SF 802

1st Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 11/09/2021 01:29pm

A bill for an act
relating to the State Building Code; exempting one and two-family dwellings and
townhouses from the window fall prevention device code under certain conditions;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 326B.106, subdivision 7.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 326B.106, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Window fall prevention device code.

new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner of labor and
industry shall adopt rules for window fall prevention devices as part of the State Building
Code. Window fall prevention devices include, but are not limited to, safety screens,
hardware, guards, and other devices that comply with the standards established by the
commissioner of labor and industry. The rules shall require compliance with standards for
window fall prevention devices developed by ASTM International, contained in the
International Building Code as the model language with amendments deemed necessary to
coordinate with the other adopted building codes in Minnesota. The rules shall establish a
scope that includes the applicable building occupancies, and the types, locations, and sizes
of windows that will require the installation of fall devices.

new text begin (b) In one and two-family dwellings and townhouses, as defined in Minnesota Rules,
part 1309.0202, subpart 1, window fall prevention devices are not required when: (1) the
lowest part of the window opening of an operable window is a minimum of 24 inches above
the finished floor of the room in which the window is located; or (2) the lowest part of the
opening of an operable window is located 72 inches or less above the exterior grade below.
new text end