Minnesota Administrative Rules

1305.1024 SECTION 1024, EXIT PASSAGEWAYS.

IBC section 1024.6 is amended to read as follows:

1024.6 Penetrations. Penetrations into or through an interior exit passageway are prohibited except for the following:

1. Equipment and ductwork necessary for independent ventilation or pressurization.

2. Fire protection systems.

3. Security systems that serve the exit passageway.

4. Wiring that serves the exit passageway.

5. Two-way communication systems that serve the exit passageway.

6. Electrical raceway for fire department communication systems.

7. Electrical raceway serving the exit passageway and terminating in a steel box not exceeding 16 square inches (0.010 m²).

Such penetrations shall be protected in accordance with Section 714. There shall not be penetrations or openings, whether protected or not, between adjacent interior exit stairways and ramps or adjacent exit passageways.

(The exception to Section 1024.6 is deleted.)

Statutory Authority:

MS s 326B.02; 326B.101; 326B.106

History:

39 SR 1605; 44 SR 609

Published Electronically:

March 31, 2020