any such party wall any and all plaster and
other material not commonly used for exterior construction and
shall also install such new flashing as may be required to
protect any building construction joints exposed by the demolition
operations.
Such repair work as is required by this section shall be done
as a continuation of the razing process and completed within
thirty (30) days from the date razing is completed.
b. A masonry party wall exposed by razing operations shall, as the
various sections of such wall become exposed to the weather,
have each such section protected from damage by the weather.
COUIVCILMEI�T Requested by Department of:
Yeas Nays
Christensen
Hozza In Favor
Levine
Rcedier Against BY
Sylvester
Tedesco
President Hunt
Form Approved by City Attorney
Adopted by Council: Date
Certified Passed by Council Secretary BY
By
Approved by Mayor: Date Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
. By By
WH17E — CITY CLERK ^�����
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CANARY— DEPARTMENT GITY OF SAINT PAITL F le ci1N0. _ �d
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If the razed building is to be replaced by a building which
will entirely protect those portions of the party wall exposed
to the weather, with the construction of said replacement
building to be commenced within ninety (90) days from the date
of such exposure, the �xposed portions of the wall may be
protected from weather damage by tarpaulins, waterproof paper,
or such other temporary means as may be approved by the City
Building Official. Such temporary protection shall be maintained
in a weatherproof condition. If construction of the replacement
building is not scheduled to begin within ninety (90) days from
the date of the exposure of the party wall to weather damage,
or if such construction has not begun within ninety (90) days
from the date of such exposure, the exposed wall shall be cleaned,
any holes therein filled, the joints therein pointed, and the
portions of such wall exposed to weather damage shall be
waterproofed with cement plaster nat less than 3/4 inch thick
applied in two coats, or be waterproofed in any other manner
found to be standard practice in the building construction industry
and approved by the City Building Official. If the exposed
portion of a party wall is not cov�red entirely by a replacement
building, or is not to be so covered, then such portions of
the exposed wall as will not be covered by the replacement
building shall be cleaned, holes filled, joints pointed, and be
permanently waterproofed in the manner set forth above.
Where such party walls are of other than masonry construction,
such walls shall be restored and weatherproofed in acc.ordance
with the requirements of the S�ate Building Code for exterior walls
of the particular type of construction involved. All such
party walls shall be faced with material commonly used for
exterior finish identical to or as closely resembling as
practicable, the facing material of the other exterior walls
COUIVCILMEN Requested by Department of:
Yeas Nays
Hunt
Konopatzki In Favor
Levine
Meredith Against BY —
Sprafka
Tedesco
Mme.President Butler
Form Approved by City Attorney
Adopted by Council: Date
Certified Passed by Council Secretary BY
By
Approved by Mayor: Date Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
BY BY
WH17E — CITY CLERK
PINK — FINANCE GITY OF SAINT PAITL Council j� �`!yJ
CANARY— DEPARTMENT File NO. ���� a
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of the building left standing and shall be painted or otherwise
finished in a manner similar to other parts of the building.
d. Any foundation walls of buildings left standing, that are
exposed by razing operations, shall be waterproofed before any
backfill or grading operations may be started or, if foundation
of razed building is not filled as allowed in Section 2 of this
ordinance, shall be treated as required in Section l, paragraph b.
e. In the event that any building or other structure, which is
enclosed on one or more sides with a party wall or party walls,
is wholly or partially removed, razed or demolished, and any such
party wall or party walls left standing and exposed are in the
opinion of the City Building Official unsafe or dangerous for any
reason, then in that event, the owner of the building being
removed, razed. or demolished shall, with respect to such party
wall or party walls or any portion thereof that may be deemed by
the City Building Official to be unsafe or dangerous, either
remove and reconstruct the same or anchor, brace, or buttress
� the same, and do all other necessary work to enclose properly the
building or other structure left standing. Whenever any party
wall, or parts of such walls are to be left standing, the
proposed method of securing all structural elements thereof
shall be presented with the application for the razing permit and
sh all be approved before the work is started. Drawings, sketches
and descriptions shall clearly establish the joint use of the
wall as a party wall by the adjoining property owners or shall
�how the location of lot lines in relation to the party walls
in�tolved in the demolition work.
COUIVCILMEN Requested by Department of:
Yeas Nays
Christensen
Hozza In Favor
Levine
Roedler Against BY
Sylvester
Tedesco
President Hunt
Form Approved by City Attorney
Adopted by Council: Date
Certified Passed by Council Secretary BY
By
Approved by Mayor: Date Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
By By
WHI7E - CITY CLERK ��1(1���
PINK - FINANCE �v
CANqRV-DEPARTMENT GITY OF SAINT PALTL COIlI1C11
BLUE .- MAYOR File NO.
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Section 2
TREATMENT OF LOTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH RAZING OPERATIONS.
a. All walls, except party walls, and walls retaining adjacent
property where grades vary including foundations and interior
basement walls located on the lot involved in razing operations
shall be reduced to a level of a minimum of one foot below that
of the final grade. Excavations, holes and depressions shall be
filled with a compacted clean fill and leveled to provide a
final grade which will effect good drainage, and such lots shall
be planted in an appropriate ground cover or perennial vegetation
so as to prevent erosion or flow of sediment onto the streets
and sidewalks. The finished surface of the lot shall be free
of holes or depressions which could accumulate water or be
hazardous to pedestrians. No materials other than those specified
by the City Building Official may be used in filling depressions,
planting and grading the site. All excess earth, brick, lumber
and other building materials, as well as debris, shall be removed
from the site and the premises shall be left in a safe, clear
and sanitary condition. Any curbs or other projections above
paving on the premises shall be removed and any paving left in
place shall have the surrounding surfaces so finished as to
avoid impounding surface water on the premises. All vaults
projecting into public space, including walls, shall be removed
in their entirety and the depressions fillec�, in accordance with
the requirements stated above unless otherwise permitted by
the Department of Public Works to be used or treated. Such work
as required by this section shall be done as a continuation of
the razing process and completed within thirty (30) days from the
date razing is completed with the exceptions as set forth in
paragraph "b" of this section.
