Ordinance No. 0040 05-05-1952�,
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ORDIMANCE NO. 40
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING
FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SAFETV LIMITING THE USE
AN� OCCUPANCV OF BA3E-
MENT DWELLINGS OF THE
VILLAGE OF FRIDLEY �
Be it ordained by t�he Village
Council of the Village of Fridley
as follows:
1. That a baSemcnt dwelling is
de£ined as a d�velling occupied
by human 6eings in whiCh al]
four sides of Naid basement am
more 2han fifty per cent below
the grovnd levei.
"2. All persong occupying or us-
ing for tnsman habitation a base-
ment dm�clling within Uie Village
of Fridley upon �chich there ex-
ists no superstructure abave thc
basement arca� shxll within
thirty BO) days from the pub7i-
cation of' this ordinancc register
with the ��illage Clerk of t6e Vil-
lage of Pridlcy, nnd fitrnisl� t.c
thc Village Clerk the namrs and
uges oF all occupants, a descrip-
tion of the sanitary� and plumb-
ing facilitics available in said
dwelling, a description of the
heafing facilitfes, and thc heating
strvctures within said premises,
including the chimney, and Yh;•
Ir:ngth of residence in said dwcll-
ing, up to the time of reg'stra-
tiion.
� 3. It shall be unlawful for any
present occupant of said base-
ment dwclling to oCCUpy said pre�-
mises for a longcr period thn.z�
eighteen pSl months from the
daYe of the passage of this ordin-
ance without a special penniL
firom flle council.
/ 4. That if the present family
occ.upant �acntes or yuits the
basement premises, it shall no!
be rented, occupicd or iised for
human habitation by uny oYhcr
person or persons until ihe super-
struc[ure above said basement
dwelling has been commenced
and substantially completed.
'�� 5. It shall be unlaca•tul for any
owner or oecupant to sell, lease,
sublet or convey �said basement
to a prospective tenant or pur-
chaser without informing said
tenant or purchascr of tAe ne-
cessity of immediately compleb
ing the superstructurc, and nf th�
provisions of this ordinance.
6. That a violation of this or-
dinance shall be a misdemeanor
and punished by imprisonment
for not more than ninety (�JO)
days, or by a fine of not more
than One Aundred (5100.001
I)ollars.
Passed b,v the- iti3lage CounciJ
of the Villagc of�FridleZ tfiis 5th
daY of May` i952�---'-_ �..-
�.' • Carl F. Hartr;ian
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A'P1�ST: Warcl -H�3 ng�
Village _Clerk _ _
Published in the Columbia
Hcights Record May 15, 1�2��
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