Brooklyn Park, MN Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- Minnesota State Building Code, by reference
- Enforcing division
- Building Inspection Division / Certified Building Official
- Fee basis
- ICC Building Valuation Data
- Surcharge
- Added to every permit per M.S. § 326B.148
- Violation
- Misdemeanor for unpermitted work
- Bond
- May be required for on-site improvement permits, up to 2 years
Summary
In the City of Brooklyn Park, the Minnesota State Building Code governs construction, and § 103.01 adopts it by reference through the Building Inspection Division. Doing work covered by the code without first obtaining a permit and paying the required fees is unlawful and charged as a misdemeanor.
§ 103.01 BUILDING CODE. ... (A) Codes adopted by reference. The Minnesota State Building Code (“MSBC”), as adopted by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry pursuant to M.S. §§ 326B.101 - 326B.16, 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, is hereby adopted by reference with the exception of the optional chapters, unless specifically adopted in this section. ... (C) Permits and fees. The issuance of permits and the collection of fees shall be as authorized in M.S. § 326B.151. Permit fees shall be assessed for work governed by the code in accordance with the fee schedule adopted by the City Council. ... (D) Violations and penalties. It is unlawful to perform any work subject to the building code for which a permit is required without obtaining the permit and having paid the fees required herein. ... A violation of the building code is a misdemeanor.
Full Breakdown
16, by reference for the city, excluding optional chapters unless the city specifically adopts them. 01(E) does adopt one optional chapter: MSBC Chapter 1306's Special Fire Protection Systems option for existing and new buildings. 133. 805. 02 layers on additional requirements: the Building Official sets and collects fees before issuing any permit, and permits requiring on-site improvements like parking, lighting, landscaping or fencing can require a surety bond guaranteeing the work is completed within up to two years. 02(F).
Violations & Fines
Section 103.01(D) makes it unlawful to perform any building-code work without first obtaining the permit and paying the required fees, and a violation of the building code is a misdemeanor. Section 103.02(G) separately makes it unlawful to file a false statement to secure a permit from the Inspection Department, and treats each continuing violation, including each ten-day period a prohibited condition is maintained, as a separate offense that does not excuse correcting it.
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