COUIVCILMEN Requested by Department of:
Yeas Nays
Christensen
Hoaza In Favor
Levine
Rcedler Against BY
Sylvester
Tedesco
President Hunt
Form Approved by City Attorney
Adopted by Council: Date
Certified Passed by Council Secretary BY
By
Approved by Mayor: Date Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
By By
WHI7E - CITY CLERK �CC���
PINK - FINANCE � COU11C11 ��U
CANARY- DEPARTMENT GITY OF SAINT PAUL File NO.
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b. The foregoing provisions for treatment of the site after removal
of the existing building may be deferred for the following
period and with the following conditions with the approval of
the City Building Official:
1. Planting of appropriate ground cover or perennial vegetation -
until season permits.
2. Filling of depressions - until frost conditions permit,
provided paragraphs 4a and 4b of this section are complied with.
3. Materials other than those ordinarily specified by the
Division of H6using & Building Code Enforcement for filling
may be used when specification for such fill is approved by the
City Building Official and the filling operation is inspected
for its entire duration by an independent inspection agency.
4. Filling of depressions may be deferred for a period of
two (2) years in non-residential areas if a new building is to
be constructed upon the site, provided:
a. The site is completely barricaded and maintained in
such condition as to exclude the public with a solid
plywmod fence or equal 6 ' 0" high and designed to accepted
engineering standards.
b. The site is maintained free of weeds, standing water,
trash or other conditions which might contribute to or
cause a nuisance.
Failure to comply with the foregoing conditions will nullify
the two year deferment.
COUNCILMEN Requested by Department of:
Yeas Nays �
Hunt • `
Konopatzki In Favor
Levine
Meredith Against
Sprafka
Tedesco
Mme.President Butler
Form Approved by City Attorney
Adopted by Council: Date
Certified Passed by Council Secretary BY
By
Approved by Mayor: Date Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
BY BY
WN17E — CITV CLERK ^y�A���
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CANARY — DEPARTMENT GITY OF SAINT PAZTL COUI1C11 ,��V
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Section 3
This ordinance shall be deemed a part of the Saint Paul
Legislative Code and shall be incorporated therein and given an
appropriate chapter and/or section number at the time of the next
revision of said Legislative Code.
Section 4
Any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by a fine not to exceed $300 .00 or by imprisonment not
to exceed 90 days, or both.
Section 5
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30)
days from and after its passage, approval and publication.
COUI�TCILMEIV Requested by Department of:
Yeas Nays �
Christensen �
iiea�e}+c,u�1t _�_ In Favor
Levine `1 .
Rcedler v Against BY
Sylvester
Tedesco
President F�F�t}�oZ�L.
Adopted by Council: Date �� Z' �� For Approved by ty �
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Certified Pas ouncil Secretary � By
By
Approved by yor: Date �� Approved by Mayor Submission to Coun il
By By
F�I�ED 0 CT i 1 1975
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F�tOMr T'homas J. Kelley, Citp�Admi i�trato '
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RDE�pt]wGs Ordinance for Tre�tmen of Party Walls Involved in
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The original ordinance appro�t d se eral yti�rs ago had some require-
ments whieh made it virtuall� impo sible to obtain compliance,
particularly thoae sections vr th t e retroactive clause. The
original o=dinance was develo ed o t of some concern of the
St. Paul Bea�tiful Com�nittee ' d t e City Planning Dept.
Some time ago, we .sat down wi h th Housiag & Redevelopment
Authority who felt they had e bi g�st imgact of the requirement�, ,
Public hTorks Department, who ad involvement and representatives r:;
of the St. Paul Beautiful Co itte . '�he result of those
discuseions is the proposed din ce.
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The reasons for requesting changes in the ordinance regulating
treatment of party walls involved in razing operations are
listed below with the section numbers of the proposed ordinance.
Other sections are unchanged.
Section l, paragraph a.
Last sentence add to set a time limit for repair to adjacent
building. Previous ordinance required work to be done, but did
not establish a limit in time, thereby complicating enforcement.
paragraph b.
Walls that are to be covered by new building may be protected
with temporary coverings for 60 day,s under present ordinance.
Due to time required for construction, 90 days seems more
reasonable. The Housing Authority has requested this be changed
to two years, but as there is'some controversy, it is suggested
that any extension of time beyond 90 days be taken to the Appeals
Board.
Section 2, paragraph a.
A time limit of 60 days to fill depressions or foundations after
wrecking has been objected to by the Housing Authority and a
change is requested in nonresidePntial areas to two years .
(See paragraph b) .
paragraph b.
Conditions under which an extension of time required for lot planting
and filling may be granted by the Building Official. Al1 other
extensions of time or variances from provisions of the ordinance
would be processed through the Appeals Board.
NOTE: Retroactive provisions have been removed from the
ordinance because they are virtually impossible to enforce.