Minnesota Administrative Rules

1311.0202 SECTION 202, GENERAL DEFINITIONS.

Subpart 1.

Section 202, General definitions; added.

The following definitions are added to IEBC section 202 as follows:

APPROVED. "Approved" means approval by the building official, pursuant to the Minnesota State Building Code, by reason of: inspection, investigation, or testing; accepted principles; computer simulations; research reports; or testing performed by either a licensed engineer or by a locally or nationally recognized testing laboratory.

CODE. For purposes of this chapter, "the code" or "this code" means Minnesota Rules, chapter 1311, Adoption of the International Existing Building Code.

Subp. 2.

Section 202, General definitions; amended.

The following definitions in IEBC section 202 are amended to read as follows:

EXISTING BUILDING. A building erected prior to the effective date of this code, or one for which a legal building permit has been issued.

HISTORIC BUILDING. Any building or structure that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places; designated as a historic property under local or state designation law; certified as a contributing resource within a national register listed or locally designated historic district; or with an opinion or certification that the property is eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places or State Register of Historic Places either individually or as a contributing building to a historic district by the State Historic Preservation Officer or the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places.

TECHNICALLY INFEASIBLE, ACCESSIBILITY. An alteration of a building that has little likelihood of being accomplished because the existing structural conditions require the removal or alteration of a load-bearing member that is an essential part of the structural frame, or because other physical or site constraints prohibit modification or addition of elements, spaces, or features which are in full and strict compliance with the minimum requirements for new construction and which are necessary to provide accessibility.

TECHNICALLY INFEASIBLE, STAIR CONSTRUCTION. An alteration of a building that has little likelihood of being accomplished because the existing structural conditions require the removal or alteration of a load-bearing structural element that is an essential part of the structural frame, or because other existing physical or site constraints prohibit modification or addition of elements, spaces, or features which are in full and strict compliance with the minimum requirements for stair construction.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 16B.59; 16B.61; 16B.64; 326B.02; 326B.101; 326B.106; 326B.13

History:

27 SR 1479; L 2007 c 140 art 4 s 61; art 13 s 4; 39 SR 95

Published Electronically:

January 26, 2015