Minnesota Administrative Rules

1305.0402 SECTION 402, COVERED MALL AND OPEN MALL BUILDINGS.

Subpart 1.

IBC section 402.4.2.2.2.

IBC section 402.4.2.2 is amended by adding a subsection to read as follows:

402.4.2.2.2 Property lines. Property lines may be platted between an anchor building and a covered mall building separated in accordance with Section 402.4.2.2 without requiring the construction of a party wall if there are legal agreements recorded with the deed for each of the separate properties. These recorded agreements shall require that buildings as divided by property lines be in conformance with the applicable provisions of the State Building Code, as if the buildings were a single building on a single piece of property. In addition, the agreement must state that no individual building or property owner may modify any portion of the building in any way that would not comply with the State Building Code.

Subp. 2.

[Repealed, 32 SR 7]

Subp. 3.

IBC section 402.7.2.

IBC section 402.7.2 is amended to read as follows:

402.7.2 Smoke control. Where a covered mall building contains an atrium, a smoke control system shall be provided in accordance with section 404.5.

Exception: Smoke control is not required in covered mall buildings where an atrium connects only two stories.

Covered mall buildings exceeding 50,000 square feet (4645 m²) in floor area, excluding anchor buildings, not provided with an approved smoke control system, shall be provided with a postfire smoke exhaust system in accordance with Minnesota Rules, part 1305.0916.

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