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_ �r V V Wina, ce (11a. 104 yes- Regulating the Construction or Alteration of Buildings and Requiring a permit, Therefore: The Village Council of Pequot Lakes do ordain as follows: SECTION 1. (Foundations)—Foundation walls shall be required under every dwelling or com- mercial building hereafter constructed or rebuilt. Foundation walls shall be at least eight inches thick and constructed of either stone, concrete blocks, brick or other hard durable material ap- proved by the village building inspector. All foundation wall shall be carried up at least eight inches above the finished grade, and the wall footings at least two feet and six inches below the fin- ished grade or deeper if necessary to reach suitable bearing soil. All sheds having an area of over one hundred and twenty square feet and all private garages built hereafter shall rest on founda- tion walls of approved fireproof material, which walls including footing shall be at least eight in- ches wide and at least ten inches deep. SECTION 2. (Chimneys)—In every building hereafter erected, altered or repaired within the Village of Pequot Lakes, all chimneys shall be constructed of brick or other incombustible material approved by the Village building inspector. No chimneys in any building shall be cut off below, in whole or in part, and supported on brackets, but shall be wholly supported by masonry resting up- on a footing properly constructed at least two feet and six inches below grade and deeper if neces- sary to rest on sound bearing soil. Chimney footings shall be of concrete of at least twelve inches deep and at least six inches larger than the chimney size each way. Brick chimneys shall be at least eight inches thick if unlined, or four inches thick if lined with approved flue lining for the full height of the chimney. SECTION 3. (Studdings, Joists and Rafters)—All studdings, joists and rafters shall be of such size and quality as to safely sustain the loads to be carried and in dwelling or commercial structures shall be spaced not greater than 16 inches on center, except where, in the opinion of the building inspector, special framing around openings justify slight variations from same. All floor openings shall have double headers and all carrying partitions and outside walls shall have double top plates. Window and door openings shall have double headers. SECTION 4. (Electric Wiring)—In every building, all wiring apparatus or appliances for furn- ishing light, heat or power, shall be in strict conformity with the statutes of the State of Minnesota, the rules and regulations issued by the Railroad and Warehouse Commission, the State Fire Marsh- all and the Industrial Commission of Minnesota and in conformity with approved methods of con- struction for safety to life and property. SECTION 5. (Correction of Unsafe Conditions)—Wherever any building or structure is found to be in a condition dangerous to its occupants or other persons, or adjacent property, or to be unsafe for its intended use in the opinion of the village building inspector, he shall report to the village council who shall have authority to notify in writing, the owner, agent or person in charge thereof, requiring such changes or removal to be made as may be necessary to correct the condition de- scribed and shall fix a time limit for its correction, and may also place at the entrance of such strucure a notice stating the building is in a dangerous condition and has been condemned, and it shall be unlawful for any person to remove such notice without written permission from the village council. SECTION 6. (Building Permits)—No person may erect any structure of any kind or add to the outside dimensions thereof, nor relocate any building already constructed or which may hereaf- ter be constructed, within the village limits of Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, without first making ap- plication to and procuring from the village clerk a building permit to do so before such work is