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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to construction codes; providing a limited exemption.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>LIMITED EXEMPTION FROM STATE BUILDING CODE; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var><b>REDWOOD COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an eligible structure described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>paragraph (c) shall be exempted from compliance with the following automatic sprinkler <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>system provisions:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>(1) the sprinkler system provision of the 2006 edition of the International Building <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>Code, section 903.2.1.2, as adopted by the State Building Code; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>(2) the sprinkler system provision of the 2006 edition of the International Fire Code, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>section 903.2.1.2, as adopted by the State Fire Code.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>(b) An eligible structure described in paragraph (c) that is exempt from and does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>comply with the automatic sprinkler system provisions described in paragraph (a) shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>comply with the following requirements in addition to the requirements of any other law:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>(1) the structure must have at least two times the minimum required exit width in <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>permanently installed exit doors than the State Building Code or State Fire Code requires;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>(2) at any time that the structure is occupied by more than 100 people, it shall have a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>fire pumper with a rated capacity of at least 1,250 gallons per minute, a 1,000 gallon or <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>larger booster tank, and two firefighters providing firewatch duty; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>(3) the structure and the exemptions provided in this section must be approved in <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>writing by the state fire marshal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>(c) An eligible structure is one that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>(1) is located in Redwood County and is on the property known as the Gilfillan <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>Estate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>(2) is owned by a historical society formed in 1949;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>(3) is currently less than 2,800 square feet in total area with an occupant load of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>fewer than 200 occupants, and, after expansion and renovation, will be less than 7,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>square feet in total area with an occupant load of fewer than 400 occupants;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>(4) has use and occupancy classification codes of "A-2" and "B" under the 2006 <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>edition of the International Building Code, as adopted by the State Building Code; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>(5) was built in 1998.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>(d) For purposes of certification of plans pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>326.03, subdivision 1, and Minnesota Rules, chapters 1800 and 1805, if an architecture <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>plan of a structure otherwise complies with applicable laws, ordinances, and building <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>codes relating to design, any plan relating to a structure described in paragraph (c) that <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>does not include plans for an automatic sprinkler system exempted in paragraph (a) shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>deemed to comply with applicable laws, ordinances, and building codes relating to design.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>(e) The exemption provided in this section expires July 1, 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		
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