Minnesota Administrative Rules

1305.0310 SECTION 310 RESIDENTIAL GROUP R.

IBC Section 310.1 is amended to read as follows:

310.1 Residential Group R. Residential Group R includes, among others, the use of a building or structure, or a portion thereof, for sleeping purposes when not classified as an Institutional Group I. Residential occupancies shall include the following:

R-1 Residential occupancies containing sleeping units where the occupants are primarily transient in nature, including:

boarding houses (transient)

hotels (transient)

motels (transient)

bed and breakfast facilities with six or more guest rooms. A facility with less than six guest rooms shall be classified as a Group R-3 occupancy.

R-2 Residential occupancies containing sleeping units or more than two dwelling units where the occupants are primarily permanent in nature, including:

apartment houses

boarding houses (not transient)

convents

dormitories

fraternities and sororities

hotels (nontransient)

monasteries

motels (nontransient)

vacation timeshare properties

Congregate living facilities with 16 or fewer occupants are permitted to comply with construction that complies with the requirements for Group R-3.

R-3 Residential occupancies where the occupants are primarily permanent in nature and not classified as R-1, R-2, R-4, or I including:

buildings that do not contain more than two dwelling units

adult facilities that provide accommodations for five or fewer persons of any age for less than 24 hours

child care facilities that provide accommodations for five or fewer persons of any age for less than 24 hours

congregate living facilities with 16 or fewer persons

adult and child care facilities

Group R-4 occupancies shall meet the requirements for construction as defined for Group R-3 except as otherwise provided for in this code.

Statutory Authority:

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

History:

20 SR 2290(NO. 43); 27 SR 1474; 32 SR 7; L 2007 c 140 art 4 s 61; art 13 s 4; L 2008 c 337 s 64

Published Electronically:

February 23, 2009