Minnesota Administrative Rules

1335.1300 FLOODPROOFING REGULATIONS, SECTION 209.1.

FPR section 209.1 is amended to read as follows:

New Building and Structures: Every building or structure hereafter erected, that is located in the primary flood hazard area(s) where the ground surface is two feet or more below the RFD, or where flood water velocities may exceed five feet per second, shall be provided with an enclosed refuge space above the RFD, of sufficient area to provide for the occupancy load with a minimum of 12 square feet per person. It shall be provided with one or more exits through the exterior walls above the RFD to an exterior platform and stairway not less than three feet wide.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 104.05

Published Electronically:

July 30, 2007