Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
The Greater Bemidji Area Joint Planning Board issues land permits under its Zoning ordinance; § 1112 found under Article XI: Subdivisions and Planned Unit Developments. Due to some ambiguous language found in this section, PLRB requested clarification of the City of Bemidji Building Department's role in permitting and inspection.
An email from Mr. Kerby, Building Official dated Thursday, April 4, 2019 states:
"The Greater Bemidji Area Joint Planning Board is the zoning and planning entity for the City of Bemidji and the Adjoining Northern Township. As such they are involved in reviewing the proposed projects for determining allowable uses and structure placement. Their role in the City of Bemidji is not to review or enforce building code. They do not perform any plan reviews for the Building Department. The City of Bemidji Building Department does plan review and permitting and inspections within the City of Bemidji municipal boundaries to facilitate compliance with the 2015 MN State Building Code which is the current code for all of Minnesota."
Helpful resources for Greater Bemidji Area Joint Planning Board, Minnesota include the following.
Residential Building Code
Minnesota adopted a statewide mandatory residential code that will control. Authority for local amendments will be limited.See PLRB,
Minnesota Building Codes for more information on state level codes.
Greater Bemidji Area Joint Planning Board adopted a code that is yet to be identified .Please contact PLRB if you would like us to research this for you.
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2020 Minnesota Residential Code (2018 IRC)(Bemidji, MN Sec. 10-51. - Registration standards and conditions.)
...minimum standards set
forth in the applicable codes adopted by the city including current City Code; Property
Maintenance Code; Minnesota Building Code; Minnesota Residential Code, and the local
Zoning Ordinance, as the same may be amended from time to time, as adopted. No rental
certificate of occupancy may be issued unless each rental...
Drip Edge
Drip Edge: undetermined
Ice Barrier
Are ice barriers required for Greater Bemidji Area Joint Planning Board ? Undetermined
Commercial Building Code
Greater Bemidji Area Joint Planning Board adopted a code that is yet to be identified .Please contact PLRB if you would like us to research this for you.
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2020 Minnesota Bldg. Code (2018 IBC)(Bemidji, MN Sec. 10-2. - Building code.)
...Codes adopted by reference. The Minnesota State Building Code, as adopted by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry
pursuant to Minn. Stat. ch. 326B, including all of the amendments, rules and regulations
established, adopted and published from time to time by the Minnesota Commissioner
of Labor and Industry, through the building codes and standards unit...
