Minnesota Administrative Rules

1305.0011 ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE BY REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY.

Subpart 1.

General.

For purposes of this chapter, "IBC" means the 2012 edition of the International Building Code as promulgated by the International Code Council, Inc. (ICC), Washington, D.C. The IBC is incorporated by reference and made part of the Minnesota State Building Code except as qualified by the applicable provisions in Minnesota Rules, chapter 1300, and as amended in this chapter. Portions of this chapter reproduce excerpts from the 2012 IBC, International Code Council, Inc., Washington, D.C., copyright 2012, reproduced with permission, all rights reserved. The IBC is not subject to frequent change and a copy of the IBC, with amendments for use in Minnesota, is available in the office of the commissioner of labor and industry.

Subp. 2.

Mandatory chapters.

IBC chapters 2 through 33 and 35 must be administered by any municipality that has adopted the Minnesota State Building Code, except as qualified by the applicable provisions in Minnesota Rules, chapter 1300, and as amended by this chapter. Amendments to IBC chapters 11 and 30 are incorporated by reference in this chapter, but the actual amendments for those chapters are located in Minnesota Rules, chapters 1341, the Minnesota Accessibility Code, and 1307, the Minnesota Elevator Code, respectively. Referenced documents cited in IBC chapters 11 and 30, and Minnesota Rules, chapters 1307 and 1341, apply, unless otherwise stated or deleted. For the complete application and mandatory requirements relating to IBC chapter 11, see Minnesota Rules, chapter 1341. For the complete application and mandatory requirements relating to IBC chapter 30, see Minnesota Rules, chapter 1307.

Subp. 3.

Replacement chapters.

The following IBC chapters are deleted and replaced with the Minnesota Rules chapters listed in items A and B.

A.

IBC chapter 1 and any references to State Building Code administration are deleted and replaced with Minnesota Rules, chapter 1300, Minnesota Administration Code.

B.

IBC chapter 34 and any references to conservation or rehabilitation of existing buildings are deleted and replaced with Minnesota Rules, chapter 1311, Minnesota Building Conservation Code.

Subp. 4.

Seismic or earthquake provisions.

Any seismic or earthquake provisions of the IBC and any references to them are deleted and are not included in this code.

Subp. 5.

Flood hazard or floodproofing provisions.

Any flood hazard or floodproofing provisions in the IBC, and any reference to those provisions, are deleted in their entirety. Requirements for floodproofing are located in Minnesota Rules, chapter 1335, Floodproofing Regulations.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 16B.37; 16B.59 to 16B.76; 326B.02; 326B.101 to 326B.194

History:

27 SR 1474; 32 SR 7; L 2007 c 140 art 4 s 61; art 13 s 4; L 2008 c 337 s 64; 39 SR 1605

Published Electronically:

June 19, 2015